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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
young woman
Located in Berlin, DE
The picture is oil on canvas and signed Julius Friedrich Antonio Schrader (1815–1900) was a German painter known for his portraits and history paintings. A prominent figure of the D...
Category

19th Century Realist Art

Materials

Oil

Portrait of a Young Woman
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
PORTRAIT of a young woman, 1967 Giuseppe Cavaliere (b.1932) Conte crayon on paper, sheet measuring 11 x 14 inches. Signed and dated lower left. Unframed.
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1960s Realist Art

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Conté

Clifford Ellis Swallow watercolour Modern British Art Wildlife Bird Migration
Located in London, GB
From a series of paintings by Clifford Ellis. To see them or our other Modern British Art, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - o...
Category

1950s Realist Art

Materials

Watercolor, Carbon Pencil

THE FOUR SEASONS 4 Lithographs on Arches paper, American Illustration, Americana
Located in Union City, NJ
Artist: Norman Rockwell, American (1894 - 1978) Title: The Four Seasons: SPRING, SUMMER, AUTUMN, WINTER Medium: Lithograph on Arches paper, 100% acid free Paper Size: 20.5 x 19.25 in...
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1970s Realist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Winter Snow Scene Contemporary Landscape Oil Painting by Michael Budden
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Winter Wonderland oil/canvas 14 x 18 unframed, 19.5 x 23.5 framed An oil painting on canvas by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that showcases a beautifully backlit w...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Oil

Newbern Groves Packing House, Lutz, Fl., Painting, Watercolor on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
This painting is about a bygone era in Florida-oranges and the packing houses that processed them. Newbern Groves was a fixture in Lutz. Fl. for decades. Behind it was an orange Grov...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Watercolor

Three Setters on Point
By Edmund Henry Osthaus
Located in Missouri, MO
Three Setters on Point Edmund Henry Osthaus (German, 1858-1928) Watercolor on Paper Signed Lower Right 18 x 27 inches 24.5 x 33.5 inches with frame Born in Hildesheim, Germany, Edmu...
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Early 20th Century Realist Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Pole Dancer-original nude figurative bronze sculpture-artwork-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Bronze

Memory. 2003, canvas, acrylic, 80x90 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Memory. 2003, canvas, acrylic, 80x90 cm Portrait of couple with temple on the background Igor Leontiev (1957) - one of the leading independent pai...
Category

Early 2000s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Afternoon Tea, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
One of my "Afternoon tea series", interior painting. :: Painting :: Realism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Y...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Oil

MINIATURE DOUBLE DIVER
Located in Aventura, FL
Bronze sculpture with 24K gold leaf caps on granite base. Variant of 48. Artwork in Excellent Condition. Certificate of Authenticity is included. Please do not hesitate to ask us any further questions. All reasonable offers will be considered. About the Artist: Carole A. Feuerman (American, born 1945) is a Hyper-Realist sculptor. Along with artists like Duane Hanson and John DeAndrea...
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2010s Realist Art

Materials

Bronze, Gold Leaf

Lynx inside and outdoor sculpture unique black wrough iron feline cat natural
Located in Milan, IT
The sculpture is a unique, unrepeatable piece. Can be an outdoor sculpture. The Lynx belongs to the cycle dedicated to local animals that the sculptor has been working on. The artwork has just been exhibited in the prestigious museum in Rovereto, the Mart, Italy's leading museum of modern and contemporary art. It has been created with a technique that the artist has perfected over his long experience. Furthermore, he learnt a few technical skills from his father, a sculptor of wrought iron too. A few artworks made by father and son are in significant private and public collections, the best known of which is the Melinda and Bill Gates...
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2010s Realist Art

Materials

Iron

Fuzzy, Oil Painting, Realism, Cuban Artist, Sheep, Framed, Free Shipping
Located in Houston, TX
Images may be seen better on a mobile device. FREE SHIPPING . Framed Size 15 x 15 Fuzzy is a new Manchega sheep painting by Cristian Mesa Velazquez. Fuzz...
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2010s Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Linen

STILL LIFE WITH SCULPTURE
Located in Three Oaks, MI
Lowney's richly painted visionary landscapes and her figurative bronzes evoke a sense of the magic of the natural world and the potency of the human creative unconscious. Her work is...
Category

1980s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Landscape with water lilies., Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Picture Landscape with water lilies. A rich green palette, lilies on the water, the reflection of the sky in the water, clouds, evoke a feeling of love and gratitude to nature. The p...
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2010s Realist Art

Materials

Oil

Still life with flowers. Oil on canvas, 110x80 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Still life with flowers. Oil on canvas, 110x80 cm
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1870s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Tree silhouette. Oil on cardboard, 43x53, 5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Tree silhouette. Oil on cardboard, 43x53,5 cm Alfejs Bromults (1913.3.IV - 1991.11.I) His first professional education was at National University at ...
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1950s Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Autumn Naturalistic Landscape with a Cabin
Located in Houston, TX
Impressionist landscape of a cabin in the woods in autumn as the leaves change colors by artist Robert W. Boyle. Oil on canvas painting, dated 2003. Signed and dated in lower right c...
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Early 2000s Realist Art

Materials

Oil

Realistic Painting Michael Budden New York City Diner Transparency Reflection
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Transparency & Reflection, A NYC Diner oil/panel 8 x 10 unframed, 14.5 x 16.5 framed, is a realistic oil painting by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that showcases ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Oil

Roses In The Sky Still Life
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Roses In The Sky. canvas 31.5x39 new white gold framed 34x42x1 Zbigniew Kopania, artist painter, cinematographer, born December 21, 1949, in Łódź Poland. Kopania style of paintings ...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Dessert Painting by Contemporary Artist Michael Budden Chocolate Cheesecake
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Chocolate Cheesecake acrylic/panel 6x8 unframed, 11.5 x 13.5 framed Signed LL An acrylic painting on canvas by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that showcases a choco...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Silent Dawn on Dubai Streets, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
"Silent Dawn on Dubai Streets" captures the tranquil essence of the city as it awakens, with the first blush of daylight gently gracing the sky behind towering silhouettes. The paint...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Oil

Purple roof, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
One of my "Roof Series". :: Painting :: Realism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes :: Signed: Yes :: Signatu...
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2010s Realist Art

Materials

Oil

James Greig Magdalen College Oxford and River Isis watercolour
By James Greig
Located in London, GB
To see our other views of Oxford and Cambridge, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - or send us a message if you cannot find the view you want. James Greig (1861-1941) Magdalen College...
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1920s Realist Art

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Watercolor

Ice Bar, Austria, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1970s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features the Ice Bar at the Hotel Krone in the Austrian ski resort of Lech, February 1979. This is an estat...
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1970s Realist Art

Materials

Lambda

Summer Bouquet Oil On Canvas
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Summer Bouquet 2022 Still Life oil on canvas, artist signed lower right framed. Zbigniew Kopania, artist painter, cinematographer, born December 21, 1949, in Łódź Poland. Kopania sty...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Red (Floral Still Life)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Elizabeth Osborne (American/Philadelphia, b. 1936) "Red." Watercolor on paper. 1991/1992. Signed and dated l.r.. Sight: 9" x 12". Frame: 18 1/4" x 21 1/2". Provenance: Purchased from Jane Haslem Gallery in 1994. 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

Eileen Soper - 20th Century British drawing of chicks in the nest
Located in London, GB
EILEEN SOPER (1905-1990) The Coconut Nest Box Dated l.r.: June 14 1956, bears artist’s studio stamp on the reverse Pencil Unframed, in conservation mount only 18 by 15 cm., 7 by 6 in. (mount size 37 by 33.5 cm., 14 ½ by 13 ¼ in.) Provenance: The artist’s estate; Chris Beetles, London; Private collection. Eileen Alice Soper was born in Enfield, Middlesex in 1905. In 1908 the family moved to Harmer Green, Welwyn in the Hertfordshire countryside and she was the live in that same house of the rest of her life. She attended Hitchen Girls School and was artistically trained by her father, the noted illustrator and etcher, George Soper...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Art

Materials

Pencil

Episode of the Franco-Prussian war of 1870, a cantonment of soldiers, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
French School 19th Century Episode of the Franco-Prussian war of 1870, a cantonment of soldiers during the siege of Paris Pen and brown ink on paper 15 x 23 cm Annotated on the lower...
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1870s Realist Art

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Ink

French landscape painting by Paul Sébilleau (1847-1907), oil on canvas+ "Spring
Located in Gent, VOV
Serene beauty of the French countryside with this exquisite oil on canvas by Paul Sébilleau (1847-1907), titled "Spring Evening May 1901." This captivating french landscape painting ...
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Early 20th Century Realist Art

Materials

Oil

Revolutions, dynamic surreal purple drawing on paper of pretty girl dancing
Located in Dallas, TX
"Revolutions" is a dynamic and unique ink and pastel drawing on paper by Patsy McArthur showing a fashionable female figure dancing. The energy and movement makes it fun and whimsica...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Pastel, Archival Paper, Ink

Under a Sky of Summer Clouds, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This painting reminds me of one of those perfect early summer, country days, with a light wind, and a sky full of fluffy white clouds.  This is my favorite time of year in the count...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Acrylic

1964 American Realist Sicilian Girls Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
Clark Hulings (1922-2011) was an American realist painter. In his early life, he was exposed to different marketplaces, historic ruins, and landscapes of Europe which then influenced...
Category

Late 20th Century Realist Art

Materials

Board

Bennett: Bowling Green, New York, 1826
Located in Chesterfield, MI
Historical Print entitled "Bennett: Bowling Green, New York" 1826 as noted in bottom Left Corner It was published by Rudolf Leach Fine Arts, Inc., 225 Fifth Avenue, New York City ...
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1820s Realist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Snowmass Village, Colorado, Estate Edition, Mid-Century Modern Photograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 1960s photograph, captured by society photographer Slim Aarons, features women in colourful hats at an apres ski party in Snowmass Village, in Pitkin County, Colorado, in M...
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1960s Realist Art

Materials

Lambda

Glare of the sun on the water 5., Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Glare of the sun on the water 5. Blue water, ocean, small waves, sun glare on the water, sand, beach, create an atmosphere of relaxation and romance. Made in the style of realism, l...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Acrylic

French School late 19th century, A woman in a deckchair, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
French School late 19th century, A woman in a deckchair, pencil on paper 21 x 31.5 cm In a modern frame : 36 x 47 cm This is a very sensitive and interesting drawing. Typical of Im...
Category

1890s Realist Art

Materials

Pencil

20th Century Still Life of fruits and insects on a ledge
Located in Woodbury, CT
This jewel-like still life by contemporary English artist Katalin Némethy shows her hallmark precision and luminous handling of fruit subjects. Against a rich, deep red background, t...
Category

1980s Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

German Contemporary Art by Frank Suplie - Wacholderwald und Heide, Schmarbeck
Located in Paris, IDF
Egg tempera on canvas, Shadow joint frame Frank Suplie is a German artist born in 1950 lives and works in Berlin, Germany. He is a member of the Painters Association of the North Ge...
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2010s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Egg Tempera

David Loggan Brasenose College Oxford Collegium Aenei Nasi Print 1675 engraving
Located in London, GB
To see our other views of Oxford and Cambridge, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - or send us a message if you cannot find the ...
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1670s Realist Art

Materials

Engraving

Edward Bawden Mum Cat With Nine Lives pen and ink Modern British Art drawing
Located in London, GB
From a series of Bawden Cat illustrations we have listed. To see the others and our other Modern British Art, scroll down to "More from this Seller" a...
Category

Late 20th Century Realist Art

Materials

Ink, Pen

"Laguna Beach" oil painting of California coast shoreline palm trees, sand dunes
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting of cliffs at Heisler Park, in Laguna Beach, California. Painted from direct observation, on site. Tall skinny palm trees reach upward thro...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Rosemary, Oil painting with rose and teacup
Located in Dallas, TX
JEFF CHESTER (b. 1976, CANADA) Born in Summerside, P.E.I., Jeff Chester completed a B.F.A. and a B.Sc. from the University of Guelph in 2001. After completing a B.Ed. the following ...
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2010s Realist Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

1804 Etching St George s Chapel Windsor Castle Architectural Prince Harry Meghan
Located in London, GB
From a series of architectural prints of St George's Chapel; to see some others, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller." Frederick Nash (1782-1856) Drawn and etched Engraved by F C Lewis Arches and Columns London Published by F Nash, No 6 Asylum Buildings, Westminster Road July 12 1804 55x39cm Frederick Nash was born in Lambeth. Initially studying architectural drawing under Thomas Malton he subsequently enrolled at the Royal Academy of Arts. From 1801 to 1809 he worked with the antiquarians John Britton...
Category

Early 1800s Realist Art

Materials

Engraving, Etching

Contemporary Dessert Painting by Michael Budden, Strawberrry Cheesecake
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Strawberry Cheesecake 6x8 unframed, 11.5 x 13.5 framed Signed LL An acrylic painting on canvas by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that showcases a piece of strawberr...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Del Bourree Bach, "Tidal Treasure", 21x24 Seashell Ocean Beach Landscape
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This piece, "Tidal Treasure", is a 21x24 acrylic painting on board by artist Del Bourree Bach featuring a view over a solitary body of clear ocean water. A solitary seashell sits amo...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Acrylic, Board

Chinese Contemporary Art by Su Yu - Crying To the Sky
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Su Yu is a Chinese artist born in 1987 who lives & works in Beijing in China. He was an old student of prestigious art teachers as Shi Liang & Chen Danqing at Oil Pain...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Early Twentieth Century Townscape Landscape Watercolour of Naimur, Belgium
By Florence Weston
Located in ludlow, GB
Early Twentieth Century Townscape Landscape Watercolour of Naimur, Belgium. A well painted and detailed watercolour painting of the buildings in the background with boats on the waterway in the foreground. Excellent condition with colours really sharp - a very pleasing piece from this extraordinary eccentric lady artist. Florence Weston...
Category

Early 20th Century Realist Art

Materials

Watercolor

"Waiting Patiently" (2024) By Matt Talbert, Original Oil Painting, Portrait
Located in Denver, CO
Matt Talbert's "Waiting Patiently" (2024) is an original, handmade oil painting on panel that depicts a portrait of a woman looking at the viewer with an abstracted and colorful back...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

1950s British Fashion illustration by Eve Sheldon-Williams
Located in London, GB
EVE SHELDON-WILLIAMS (1916-2001) Fashion Illustration White wash on black paper Framed 30.5 by 15.5 cm., 12 by 6 in. (frame size 50 by 34.5 cm., 19 ¾ by 13 ½ in.) Provenance: The artist’s family. Eve Sheldon-Williams was born in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, the younger daughter of artist Inglis and Ina Sheldon-Williams. She was governess educated until the age of ten, before settling with her parents on the Italian Riviera from 1926 to 1930. After finished her education in England she studied painting, illustration and design at the Central School of Arts and Crafts 1937-1941, under William Roberts, John Skeaping, Bernard Meninsky and John Farleigh...
Category

Mid-20th Century Realist Art

Materials

Watercolor

Tribute to Alma Tadema – 28-12-21, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Another Fine Dutch One Time for a tribute to Lourens Alma Tadema and why not? Vermeer, Rembrandt, Van Gogh, Mondriaan and De Kooning are house hold name...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Pencil

Pennsylvania Redbud , Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
In April, before leaves form a green canopy over the forest floor, smaller redbuds bloom on the ground. These flowers create a pink haze in the distance. The sc...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Oil

Reclining Nude – 19-09-21, Drawing, Pastels on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
A New Session This reclining nude is completed two days after the last model session I held at my studio. Being the first drawing I completed after July’s session means last month’s drawing has not been completed yet. This one was relatively easy though. It comprises a fairly simple composition with no technical or compositionary challenges. I could focus on soft skin textures and folds in the sheets. First I made a rough estimation of the composition in charcoal. I worked it out with Conté pastel pencils (black and white) later. Relax Baby! After the completion of my colored pencil drawing ‘Leiden – Herengracht – 14-09-21’ I was in the mood for some simple stuff, nothing fancy. So I had her take a comfortable position, reading a book on paradoxes I bought a couple of weeks ago at the Groninger Museum. I like these talks with my model because it both makes us relax and somehow this relaxation speaks through the musculature in her back. I tried to capture that and I think I got away with it. Moreover, the bond between artist and model is important and when the right chemistry is there, magic can happen. Materials Completely coincidental the first thing I pulled out of the bag of drawing paper was a block of Strathmore Toned Gray. In my pencil and pastel case I found an old charcoal holder. Perfect for a session on the bed with me sketching on the bedside. When I come to think of it, the best model sessions are improvised, not fixated on too many poses. It can cramp both model and artist. The iPad Pro...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Art

Materials

Pastel

"Still Life with Flowers, gloves and walking stick"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Bruno Hohlfeld (1862–1917) "Still Life with Flowers, gloves and walking stick” This elegant oil painting on canvas by Bruno Hohlfeld, a distinguished German artist of the late 19th ...
Category

Early 20th Century Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

David Loggan Cambridge View Frontispiece Cantabrigia engraving 1715
Located in London, GB
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Category

1710s Realist Art

Materials

Engraving

The Sportsmen - Early 20th Century British illustration
Located in London, GB
STEPHEN BAGHOT DE LA BERE (1877-1927) The Sportsmen Signed Watercolour and pencil Framed 36 by 30.5 cm., 14 ¼ by 12 in. (frame size 48.5 by 43 cm., 19 by 17 in.) Baghot de la Ber...
Category

1890s Realist Art

Materials

Watercolor

20th Century British Theatre Costume Design by John Dronsfield
Located in London, GB
JOHN DRONSFIELD (1900-1951) Costume Design Signed l.l.: Dronsfield Watercolour and pencil Unframed 42 by 34 cm., 16 ½ by 13 ½ in. (mount size 61.5 by 53 cm., 24 ¼ by 21 in.) John...
Category

Early 20th Century Realist Art

Materials

Watercolor

Nineteenth Century Winter Landscape in Pennsylvania by Thomas Birch
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Thomas Birch (American, born England, 1779-1851) Winter Landscape, Pennsylvania Oil on canvas, 18 x 24 inches FRAMED: 27 x 33 inches (approx.) Thomas Birch was born in Warwickshire, England, son of the enamel and miniature painter William Russell Birch (1755-1834). He and his father settled in Philadelphia in 1794 and produced popular sets of engravings that documented the city's growth such as The City of Philadelphia (1800) and Country Seats (1808). Thomas Birch began to paint portraits around 1806, and soon gravitated to the subjects that made him famous, landscapes, winter scenes, and marine scenes. Birch also painted numerous winter scenes throughout his career, perhaps influenced by the popularity of sleighing and skating in Philadelphia. His landscapes represented the more rustic tradition of English painting and although the subject matter was either the Pennsylvania of New Jersey countryside, Birch’s imagination was oriented toward seventeenth century Dutch painting as he was influenced by artists Jan van Goyen and Salomon van Ruysdael. Birch frequently exhibited his work at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the Artists’ Fund Society, formed in 1835. His art was influential in the later development of the Hudson River School of painting and the style of romantic realism...
Category

Early 19th Century Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Summer - Chalk Drawing Design for Minton charger by Herbert Wilson Foster
Located in London, GB
HERBERT WILSON FOSTER (1846-1929) Summer Inscribed with title beneath the mount Chalk, circular Framed Diameter 42 cm., 16 ½ in. (frame size 61 by 58 cm., 24 by 22 ¾ in.) Herbert Wilson Foster was born in Endon, Staffordshire. He attended Hanley School of Art before continuing his studies in London, Belgium and France. His paintings of rural and domestic subjects were exhibited at the Royal Academy between 1873 and 1899. In 1893 he accepted a teaching position at the Nottingham School of Art, where his pupils included Laura Knight and Harold Knight. Works by him are in the collections of the Minton archives; the Wisbech & Fenland Museum; Leicester Art Gallery; Rushcliffe Council and Nottingham Castle Museum. In addition to his work as a painter he worked as a porcelain painter, working at one point on the tile panels in the Victoria & Albert Museum. He is known to have worked at Mintons from 1872 where he specialized in portraits of contemporary personalities, including members of the Royal Family. This head of a girl was probably intended for a painted ceramic wall charger...
Category

1870s Realist Art

Materials

Chalk, Pencil

Winter Sunlight in the Forest 20th Century Realist Oil Painting by German Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Winter Sunlight in the Forest 20th Century Realist Oil Painting by German Landscape Artist, Wolfgang Heinz (1930–2014). Art measures 32 x 28 inches Frame measures 39 x 34.5 inches ...
Category

Late 20th Century Realist Art

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Cotton Canvas, Oil

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