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"Ice and Rugosa" Photorealist oil painting of a white ice machine with blue sky
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
.” - Philip Eliasoph New England fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social Realism
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Flamma Solaire" brilliant beach fire in front of sunset, oil on canvas, framed
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
.” - Philip Eliasoph
New England fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Vineyard Voyage" a fun bright ferry painted coming into the port
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
.” - Philip Eliasoph New England fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social Realism
Category
2010s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
“ Hydrangeas and Ice”, a still life acrylic on canvas during the Golden Hour
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
.” - Philip Eliasoph New England fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social Realism
Category
2010s Surrealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Twilight Ice" new england beach
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
.” - Philip Eliasoph New England fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social Realism
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Lifeguard Chair" photorealist oil painting of a white lifeguard stand on beach
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
.” - Philip Eliasoph New England fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social Realism
Category
2010s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
“Dawn Patrol” illustrative oil painting depicting surf boards and horizon
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
.” - Philip Eliasoph New England fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social Realism
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Summer Job" photorealist oil painting of a lifeguard on the beach, umbrellas
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
.” - Philip Eliasoph New England fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social Realism
Category
2010s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Chill" seagull perched atop ice box in front of sunset
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
.” - Philip Eliasoph
New England fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Left Behind" photorealistic painting of a colorful ball on the beach
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
.” - Philip Eliasoph
New England fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social
Category
2010s Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Wash Day #5" by Black folk artist F.L. Doc Spellmon Painting on his palette
By Doc Spellmon
Located in San Antonio, TX
prompted her to depict urban images of weddings, funerals,
covered-dish socials and meetings of The Ladies
Category
1960s Folk Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Found Objects, Mixed Media, Oil
"Going to America" African Slave Ship by Black folk artist F.L. Doc Spellmon
By Doc Spellmon
Located in San Antonio, TX
prompted her to depict urban images of weddings, funerals,
covered-dish socials and meetings of The Ladies
Category
1960s Folk Art Landscape Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil
To parents one had to hurt - For the Sake of A Single Verse Rainer Maria Rilke
By Ben Shahn
Located in Kansas City, MO
14, 1969) was a Lithuanian-born American artist. He is best known for his works of social realism
Category
1960s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Partings long seen coming - For the Sake of A Single Verse Rainer Maria Rilke
By Ben Shahn
Located in Kansas City, MO
14, 1969) was a Lithuanian-born American artist. He is best known for his works of social realism
Category
1960s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
To childhood illnesses - For the Sake of A Single Verse Rainer Maria Rilke
By Ben Shahn
Located in Kansas City, MO
14, 1969) was a Lithuanian-born American artist. He is best known for his works of social realism
Category
1960s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Beside the dead - For the Sake of A Single Verse by Rainer Maria Rilke
By Ben Shahn
Located in Kansas City, MO
14, 1969) was a Lithuanian-born American artist. He is best known for his works of social realism
Category
1960s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
One must know the animals - For the Sake of A Single Verse by Rainer Maria Rilke
By Ben Shahn
Located in Kansas City, MO
14, 1969) was a Lithuanian-born American artist. He is best known for his works of social realism
Category
1960s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
The sea itself - For the Sake of A Single Verse by Rainer Maria Rilke
By Ben Shahn
Located in Kansas City, MO
14, 1969) was a Lithuanian-born American artist. He is best known for his works of social realism
Category
1960s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Many Cities - For the Sake of A Single Verse by Rainer Maria Rilke
By Ben Shahn
Located in Kansas City, MO
14, 1969) was a Lithuanian-born American artist. He is best known for his works of social realism
Category
1960s Modern Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
"Ice Bin" oil painting of and old-fashion Ice bin with docks
jetty in back
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
.” - Philip Eliasoph New England fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social Realism
Category
2010s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Beach Ball Sunset" Oil painting of a beach ball on the ocean shore with sunset
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
.” - Philip Eliasoph New England fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social Realism
Category
2010s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"PEACE" photorealistic oil painting of five flags with pink and purple clouds
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
.” - Philip Eliasoph
New England fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social
Category
2010s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Flamma Luna II" oil on canvas painting of a beach bonfire at night
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
.” - Philip Eliasoph New England fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social Realism
Category
2010s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Solar System" photorealist oil painting of a two beach balls in sand at sunset
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
.” - Philip Eliasoph New England fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social Realism
Category
2010s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Samba After Sundown" oil painting of a blue VW bus parked on the beach, sunset
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
.” - Philip Eliasoph New England fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social Realism
Category
2010s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Up Island" Oil painting of a Mobil gas station at night in the moonlight
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
.” - Philip Eliasoph New England fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social Realism
Category
2010s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Dawn
s Early Light" Bright Landscape of a Lighthouse at Sunrise.
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
.” - Philip Eliasoph New England fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social Realism
Category
2010s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Twilight Cruise" oil painting of a red VW bus driving on the beach at sunset
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
.” - Philip Eliasoph New England fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social Realism
Category
2010s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Late Afternoon Glow" oil painting of beach dunes and fence at sunset
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
.” - Philip Eliasoph New England fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social Realism
Category
2010s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Dawn
s Early Light" Vertical oil painting of Edgartown Lighthouse at Sunrise
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
.” - Philip Eliasoph New England fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social Realism
Category
2010s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Sunset Surf" Figurative portrait of a VW Bus on a beach at sunset.
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
.” - Philip Eliasoph New England fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social Realism
Category
2010s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Ice, Menemsha" Bright Blue painting of an ice machine on the shoreline.
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
.” - Philip Eliasoph New England fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social Realism
Category
2010s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Ice, Twice" photorealist oil painting of ice machines and umbrellas in summer
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
.” - Philip Eliasoph New England fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social Realism
Category
2010s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Sunset Surf" Figurative portrait of a VW Bus on a beach at sunset.
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
.” - Philip Eliasoph New England fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social Realism
Category
2010s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Dawn
s Early Light" Bright Landscape of a Lighthouse at Sunrise.
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
.” - Philip Eliasoph New England fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social Realism
Category
2010s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Sunset Fence" Silhouette of a Fence on the Beach with Dramatic Sunset Sky
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
.”
- Philip Eliasoph
New England fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social Realism
Category
2010s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Lifeguard Chair" Painting of a Beach with Bright Colors in Early Morning Light
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
.”
- Philip Eliasoph
New England fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social Realism
Category
2010s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Dock Knots" Rope Tied on a Dock in Dramatic Light with Reflection in Water
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
.”
- Philip Eliasoph
New England fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social Realism
Category
2010s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Seaside Ice" Detailed Painting of Ice Machine on a Hot Summer Shoreline
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
.”
- Philip Eliasoph
New England fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social Realism
Category
2010s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Samba
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social Realism back to the forefront. Born in Springfield
Category
2010s Surrealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
$11,000
"Beach Balls" photorealist oil painting of colorful beachballs on a sandy beach
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
.” - Philip Eliasoph New England fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social Realism
Category
2010s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Samba Sherbet" oil painting of a green VW bus on the beach at sunset
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
.” - Philip Eliasoph New England fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social Realism
Category
2010s Surrealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"L.O.V.E" Oil painting of four colorful flags with blue sky behind
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
.” - Philip Eliasoph
New England fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social
Category
2010s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Sunny Samba" Oil painting of a yellow vintage Volkswagen bus on the beach
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
.” - Philip Eliasoph
New England fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social
Category
2010s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Summer Ice" photorealistic oil painting of a white ice box on a dock
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
.” - Philip Eliasoph
New England fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social
Category
2010s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Edgartown Light" Photo realistic oil painting of Martha
s Vineyard lighthouse
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
.” - Philip Eliasoph
New England fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social
Category
2010s Photorealist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Ice Triptych" Oil painting of red letters from a vintage ice machine
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social Realism back to the forefront. Born in
Category
2010s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Menemsha Ice" photorealistic oil painting of an ice machine Martha
s Vineyard
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
.” - Philip Eliasoph
New England fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social
Category
2010s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Gay Head Light" Photorealist oil painting of a brick lighthouse in Aquinnah
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social Realism back to the forefront. Born
Category
2010s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Musician
By Leo Russell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
design with Tony Valanos and Jan Bowles, his own execution reflecting the "ash can" school of social
Category
1950s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
ABS, Canvas, Oil
1936 Woodblock Print Venus of 23rd St. Skid Row Woodcut NYC Great Depression WPA
By Joseph Solman
Located in Surfside, FL
still partial to Social Realism. But Solman never believed in abstraction for abstraction's sake. "I
Category
20th Century Modern More Art
Materials
Woodcut
"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
Category
1950s American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Crayon, Pencil, Graphite
Night and Day
By Ben Shahn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
what he called "social realism" to a "personal realism." He also increasingly turned to tempera
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Menemsha Daybreak, a massive framed still life of an ice cooler by the beach
By Rob Brooks
Located in Edgartown, MA
fine artist Rob Brooks is a contemporary painter who brings Social Realism back to the forefront. Born
Category
2010s Surrealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Rare Israeli Modernist Figurative Abstract Gouache Painting
By Yosl Bergner
Located in Surfside, FL
Contemporary Art'; participated in group, 'Social Realism'. Retrospective Exhibition: The Tel-Aviv Museum of
Category
20th Century Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
"Untitled" Spice Towers and Vessels
By Yosl Bergner
Located in Surfside, FL
Contemporary Art'; participated in group, 'Social Realism'. Retrospective Exhibition: The Tel-Aviv Museum of
Category
20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Israeli Expressionist Yosl Bergner Modernist Lithograph Kibbutz Coffee Grinder
By Yosl Bergner
Located in Surfside, FL
'Association of Contemporary Art'; participated in group, 'Social Realism'. Retrospective Exhibition: The Tel
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Screen
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Find the exact social realism you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. You can easily find an example made in the Expressionist style, while we also have 1 Expressionist versions to choose from as well. If you’re looking for a social realism from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 20th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. When looking for the right social realism for your space, you can search on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of gray, black, brown and blue. Finding an appealing social realism — no matter the origin — is easy, but Raphael Soyer, William Gropper, Aaron Bohrod, Daniel Ralph Celentano and Ron Croci each produced popular versions that are worth a look. Artworks like these — often created in paint, lithograph and oil paint — can elevate any room of your home. A large social realism can prove too dominant for some spaces — a smaller social realism, measuring 5 high and 3.44 wide, may better suit your needs.
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- Why is Social Realism important?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 15, 2024Social Realism is important because it was a major art movement of the 20th century that elevated everyday people as subjects and appealed to the larger public beyond elite cultural circles. While art that fits this description dates back to the 18th century with artists like William Hogarth in the UK, it became especially prominent in the 20th century between the two World Wars. Artists such as Diego Rivera, Elizabeth Catlett and José Clemente Orozco depicted the lives of laborers and working class people, drawing attention to social issues and oppressive social systems. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of Social Realist art.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 15, 2024In his artwork, Jacob Lawrence used Social Realism to portray the everyday lived experiences of Black Americans. His most famous work is The Migration Series, a narrative piece of 60 18-by-12-inch hardboard panels focused on the Great Migration of Black Americans from the agricultural South to the industrial North between 1910 and 1940. On 1stDibs, shop a diverse assortment of Jacob Lawrence art.
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