Realistic Art For Sale

Find your next artwork from our online gallery of contemporary realistic art for sale. Realistic art is characterised by subjects painted in anything from a natural to an almost photographic way.

You can kick things off by browsing our Realistic Paintings, which represent a depth of subjects – from portraits, to still life and even the cosmos – in photorealistic precision.

Our curated collection of realistic art for sale continues with realistic photography, which captures subjects and landscapes with expert technical accuracy.

For something a little different, explore Realistic Collage – an approach which combines natural forms with unexpected combinations. These handcrafted realistic landscape artworks are filled with surprising twists and dreamlike compositions.

Famous realist artworks and artists

The Realism style is partially inspired by the French Realism movement that emerged in the 1840s, as a rejection of the subjectivity of Romanticism. The 19th century movement was designed to depict modern life honestly and impartially – bringing ordinary, working-class people into the realm of ‘high art’ as factually as possible. Leading French realists of the period include Gustave Courbet and Jean-François Millet, renowned for their paintings of peasant workers and scenes of countryside labour.

This truthful approach laid the foundations for contemporary Realism, which extends the tradition by incorporating modern techniques and pushing the boundaries of what is possible. Modern realists create high-quality photorealistic art pieces which aim to rival or surpass technological abilities.

Some contemporary artists known for their work in Realism include Chuck Close, who created large-scale photorealist self-portraits across a grid structure. Close was renowned for combining realistic accuracy with the abstraction of a technological format. Likewise, American artist Alyssa Monks is renowned for her hyperrealistic oil paintings. In these artworks she depicts figures behind fogged glass or water, giving a blurred, almost dreamlike quality to her work, while maintaining high realism.

Realist artwork for sale on Rise Art

Some of our most striking realistic artworks are photographic. Award-winning Dutch artist Jenny Boot](/artist/65133/bootjenny), began her career as a painter before turning to photography as a more precise medium of expression. Artworks like Origin (2022), showcase Boot’s mastery of the photographic medium, expertly manipulating light and shadow to capture intricate subtleties in expression.

Following the tradition of the 19th century French Realists, Georgia Peskett is a painter whose work depicts the unremarkable elements of daily life that are often ignored. Vigil (2022) sees Peskett expertly recreate the effect of mist through windows by carefully building up oil and pastel marks on a silk canvas.

Likewise, Karen Turner reveals the remarkable in the everyday by critiquing assumptions about larger bodies and subverting society’s narrow beauty standards. Turner’s figurative oil paintings embrace every curve of her models in a frank and sex-positive manner. Paintings like Are There Any Questions? (2021), frame fat women as confident and sexually liberated – depicting a reality which is often silenced in mainstream media.

You can explore and purchase more affordable realistic figure art by emerging artists at Rise Art.

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    Tree Aeonium by Michael Pfleghaar
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    Tree Aeonium by Michael Pfleghaar
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    Paintings - 66x50 cm
    Play by Tong Zhang
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    Play by Tong Zhang
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    Wire Plant Stand by Michael Pfleghaar
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    Wire Plant Stand by Michael Pfleghaar
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    Paintings - 91x91 cm
    Chromatic Alchemy by Javiera Estrada
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    Chromatic Alchemy by Javiera Estrada
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    Photography - 122x81 cm
    Which Path Should I Take? by Jane Fairhurst
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    Which Path Should I Take? by Jane Fairhurst
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    San Juan Bautista by Kevin H Komadina
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    Paintings - 41x41 cm
    Naiad by Geoffrey Ansel Agrons
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    Naiad by Geoffrey Ansel Agrons
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    Drawings - 26x18 cm
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    Agave on Blue by Michael Pfleghaar
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    Paintings - 51x41 cm
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    SUMMIT by Dave Smith
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    Paintings - 92x122 cm
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    Castiglione by Jacques KÉDOCHIM
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    Paintings - 100x80 cm
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    Eagle Nebula by Mark Castle
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    Paintings - 25x25 cmRent for $95 /mo
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    Backlit Botanicals by Michael Pfleghaar
    Backlit Botanicals
    Paintings - 51x41 cm
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    Suspension (farm field) by Peter Roux
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    Paintings - 122x158 cm
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    The Sea in the Desert by Javiera Estrada
    The Sea in the Desert
    Photography - 81x122 cm
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    Two Monstera by Michael Pfleghaar
    Two Monstera
    Paintings - 51x41 cm
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    Safari by Pedro Correa
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    Photography - 120x80 cm
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    Martian Sunset II, Hematite by Mark Castle
    Martian Sunset II, Hematite
    Paintings - 30x30 cmRent for $76 /mo
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    Plant on Agate Table by Michael Pfleghaar
    Plant on Agate Table
    Paintings - 51x41 cm
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    La lettre by Jacques KÉDOCHIM
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    Paintings - 40x40 cm
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    Low Hanging Fruit by Geoffrey Ansel Agrons
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    Photography - 61x61 cmRent for $72 /mo
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    Incomplete Subjects by Andrea Vandoni
    Incomplete Subjects
    Paintings - 60x50 cm
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    Paintings - 33x15 cmRent for $125 /mo
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