Edward Hopper
French Realist painter Gustave Courbet
Edward Hopper was a prominent American realist artist most known for his oil paintings. His most famous painting is Nighthawks, and other well-known works include Automat, Chop Suey and Office at Night.
As a movement in art Realism runs from 1845 to 1880. Characteristics that determine a Realist style can become confusing, such as Edgar Degas who was a Realist painter who created works that can not be termed Realist. Generally speaking a Realist work gives the illusion of reality and is 'truthfully' painted.
Thomas Eakins was an American 19th century realist painter and photographer. He painted, "The Gross Clinic " in 1875 and it is considered his masterpiece.
Jules Dupre, a French realist painter. The painting portrays a French peasant couple pausing during the workday to pray.
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Thomas Eakins .
Jean Désiré Gustave Courbet was a French painter who led the Realist movement in 19th-century French painting.
Billy Jacobs is an American realist painter and woodcrafter from Ohio.
Gustave Courbet
Gustave Courbet
The Realists painted things to look like a photograph, and the Impressionists painted things to focus on lights and movement.