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Realist Art

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
Shiney Red Pomegranate, Original Painting, Still Life, Fruit Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Shiney Red Pomegranate is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her series featuring life size realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque still life painting. T...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Nude, Original Figurative Realist Woman Oil Painting by Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
The mystery of female beauty. Naked body beauty, its delicate shades and plastic lines. The image of the girl from the back echoes the classics. The product...
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Early 2000s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American School Trompe L Oeil Artist Studio Interior Scene Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wonderfully painted American modernist still life oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Image size, 24H by 20L. Finely executed realist school.
Category

1920s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

CONTEMPORARY Fine Art Landscape Jungle Spanish Artist Carol Moreno
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Authenticity, guaranteeing its originality and provenance. We offer secure worldwide delivery to any address you specify, ensuring that your purchase arrives in pristine condition. If you require additional shipping options or a bespoke quote from our trusted network of carriers, please do not hesitate to contact us. Our team is here to help you find the best solutions for a smooth and secure delivery experience. Carol Moreno...
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2010s Realist Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Goblets XXV, Sweet wrapper art, contemporary wall sculpture, conversation art
Located in Deddington, GB
Goblets XXV is a signed original wall sculpture made from sweet wrappers by Joanne Tinker of a selection of colourful wine goblets on a black shelved frame. Joanne Tinker wall sculpt...
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2010s Realist Art

Materials

Metal, Foil

Manchester Maine #4 Expressionist Landscape
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Elizabeth Osborne (American/Philadelphia, b. 1936) Manchester #4, 1988. Watercolor painting on paper. Signed and dated l.l. Sight: 8 3/4" x 11 3/4". Frame: 17" x 20". Provenance: Purchased from Jane Haslem Gallery in 1990. From the collection of Nancy Elizabeth Stanley. 1936, born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1959, BFA, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1954-58, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania SOLO EXHIBITIONS Berry Campbell, New York, Elizabeth Osborne: A Retrospective, 2022. Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Reflections: Painting Memory, 2017. Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Watercolors: Five Decades, 2017. The Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, Delaware, Elizabeth Osborne: The 1960s, 2016. Luther W. Brady Art Gallery, George Washington University, Washington, D.C., Color Bloc: Paintings by Elizabeth Osborne, 2015. The James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, Veils of Color: Juxtapositions and Recent Work by Elizabeth Osborne, 2015. (Traveled to The Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 2016.) Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Luminous Gestures: New Works by Elizabeth Osborne, 2013. Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Elizabeth Osborne: Watercolors, 2011. Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, New Work, 2011. The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Elizabeth Osborne: The Color of Light, 2009. Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Figurative ‘60s, 2007. Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Floating Landscapes: 1971-1979, 2006. J. Cacciola Galleries, New York, Works on Paper, 2006. The Print Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Recent Prints, 2005. Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2004. Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Elizabeth Osborne: 30 Years, Works on Paper, 2002. Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Vantage, 2000. Old Main Art Museum, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, 1998. Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1997. Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1994. Jane Haslem Gallery, Washington, D.C., 1994. North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, North Dakota, 1993-94. Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1992. Arronson Gallery, The University of Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Watercolors, 1991. University of the Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1990. Marian Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1988. Fischbach Gallery, New York, 1988. Fischbach Gallery, New York, 1984. Fischbach Gallery, New York, 1982. Fischbach Gallery, New York, 1980. Marian Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1978. Marian Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1976. Gimpel & Weitzenhoffer, Ltd., New York, 1977. Gimpel & Weitzenhoffer, Ltd., New York, 1974. Marian Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Landscapes, 1972. Makler Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1970. American Consulate, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1969. Peale Galleries, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1967. Perakis Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1967. Perakis Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1963. GROUP EXHIBITIONS Avery Galleries, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, The Women of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts: Past to Present, 2024. Berry Campbell, New York, Perseverance, 2024. Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, From Dusk Till Dawn, 2015. Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, “Something Clicked in Philly”: David Lynch and His Contemporaries, 2014. Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, It’s Not the Numbers, 2014. Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Works on Paper, 2013. Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, The Female Gaze: Women Artists Making Their World, 2013. Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art, Ursinus College, Collegeville, Pennsylvania, Four Visions/Four Painters: Murray Dessner...
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1970s Realist Art

Materials

Watercolor, Rag Paper

"Tranquil Sailing" Realist Oil Painting on Canvas Board of Sailboat in Open Sea
Located in New York, NY
George Nemethy finds his inspiration in moments of quiet and solitude. Where he finds himself one with the sea and the sky and the tranquil world which he freely escapes to. Trained from an early age by his father Albert Nemethy, a world-renowned painter known best for his large scale steamer boats, George found...
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Late 20th Century Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Cardinal Bird Watercolor on Paper Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
449 Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan, Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Watercolor on Paper Year: 2025 Style: Classic Art Title: Cardinal Size: 12 x 16 inch,...
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2010s Realist Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Race Horse Phoenix with Guilermo Kemmis - British 19th century art oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This superb British 19th century equine oil painting is by noted horse lover, George Gascoyne. Painted in 1889, this French born chestnut horse is Phoenix. While he was essentially a miler, Phoenix (sometimes seen spelled as “Phenix”) came from a family that had produced Classic winners in France at up to 15 furlongs. He proved an excellent sire following his export to Argentina, becoming the foundation stallion for Guillermo Kemmis' breeding program at Haras Las Rosas. This painting is from his time in Argentina with Kemmis. Phoenix is depicted in a flat landscape against a vivid blue sky. A gentleman, possibly his owner, Guillermo Kemmis, stands smiling in front of him holding his reigns and gives perspective to how tall Phoenix is. Although in profile, Phoenix is turning to look at the viewer, his chestnut coat gleaming and his anatomy perfectly portrayed. This is a superb Victorian equine portrait of a noted horse in the 19th century and is a lovely example of Gascoyne's work as a horse lover. Signed with initials and dated GG 1889 lower right. Provenance. Inscribed "Phenix" (Cymbal -- Belle-Etoile) by George Gascoyne, Sittingbourne, Kent to reverse. Condition. Oil on canvas, 36 inches by 28 inches and in good condition. Frame. Housed in a wooden frame, 44 inches by 36 inches and in good condition. HORSE BIOGRAPHY Phoenix (FR) 1875 – 1893? Chestnut horse. Cymbal (GB) x Belle Etoile (FR), by First Born (FR) Family 25. While he was essentially a miler, Phoenix (sometimes seen spelled as “Phenix”) came from a family that had produced Classic winners in France at up to 15 furlongs. He proved an excellent sire following his export to Argentina, becoming the foundation stallion for Guillermo Kemmis' breeding program at Haras Las Rosas. Race record. Complete record unavailable but as follows: 1878: Won Prix de la Forêt (FR, 1600mT, Longchamp) 1879: Won July Cup (ENG, 6FT, Newmarket July). Won Rous Memorial Stakes (ENG, 8FT, Ascot). Won Bunbury Stakes (ENG, Newmarket). 2nd Rosebery Handicap (ENG, Epsom) 1880: Won Lennox Stakes (ENG, Goodwood) As a stallion: Phoenix was the Argentine champion sire six times, reaching the top in 1887-1890, 1892 and 1895. Notable progeny: Hawk Eye (ARG), Lenape (ARG), Marinera (ARG), Osiris (ARG), San Martín (ARG), Surplice (ARG) Connections: Phoenix was owned by Comte Frédéric de Lagrange. After being exported to Argentina, he stood at Haras Las Rosas, the stud farm of leading Argentine breeder Guillermo Kemmis. His last known foals were born in 1894. Pedigree notes: Phoenix is outcrossed through five generations. Sired by Cymbal, a son of 1861 Derby Stakes winner Kettledrum, he is out of Belle Etoile, whose half sister Garenne (by Gladiator or Ethirion or Freystrop) is the second dam of 1894 Prix Royal-Oak (French St. Leger) winner Gouvernail and the third dam of 1894 Prix du Jockey Club (French Derby...
Category

1880s Realist Art

Materials

Oil

Landscape Silhouette, Portuguese Bend
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist Signed "A. Sidrane" on lower right Description Painted on plein air in the artist's community of Portuguese Bend...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Kaleidoscope #1" by Lindsey Kustusch, Contemporary Still-Life, Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Lindsey Kustusch's "Kaleidoscope #1" is a compelling handmade original oil on wood panel artwork, measuring 20 x 16 inches. This 2025 piece is a primary market item, arriving for Kus...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Cyril Farey 1914 Architectural Perspective Design Drawing Berners Street London
Located in London, GB
To see our other views of London and our other architectural perspective drawings , scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click...
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1910s Realist Art

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Watercolor

Coquelicots by E. Brandt - Oil on canvas 29x68 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Oil work on canvas with frame. Total size with frame is 38x78 cm Signed E. Brandt
Category

20th Century Realist Art

Materials

Oil

Cherry summer
Located in Zofingen, AG
Scattered cherry on the metal plate create a vivid contrast against the white tablecloth focusing the viewer's eye towards the center of the composition. The various shades of red a...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Oil

"Ocean Reflections - Immerse Yourself", Oil Painting by Alexandra Telgmann
Located in Denver, CO
Alexandra Telgmann's "Ocean Reflection - Immerse Yourself" (2022) is an oil painting on aluminum, measuring 80 x 100 cm. The unframed artwork featur...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Metal

Mountain Lake Oil Painting of a Loch in the Scottish Highlands by British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Mountain Lake Oil Painting of a Loch in the Scottish Highlands by British Artist, Andrew Grant Kurtis M.A.(Lon) B.Des.(Hons) L.S.I.A.D. Art measures 24 x 18 inches Frame measures 29 x 23 inches As an artist of both classical and traditional style, Andrew Grant Kurtis excels in his paintings of...
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20th Century Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Native Sparrow Bird Watercolor on Paper Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
459 Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan, Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Watercolor on Paper Year: 2025 Style: Classic Art Title: Native Sparrow Size: 12 x 16...
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2010s Realist Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Mountain Lake Oil Painting of a Loch in the Scottish Highlands by British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Mountain Lake Oil Painting of a Loch in the Scottish Highlands with two boys fishing with their dog, by British Artist, Andrew Grant Kurtis M.A.(Lon) B.Des.(Hons) L.S.I.A.D. Art measures 24 x 18 inches Frame measures 27 x 21 inches As an artist of both classical and traditional style, Andrew Grant Kurtis excels in his paintings of english landscape...
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20th Century Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Maiden - British Newlyn exhib art nude Laura Knight portrait oil painting
By Harold Knight
Located in Hagley, England
This stunning exhibited nude portrait oil painting is by noted British Newlyn School artist Harold Knight. `The Maiden` was painted at Dozmary. The Belgrave Gallery catalogue 1986 suggests the sitter is in fact his wife, Laura Knight the noted artist. The sensuous understanding of the flesh tones and anatomy reveals the qualities that established Knight's reputation as a leading portrait painter after the War. This picture may be dated to c.1916. A really lovely portrait by a much sought after artist. Signed lower left. Provenance. Fifty Years Ago Exhibition, RWS Galleries, June 1965, no. 200. Miles Lamdin Gallery, London. Belgrave Gallery February 1986 which suggests in their catalogue the sitter is Laura Knight. Shades of British Impressionism...
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1910s Realist Art

Materials

Oil

Pair of Terriers, Gianni Reggio (Italian, 1898-1961)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Pair of Terriers Gianni Reggio (Italian, 1898-1961) Circa 1930s Gouache on paper 15 x 14 inches (frame) Signed on the back. Gianni Reggio was an Italian painter and illustrator wh...
Category

1930s Realist Art

Materials

Paper, Gouache

"Bionic Solder" (2023) - Original Armor Still-Life Painting by Elena Burykina
Located in Denver, CO
Elena Burykina's "Bionic Solder" (2023) is an original, handmade oil painting on panel. Artist Statement: Helmet of the Italo-Chalcidian Type Etruscan, probably Vulci Late 5th-4th c...
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2010s Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

New York City Oil Painting Michael Budden 5th Ave Elegence Bergdorf Goodmans
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Along 5th Avenue Elegance & Bergdorf Goodmans oil/panel 10 x 16 unframed, 15.38 x 21.38 framed An oil painting on canvas panel by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden. ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Oil

Bullfinch Bird Watercolor on Paper Handmade Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
450 Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan, Work: Original Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Watercolor on Paper Year: 2025 Style: Classic Art Title: Bullfinch Size: 12 x 16 inch...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Portrait of Ron Dennis (male nude dancer) original A Chorus Line cast member
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Roy Blakey (b.1930). Portrait of Ron Dennis, ca. 1972. Mr. Dennis was immortalized in 1975 as the original Richie "Gimme The Ball" Walters in A Chorus Line, after making his Broadw...
Category

1970s Realist Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Tom - a Brussels Griffon; dog painting; Griffon Bruxellois
By Charles Boland
Located in London, GB
Charles H. Boland de Spa (Belgium, 19th Century) 'Tom’ - a Brussels Griffon terrier signed 'Ch. Boland' (lower left) oil on panel 13 x 8 ⅝  in. (33 x 21.9 cm.) frame 18 ½  x 14 in. (...
Category

19th Century Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

"A peony", Realism, figurative, flowers, pastel colors
Located in MADRID, ES
Realism, figurative, flowers, pastel colors
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sitting Gracefully While the World Falls Apart
Located in Zofingen, AG
Two platinum blonde women dressed in elegant black sit closely together in a dimly lit room, their contrasting attire symbolizing purity, vulnerability, and unity — like two halves o...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Antique Oil Painting of Soldiers and Woman on the Street
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique oil painting of soldiers and woman on the street. Oil on board. Framed.
Category

Late 19th Century Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

"C.L. Drouet, Sculptor" by Whistler
Located in Hinsdale, IL
Title: C. L. Drouet, Sculptor Artist: James McNeill Whistler (American, Lowell, Massachusetts 1834–1903 London) Sitter: Charles L. Drouet (French, 1836–1908) Date: 1859 Medium: Etchi...
Category

1850s Realist Art

Materials

Etching

British Chalk Pencil Sketch of a Back Facing Large Cow With Horns Lying Down
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
John Rabone Harvey ( 1966 - 1922) graphic and chalk deep green artist paper , unframed artist paper : 5.5 x 7 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: very good condition Dou...
Category

Mid-19th Century Realist Art

Materials

Chalk, Graphite

Mountain Landscape (Pyrenees) 1928
Located in Stockholm, SE
Fritz Lindström (1874–1962) Mountain Landscape (Pyrenees), 1928 oil on panel unframed 15.5 × 24 cm (6.1 × 9.4 in) framed: 26 × 34 cm (10.2 × 13.4 in) signed on the reverse Frame by...
Category

1920s Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Woman hippie original oil acrylic on canvas painting realism Spain Sitges 70s
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Frame size 52x44 Is born in Madrid on the 21st july 1951. After attending primary school, he starts to grow an enormous tendency for drawing. At the age of 14 he begins to work in ...
Category

1980s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

The Hunting Dog by Carl Friedrich Deiker (Wetzlar 1836 – 1892 Dusseldorf)
Located in Knokke, BE
Carl Friedrich Deiker Wetzlar 1836 – 1892 Dusseldorf German Painter 'The Hunting Dog' Signature: signed lower right 'C.F. Deiker' Medium: oil on panel Dimensions: image size 29 x 2...
Category

19th Century Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

20th Century Large Scandinavian Winter Forest Road Landscape Oil Painting Signed
Located in Stockholm, SE
This original oil on canvas from the first half of the 20th century presents a quiet Scandinavian winter landscape. A winter road winds between open fields and dense forest wrapped i...
Category

Early 20th Century Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Cotton Canvas, Oil

Impressionistic Moonlight Seascape Oil Painting Michael Budden Jetty People Star
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Magical Moonlight oil/canvas 8 x 10 image unframed, 11.75 x 13.75 framed signed LR Magical Moonlight is an oil painting on canvas by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Oil

Antique Male Academic Nude Painting Henri Brugnot Exposition Label 1st Prize
By Henri Brugnot
Located in New York, NY
Antique Male Academic nude painting Henri Brugnot with exposition label (1st prize). by Henri Brugnot (1874-1940) Oil on canvas board 15" x 30" The lab...
Category

Late 19th Century Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

OIL PAINTING By MAJOR John E . Bale OLD FINE MASTER 19th Century BRITISH SCHOOL
Located in Ferndown, GB
OIL PAINTING SIGNED OLD FINE MASTER PAINTER 19th Century BRITISH SCHOOL Fine Original Antique 19th Century British OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING GOLD GILT FRAME NEW COLLECTION Of RARE PIECES OF ENGLISH HISTORY By Major John Edward Bale Similar $5,000 Premier Collection Excellent Condition Panel, Professional Cleaned & re-varnished Ready to hang. frame is in wonderful condition . ( note all this would cost £600 alone) John Edward Bale, was born at Low Farm House, Pattesley-cum-Oxwick, South Creake, Norfolk on 27 July and baptised at South Creake on 1 August 1834, eldest child of John Edward Bale (1803-27 April 1862), a farmer of 620 acres, and his wife Mary née Branford, who married at Horningtoft, Norfolk on 27 November 1833. In 1841, a 6 year old, living at Low Farm with his parents, 35 year old John and 28 year old Mary, and his two sisters, Mary 3 and Esther 1. In 1861, a 26 year old 'artist architecture' boarding at 11 Bulstrode Street, Marylebone, London but in October 1863, he was an Ensign by purchase in the 1st West Indian Regiment. As a lieutenant, whilst on a tour of duty in West Africa, Surgeon Major Augustus Frederick Elliott (born 1834), kept a diary (now at Duke University Library) which is embellished with calligraphy and watercolour titles by Bale. During this tour, Bale was promoted to Captain and retired from the army in 1881 with the rank of major. Bale married at Christ Church, Ealing on 10 November 1868, Charlotte Gordon Lee née Johnson (c1847-1910). A painter in oil and watercolour and a member of the Ipswich Fine Art Club 1886-1890 and as Major Bale exhibited from 9 Creffield Terrace, Colchester, Essex in 1888, 'View from Museum...
Category

Late 19th Century Realist Art

Materials

Oil

Oil Painting of Country Harvest Scene with Horses Figures by British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Oil Painting of Country Harvest Scene with Horses & Figures by British Artist. Oil on Board, Signed. Framed in a high quality distressed ornate moulding. Art measures 20 x 16 inche...
Category

Mid-20th Century Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Rural Reflections, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A barn stands at the corner of a dirt road, capturing the quiet poetry of rural life. Reflected in the still water below, the structure’s weathered textures a...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Watercolor

Vintage American Modernist Super Realist Trompe L Oeil Cactus Avacado Still Life
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American realist still life. Oil on canvas. Unframed.
Category

1970s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sailors at Cafe du Globe
By Charles Rocher
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Charles Rocher (1890-1962. Sailors, ca. 1920s. Gouache on paper. Sheet measures 19 x 25 inches. Considerable damage and loss as depicted. Signed lower left.
Category

1920s Realist Art

Materials

Gouache

"Autumn Orange Leaves" (2024) By David Grossmann, Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
David Grossman's (US based) "Autumn Orange Leaves" is an oil on linen panel created in 2024 depicting an abstracted birch forest in autumn. About the artist: David Grossmann’s evoc...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Linen, Oil, Panel

Lovely Farm House Scene by Russian Master Bershadsky Genre Oil Painting
Located in Stockholm, SE
Signed lower left and dated: 15/IX, 1895, Y. Bershadsky - Yuliy (Ioil-Ruvin) Rafailovich Bershadsky (1869 - 1956), Russian - USSR painter and teacher, professor, honored artist of th...
Category

1890s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Oil

Ballerina, Figurative art, Original Oil Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Artyom Abrahamyan, Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2024 Style: Impressionism, Title: Ballerina, Size: 27.5 x 35.5...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Horse in Winter Landscape
By William Ernest Smyth
Located in Soquel, CA
Charming mid century watercolor painting of a horse in winter with a barn in the background by Ernest Smythe (American/England 1881-1950). Signed "ERNEST SMYTHE" in lower left corner. Presented in a tan mat with a wood frame and glass. Image size: 25"H x 19.75"W As William Ernest Smyth, he was born at 13 Commercial Road, Ipswich on 9 April 1874 but was not baptised at St Michael's, Ipswich until 23 October 1885, when his birth date is given as 17 February 1874, youngest son of artist Thomas Smythe...
Category

Mid-20th Century Realist Art

Materials

Watercolor, Illustration Board

VALTON Charles. The Griffin Marco. Patinated bronze. Marble base. Signed.
Located in Paris, FR
The Griffin Marco. Patinated bronze. Marble base. Signed and titled. Charles Valton was a French sculptor known for his works created in the animalier style, a 19th-century movement ...
Category

Late 19th Century Realist Art

Materials

Bronze

Fog Ridge (Hand-printed cyanotype, 16 x 24", ed. 1 of 5)
Located in Oakland, CA
Brand-new addition to the Foggy Woods Collection of forests in northern California near San Francisco. This is a hand-printed contact photograph using the antique cyanotype process a...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Photogram

Huge topical Black History slavery painting Jamaica Morant Bay 1865 rebellion
Located in Norwich, GB
Uprising - a huge and incredibly powerful and topical painting by Jamaican master painter Barrington Watson (1931-2016). It depicts the 1865 Moran...
Category

1960s Realist Art

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Contemporary Landscape Winter Snow Scene Oil Painting by Michael Budden
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Winter Forrest Interior is an oil painting on canvas by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden in an impressionistic realism style. The image measures 8n x 10 unframed and ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Oil

Un Bel Hiver, Photorealist Oil Painting by Claude Lazar
Located in Long Island City, NY
Un Bel Hiver by Claude Lazar, French (1947 - ) Date: 2001 Oil on Canvas, signed lower right Size: 28.5 x 23.5 in. (72.39 x 59.69 cm) Frame Size: 31 x 26.5...
Category

Early 2000s Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Achromatic" Original Oil, Teapot with Grapes, Still-Life Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Achromatic" by Blair Atherholt is a an original, hand made painting depicting a steaming teapot with grapes and leaves. Blair Atherholt is an award-winning contemporary realist oi...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Peter Handel - "Karina In Front Of Porsche" - giclée print - nude - signed
Located in Winterswijk, NL
Peter Handel - "Karina In Front Of Porsche". Giclée on Hahnemühle Velvet, handsigned. High-quality art print after the original painting: Peter Handel transforms nude photographs painterly into highly realistic, subjective images. Light and shadow, plasticity and form are modulated with several layers as well as glazing application: The compositions refer to the person depicted and give her an individual presence, so that the person and not the object is accentuated here. A beautiful artwork that looks good in every room and especially in the living room or bedroom. About Peter Handel: Peter Handel is an artist of international format and was born in 1949 in Anklam, East Germany. 1968 - 1971 studied art and sports, 1977 - 1982 teaching position at the GHS Duisburg, since 1979 freelance artist. Handels' art developed out of the American photorealism movement of the 1970s, in which the visual reality of everyday life is depicted realistically, without the intervention of emotion. He transforms his nude photographs into hyper-realistic paintings and graphics that play with the mutual conditionality of reality-representing or reality-simulating images and media art. Through meticulous imitation, Handel thus reflects on the photographic image and its sign-like quality, often on an additional level of reality when there are apparently pasted or hung photographs next to the painted level. The encounter with the painter Peter Handel reveals an old-masterly skill. In the creative process of the highly realistic nudes, light and shadow, plasticity and form are modulated with several layers as well as by glazing application. Handel slowly approaches his painting and in a subjective way arrives at an independent result. Fascinated by the possibilities of painting, Handel confronts and discusses different levels of reality - realistic and idealistic - leaving behind the objective level of pure depiction. Peter Handel's works are represented in numerous exhibitions: 1972 - 1975 Wilhelm Lehmbruck...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Paper, Giclée

Untitled (Smoke Tree; Palm Springs Desert), c. 1940s
Located in Pasadena, CA
Consigned to American Legacy Fine Arts, Pasadena, California; Private Collection, Pasadena, California; Mutual Savings, Pasadena, California — acquired presumably from the artist via an art consultant; Displayed at Mutual Savings headquarters, Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena, California, c. 1965–1993 A 1955 photo showing Bickerstaff paintings on display at the same Mutual Savings and Loan office in Pasadena can be seen through the online resource at Pasadena Digital History Label on Verso Mutual Savings No. 3107 Description This luminous desert landscape, painted in rich yet delicately modulated tones, depicts California’s Palm Springs Desert with a scattering of smoke trees...
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1930s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Griffon With Woodcock original signed etching by Leon Danchin
Located in Paonia, CO
Griffon With Woodcock is an original etching by Leon Danchin showing a Griffon in a field pointing at a Woodcock trying to hide in the brush. This color etching is in good conditi...
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20th Century Realist Art

Materials

Etching

Winter Fireworks- Original impressionism seascape oil painting- modern art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. Experience the magic of the season with "Winter Fireworks," an...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Silver

Sea Breeze Off Shore Breeze. Famous Marine Artist. Sailboat Coastal Scene.
Located in Marco Island, FL
A coastal sailboat scene where you can almost feel the salt air and hear the circling seagulls! Jack Lorimer Gray is renowned for his realistic and expertly painted marine art. T...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Cuenca - The Cliff Dwellers" Antique Etching of the Casas Colgadas
Located in Soquel, CA
"Cuenca - The Cliff Dwellers" Antique Etching of the Casas Colgadas Detailed architectural etching by Ernest David Roth (American b. 1879 d. 1964.) The etching depicts the famous Ca...
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1920s Realist Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Etching

"Winter Sunset" (2015), Original Midwestern Landscape, Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Andrzej Skorut's "Winter Sunset" is an impressive landscape oil painting piece which rests at 12 x 12 inches on stretched canvas, and is framed at 13.5 x 13.5 inches ready to hang. ...
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2010s Realist Art

Materials

Oil

“Herd of Horses in a Marshy Landscape” Frances Mabel Hollams (England 1877-1963)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
“Herd of Horses in a Marshy Landscape” Frances Mabel Hollams (England 1877-1963) Oil on canvas on board 14 x 20 (24 x 30 frame) inches Signed “FM...
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1920s Realist Art

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Canvas, Oil, Board

Spanish Contemporary Woman Portrait Lying On The Couch. Figurative Realism.
Located in Segovia, ES
¨Serenidad¨. Spanish Contemporary Woman Portrait Lying On The Couch. Figurative Realism. Oil on canvas. Dimensions: (H) 130x (W) 162 x (D) 2 cm. / Inches 51.18 x 63.78 x 0.79 " Framed: (H) 153 x (H) 185 x (D) 4 cm. / Inches 60.24 x 72.83 x 1.57 " Juan Carlos Ospina Ortiz (Colombia 1963), practices realistic figuration with themes of clear Spanish influence. The artist settled in Andalusia (Spain), where, searching for his roots, he immersed himself in the music, folklore, and traditions of that country. This painting, ¨Serenidad¨, is reproduced on a double page in the article that the renowned art publication Prestige Magazine edited in 2003, where the cover is a female portrait by Ospina Ortiz. (number 63, 2003, pages 24-25). ABOUT THE ARTIST Juan Carlos Ospina Ortiz (Tolima-Colombia 1963) studied design and painting in Bogotá, which he later complemented with specializations in Paris and Madrid. He practices a realistic figurative style, where he alternates between portraits, still lifes, landscapes and horse paintings. In 1993 he visited Spain for the first time, being greatly influenced by two renowned contemporary painters: Antonio López and Eduardo Naranjo. His works, from those years on, would be strongly influenced by the vision he had of them. He obtained a scholarship to continue his training with the Colombian painter Guillermo Muñoz Vera...
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Early 2000s Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

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