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Magenta Magnolia Realism 36 x 36 Oil Canvas Gallery Wrapped Floral Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Susan is a native Houstonian. She is passionate about oil painting, specializing in large scale florals. She was inspired to start painting florals when she began photographing flowe...
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2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Staten Island Ferry" WPA Modern NYC Cityscape Mid-Century Realism 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
New York City artist Gerald Bernstein painted a cityscape, "Staten Island Ferry" in the 1930s. The mid 20th Century realistic oil painting was painted during the WPA era. Bernstein ...
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1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

“Central Park”
Located in Southampton, NY
‘Contemporary American Realism’. He grew up in Wilmington, Delaware and later moved to New York where he
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Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

On The Town: After Hours / restaurant bar scene oil on canvas
By Mimi Jensen
Located in Burlingame, CA
painted American Realism still life scene that is 18 x 24 inches and features an electrically lit bar with
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

View from Taft Franklin ST, Los Angeles
By Larry Cohen
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
1994 American Realism-Figurative Painting, Cline Fien Art Gallery, Santa Fe, NM Flowers, Babcock
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1980s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

"A Winter Scene" 2023 oil painting, red abandoned barn covered in snow - realism
By Terry Elkins
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil and graphite on canvas painting by Contemporary American Painter Terry Elkins. It depicts an
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Graphite

A TIME TO SHEAR Realism Light and Shadow, Sheep Ovis (Latin) Oil on Canvas
By Luke Autrey
Located in Houston, TX
, American Impressionist James Scoppettone. Luke's current series is inspired by his upbringing on a farm in
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2010s American Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

After Smoke: large limited edition abstract screen print, signed Artist Proof
By Sam Gilliam
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
(2024); Day for Night: New American Realism, organized by the Aïshti Foundation, Palazzo Barberini, Rome
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1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Archival Paper, Screen

Ruby Red Rose I I Realism Oil on Canvas Gallery Wrapped Floral 48 x 36
Located in Houston, TX
Ruby Red Rose Oil on canvas gallery wrapped48" x 36". This is a a second in Susan Meek's Rose Series. Red roses symbolize all the qualities that speak to a powerful and genuinely ...
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2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Painters in Paris / oil on canvas with Modigliani and persimmons
By Mimi Jensen
Located in Burlingame, CA
magazine. “Painters in Paris” is a meticulously painted American Realism still life that is 18 x 24
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Linen, Oil

"Stages of Grief" by Rizaldy - Disrupted Realism Dark Figurative Nude Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Francisco Art Fair '24 by The American Art Gallery. Initially driven by a need to process complex personal
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Serpentine with Orchids Modernist Silkscreen Signed Screenprint
By Michael Mazur
Located in Surfside, FL
images of implied violence and its emotional residue. Virginia M. Mecklenburg Modern American Realism
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Early 2000s American Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Screen

Daniel Douke (American, b. 1943) Romeo Juliet Cigar Box Acrylic Painting
Located in Queens, NY
, New Britain, CT Contemporary American Realism VII, M.A. Doran Gallery, Tulsa, OK 2003 Art & Affinities
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21st Century and Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Acrylic

"March Avery in Beret, " Milton Avery, American Modernism, Portrait of Artist
By Milton Avery
Located in New York, NY
. Always at odds with the dominate style of the time, be it the American Scene Painting and Social Realism
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1950s American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Crayon, Pencil, Graphite

Oil Refinery at Night (Study for Reclamation)
By Christopher Ganz
Located in Chicago, IL
Contemporary American Realism: Fort Wayne Museum of Art 2012 National Biennial, Fort Wayne, IN, Aug.11-Oct. 28
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Waterc...

Materials

Chalk, Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Archival Paper, Pen

The Reclamation - Large Scale Charcoal Drawing
By Christopher Ganz
Located in Chicago, IL
American Realism: Fort Wayne Museum of Art 2012 National Biennial, Fort Wayne, IN, Aug.11-Oct. 28 32nd
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Water...

Materials

Charcoal, Archival Paper

Rare Lionel Kalish poster "the Yiddish lesson" 1969
Located in Surfside, FL
Newman Gallery and Koplin Gallery, Santa Monica, CA Horwitch Newman Gallery, “About American Realism
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1960s Pop Art Figurative Prints

Original Oil Painting LIONS in a Modernist Illustration Mod Naive Graphic Style
Located in Surfside, FL
Newman Gallery, “About American Realism,” Scottsdale, AZ 1996 Horwitch Newman and Jerry Solomon Gallery
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1960s Pop Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

Original Oil Painting LIONS in a Modernist Illustration Mod Naive Graphic Style
Located in Surfside, FL
Newman Gallery, “About American Realism,” Scottsdale, AZ 1996 Horwitch Newman and Jerry Solomon Gallery
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1960s Pop Art Animal Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

City Scape
By Abraham Walkowitz
Located in Los Angeles, CA
American Realism gained in favor, Walkowitz continued his experiments with form and line, especially in his
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1910s Cubist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Watercolor

Red Ball: Large Photo-Realist Painting of Industrial Red Ball Hook on Blue
Located in Hudson, NY
1996 A Survey of Contemporary American Realism, Posco Gallery, Seoul, South Korea 1991 A Small Bite Of
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Early 2000s Photorealist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Cargo Boom: Large Photo-Realist Nautical Painting on Canvas in Pale Blue
Located in Hudson, NY
1996 A Survey of Contemporary American Realism, Posco Gallery, Seoul, South Korea 1991 A Small Bite Of
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Early 2000s Photorealist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

DRH Johnson (Photo-Realist Painting on Canvas of a Red Yellow Hook on Blue)
Located in Hudson, NY
1996 A Survey of Contemporary American Realism, Posco Gallery, Seoul, South Korea 1991 A Small Bite Of
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1990s Photorealist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Essex V (Large Photorealist Oil Painting on Canvas of a Red Train Wheel)
Located in Hudson, NY
1996 A Survey of Contemporary American Realism, Posco Gallery, Seoul, South Korea 1991 A Small Bite Of
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Early 2000s Photorealist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Red Tug (Nautical Photorealist Oil Painting on Canvas of a Red Boat)
Located in Hudson, NY
1996 A Survey of Contemporary American Realism, Posco Gallery, Seoul, South Korea 1991 A Small Bite Of
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1990s Photorealist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Margaret Eakins, " Thomas Eakins, Portrait of Wife Photography, American Art
By Thomas Eakins
Located in New York, NY
Philadelphia, Thomas Eakins was a portrait and genre painter whom many regard as the father of modern realism
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1880s Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

"Going to America" African Slave Ship by Black folk artist F.L. Doc Spellmon
By Doc Spellmon
Located in San Antonio, TX
: Oil "Going To America" Biography Doc Spellmon (1925 - 2008) F.L. “Doc” Spellmon (1925
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1960s Folk Art Landscape Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Oil

Wheat Field (Contemporary Abstract Landscape Oil Painting on Paper, Framed)
By Leigh Palmer
Located in Hudson, NY
"Modern American Realism: The Sara Roby Foundation Collection", National Museum of American Art
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Early 2000s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Archival Paper

8 Track II - Graffiti and rust covered bridge contemporary photorealist painting
By Roland Kulla
Located in Chicago, IL
Biennial: Contemporary American Realism. Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Ft. Wayne, IN Perceptions of Solitude
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Calumet Double Lift II, Steel Bridges, Contemporary Photorealist Painting
By Roland Kulla
Located in Chicago, IL
. Brickton Art Center, Park Ridge, IL. 2006 Biennial: Contemporary American Realism. Fort Wayne Museum of
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Red Rocks - Boulder, Colorado
By Eve Drewelowe
Located in Denver, CO
(1976); "Awards Exhibition," Boulder Art Center (1977); "American Realism," Robischon Gallery, Denver
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Bill Sullivan: New York, NY (Cityscape Oil Painting, Pink Sunset in Manhattan)
By Bill Sullivan
Located in Hudson, NY
, Organized by Art Group, Leslie-Lohman Gallery,NYC American Realism, The Bijutsu Seka, Various Japanese
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1990s Fauvist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Red House Duluth (Mid-Century Abstracted Landscape by William Clutz)
By William Clutz
Located in Hudson, NY
Exhibitions (cont’d.) San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, CA American Realism 1985 Schoelkopf Gallery, NY
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1960s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Going to Mendocino
By Willard Dixon
Located in Burlingame, CA
horizontal painting — oil on canvas — from American Realist Willard Dixon. The canvas is 12 x 48 inches and
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ocean Beach -- oil on canvas
By Willard Dixon
Located in Burlingame, CA
early sunset. Blue sky with warm sand scene is inspired by California's Ocean Beach from American
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Ridge - oil on canvas
By Willard Dixon
Located in Burlingame, CA
— oil on canvas — from American Realist Willard Dixon. The canvas is 12 x 36 inches and it is framed in
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

DEATH VALLEY - desert beauty horizontal landscape
By Willard Dixon
Located in Burlingame, CA
finest American contemporary realist painters, Willard Dixon has painted Northern California and western
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

View From the Window, Oil on Canvas
By Willard Dixon
Located in Burlingame, CA
/ Transamerica Pyramid, San Francisco, CA American Realism/ William Sawyer Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1984: San
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21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Lafayette Sq Crossing 1976 (Framed Modern Pastel of NYC Street by William Clutz)
By William Clutz
Located in Hudson, NY
Exhibitions (cont’d.) San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, CA American Realism 1985 Schoelkopf Gallery, NY
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1970s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Archival Paper

Looking Down Morning Side (Framed Colorful Pastel of NYC Window, William Clutz)
By William Clutz
Located in Hudson, NY
Modern Art, CA American Realism 1985 Schoelkopf Gallery, NY 1985 Art and the Law, West Publishing Co
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1970s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Archival Paper

Midtown Summer Light I (Abstract Figurative Painting on Canvas by William Clutz)
By William Clutz
Located in Hudson, NY
Exhibitions (cont’d.) San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, CA American Realism 1985 Schoelkopf Gallery, NY
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1990s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Opening No. 42 (Romanticist Style Abstract Oil Landscape Painting in Pale Blue)
By Leigh Palmer
Located in Hudson, NY
Gallery, New York. Traveled to museums in NJ, TN, IN, AZ, CA, NY and UT 1987 "Modern American Realism
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled II (Hudson River School Style Encaustic Landscape Painting)
By Leigh Palmer
Located in Hudson, NY
Realism: The Sara Roby Foundation Collection", National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institute
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2010s Hudson River School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Wax, Encaustic, Panel

Untitled VIII (Encaustic Hudson River School Style Encaustic Landscape Painting)
By Leigh Palmer
Located in Hudson, NY
museums in NJ, TN, IN, AZ, CA, NY and UT 1987 "Modern American Realism: The Sara Roby Foundation
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2010s Hudson River School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Wax, Encaustic, Panel

Untitled I (Hudson River School Encaustic Landscape Painting in Soft Green)
By Leigh Palmer
Located in Hudson, NY
Realism: The Sara Roby Foundation Collection", National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institute
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2010s Hudson River School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Wax, Encaustic, Panel

Untitled VII (Hudson River School Style Encaustic Landscape Painting)
By Leigh Palmer
Located in Hudson, NY
museums in NJ, TN, IN, AZ, CA, NY and UT 1987 "Modern American Realism: The Sara Roby Foundation
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2010s Hudson River School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Wax, Encaustic, Panel

Downtown Park Figures: Mid Century Abstract Figurative Painting by William Clutz
By William Clutz
Located in Hudson, NY
Modern Art, CA American Realism 1985 Schoelkopf Gallery, NY 1985 Art and the Law, West Publishing Co. MN
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1960s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Street Shopping (Impressionistic 1970s New York Cityscape by William Clutz)
By William Clutz
Located in Hudson, NY
Exhibitions (cont’d.) San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, CA American Realism 1985 Schoelkopf Gallery, NY
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1970s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

IV (Hudson River School Style Encaustic Landscape Painting of a Farm Blue Sky)
By Leigh Palmer
Located in Hudson, NY
museums in NJ, TN, IN, AZ, CA, NY and UT 1987 "Modern American Realism: The Sara Roby Foundation
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2010s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Wax, Encaustic, Panel

Out the Window 9th Floor (Black and White Pastel NYC Drawing) by William Clutz
By William Clutz
Located in Hudson, NY
Exhibitions (cont’d.) San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, CA American Realism 1985 Schoelkopf Gallery, NY
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Archival Paper

"PALOMINO AND COLE" Richard Schmid (1934-2021) California, Vermont, Colorado,
Located in San Antonio, TX
technical expert on European and American realism. Studies with him involved working exclusively from life
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1960s Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Richard Schmid (1934-2021) San Francisco de Asis Mission Church, Taos, New Mex.
Located in San Antonio, TX
Brussels and the Superior Institute in Antwerp, was a technical expert on European and American realism
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Street Awning: Abstracted Figurative New York Oil Painting c. 1963 William Clutz
By William Clutz
Located in Hudson, NY
Modern Art, CA American Realism 1985 Schoelkopf Gallery, NY 1985 Art and the Law, West Publishing Co. MN
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1960s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

"Long Wharf, Sag Harbor"
By Raphael Soyer
Located in Southampton, NY
recognizable face or figure over the expressive drip or splash. He became America's leading advocate of
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1950s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Afterglow - Original Oil Painting with Setting Sun Reflecting Romantic Colors
By Rose Freymuth-Frazier
Located in Chicago, IL
, CA, 2016 American Realism: Past to Present - Cavalier Galleries, New York City, 2015 Les Petit
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Promise of Spring, Reflective Sky in Pink, Blue, and Gold Tones, Original Oil
By Rose Freymuth-Frazier
Located in Chicago, IL
Show - Copro Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, 2016 American Realism: Past to Present - Cavalier Galleries
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Linen

Blood Moon - Original Oil Painting with Soft Light Reflecting Romantic Colors
By Rose Freymuth-Frazier
Located in Chicago, IL
Show - Copro Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, 2016 American Realism: Past to Present - Cavalier Galleries
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

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  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 15, 2024
    The artist associated with Urban Realism and American Scene painting is Edward Hopper. Throughout the early 20th century, he created paintings of New York City that captured the feelings of isolation associated with urban life. His best-known works include Nighthawks, Automat, Chop Suey and Office at Night. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of Edward Hopper art.