1840s–1880s
Realism
Representative work: by Emily Mae Smith
Truthful, unsentimental depiction of everyday life.
80 artists in the WattsOS database
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Key Exhibitions
Exhibitions featuring Realism artists.
Guggenheim Pop: 1960 to Now
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Jun 2026
1 artist from this movement
New Humans: Memories of the Future
New Museum
Mar 2026
3 artists from this movement
Atsuko Tanaka, Yayoi Kusama
Paula Cooper Gallery
May 2025 – Jun 2025
1 artist from this movement
Painters for the Theater
Museum of Modern Art · New York
Jul 1989 – Nov 1989
1 artist from this movement
Master Prints from the Collection
Museum of Modern Art · New York
Apr 1989 – Aug 1989
1 artist from this movement
Master Prints from the Collection
Museum of Modern Art · New York
Nov 1987 – Mar 1988
1 artist from this movement
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Related Movements
Movements that share artists with Realism.
Movement
- Name
- Realism
- Period
- 1840s–1880s
- Artists
- 80
- Wikidata
- Q10862983
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