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Realist Interior Paintings

REALIST STYLE

Realist art attempts to portray its subject matter without artifice. Similar to naturalism, authentic realist paintings and prints see an integration of true-to-life colors, meticulous detail and linear perspectives for accurate portrayals of the world. 

Work that involves illusionistic techniques of realism dates back to the classical world, such as the deceptive trompe l’oeil used since ancient Greece. Art like this became especially popular in the 17th century when Dutch artists like Evert Collier painted objects that appeared real enough to touch. Realism as an artistic movement, however, usually refers to 19th-century French realist artists such as Honoré Daumier exploring social and political issues in biting lithographic prints, while the likes of Gustave Courbet and Jean-François Millet painting people — particularly the working class — with all their imperfections, navigating everyday urban life. This was a response to the dominant academic art tradition that favored grand paintings of myth and history. 

By the turn of the 20th century, European artists, such as the Pre-Raphaelites, were experimenting with nearly photographic realism in their work, as seen in the attention to every botanical attribute of the flowers surrounding the drowned Ophelia painted by English artist John Everett Millais.

Although abstraction was the guiding style of 20th-century art, the realism trend in American modern art endured in Edward Hopper, Andrew Wyeth and other artists’ depictions of the complexities of the human experience. In the late 1960s, Photorealism emerged with artists like Chuck Close and Richard Estes giving their paintings the precision of a frame of film.

Contemporary artists such as Jordan Casteel, LaToya Ruby Frazier and Aliza Nisenbaum are now using the unvarnished realist approach for honest representations of people and their worlds. Alongside traditional mediums, technology such as virtual reality, artificial intelligence and immersive installations are helping artists create new sensations of realism in art.

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Style: Realist
Snowdrops. Original oil painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
Snowdrops are the first flowers that appear in my garden. Their fragility and incredible tenderness are amazing. The various shades of white color of the flower, the reflections of t...
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2010s Realist Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Coffee & Tea, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A woman sits on a bench, sipping her drink, outside of St. Mark’s Coffee & Tea in the East Village. The cafe’s red facade contrasts with the subdued urban e...

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Paintings

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Oil

Signed Antique American Realist Nude Woman Portrait Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring 26 by 34 inches overall and 20 by 28 painting alone. In excellent condition. Handsomely framed in a period ar...
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1930s Realist Interior Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique French Large Finely Framed 19th C Realist Flower Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique French realist flower still life painting by Jules Edouard Diart (1840 - 1890) . Oil on canvas. Signed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a period go...
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1860s Realist Interior Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Poor Girl – An Early Genre Scene by Julius Kronberg, 1873
Located in Stockholm, SE
This small, tenderly rendered painting— titled The Poor Girl (Den fattiga flickan)—offers a rare glimpse into Julius Kronberg’s early period, when he was still exploring the genre mo...
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1870s Realist Interior Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Magnolia. Original oil painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
These stunning magnolia placed in a transparent vase. A dark background helps to reveal delicate forms of flowers and capture the reactions of light with glass. The medium used is oi...
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2010s Realist Interior Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Apples and limes. Original oil painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Apples and limes” is an ode to the simple pleasures of life, inviting viewers to appreciate the inherent beauty in everyday objects. I tried to find the color harmony of yellow - gr...
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2010s Realist Interior Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

19th Century American Realist Fruit Still Life Finely Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very finely painted 19th Century American realist still life painting. Oil on canvas. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a period giltwood molding. Excellent c...
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1870s Realist Interior Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique American Fluffy Pomeranian Dog Portrait Wide Gold Frame Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Incredible signed early American dog portrait painting. Oil on board. Signed. Housed in a period gold giltwood frame.
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1870s Realist Interior Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Japanese cherry. Original oil painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Japanese cherry“ is a painting that pays homage to the natural beauty and timeless elegance of this flowering tree. My intention was to keep tenderness and fragility of flowers, a ...
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2010s Realist Interior Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

White lilies" floral still life realism of the Volskya Liliyaily.
Located in Zofingen, AG
"White lilies" floral still life realism of the Volsky Lily. The painting is done in oil on canvas. It is written in 3 layers. Flowers look very impressive on a dark background. Lil...
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2010s Realist Interior Paintings

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Canvas, Lacquer, Oil

Lemons. Original oil painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Lemons” is an ode to the simple pleasures of life, inviting viewers to appreciate the inherent beauty in everyday objects. The central place is occupied by a plate of lemons with le...
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2010s Realist Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Narcissus. Original Oil Painting with Flowers by Irina Trushkova
Located in Zofingen, AG
These stunning spring narcissus are placed in a transparent vase. The bright yellow flowers create a vivid color contrast against the silvery blue background focusing the viewer's ey...
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2010s Realist Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Lacquer

Large Elegant Antique American Sultry Framed Portrait of Woman Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American portrait oil painting by Allan Lee Swisher (1888 - 1960). Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 39H by 30L.
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1910s Realist Interior Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Purple lace of white peonies" realistic still life by Liliya Volskaya
Located in Zofingen, AG
Purple lace of white peonies" realistic still life by Lilia Volskaya. Flowers are the ultimate delight in beauty, which is flawless. The slight curves of lines, tones and semitones, ...
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2010s Realist Interior Paintings

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Canvas, Lacquer, Oil

'Historic English Chapel Interior, ' by Unknown, Watercolor Painting
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This framed and matted 16" x 19" watercolor painting by an Unknown artist depicts an historic English chapel interior. The interior of the church features the large stained glass window pane...
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19th Century Realist Interior Paintings

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Watercolor

Portrait of Jeannie Netter, wearing a Burgundy dress
Located in West Sussex, GB
Fedor Encke (1851-1926) – German Full length Portrait of Jeannie Netter, standing in an interior, wearing a Burgundy Velvet Dress holding a Pink Rose Oil on canvas :85 ¾ x 50 ¼ in. Frame :103 x 67 ¼ in. Signed & inscribed ‘New York’. Circa 1910 Jeannie Netter was an American born musician and song-writer but was mostly merited for her sculpture having been taught by the Russian artist Bernstamm. Fedor Encke was born in Berlin, Germany in 1851. Younger brother of Erdmann Encke who was a sculptor, Encke was the illegitimate grandson of King Frederick Wilhelm II of Prussia and Mistress Wilhelmine Encke, Countess of Lichtenau. Fedor studied under Karl Gussow in Berlin and then went on to study in Rome and Paris. Although he set up a studio in Berlin during the 1880’s, he seems to have travelled regularly between Paris and New York painting many American Society sitters, including President Theodore Roosevelt. Encke’s portrait of Roosevelt dressed in Rough Rider uniform, originally hung in the dining room of the White House and is now at the Presidents place of birth, Segamore Hill, New York. This portrait was also published as the frontispiece of ‘The Rough Riders’ by C. Scribners&Sons, 1899. Encke was in Paris in 1902 and painted the two banking giants, John H. Harjes and J.P. Morgan both having their portraits painted at the same time. To try and finish Morgan’s painting Encke hired a young photographer named Edward Steichen to take Morgan’s picture as a kind of aid memoir to minimize the sitting time. This photograph and the painting that resulted from it caused a considerable stir because of the uncompromising pose of Morgan. The portrait became synonymous with the new capitalism. Encke seems to have been very well connected socially and painted for many members of the European nobility as a result. Encke died in 1926. Works in Museums: Segamore Hill, New York (Portrait of Theodore Roosevelt) National Portrait Gallery America; Smithsonian; Brooklyn Museum of Art; Philadelphia Museum of Art. Bibl: Book on Moses Ezekiel...
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1890s Realist Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

Book Club, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Nick Savides took inspiration from a Book Club Bar on East 3rd Street in the East Village in New York City. Intrigued by its open-front design, he studie...

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Paintings

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Oil

Roosters and Hens in a Barn 19th century E. Binam
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Roosters and Hens in a Barn 19th century E. Binam (Belgian? 19th century) Oil on wood panel 8 1/4 x 5 /12 (10 1/4 x 13 1/4 frame) Though little is known about E. Binam, he was clea...
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1890s Realist Interior Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Shadow of a Tree on Facade, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Two modern buildings, one raw sienna, and the other white, stand side by side against a deep blue sky. The daylight in the background contrasts with the struc...

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Paintings

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Acrylic

Oysters and lemon
Located in Zofingen, AG
The bird’s eye view, strong light on the mother-of-pearl of oysters and folds create this image. The medium used is oil on canvas, which allows to capture the vibrant color, delicate texture, and the play of light on the subject matter. The iridescent oysters contrast on a black plate focusing the viewer's eye towards the center of the composition. Color palette in “Oysters and lemon...
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2010s Realist Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American Trompe L'Oil Interior Scene Finely Framed 19th C Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American interior scene oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Image size, 20H by 16L.
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1880s Realist Interior Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Pocket Red Pomegranate - original realism still life fruit - contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. Rich, vibrant, and bursting with life, this striking still lif...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Paintings

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Acrylic, Board

In an embrace. Original oil painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Japanese cherry“ is a painting that pays homage to the natural beauty and timeless elegance of this flowering tree. My intention was to keep tenderness and fragility of flowers, a ...
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2010s Realist Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Baciami" Olio su tela cm. 60 x 120
Located in Torino, IT
Divertente interno con tavolo ,oggetti e rospo, il titolo -Baciami- è riferito al rospo..... magari diventa un principe...
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2010s Realist Interior Paintings

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Oil

Antique Oil on Canvas Orientalist Painting Moorish Spain Gate of The Sun Toledo
Located in Portland, OR
A large & important Orientalist oil on canvas painting, Moorish Spain, by Pollok Sinclair Nesbit (1848-1922) ASRA, "The Gate of the Sun" Toledo, 1872. A member of The Royal Scottish ...
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1870s Realist Interior Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Charming Dog Painting, Two Springer Spaniels Sitting in a Wing Chair a Tight Fit
Located in Charleston, US
"Tight Fit" a charming narrative dog painting by Beth Carlson of two beautiful Springer Spaniel dogs cozily sharing a wing chair in a living room interior. T...
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2010s Realist Interior Paintings

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Oil

Spring Collection: Pocket Bluebells, Baroque Still Life, Flower art, Realism
Located in Deddington, GB
Spring Collection: Pocket Bluebells is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to...
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2010s Realist Interior Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Spring Collection: Pocket Daffodil [2024], Baroque Still Life, flower
Located in Deddington, GB
Spring Collection: Pocket Daffodil is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to ...
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2010s Realist Interior Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Small fragments of light" cm. 30 x 40 2024
Located in Torino, IT
Bright interior of ancient house with fireplace and white cat Luisa Albert was born in Turin, Italy where she currently lives and works. In 1989 she enrolled at the Istituto Europeo...
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Early 2000s Realist Interior Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Pocket Pale Blue Sloes [2023], Baroque Still Life Painting, Small art, Fruit art
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Pale Blue Sloes is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroque stil...
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2010s Realist Interior Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique Dog Painting Collies in Horse Stable w/ Saddle and Blanket, 19th century
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Antique Dog Painting "Collies in Horse Stable with Saddle and Blanket" Auguste Vimar (French 1851-1916) Circa 1900 21 x 17 1/2 (29 x 25 1/2 frame) inches An excellent depiction of collies in the barn awaiting their master. The color and textures are very evocative of an actual stable right down to the hay scattered about. With its original frame, this is quite the statement piece. Auguste Vimar was a French painter, sculptor, designer and illustrator though he is best known for his talents as an illustrator. He illustrated great classics like La Fontaine's Fables or books by his friends, such as L'Arche de Noé by Paul Guigou...
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Early 1900s Realist Interior Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique American Realist Art Deco Framed Signed Young Woman Portrait Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
American school realist portrait oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 20H by 16L.
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1940s Realist Interior Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Pocket Striped Bellona Tulip, Original Painting, Flower, Still Life, Plant
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Striped Bellona Tulip is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroqu...
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2010s Realist Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Artichokes Original painting, Still life art, Real art
Located in Deddington, GB
Artichokes, oil paint on paper on board ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Kate Verrion [2024] Original painting Oil Paint on paper on board Complete size of framed work: 23.5 H x 28.5 W x 2 D...
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2010s Realist Interior Paintings

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Paper, Oil, Board

Signed Italian Oil Painting Realist Flowers in Pewter Vase, Peonies
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Italian School, signed lower left, 20th century Title: Flowers in a Pewter Vase Medium: oil painting on board , framed Size: framed: 15.5 x 13.5 inches painting: ...
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20th Century Realist Interior Paintings

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Oil

"View of Samarkand"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Unidentified Artist, 20th Century – "View of Samarkand" Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 106 x 73 cm (unframed), 130 x 92 cm (framed) Signature: Lower left corner (illegible) Pro...
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20th Century Realist Interior Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Early 20th Century Oil of French Stone Building entitled Interieur et Exteriuer
Located in Preston, GB
Early 20th Century Oil of French Stone Building entitled 'Interieur et Exteriuer' by the Award-Winning French Artist, Charles Perron (1893 – 1958). Presented in a beautiful ornate period gold frame...
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Early 20th Century Realist Interior Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

Fig and Marmalade Orange, Original painting, Still life art, Fruit
Located in Deddington, GB
Fig and Marmalade Orange, Oil on Paper on board ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Fig and Marmalade Orange, Oil on Paper on board Kate Verrion [2024] Original painting Oil Paint on paper on b...
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2010s Realist Interior Paintings

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Paper, Oil, Board

Still Life with Purple Echinops Globe Thistle Flowers in Rustic French Interior
Located in Preston, GB
Still Life with Purple Echinops Globe Thistle Flowers in a Pewter Tankard, set within a Rustic French Farmhouse Interior by 20th Century Artist, Robert Chailloux...
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1990s Realist Interior Paintings

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Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

French Mid Century Still Life, Tablescape, Nature Morte. Oil on Board.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Large scale mid 20th Century French, oil on board, still life, tablescape, interior view, by Claude Barthélémy. Signed bottom left, presented in fine carved wood and gilt frame, with...
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Mid-20th Century Realist Interior Paintings

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Oil, Board

Old Times House Interior Scene with Naughty Boy 19th century Genre Oil Painting
Located in Stockholm, SE
The painting captures a wonderfully amusing family moment set in the 16th century. In the center of the painting we see the father, exhausted by worries and dozing in his chair in fr...
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Late 19th Century Realist Interior Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Oil

Portrait of Chlorinda with Letter - British art Victorian genre oil painting
By George Wells
Located in London, GB
This charming oil portrait painting is by noted British Victorian artist George Wells. Painted circa 1880 we know the elegant sitter is Chlorinda but her relationship to Wells is unk...
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19th Century Realist Interior Paintings

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Oil

Walnuts in white bowl, Original painting, Still life art, Real art
Located in Deddington, GB
Walnuts in a whiter bowl, oil on paper on board ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Kate Verrion [2024] Original painting Oil Paint on paper on board Complete size of framed work: 23.5 H x 28.5...
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2010s Realist Interior Paintings

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Paper, Oil, Board

Antique American School Museum Quality Fruit Still Life Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school realist fruit still life oil painting. Oil on board. Unsigned. Framed. Image size, 16L x 16H.
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1850s Realist Interior Paintings

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Oil, Board

The School Room - Flemish 19th century art interior genre oil painting children
By Ferdinand de Braekeleer the Elder
Located in London, GB
This charming Flemish genre oil painting is attributed to Ferdinand de Braekeleer the Elder. Painted circa 1850 it is a fine realist genre scene of the interior of a school room, a t...
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19th Century Realist Interior Paintings

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Oil

1889 Scottish Artist Norman M. Macdougall (1852-1939) Antique Genre O/c painting
Located in Palm Coast, FL
Up for sale is a phenomenal large antique original oil painting on canvas by listed British/Scottish artist Norman M Macdougall (UK,1852-1939) depicting a genre scene. Titled "Boy re...
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19th Century Realist Interior Paintings

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Oil

Vincenzo Colleoni (Venetian Master) - 19th century painting - Interior Masks
Located in Varmo, IT
Vincenzo Colleoni (Active in Venice in the second half of the 19th century) - Interior scene with masked characters. 110 x 160 cm without frame, 145 x 194 cm with frame. Antique oi...
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Late 19th Century Realist Interior Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Pocket Pink Pomegranate - original realism still life fruit - contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. A softer, more delicate take on the iconic pomegranate, this e...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Paintings

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Acrylic, Board

Antique Large Academic Male Nude Portrait Artist Studio Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique male nude interior scene portrait. Finely painted and impressive in person. Oil on canvas. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a period black ad gold wo...
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1870s Realist Interior Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mountain Top Splendor, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
An abandoned house stands in solitude atop a mountain, its peeling paint and broken roof telling stories of time gone by. Wildflowers scatter around. Twisted tr...

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Paintings

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Oil

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...
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1890s Realist Interior Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Oil

Pocket Pinky Red Pomegranate, Baroque Still Life, fruit
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Pinky Red Pomegranate is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with a nod to baroqu...
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2010s Realist Interior Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Pocket Mauve Plum - original realism still life fruit - contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. A luscious plum, its dusky mauve skin infused with hints of de...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Paintings

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Acrylic, Board

Standing Proud, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A house proudly stands against a fiery sky, its weathered walls and darkened windows hinting at stories left untold. Artist Art Clark drew inspiration from his ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"Pomegranates and Earthenware" 2013 Sarah Lamb oil painting still life
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Pomegranates and Earthenware" is a 2013 Sarah Lamb oil painting still life. Sarah Lamb is a talented and dynamic realist painter. With classical s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Oysters with blue striped drapery
Located in Zofingen, AG
The bird’s eye view and strong light on the mother-of-pearl of oysters and folds create this image. The medium used is oil on canvas, which captures the vibrant color, delicate textu...
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2010s Realist Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

That Time It Snowed on the Hollywood Sign, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Jesse Aldana presents an expansive view of Los Angeles, showing the famous Hollywood sign in the distance. The piece captures a dramatic passage from a...

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

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