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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    Jaguar by MagLM
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    Jaguar by MagLM
    Jaguar
    Drawings - 50x40 cm
    Love is Real by Javiera Estrada
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    Love is Real by Javiera Estrada
    Love is Real
    Photography - 101x101 cm
    Shinrin Yoku by Javiera Estrada
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    Shinrin Yoku by Javiera Estrada
    Shinrin Yoku
    Photography - 152x101 cm
    Variegated Monstera  by Michael Pfleghaar
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    Variegated Monstera  by Michael Pfleghaar
    Variegated Monstera
    Paintings - 51x41 cm
    Pivoine by MagLM
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    Pivoine by MagLM
    Pivoine
    Drawings - 35x25 cm
    Two Dogs by Tong Zhang
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    Two Dogs by Tong Zhang
    Two Dogs
    Paintings - 102x133 cm
    Tracer by Peter Roux
    Tracer
    Paintings - 117x25 cm
    Norma by Mark Castle
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    Norma by Mark Castle
    Norma
    Paintings - 51x76 cmRent for $180 /mo
    Life in Technicolor by Javiera Estrada
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    Life in Technicolor by Javiera Estrada
    Life in Technicolor
    Photography - 101x101 cm
    Ophiuchus by Mark Castle
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    Ophiuchus by Mark Castle
    Ophiuchus
    Paintings - 100x75 cmRent for $225 /mo
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    Utopia by Javiera Estrada
    Utopia
    Photography - 101x160 cm
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    Fleeting Wild by Peter Roux
    Fleeting Wild
    Paintings - 117x117 cm
    Go (Sycamore 496)
    Photography - 26x18 cmRent for $43 /mo
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    Nature Collection No. 2 by Elizabeth Becker
    Nature Collection No. 2
    Paintings - 57x76 cm
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    In the Spotlight by Michael Pfleghaar
    In the Spotlight
    Paintings - 91x91 cm
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    CALIFORNIA LIGHT by Dave Smith
    CALIFORNIA LIGHT
    Paintings - 61x183 cm
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    Rho Ophiuchi in Blue and Gold- The Cosmic Rocket by Mark Castle
    Rho Ophiuchi in Blue and Gold- The Cosmic Rocket
    Paintings - 61x45 cmRent for $120 /mo
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    The Invention of the Seasons by Geoffrey Ansel Agrons
    The Invention of the Seasons
    Photography - 36x28 cmRent for $60 /mo
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    Pollardomania by Geoffrey Ansel Agrons
    Pollardomania
    Photography - 102x152 cmRent for $110 /mo
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    Composition 2 by Andrea Vandoni
    Composition 2
    Paintings - 60x80 cm
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    Untitled Flowers Painting (KB for Ettrick) by Narbi Price
    Untitled Flowers Painting (KB for Ettrick)
    Paintings - 60x45 cmRent for $190 /mo
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    Sample Book - 2 by Andrea Vandoni
    Sample Book - 2
    Paintings - 60x73 cm
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    The Breakwater by Erhan Coral
    The Breakwater
    Photography - 68x120 cm
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    Untitled Flowers Study 5 by Narbi Price
    Untitled Flowers Study 5
    Paintings - 30x24 cmRent for $90 /mo
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    Scorpio by Mark Castle
    Scorpio
    Paintings - 60x90 cmRent for $180 /mo
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    Descent by Jenny Boot
    Descent
    Photography - 120x96 cm
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    Untitled Flowers Study 13 by Narbi Price
    Untitled Flowers Study 13
    Paintings - 30x25 cmRent for $90 /mo
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