Realist Still-life Paintings
REALIST STYLE
Realist art attempts to portray its subject matter without artifice. Similar to naturalism, authentic realist paintings and prints see an integration of true-to-life colors, meticulous detail and linear perspectives for accurate portrayals of the world.
Work that involves illusionistic techniques of realism dates back to the classical world, such as the deceptive trompe l’oeil used since ancient Greece. Art like this became especially popular in the 17th century when Dutch artists like Evert Collier painted objects that appeared real enough to touch. Realism as an artistic movement, however, usually refers to 19th-century French realist artists such as Honoré Daumier exploring social and political issues in biting lithographic prints, while the likes of Gustave Courbet and Jean-François Millet painting people — particularly the working class — with all their imperfections, navigating everyday urban life. This was a response to the dominant academic art tradition that favored grand paintings of myth and history.
By the turn of the 20th century, European artists, such as the Pre-Raphaelites, were experimenting with nearly photographic realism in their work, as seen in the attention to every botanical attribute of the flowers surrounding the drowned Ophelia painted by English artist John Everett Millais.
Although abstraction was the guiding style of 20th-century art, the realism trend in American modern art endured in Edward Hopper, Andrew Wyeth and other artists’ depictions of the complexities of the human experience. In the late 1960s, Photorealism emerged with artists like Chuck Close and Richard Estes giving their paintings the precision of a frame of film.
Contemporary artists such as Jordan Casteel, LaToya Ruby Frazier and Aliza Nisenbaum are now using the unvarnished realist approach for honest representations of people and their worlds. Alongside traditional mediums, technology such as virtual reality, artificial intelligence and immersive installations are helping artists create new sensations of realism in art.
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Style: Realist
«Red plums» Original still life painting. Round , small size, home decor.
Located in Oslo, NO
This dynamic artwork is a round still life painting that masterfully captures the rich textures and vibrant hues of ripe fruits. Positioned against a muted, abstract backdrop, the fr...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Vidal Rolland Roses Original Oil. painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Antonio Vidal Rolland (Barcelona, 1889 - 1970. Artwork signed by the artist. acrylic on canvas
Catalan painter. Disciple of José Ruiz Blasco father of Picasso a Lonja and Aleix Clapé...
Category
1940s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Bird
s Nest, 3 Eggs" by Thane Gorek, Original, Mixed Media Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Thane Gorek's (US based) "Bird's Nest, 3 Eggs" is an original, handmade mixed media painting that depicts three baby blue eggs tucked in together in a bird's nest of twigs that resid...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Board
"Study for
Closer Than We Thought
" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Raymond Bonilla's (US based) "Study for 'Closer Than We Thought'" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a quiet scene of a lush green plant growing in a garden with warm...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"York St." Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Raymond Bonilla's (US based) "York St.'" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a red brick house peeking out from lush trees contrasted with blue sky.
About the Artis...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Monkeys and Stones" (2023) By Destiny Bowman, Original Oil Still-Life Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Monkeys and Stones" (2023) by Destiny Bowman is an original, handmade oil painting on wood panel that depicts a still-life featuring a monkey skull, an orange, and various stones al...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
DOUBLE DAMBLE..Colin Fraser contemporary Scottish artist
By Colin Fraser
Located in Pollenca, Illes Baleares
There is no greater pleasure than seeing artwork from the gallery come to life in a collector’s home. A great painting activates the four walls of a space and can complete a room. Th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Egg Tempera
Aquarium Afterlife I
Located in Columbia, MO
Justin Allen
Springfield, MO
Justin Allen brings extraordinary technical mastery to oil painting, rendering everyday objects with precision so striking they verge on the surreal. A...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Camellia no. 1 - original watercolor
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Camellia no.1' original watercolor painted in 2021, a singular camellia flower in pink with hints of yellow with beautiful green foliage from Cleveland-born and educated Gary Bukovn...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Still life with books, pipe and matches
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Dimensions with frame : 48 x 65 x 4 cm
This work of art is a still life that accurately captures the essence of everyday objects, painted with careful attention to de...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Rose
Thorns No.1, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A rose blooms quietly, its petals glowing softly in the light. The branches in the distance stretch out, piercing the night sky like steel knives. Painted wit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Green Harmony - colorful, detail, realist, floral, landscape, oil on canvas
By Ciba Karisik
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A cluster of flowering lilypads are framed in pond grasses, irises and violets in this summer fresh still life by Ciba Karisik. Framed dimensions are 41.25 x 51.25 inches.
Ciba Kari...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Purple Brass and Citrus" Realist Still-Life Oil Painting on Canvas
By Jeff Legg
Located in Denver, CO
Jeff Legg's (US based) "Purple Brass and Citrus" is an oil painting created in 2022 depicting a golden brass jar with purple leaves, grapes and orange citrus.
About the artist:
Jeff...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Ora Sorensen, "Red Rose Bouqet", 30x30 Photorealistic Still Life Oil Painting
By Ora Sorensen
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This painting, "Red Rose Bouquet", is a 30x30 oil painting on canvas by artist Ora Sorensen. This striking floral painting captures a lush bouquet of richly layered blooms in fiery s...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Rose
Thorns 3, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
The painting features three roses in different stages of growth, from bud to full bloom. Their delicate colors and realistic detail capture their natural beau...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid Century French Oil Painting Fine Silver
China Tea Table Interior signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French artist, mid 20th century
Signed oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas: 25.5 x 32 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condition: overall good and ready to enjoy
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,087 Sale Price
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FLOWERS - Italian still life oil on canvas painting, Francesca Strino
Located in Napoli, IT
FLOWERS - Oil on canvas painting, Francesca Strino, Italy., 2005
Category
Early 2000s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
THE LENS AND THE GRAPES- Hyper- Realistic- Still Life Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Napoli, IT
The lens and the grapes Maximilian Ciccone Italia 2002 Oil on canvas mis. cm. 80x80
This oil on canvas painting is an incredible example of the artist's ability to capture breathtaki...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Pear Wrapped in Plastic" Oil Painting by Kelly Birkenruth
Located in Denver, CO
Kelly Birkenruth's "Pear Wrapped in Plastic" (2023) is an original oil painting on panel, measuring 5 x 5 x 1 inches. This exquisite still life features a pear enveloped in a delicate plastic sheet, highlighting Birkenruth's exceptional attention to detail and mastery of light and texture. The vibrant green of the pear contrasts beautifully with the translucent plastic, creating a striking composition that emphasizes the realism and intricacy of the piece. The painting is framed, with overall dimensions of 7 x 7 inches, enhancing its presentation. Known for her ability to transform everyday objects into compelling works of art, Birkenruth’s "Pear Wrapped in Plastic" is a unique and engaging addition to any collection.
About the artist:
Kelly Birkenruth’s captivating paintings are in the style of contemporary realism while staying firmly grounded in the tradition of the Old Masters. She is able to pull the viewer into her paintings by interweaving emotion with a humanistic quality through her supreme handling of light. Through her portraits and still lifes she is able to evoke sensitivity and empathy, which in turn allows her to create images which transcend mere representation to capture the true essence of her subject. Kelly’s arresting compositions, draftsmanship, use of color and observation of detail allow her to create paintings with a timeless quality.
After earning her degree from Pennsylvania State University, Kelly moved...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Western Iris, Oil Painting
By Jay Jensen
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A white iris blooms in the foreground, standing in contrast to the Rocky Mountains in the distance. The afternoon sun and shade reveal the ruggedness of the l...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Red and green apples in the summer garden" Original Painting by Lilya Volskaya
Located in Zofingen, AG
The paintings are drawn with oil on the canvas.
The beautiful, inspiring summer landscape with apples sets you up for 100% positive and a burst of energy. This is a real vitamin boos...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Lacquer, Oil
Pink poppy - XXI Century, Contemporary Figurative Floral Oil
Acrylic Painting
Located in Warsaw, PL
Gabryela Wasowicz is a Polish painter born in 1947. She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts of Warsaw and then at the Gerrit Rietveld Akademie in Amsterdam. Once she graduated in 197...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Board
Bouquet of Lilies in a glass vase
Located in Genève, GE
Work on wood
Dimensions with frame : 63.5 x 49 x 3 cm
This work of art features a bouquet of lilies elegantly arranged in a clear glass vase. The flowers, delicately painted in shade...
Category
1930s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
{Floral Still Life of Roses}
By Les Bullene
Located in Plano, TX
Elegant floral still life of a vase of roses. Oil on canvas measures 24 x 20; frame dimensions measure 30 3/4 x 26 3/4 x 2 3/4. Artist's signature, lower right. Housed in a decorativ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
$850 Sale Price
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Pocket Quail
s Egg No. 3 and Pocket Juicy Red Strawberry diptych, Original Art
Located in Deddington, GB
This is a diptych of Pocket Quail's Egg No. 3 and Pocket Juicy Red Strawberry. Both art works are the same size.
Pocket Quail's Egg No. 3 is an original oil painting by Dani Humber...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Clematis Blossom" (2025), Egg Tempera Painting on Panel
By Fred Wessel
Located in Denver, CO
Fred Wessel's "Clematis Blossom" is an egg tempera painting with gold leaf and lapis gems on a panel. This piece measures 12.5 x 12.25 inches framed and is ready to hang.
About the ...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Blue Round Trash Can
Located in Columbia, MO
Born in Jefferson City Missouri in 1976 Justin Allen attended Webster
University in St. Louis, Missouri where he studied filmmaking before studying
painting at the Art Students Leagu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Objets d
Arctic" Aaron Bohrod, Inuit, Polar Bear, Penguin, Winter Still Life
By Aaron Bohrod
Located in New York, NY
Aaron Bohrod
Objets D'Arctic, 1987
Signed lower right
Oil on gesso board
14 x 11 inches
Aaron Bohrod's work has not been limited to one style or medium. Initially recognized as a regionalist painter of American scenes, particularly of his native Chicago, Bohrod later devoted himself to detailed still-life paintings rendered in the trompe l'oeil style. He also worked for several years in ceramics and wrote a book on pottery.
Born in 1907, Bohrod began his studies at Chicago's Crane Junior College in 1925, and two years later enrolled in the Art Institute of Chicago. But it was at the Art Students League in New York City, from 1930 to 1932, that he studied under the man believed to be his most significant early influence, John Sloan. Sloan's romantic realism is reflected in the many depictions of Chicago life...
Category
1980s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Doll
Located in Atlanta, GA
Item is in excellent condition and has only been displayed in a gallery setting.
Vincente Esparza was born in Graus, Huesca in 1946. In 1967 he began his studies at La Escuela De ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$400 Sale Price
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"Bird
s Nest, 2 Eggs" by Thane Gorek, Original, Mixed Media Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Thane Gorek's (US based) "Bird's Nest, 2 Eggs" is an original, handmade mixed media painting that depicts two baby blue eggs tucked in together in a bird's nest of twigs that resides...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Board
"Abandoned Barn Revisited, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Samantha Buller's (US based) "Abandoned Barn Revisited" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a field of green sloping grass leading to a ...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Citrus and Brass", Still Life Oil Painting featuring a Brass Jar and Orange
By Jeff Legg
Located in Denver, CO
Jeff Legg's (US based) "Citrus and Brass" is an oil painting created in 2022 depicting a golden brass jar with purple leaves, grapes and orange citrus.
About the artist:
Jeff C. Leg...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Marbles and Mischief" by Irene Georgopoulou, Still Life with Playing Cards
Located in Denver, CO
Irene Georgopoulou's "Marbles and Mischief" (2024) is an original soft pastels on paper artwork, measuring 8 x 9 inches. Part of her solo exhibition "Nostalgic Treasures: A Journey T...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Lara FLOWER VASE Original- realist oil canvas--still life painting
By Juan Lara
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
" FLOWER VASE"- Original- realist oil canvas--still life painting
Category
1990s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
THE LANTERN-Francesco Giugliano Hyper-Realistic -Still life Oil on Canvas Paint.
By Francesco Giugliano
Located in Napoli, IT
THE LANTERN - Oil on canvas cm.50x70 by Francesco Giugliano , Italy 2011
This oil on canvas painting is an incredible example of the artist's ability to capture stunning detail and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Together" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Raymond Bonilla's "Together" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a car trunk full of groceries.
About the Artist:
Raymond Bonilla is a nati...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Pozi Bales, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Samantha Buller's (US based) "Pozi Bales" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a stack of yellow hay bales.
Bio/artist statement:
Sama...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Monet
s Apples" Still-Life Oil Painting Contemporary American Folk Green
Located in Wellesley, MA
;Monet's Apples Oil on Linen, 14 x 24 Inches
Charlotte Gibbs recently had the distinct honor of being awarded First Prize in The Roddy Compeition held at the Concord Center fo...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Chinatown II
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Chinatown II', oil on canvas, unframed and 48 x 30 inches. Terry Thompson looks for beauty in the often overlooked, painting in a photorealistic style various "Pop" culture products...
Category
Early 2000s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Flower Farm, " Oil painting
By Judd Mercer
Located in Denver, CO
Judd Mercer's (US based) "Flower Farm," is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a crop of flowers growing thickly as it spreads out along the ho...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Rose. Trespassing 1, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
In a strange cave, a delicate rose unfolds its creamy white petals and reveals its peachy center. The flower faces a new branch with two buds, like a mother p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Italian 20th Century Signed Oil Painting Blossom Twig in Glass of Water
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: signed lower right corner, Italian School, 20th century
Title: sprig of blossom in a clear glass with water.
Medium: oil painting on canvas, framed
Size:
framed:...
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Sonoma Coast
Located in Burlingame, CA
Warm sand and blue surf featured in this California coastline scene with distant rolling hills. 'Sonoma Coast', oil painting on canvas by Willard Dixon, who is one of the finest American contemporary realist painters today. Dixon has painted coastal landscapes for 35 years, capturing the undeniable beauty of the West with its grand and humble spirit. The same sensitivity can be found in his urban street scenes that offer viewers a resting place to contemplate our rapidly changing world, and his portraiture, which largely focuses on his artist friends and illustrious colleagues.
Willard Dixon’s work can be found in numerous distinctive private and public collections, as well as the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMoMA), the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the Oakland Museum of California. Dixon's work is collected worldwide.
'Sonoma Coast' is 36 x 56 inches. Oil on canvas. It is traditionally framed in thin, minimal natural oak with an outer dimension of 37 x 57 inches. Artist signed and dated. Condition is excellent / as new. Painted in late 2020.
From Andra Norris Gallery in California.
Born: Kansas City MO, 1942
Education: Art Students League, New York, NY
Cornell University
Brooklyn Museum School
San Francisco Art Institute, M.F.A. 1969
Awards and Commissions
N.E.A. Fellowship Grant- 1989
California Supreme Court Mural Commission- 1998
Las Vegas Federal Courthouse Commission, G.S.A.-1998
Teaching
1989-90: San Francisco State University
1975: San Francisco Art Institute Realism Seminar
1974-76: Academy of Art College, San Francisco, CA
1973-74, 1976: California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA
1971-72: California State University, Hayward, CA
One Man Exhibitions
2015: Willard Dixon Portraits College of Marin Fine Art Gallery, Kentfield
2014: SFMOMA Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
2008: SFMOMA Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
2005: Fischbach Gallery, NYC,NY
2005: Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2004: Fischbach Gallery, NYC, NY.
2002: Earl McGrath Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2002: Bolinas Museum, Bolinas, CA
2001: Hackett Freedman Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2000: Fischbach Gallery, NYC , NY
2000: Hearst Art Gallery, St. Mary’s College, Moraga, CA
1998: Hackett Freedman Gallery, SF, CA
1997: Tatistcheff/Rogers Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1996, 1995: Contemporary Realist Gallery (now Hackett Freedman Gallery)
1994: Fischbach Gallery
1993: Contemporary Realist Gallery
1992: Fischbach Gallery
1991: Earl McGrath Gallery, 454 North, Los Angeles, CA
1990: Fischbach Gallery
1989: William Sawyer Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1988: Gallery 454 North, Los Angeles, CA
1987: Fischbach Gallery
1987: Gallery 454 North
1986: William Sawyer Gallery
1985: Fischbach Gallery
1984: Harris Gallery, Houston, Tx
1984: William Sawyer Gallery
1983, 1982: Fischbach Gallery
1981: William Sawyer Gallery
1980,1979: Tortue Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1976, 1975: William Sawyer Gallery
1973, 1972: William Sawyer Gallery
Selected Group Exhibitions
2017: SHIFT / with Elizabeth Barlow, Kim Frohsin, Erin Parrish...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
"Pot Plants 2" Original Oil and Acrylic Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Pot Plants 2" is a continuation of Conrado López's exploration into the world of flora through his adept use of acrylic and oil on canvas. This 2023 piece measures 5 x 5 inches (12....
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Rose. Trespassing 2, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A golden rose peeks out between soft pink and lavender tulips, radiating bright energy in sunshine colors. The contrast between the warm and cool tones of the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Pot Plants" Original Oil and Acrylic Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Conrado López's "Pot Plants," a 2023 artwork, is a masterful blend of acrylic and oil on a canvas measuring 5 x 5 inches (12.70 x 12.70 cm). The framed size brings its dimensions to ...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Antique 19th Century Continental School Still Life Oil Painting Bird Hunting
Located in London, GB
Antique 19th Century Continental School Still Life Oil Painting Bird Equipment
Continental, 19th Century
Canvas: Height 76cm, width 64cm
Frame: Height 97cm, width 83cm, depth 6cm
D...
Category
19th Century Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Oriental jug. Original Oil Painting with Flowers by Irina Trushkova
Located in Zofingen, AG
Light is the main thing in still life “ Oriental jug”. I like how objects light up from warm light. And the cold reflection from above gives a gentle interweaving of warm and cold s...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Letters to the Universe."
Located in Zofingen, AG
"We know that everything around us is energy, the energy of the universe. When an artist paints, images sometimes suddenly appear in her mind. This only means that she is conducting ...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
STILL LIFE - Francesca Strino Italian oil on canvas painting
Located in Napoli, IT
Still life - Francesca Strino Italia 2011 - Oil on canvas cm.60x70.
Francesca Strino, a Neapolitan painter, realises this still life with great pictorial realism.
The painter has her...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Turmeric - realistic painting
Located in New York, NY
This hyperrealistic painting by Roni Yoffe is from her latest body of works. It is oil on wood and comes not framed, but framing options are available.
"My paintings in recent years ...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Green Grapes, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A cluster of green winter grapes hangs from a single stem, standing out against a stark black background. Each grape displays lif...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Help Has Arrived, " Oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Kelly Birkenruth's oil painting "Help Has Arrived" depicts five tennis balls, one golf ball, and three golf tees suspended by string.
About the artist:
Kelly Birkenruth’s captivating paintings are in the style of contemporary realism while staying firmly grounded in the tradition of the Old Masters. She is able to pull the viewer into her paintings by interweaving emotion with a humanistic quality through her supreme handling of light. Through her portraits and still lifes she is able to evoke sensitivity and empathy, which in turn allows her to create images which transcend mere representation to capture the true essence of her subject. Kelly’s arresting compositions, draftsmanship, use of color and observation of detail allow her to create paintings with a timeless quality.
After earning her degree from Pennsylvania State University, Kelly moved to southern California where she began a career as a fashion model. Her agency soon sent her abroad to Paris and Tokyo, where she spent the next several years modeling. When she wasn’t walking the runway, she spent endless hours in the great museums of the world, closely observing and studying the works of the Old Masters. “My time abroad, particularly in Paris, opened my eyes to the vast beauty and power of a great painting. After that I knew I wanted to dedicate my life to the pursuit of Fine Art” said Birkenruth. After returning to the States, Kelly studied at Otis College of Art in Los Angeles, CA. She then continued her studies through workshops and private study with renowned artists such as Daniel Sprick, Steven Assael and Jesus Emmanuel Villarreal.
In the spring of 2019...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,840 Sale Price
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Coffee cup on pink tablecloth
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Coffee cup on pink tablecloth" is a painting that pays homage to the natural beauty and timeless elegance of things around us in everyday life. Pai...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Night Still Life"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The still life, painted in oil, depicts a group of objects arranged on a table. In the center of the composition stands a tall, turquoise vase with a bouquet of burgundy and pink ros...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Thelma Appel Rescued Doll with Flower Vase, unique pastel on paper signed twice
By Thelma Appel
Located in New York, NY
Thelma Appel
Rescued Doll, with Flower Vase, 2016
Pastel on paper drawing
Signed on the back of the artwork; also signed and titled by artist on the back of the accompanying board; u...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Won
t Be There
Located in Columbia, MO
Born in Jefferson City Missouri in 1976 Justin Allen attended Webster
University in St. Louis, Missouri where he studied filmmaking before studying
painting at the Art Students Leagu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Light
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Light" is a painting that pays homage to the natural beauty of apple blossom. Painted with great precision and a keen eye for detail, this work exudes a contemporary realism infuse...
Category
2010s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Breakfast Treat-original still life hyper realism oil painting-contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online.
In Breakfast Treat, Mayrig Simonjan elevates a humble morning ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Still Life with Ace of Hearts
Located in Burlingame, CA
In this series of trompe-l'œil oil paintings, Willard Dixon realistically recreates images of mundane objects taped to colored walls, creating a minimalistic impression that the obj...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Realist still-life paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Realist still-life paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add still-life paintings created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, green, orange and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Olga Antonova, Susan Jane Belton, Douglas Newton, and Claudine Picard. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Oil Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Realist still-life paintings, so small editions measuring 2 inches across are also available. Prices for still-life paintings made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $167 and tops out at $150,000, while the average work sells for $2,649.