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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
Seventies Psychedelic Flowers, Pink Lilys Bouquet, Modern Still Life, Giclée
Seventies Psychedelic Flowers, Pink Lilys Bouquet, Modern Still Life, Giclée

Seventies Psychedelic Flowers, Pink Lilys Bouquet, Modern Still Life, Giclée

By Kind of Cyan

Located in Barcelona, ES

This is an exclusive limited edition color Giclée print, printed on matte photographic paper. The print measures 36 x 24 inches total, with an image size of 32 x 20 in. and a 2 inch...

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2010s Realist Still-life Prints

Materials

Emulsion, Photographic Paper, C Print, Giclée

Red Apple, Realist Lithograph
Red Apple, Realist Lithograph

Red Apple, Realist Lithograph

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: A. Lester Gaba, American (1907 - 1987) Title: Red Apple Year: circa 1980 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition PP 8/10 Size: 29.5 x 26 in. (74.93 x 66.04...

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1970s Realist Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

GAME-WORK #20
GAME-WORK #20

GAME-WORK #20

By Katsunori Hamanishi

Located in Santa Monica, CA

KATSUNORI HAMANISHI (b.1949) GAME-WORK #20 (S.22) c. 1984. Mezzotint, Signed titled and numbered 12/100 in pencil, 13 x 8 5/8 inches. Sheet 18 3/4 x 14 inches. In excellent condi...

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1980s Realist Still-life Prints

Materials

Mezzotint

The Vase with Poppies - Original Handsigned Screenprint
The Vase with Poppies - Original Handsigned Screenprint

The Vase with Poppies - Original Handsigned Screenprint

By Michel Henry

Located in Paris, IDF

Michel HENRY The Vase with Poppies Original screenprint Handsigned in pencil Justified EA (Artist Proof) On vellum 77 x 60 cm (c. 30.3 x 23.6 in) Very good condition, little foxing...

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Late 20th Century Realist Still-life Prints

Materials

Screen

Dark Still Life Photography FIne Art Print - Natura Morte 5 by Koukouwitakis
Dark Still Life Photography FIne Art Print - Natura Morte 5 by Koukouwitakis

Dark Still Life Photography FIne Art Print - Natura Morte 5 by Koukouwitakis

By Evangelos Koukouwitakis

Located in Winterswijk, NL

Dark Still Life Photography FIne Art Print - Natura Morte 5 by Koukouwitakis From the series "Natura Morte" still life The photographic image of the withered flowers, rotten fruit, ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Prints

Materials

Giclée, Lithograph

Orchid, gorgeous signed/n silkscreen by renowned 1970s realist artist
Orchid, gorgeous signed/n silkscreen by renowned 1970s realist artist

Orchid, gorgeous signed/n silkscreen by renowned 1970s realist artist

By Lowell Nesbitt

Located in New York, NY

Lowell Nesbitt Orchid, 1979 Silkscreen on wove paper Pencil signed, dated and numbered 144/175 by Lowell Nesbitt on the front Published by Charles Cardinale Fine Creations, Inc., with blind stamp on the front 25 × 25 inches Unframed This work is pencil signed, dated and numbered 144/175 by Lowell Nesbitt on the front. About Lowell Nesbitt. Lowell Nesbitt, who was born in Baltimore on Oct. 4, 1933, was a graduate of the Tyler School of Art at Temple University in Philadelphia and also attended the Royal College of Art in London, where he worked in stained glass & etching. In 1964, the Corcoran Gallery or Art in Washington gave him one of his first museum exhibitions, and by the mid 1970's he had decided to leave the museum a bequest of more than $1 million. But in 1989, he publicly revoked the bequest after the Corcoran canceled a disputed exhibition of photographs by Robert Mapplethorpe, who was an old friend. Mr. Nesbitt named the Phillips Collection as a beneficiary instead. He was frequently grouped with the Photo Realists, but his images were more interpretively distorted, somewhat loosely painted and boldly abbreviated. He had many subjects: studio interiors, articles of clothing, piles of shoes and groupings of fruits and vegetables. He also painted his dog, a Rottweiler named Echo, the Neoclassical facades of SoHo's 19th century cast-iron buildings and several of Manhattan's major bridges. Despite such variety, Lowell Nesbitt was best known for gargantuan images or irises, roses, lilies and other flowers, which he often depicted in close up so that their petals seemed to fill the canvas. Dramatic, implicitly sexual and a little ominous, they earned the artist a popularity with the general public that tended to overshadow his reputation within the art world. In 1980, the United States Postal Service issued four stamps based on Mr. Nesbitt's floral paintings. He also served as the official artist for the space flights of Apollo 9...

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1970s Realist Still-life Prints

Materials

Screen, Pencil, Graphite

Flowers - Etching, Handsigned
Flowers - Etching, Handsigned

Flowers - Etching, Handsigned

By Mily Possoz

Located in Paris, IDF

Mily POSSOZ Flowers MEDIUM : Etching SIGNATURE : Handsigned LIMITED : 35 copies PAPER : Rives vellum SIZE : 20 x 15" INFORMATIONS : Bears the blind stamp of the editor "Marcel Guio...

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1930s Realist Still-life Prints

Materials

Etching

Art in the Time of Corona II, Limited Edition Print
Art in the Time of Corona II, Limited Edition Print

Art in the Time of Corona II, Limited Edition Print

By Robin Cole

Located in Denver, CO

Robin Cole's "Art in the Time of Corona II" is a limited edition print featuring a roll of toilet paper. Signed and numbered by the artist Image Size: 14” × 11” Paper Size: 16” ...

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2010s Realist Still-life Prints

Materials

Digital Pigment

STILL LIFE WITH GRAPES AND PEAR 1978 Signed Lithograph, Fruit, Geometric Design
STILL LIFE WITH GRAPES AND PEAR 1978 Signed Lithograph, Fruit, Geometric Design

STILL LIFE WITH GRAPES AND PEAR 1978 Signed Lithograph, Fruit, Geometric Design

By Lowell Nesbitt

Located in Union City, NJ

STILL LIFE WITH GRAPES is an original hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by the American artist Lowell Nesbitt (b.1933-1993). Printed on archival Arches paper, 100% acid free using hand lithography techniques. STILL LIFE WITH GRAPES is a modern fruit still life depicting two bunches of plump green and red grapes, and green pear displayed on an Southwest style geometric Aztec patterned textile as a background. STILL LIFE WITH GRAPES is an eye-appealing composition using vivid colors including warm red, black, gray, yellow gold, light green, purple, burgundy and white. Print size - 21.5 x 28.25 inches, unframed, excellent condition, very fine impression, hand signed in pencil by Lowell Nesbitt Edition size - 175, plus proofs Year published - 1978 Lowell Blair Nesbitt (October 4, 1933 - July 8, 1993) was an American painter, draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor. He studied at Tyler School of Art at Temple University in Philadelphia and at the Royal Academy of Arts in London. Nesbitt worked in abstraction until Robert Indiana suggested in the early 1960s that he explore realism in his paintings. As subjects for his work he favored studio interiors, articles of clothing, piles of shoes, his Rottweiler, the Neo-Classical facades of 19th century cast iron buildings, and Manhattan's bridges. He was also famous for his enormous paintings and prints of roses, lilies, irises, and other flowers. He served as the official artist for the NASA Apollo 9, and Apollo 13 space missions; in 1976 the United States Navy commissioned him to paint a mural in the administration building on Treasure Island spanning 26 feet x 251 feet, then the largest mural in the United States; and in 1980 the United States Postal Service honored Lowell Nesbitt by issuing four postage stamps depicting his paintings. His first solo exhibition was mounted at the Baltimore Museum of Art in 1958 and during his lifetime he had more than 130 solo exhibitions of his work at various galleries, museums, and universities, including the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Kent State University, the McNay Art Museum, the Butler Institute of American Art, the Burpee Art Museum, and the Tyler Gallery...

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1970s Realist Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"Ohio River Spider" – Oil Painting, Forest Scene
"Ohio River Spider" – Oil Painting, Forest Scene

"Ohio River Spider" – Oil Painting, Forest Scene

By Brad Davis

Located in Denver, CO

Brad Davis's "Ohio River Spider" is an oil painting on wood panel, measuring 12 x 18 inches unframed and 14 x 20 inches framed. This striking depiction portrays an expansive, deeply ...

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2010s Realist Still-life Prints

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Purple Iris Still Life
Purple Iris Still Life

Purple Iris Still Life

By (after) Georgia O'Keeffe

Located in Houston, TX

Gorgeous still life lithograph of a a vibrant purple Iris made in the 1930's by artist unknown in the style of Georgia O'Keeffe.

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1930s Realist Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Cyclamen II

Michael MazurCyclamen II, 1980

$1,760Sale Price|20% Off

Cyclamen II

By Michael Mazur

Located in New York, NY

Mr. Mazur’s restless artistic temperament led him to explore a variety of styles and media, shuttling between realism and abstraction. He produced narrative paintings like “Incident ...

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1980s Realist Still-life Prints

Materials

Monotype

"Orange Leaves" (2000) By Kate Breakey, Archival Pigment Print
"Orange Leaves" (2000) By Kate Breakey, Archival Pigment Print

"Orange Leaves" (2000) By Kate Breakey, Archival Pigment Print

By Kate Breakey

Located in Denver, CO

"Orange Leaves" (2000) by Kate Breakey is a limited-edition archival pigment print that is hand colored using pencil and pastel that depicts a vase of wilted plants with orange leave...

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2010s Realist Still-life Prints

Materials

Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment

George Brookshaw's Black Frontiniac Wine Grape Aquatint from "Pomona Brittanica"
George Brookshaw's Black Frontiniac Wine Grape Aquatint from "Pomona Brittanica"

George Brookshaw's Black Frontiniac Wine Grape Aquatint from "Pomona Brittanica"

By George Brookshaw

Located in Alamo, CA

George Brookshaw's (1751-1823) beautiful Black Frontiniac Wine Grape hand-colored aquatint engraving, plate XVII from his "Pomona Brittanica", considered to be the finest British botanical large format treatise of the 19th-century. His engravings were unique for their rich tones and colors, elegant compositions with the fruit seeming to float on a rich mottled background. The print is presented in a gold and burgundy-colored wood frame and a light gray mat. The print is in very good condition. Another Brookshaw engraving from his series of fruit illustrations is available on 1stdibs. It is framed and matted identically to this one. It can be viewed on our 1stdibs storefront by typing Timeless Intaglio...

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Early 19th Century Realist Still-life Prints

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Aquatint

Grapes
Grapes

Grapes

By Beth van Hoesen

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist: Beth van Hoesen – American (1926- 2010) Title: Grapes Date: 1973 Medium: Color aquatint etching, drypoint on BFK Rives paper Image Size: 6 x 4.5 inches Sheet size: 15 x 11 in...

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1970s Realist Still-life Prints

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Paper, Color, Etching, Aquatint

"State Ave. Stretch" – Oil on Wood Panel, Urban Realism Scene
"State Ave. Stretch" – Oil on Wood Panel, Urban Realism Scene

"State Ave. Stretch" – Oil on Wood Panel, Urban Realism Scene

By Brad Davis

Located in Denver, CO

Brad Davis’s "State Ave. Stretch" is an oil painting executed on wood panel, measuring 30 x 30 inches unframed and 32 x 32 inches framed. It is framed and ready to hang. This visuall...

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2010s Realist Still-life Prints

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

A Bouquet of Poppies - Original Handsigned Silkscreen
A Bouquet of Poppies - Original Handsigned Silkscreen

A Bouquet of Poppies - Original Handsigned Silkscreen

By Michel Henry

Located in Paris, IDF

Michel HENRY A Bouquet of Poppies Original silkscreen Handsigned in pencil Justified EA (Artiste Proof) On vellum 52 x 44 cm (c. 20.4 x 17.3 in) Excellent condition

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Late 20th Century Realist Still-life Prints

Materials

Screen

Blue Still Life - Original Handsigned Screenprint
Blue Still Life - Original Handsigned Screenprint

Blue Still Life - Original Handsigned Screenprint

By Michel Henry

Located in Paris, IDF

Michel HENRY Blue Still Life Original screenprint Handsigned in pencil Justified EA (Artist Proof) On vellum 60 x 77 cm (c. 23.6 x 30.3 in) Excellent condition

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Late 20th Century Realist Still-life Prints

Materials

Screen

Happy, 1975 Signed Realist Mezzotint by Tomoe Yokoi

Happy, 1975 Signed Realist Mezzotint by Tomoe Yokoi

By Tomoe Yokoi

Located in Long Island City, NY

Happy by Tomoe Yokoi Japanese (1942) Date: 1975 Mezzotint on BFK Rives, signed in Pencil Image Size: 4.5 x 3.5 inches Size: 6.5 in. x 5.5 in. (16.51 cm x 13.97 cm)

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1970s Realist Still-life Prints

Materials

Mezzotint

Flowers in the Wind - Original Handsigned Lithograph
Flowers in the Wind - Original Handsigned Lithograph

Flowers in the Wind - Original Handsigned Lithograph

By Michel Henry

Located in Paris, IDF

Michel HENRY Flowers in the Wind Original lithograph Handsigned in pencil Numbered on 275 copies On vellum 54 x 76 cm (c. 21.2 x 29.9 in) Excellent condition

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Late 20th Century Realist Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Fresno Basket
Fresno Basket

Fresno Basket

By Beth van Hoesen

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist: Beth Van Hoesen – American (1926- 2010) Title: Fresno Basket Date: 1974 Medium: Color aquatint and etching, hand colored with watercolor Image Size: 12.25 x 12.75 inches Fram...

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1970s Realist Still-life Prints

Materials

Color, Etching, Paper, Watercolor, Aquatint

"Camp Washington Caddy" – Oil Painting, Urban Realism
"Camp Washington Caddy" – Oil Painting, Urban Realism

"Camp Washington Caddy" – Oil Painting, Urban Realism

By Brad Davis

Located in Denver, CO

Brad Davis's "Camp Washington Caddy" is an oil painting on wood panel, measuring 11 x 22 inches, with a framed size of 14 x 25 inches. Expertly framed and ready to hang, this artwork...

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2010s Realist Still-life Prints

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

SITUATION
SITUATION

SITUATION

By Katsunori Hamanishi

Located in Santa Monica, CA

KATSUNORI HAMANISHI (b.1949) SITUATION X (S. 32) Mezzotint Signed, titled and numbered 6/90 in pencil. 13 1/4 x 11 5/8 inches, sheet 18 1/4 x 14 1/2 inches. Excellent condition. She...

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1980s Realist Still-life Prints

Materials

Mezzotint

"Rehab" – Oil on Wood Panel, Construction Site Scene
"Rehab" – Oil on Wood Panel, Construction Site Scene

"Rehab" – Oil on Wood Panel, Construction Site Scene

By Brad Davis

Located in Denver, CO

Brad Davis presents "Rehab," a 2025 oil on wood panel measuring 18 x 18.50 inches, framed to 20 x 20.50 inches and ready to hang. This compelling contemporary work captures a moment ...

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2010s Realist Still-life Prints

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Peony
Peony

Peony

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork "Peony" 1974 is an original colors and gold leaf screen print by noted Japanese artist Kazutoshi Sugiura, b.1938. It is hand signed, dat...

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Late 20th Century Realist Still-life Prints

Materials

Screen

Dark Still Life Photography - Natura Morte 7 by Evangelos Koukouwitakis
Dark Still Life Photography - Natura Morte 7 by Evangelos Koukouwitakis

Dark Still Life Photography - Natura Morte 7 by Evangelos Koukouwitakis

By Evangelos Koukouwitakis

Located in Winterswijk, NL

Dark Still Life Photography - Natura Morte 7 by Evangelos Koukouwitakis From the series "Natura Morte" still life The photographic image of the withered flowers, rotten fruit, anim...

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Prints

Materials

Giclée, Lithograph

Dark Still Life Photography Fine Art Print - Natura Morte by Koukouwitakis
Dark Still Life Photography Fine Art Print - Natura Morte by Koukouwitakis

Dark Still Life Photography Fine Art Print - Natura Morte by Koukouwitakis

By Evangelos Koukouwitakis

Located in Winterswijk, NL

Dark Still Life Photography Fine Art Print - Natura Morte by Koukouwitakis From the series "Natura Morte" still life: The photographic image of the withered flowers, rotten fruit, a...

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Prints

Materials

Giclée, Lithograph, Offset

Orchid Illusion, by Mark Jenkins
Orchid Illusion, by Mark Jenkins

Orchid Illusion, by Mark Jenkins

By Mark Jenkins

Located in Palm Springs, CA

From an edition of 25. Photography and digital print of a dramatic orchid in a stone vase. Based in San Francisco, Mark Jenkins has spent the majority of his career working as a com...

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Prints

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Digital

Opening
Opening

Opening

By Joseph Goldyne

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist: Joseph Goldyne American (1942 - ) Title: Opening Year: 1984 Medium: 14-color lithograph printed offset from 8 plates Image Size: 23.75 x 18 inches Sheet size: 31 x 22.5 i...

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1980s Realist Still-life Prints

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Double Magnolia, by Mark Jenkins
Double Magnolia, by Mark Jenkins

Double Magnolia, by Mark Jenkins

By Mark Jenkins

Located in Palm Springs, CA

From an edition of 25. Photography and digital print of two backlit magnolia blossoms. Based in San Francisco, Mark Jenkins has spent the majority of his career working as a commerc...

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Prints

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Digital

Dark Still Life Photography FIne Art Print - Natura Morte 4 by Koukouwitakis
Dark Still Life Photography FIne Art Print - Natura Morte 4 by Koukouwitakis

Dark Still Life Photography FIne Art Print - Natura Morte 4 by Koukouwitakis

By Evangelos Koukouwitakis

Located in Winterswijk, NL

Dark Still Life Photography FIne Art Print - Natura Morte 4 by Koukouwitakis From the series "Natura Morte" still life: The photographic image of the withered flowers, rotten fruit,...

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Prints

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Giclée, Lithograph

Sunflower Digital Print, Realist Style, 21st Century, Edition of 25
Sunflower Digital Print, Realist Style, 21st Century, Edition of 25

Sunflower Digital Print, Realist Style, 21st Century, Edition of 25

By Mark Jenkins

Located in Palm Springs, CA

From an edition of 25. Photography and digital print. Based in San Francisco, Mark Jenkins has spent the majority of his career working as a commercial photographer and graphic desi...

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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Prints

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Digital

Singer — Carol Wax Mezzotint of Antique Sewing Machine
Singer — Carol Wax Mezzotint of Antique Sewing Machine

Singer — Carol Wax Mezzotint of Antique Sewing Machine

By Carol Wax

Located in Palm Springs, CA

This mezzotint, Singer (1984), is a finely realized example of Carol Wax’s mastery of one of printmaking’s most demanding techniques. Depicting the ornate handwheel and mechanism of ...

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1980s Realist Still-life Prints

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Mezzotint

Realist still-life prints for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Realist still-life prints available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add still-life prints created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of purple, blue and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Lowell Nesbitt, James Carter, Mark Jenkins, and Jane Freilicher. Frequently made by artists working with Lithograph, and Paper and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Realist still-life prints, so small editions measuring 8.5 inches across are also available. Prices for still-life prints made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $100 and tops out at $24,000, while the average work sells for $795.