Realism is a style of art that depicts objects and scenes realistically, as they appear in everyday life. It originated in the 18th century but was most prominent in the mid-19th century, especially among French painters. Realist works aimed to represent ordinary people and everyday events truthfully and without idealization.

5.  Realism is a type of art that shows things
exactly as they appear in life. It began in the
18th century, but the greatest Realist era was
in the mid-19th century. Most Realists were
from France, but there were some famous
American painters who were Realists also.
Oracle Thinkquest Education Foundation. (1994) Styles of art. Retrieved from
http://library.thinkquest.org/J001159/artstyle.htm

6. Leonardo Da Vinci
The Mona Lisa

7. Leonardo da Vinci
The Last supper. Image retrieved from : blogs.sundaymercury.net

8. Henri de Toulouse-
Lautrec
The Jockey
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9.  Born on July 22, 1882.
His best-known works came from his solitary
wanderings in New York City. These include Early
Sunday Morning, which shows Greenwich Village
shop fronts before people filled the streets, and
Nighthawks, an image of a diner late at night.
Solo shows made Hopper’s reputation: his oils and
watercolours sold well, and critics applauded his
quiet realism, use of light, and above all, his ability
to reveal beauty in the most mundane subjects.
Museum of Fine Arts (2007).

10. Early Sunday Morning by Edward Hopper
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11. Edward Hopper
Nighthawks (1942)
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