Realism

Encyclopedia Britannica defines realism as, the accurate, detailed, unembellished depiction of nature or of contemporary life. Realism rejects imaginative idealization in favour of a close observation of outward appearances.

We agree but define it more simply as looking for a painting that looks as close as the real thing as a photograph.  Browse our collection of Realist painters that will make you take a double-take on if they are canvases or photographs! 

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34 works

Mule Buck by James Wiens, 36 × 24 inch oil on board showing a mule deer buck standing among snow-covered brush.
James Wiens
Mule Buck | 36" x 24" Sale price$3,950.00 CAD
Giants Portrait by James Wiens, 48 × 36 inch oil on board featuring a close portrait of a bison against a pale neutral landscape.
James Wiens
Giants Portrait | 48" x 36" Sale price$6,100.00 CAD
Challenge Accepted by James Wiens, 30 × 24 inch oil on board showing a bull elk crossing golden grass before steep blue-grey mountain peaks.
James Wiens
Challenge Accepted | 30" x 24" Sale price$3,250.00 CAD
Late Spring by James Wiens, 48 × 36 inch oil on board showing a bison standing in green meadow grass before cool blue mountain slopes.
James Wiens
Late Spring | 48" x 36" Sale price$6,100.00 CAD
Lady on the Hill by Fraser Brinsmead, 30 × 40 inch acrylic on canvas, showing a residential Edmonton street leading toward a downtown skyline beneath a bright blue sky.
Fraser Brinsmead
Lady on the Hill | 30" x 40" Sale price$3,825.00 CAD
Walterdale from the South Bank by Fraser Brinsmead, 30 × 40 inch acrylic on canvas, showing Edmonton’s skyline, Walterdale Bridge, river and autumn river-valley foliage.
Fraser Brinsmead
Walterdale from the South Bank | 30" x 40" Sale price$3,825.00 CAD
Lake Stroll at Hawrelak Park by Fraser Brinsmead, 30 × 40 inch acrylic on canvas, showing blue park water, a fountain, pavilion buildings and Edmonton high-rises.
Fraser Brinsmead
Lake Stroll at Hawrelak Park | 30" x 40" Sale price$3,825.00 CAD
Fraser Brinsmead’s Snow Valley Fall, showing Edmonton’s ski lodge, green slopes and autumn trees beneath cumulus clouds.
Fraser Brinsmead
Snow Valley Fall | 30" x 40" Sale price$3,825.00 CAD
Angled view of Fraser Brinsmead’s View from Stanley Park on canvas, showing the painted edges and unframed presentation.
Fraser Brinsmead
View from Stanley Park | 30" x 40" Sale price$3,825.00 CAD
Glamorous Paint by James Wiens, 60 × 36 inch oil on board showing a brown-and-white horse against a warm amber and deep brown background.
James Wiens
Glamorous Paint | 60" x 36" Sale price$6,900.00 CAD
Room with a View | 30" x 48" Acrylic on Canvas Fraser Brinsmead
Fraser Brinsmead
Room with a View | 30" x 48" Sale price$5,300.00 CAD
Mid Century Skyline | 30" x 48" Acrylic on Canvas Fraser Brinsmead
Fraser Brinsmead
Mid Century Skyline | 30" x 48" Sale price$5,300.00 CAD
Urban Details | 36" x 36" Acrylic on Canvas Fraser Brinsmead
Fraser Brinsmead
Urban Details | 36" x 36" Sale price$3,960.00 CAD
Sunshower on Jasper | 36" x 48" Acrylic on Canvas Fraser Brinsmead
Fraser Brinsmead
Sunshower on Jasper | 36" x 48" Sale price$5,725.00 CAD
Breath of Life | 32" x 80" - Diptych Coloured Pencil on Paper Mounted on Aluminium Jeannette Sirois
Jeannette Sirois
Breath of Life | 32" x 80" - Diptych Sale price$18,975.00 CAD
Cascading Peonies | 20" x 30" Coloured Pencil on Paper Mounted on Aluminium Jeannette Sirois
Jeannette Sirois
Cascading Peonies | 20" x 30" Sale price$3,800.00 CAD
Crystal Rose #2 | 10" x 10" Coloured Pencil on Paper Mounted on Aluminium Jeannette Sirois
Jeannette Sirois
Crystal Rose #2 | 10" x 10" Sale price$1,200.00 CAD
Summer on White Avenue | 36" x 36" Acrylic on Canvas Fraser Brinsmead
Fraser Brinsmead
Summer on White Avenue | 36" x 36" Sale price$3,960.00 CAD
The Scarf | 53" x 40" Graphite Drawing on Board Blu Smith
Blu Smith
The Scarf | 53" x 40" Sale price$4,050.00 CAD
Wild Pacific (2018) | 30" x 48" Oil on Canvas Ron Parker
Ron Parker
Wild Pacific (2018) | 30" x 48" Sale price$7,550.00 CAD
Qualicum Beach Dawn (2018) | 14" x 48" Oil on Canvas Ron Parker
Ron Parker
Qualicum Beach Dawn (2018) | 14" x 48" Sale price$4,050.00 CAD
Mount Baker Before Dawn (2019) | 12" x 36" Oil on Canvas Ron Parker
Ron Parker
Mount Baker Before Dawn (2019) | 12" x 36" Sale price$2,975.00 CAD
Juan de Fuca Dawn (2017) | 24" x 36" Oil on Canvas Ron Parker
Ron Parker
Juan de Fuca Dawn (2017) | 24" x 36" Sale price$4,950.00 CAD
Oil painting of a Prairie landscape featuring three trees by Richard Cole, 40 by 54 inches on canvas.
Richard Cole
Three Trees | 40" x 54" Sale price$4,800.00 CAD
January Snow on Hornby Island | 8" x 10" Oil on Panel Peter Shostak
Peter Shostak
January Snow on Hornby Island | 8" x 10" Sale price$1,650.00 CAD
Everyone has now gone home | 22" x 35" Oil on Canvas Peter Shostak
Peter Shostak
Everyone has now gone home | 22" x 35" Sale price$5,895.00 CAD
We always need more wood | 16" x 24" Oil on Canvas Peter Shostak
Peter Shostak
We always need more wood | 16" x 24" Sale price$3,995.00 CAD
My turn to make a smudge | 16" x 24" Oil on Canvas Peter Shostak
Peter Shostak
My turn to make a smudge | 16" x 24" Sale price$3,995.00 CAD
Salish Sea Dawn | 24" x 30" Oil on Canvas Ron Parker
Ron Parker
Salish Sea Dawn | 24" x 30" Sale price$4,350.00 CAD
Coastal Evening | 24" x 36" Oil on Canvas Ron Parker
Ron Parker
Coastal Evening | 24" x 36" Sale price$5,560.00 CAD
Not ready to go home after the box social | 48" x 60" Oil on Canvas Peter Shostak
Peter Shostak
Not ready to go home after the box social | 48" x 60" Sale price$14,995.00 CAD
Cool autumn day | 6" x 8" Oil on Board Peter Shostak
Peter Shostak
Cool autumn day | 6" x 8" Sale price$1,275.00 CAD
We have to leave before there is too much snow | 20" x 36" Oil on Canvas Peter Shostak
Peter Shostak
We have to leave before there is too much snow | 20" x 36" Sale price$5,495.00 CAD
Noon hour summer games | 16" x 20" Oil on Canvas Peter Shostak
Peter Shostak
Noon hour summer games | 16" x 20" Sale price$3,295.00 CAD