Social Realism

191 artworks to study social realism techniques

SONG DA HYDROELECTRIC

plate no. 4598

SONG DA HYDROELECTRIC

Tran Van Can

Police raid

plate no. 2678

Police raid

George Pemba, 1981

Belly Dancers

plate no. 2289

Belly Dancers

Nuri Iyem

Courtyard with Washing

plate no. 6383

Courtyard with Washing

John Bratby, 1956

Handball

plate no. 0923

Handball

Ben Shahn, 1939

The return of the penitent

plate no. 1393

The return of the penitent

Luke Fildes, 1879

Cross

plate no. 5634

Cross

Sue Coe

Commotion

plate no. 8176

Commotion

Philip Evergood, 1942

Irrigation

plate no. 7200

Irrigation

Tran Van Can

Ambassadors of hunger

plate no. 3137

Ambassadors of hunger

Pellizza da Volpedo, 1892

The Fourth State

plate no. 9017

The Fourth State

Pellizza da Volpedo, 1901

Old Xhosa woman

plate no. 4982

Old Xhosa woman

George Pemba, 1945

Caffe Greco

plate no. 2530

Caffe Greco

Renato Guttuso, 1976

House over the Bridge

plate no. 2285

House over the Bridge

Diego Rivera, 1909

Washerwomen

plate no. 9401

Washerwomen

Gerard Sekoto

A Sower of the Field on a Sunny Spring Day at Brendekilde Church

plate no. 5635

A Sower of the Field on a Sunny Spring Day at Brendekilde Church

Hans Andersen Brendekilde, 1914

Kathelp-us

plate no. 7346

Kathelp-us

Sue Coe

Trek

plate no. 7549

Trek

George Pemba, 1975

The audience

plate no. 9417

The audience

George Pemba, 1960

Stream of people

plate no. 3735

Stream of people

Pellizza da Volpedo, 1896

Sun on Prospect Street (Gloucester, Massachusetts)

plate no. 9523

Sun on Prospect Street (Gloucester, Massachusetts)

Edward Hopper, 1934

Cement Factory

plate no. 9243

Cement Factory

Maria Stolarova, 1987

Happy Children

plate no. 6685

Happy Children

Philip Evergood, 1946

HUSBAND AND WIFE

plate no. 6898

HUSBAND AND WIFE

Gerard Sekoto, 1952

Xhosa woman smoking a pipe

plate no. 1389

Xhosa woman smoking a pipe

George Pemba, 1945

The Demonstration

plate no. 3154

The Demonstration

Emmanuel Zairis

Loads with a crane barge on the Seine

plate no. 3572

Loads with a crane barge on the Seine

Alekos Kontopoulos, 1932

Mardin

plate no. 0274

Mardin

Nuri Iyem

Study for a Male Head

plate no. 9333

Study for a Male Head

SM Sultan, 1956

Table for Ladies

plate no. 2410

Table for Ladies

Edward Hopper, 1930

Outside the Shop

plate no. 5400

Outside the Shop

Gerard Sekoto

The activist

plate no. 3384

The activist

George Pemba, 1992

Industrial Landscape

plate no. 9888

Industrial Landscape

Maria Stolarova

Mill

plate no. 8029

Mill

Sue Coe

Lenin in 1922

plate no. 3382

Lenin in 1922

Diego Rivera

Goodnight to Dad

plate no. 0591

Goodnight to Dad

Nuri Iyem, 1977

Portrait of a young man

plate no. 8670

Portrait of a young man

George Pemba, 1950

La Familia De Juanito Laguna

plate no. 3949

La Familia De Juanito Laguna

Antonio Berni

The Painter, the Sculptor and the Architect

plate no. 9273

The Painter, the Sculptor and the Architect

Diego Rivera, 1928

Untitled Portrait

plate no. 3339

Untitled Portrait

Nuri Iyem, 1996

Female Militia in the Sea 1960

plate no. 4202

Female Militia in the Sea 1960

Tran Van Can

Mary

plate no. 9166

Mary

Will Barnet, 1936

The Widower

plate no. 0541

The Widower

Luke Fildes, 1875

Kat

plate no. 7679

Kat

Sue Coe

Night Scene in Avila

plate no. 3958

Night Scene in Avila

Diego Rivera, 1907

Peasant Girl

plate no. 2694

Peasant Girl

Nuri Iyem

The Child Mother

plate no. 5374

The Child Mother

David Alfaro Siqueiros, 1936

Gypsies, Caravan and Pony

plate no. 3230

Gypsies, Caravan and Pony

Laura Knight

The Duet

plate no. 5406

The Duet

Luke Fildes, 1927

Colhedores de Café

plate no. 3458

Colhedores de Café

Candido Portinari, 1935

Three Men

plate no. 3231

Three Men

Ben Shahn

The Four Prosecutors - Sacco-Vanzetti Case

plate no. 2260

The Four Prosecutors - Sacco-Vanzetti Case

Ben Shahn, 1932

Idle Hands

plate no. 7171

Idle Hands

Will Barnet, 1935

Ruby Loftus screwing a Breech-ring

plate no. 4350

Ruby Loftus screwing a Breech-ring

Laura Knight, 1943

Soko Majoka (Sixpence a Door)

plate no. 2370

Soko Majoka (Sixpence a Door)

Gerard Sekoto, 1947

A neighbour’s gift

plate no. 3477

A neighbour’s gift

George Pemba, 1980

Sonntag

plate no. 3274

Sonntag

Mario Comensoli, 1954

Four Piece Orchestra

plate no. 5501

Four Piece Orchestra

Ben Shahn

Jewish tailor

plate no. 6861

Jewish tailor

Will Barnet, 1938

The procession

plate no. 2854

The procession

Pellizza da Volpedo, 1894

Forgotten Man

plate no. 5597

Forgotten Man

Jon Mcnaughton, 2010

The Mathematician

plate no. 7555

The Mathematician

Diego Rivera, 1918

Self Portrait

plate no. 3752

Self Portrait

Philip Evergood, 1960

O Mestiço

plate no. 0778

O Mestiço

Candido Portinari, 1934

Negro: U.S.A.

plate no. 6818

Negro: U.S.A.

Charles Wilbert White, 1949

THE VISITOR EASTWOOD

plate no. 9447

THE VISITOR EASTWOOD

Gerard Sekoto, 1947

Winter

plate no. 8518

Winter

Jose Clemente Orozco, 1932

The remnants of an army, Jellalabad, January 13, 1842

plate no. 6149

The remnants of an army, Jellalabad, January 13, 1842

Elizabeth Thompson, 1879

Broom Crew (From The Garden Party)

plate no. 9717

Broom Crew (From The Garden Party)

Barrington Watson, 1976

Breton Girl

plate no. 1250

Breton Girl

Diego Rivera, 1910

New Market Square in Vitoria

plate no. 6182

New Market Square in Vitoria

Carlos Saenz de Tejada

Corporal J. M. Robins, Women's Auxiliary Air Force

plate no. 8176

Corporal J. M. Robins, Women's Auxiliary Air Force

Laura Knight, 1941

No Work

plate no. 4013

No Work

George Pemba, 1948

The Young Mother

plate no. 2046

The Young Mother

Philip Guston, 1944

Homeless

plate no. 8157

Homeless

George Pemba, 1973

Portrait of myself as a young boy

plate no. 9972

Portrait of myself as a young boy

Ben Shahn, 1943

One Nation Under Socialism

plate no. 0745

One Nation Under Socialism

Jon Mcnaughton

the Empty Chair

plate no. 1009

the Empty Chair

Luke Fildes, 1870

Clinic

plate no. 4440

Clinic

George Pemba, 1974

Portrait of Present Day Mexico

plate no. 8455

Portrait of Present Day Mexico

David Alfaro Siqueiros, 1932

Mother with baby

plate no. 1115

Mother with baby

George Pemba, 1989

Mural Studio at the RCA

plate no. 0508

Mural Studio at the RCA

John Bratby, 1954

The Soccer Players

plate no. 1197

The Soccer Players

Gerard Sekoto, 1939

City Child (Air in the City No. 2)

plate no. 1664

City Child (Air in the City No. 2)

Will Barnet, 1938

The Revolutionary

plate no. 1628

The Revolutionary

David Alfaro Siqueiros, 1957

Devotee

plate no. 8441

Devotee

SM Sultan

Horse and Cart. Sophiatown

plate no. 9922

Horse and Cart. Sophiatown

Gerard Sekoto, 1940

Obama Forign Policy

plate no. 8913

Obama Forign Policy

Jon Mcnaughton

Filipino Struggles Through History

plate no. 7541

Filipino Struggles Through History

Botong Francisco, 1964

Ataturk

plate no. 2994

Ataturk

Nuri Iyem, 1999

Portrait of a man in traditional dress

plate no. 2032

Portrait of a man in traditional dress

George Pemba, 1950

Gadanheiro

plate no. 1663

Gadanheiro

Julio Pomar, 1945

Étude pour la peinture murale du Jersey Homestead

plate no. 9930

Étude pour la peinture murale du Jersey Homestead

Ben Shahn, 1936

Indaba

plate no. 0703

Indaba

Gerard Sekoto

Fur coat

plate no. 6318

Fur coat

Sue Coe

Workers Houses, Flushing Bay

plate no. 9394

Workers Houses, Flushing Bay

Philip Evergood, 1945

French Workers

plate no. 9610

French Workers

Ben Shahn, 1942

A Cup of Tea

plate no. 5544

A Cup of Tea

Philip Evergood, 1946

A Chapel-of-Ease

plate no. 0930

A Chapel-of-Ease

Elizabeth Thompson

Basoth woman with headdress

plate no. 5644

Basoth woman with headdress

George Pemba, 1944

Xhosa mother and child

plate no. 5043

Xhosa mother and child

George Pemba, 1983

May Day Procession in Moscow

plate no. 9635

May Day Procession in Moscow

Diego Rivera, 1956

Select

plate no. 8367

Select

Sue Coe

Pennsylvania Coal Town

plate no. 1546

Pennsylvania Coal Town

Edward Hopper, 1947

Knocking off the Fork

plate no. 3661

Knocking off the Fork

Oliver Kilbourn, 1975

Portrait of Calliope

plate no. 2763

Portrait of Calliope

Alekos Kontopoulos

Untitled Nu

plate no. 3499

Untitled Nu

Nuri Iyem, 1951

Paisagem de Brodósqui

plate no. 9491

Paisagem de Brodósqui

Candido Portinari, 1940

Manifestacion, (Demonstration)

plate no. 4236

Manifestacion, (Demonstration)

Antonio Berni, 1934

Young boy with a bowl and spoon

plate no. 6154

Young boy with a bowl and spoon

George Pemba, 1947

Jujuy

plate no. 2547

Jujuy

Antonio Berni, 1937

Cyclists in Sophiatown

plate no. 8743

Cyclists in Sophiatown

Gerard Sekoto, 1942

Paying tribute to the chief

plate no. 4497

Paying tribute to the chief

George Pemba, 1959

Conversation

plate no. 3572

Conversation

Barrington Watson, 1981

VILLAGE GOSSIP

plate no. 7630

VILLAGE GOSSIP

Gerard Sekoto, 1946

Miliziano a riposo (ritratto di Antonello Trombadori)

plate no. 2143

Miliziano a riposo (ritratto di Antonello Trombadori)

Renato Guttuso, 1937

Xhosa maiden

plate no. 0757

Xhosa maiden

George Pemba, 1957

First Mass at Limasawa

plate no. 3554

First Mass at Limasawa

Botong Francisco, 1965

Sir Norman Washington Manley, Prime Minister of Jamaica

plate no. 4573

Sir Norman Washington Manley, Prime Minister of Jamaica

Barrington Watson, 1900

Little Joe

plate no. 5989

Little Joe

Will Barnet, 1935

End of Shift

plate no. 4055

End of Shift

Oliver Kilbourn, 1941

La Era (The Threshing Floor) 1904 (oil on canvas)

plate no. 1578

La Era (The Threshing Floor) 1904 (oil on canvas)

Diego Rivera, 1904

Loading sheep

plate no. 7364

Loading sheep

Sue Coe

Market in La Cuesta de San Vicente - Vitoria

plate no. 0916

Market in La Cuesta de San Vicente - Vitoria

Carlos Saenz de Tejada

Men in a Ditch

plate no. 8555

Men in a Ditch

Will Barnet, 1936

Amado de la Cueva

plate no. 8437

Amado de la Cueva

David Alfaro Siqueiros, 1920

Out of Many One People

plate no. 5615

Out of Many One People

Barrington Watson, 1962

Summer Evening

plate no. 9355

Summer Evening

Edward Hopper, 1947

The Outskirts of Paris

plate no. 6896

The Outskirts of Paris

Diego Rivera, 1918

Girl with firewood

plate no. 2514

Girl with firewood

George Pemba, 1957

The prodigal son

plate no. 1188

The prodigal son

George Pemba, 1952

Untitled Landscape

plate no. 7659

Untitled Landscape

SM Sultan, 1952

On the barn

plate no. 1563

On the barn

Pellizza da Volpedo, 1893

Chop Suey

plate no. 9674

Chop Suey

Edward Hopper, 1929

Guitarist

plate no. 4032

Guitarist

Charles Wilbert White, 1959

Expose The Truth

plate no. 5364

Expose The Truth

Jon Mcnaughton

The Subway

plate no. 6667

The Subway

Jose Clemente Orozco, 1928

Forgotten Man

plate no. 2147

Forgotten Man

Maynard Dixon, 1944

Deputy Firing Shot

plate no. 7791

Deputy Firing Shot

Oliver Kilbourn, 1975

La Vucirria

plate no. 0534

La Vucirria

Renato Guttuso, 1974

Yellow Houses: District Six

plate no. 6319

Yellow Houses: District Six

Gerard Sekoto, 1942

YELLOW HOUSES, A STREET IN SOPHIATOWN

plate no. 7624

YELLOW HOUSES, A STREET IN SOPHIATOWN

Gerard Sekoto, 1940

Calling the Weigh

plate no. 8223

Calling the Weigh

Oliver Kilbourn, 1974

Harvest Talk

plate no. 8674

Harvest Talk

Charles Wilbert White

You are Not Forgotten

plate no. 0636

You are Not Forgotten

Jon Mcnaughton

Afternoon Work

plate no. 2808

Afternoon Work

Hans Andersen Brendekilde, 1918

Front of Villarreal de Álava

plate no. 7628

Front of Villarreal de Álava

Carlos Saenz de Tejada, 1938

Motherless

plate no. 6312

Motherless

Luke Fildes, 1914

Years of Dust', US government poster

plate no. 0986

Years of Dust', US government poster

Ben Shahn

Portrait of Carlos Pellicer

plate no. 5412

Portrait of Carlos Pellicer

Diego Rivera, 1942

Tamika

plate no. 0779

Tamika

Barrington Watson

Self-Portrait Among Church Goers

plate no. 7090

Self-Portrait Among Church Goers

Ben Shahn

Self Portrait

plate no. 5233

Self Portrait

Diego Rivera

Struggle for Emancipation

plate no. 8040

Struggle for Emancipation

David Alfaro Siqueiros, 1961

Peasant Mother

plate no. 4649

Peasant Mother

David Alfaro Siqueiros, 1962

Mother and Child

plate no. 2411

Mother and Child

Barrington Watson, 1959

WATCHING THE DANCER, EASTWOOD

plate no. 8657

WATCHING THE DANCER, EASTWOOD

Gerard Sekoto, 1947

At the clinic

plate no. 7887

At the clinic

George Pemba, 1979

LA NIÑA

plate no. 1601

LA NIÑA

Antonio Berni

New Brighton

plate no. 9111

New Brighton

George Pemba, 1960

Mom's Cathedral

plate no. 5720

Mom's Cathedral

Philip Evergood, 1951

Seward Park

plate no. 6419

Seward Park

Ben Shahn, 1936

Portrait of a lady

plate no. 4066

Portrait of a lady

Alekos Kontopoulos, 1931

Trump

plate no. 5425

Trump

Jon Mcnaughton

Blind children feel an elephant

plate no. 3593

Blind children feel an elephant

Sue Coe

The Lights of the Plant

plate no. 3975

The Lights of the Plant

Maria Stolarova, 1965

Rosie

plate no. 3088

Rosie

Will Barnet, 1936

Sunset at the Beach

plate no. 6314

Sunset at the Beach

Barrington Watson

La Strada

plate no. 2475

La Strada

Renato Guttuso, 1956

Looting (Valencia)

plate no. 5657

Looting (Valencia)

Carlos Saenz de Tejada

Epsom Downs

plate no. 9595

Epsom Downs

Laura Knight, 1938

Station Bridge

plate no. 4967

Station Bridge

Oliver Kilbourn, 1950

Desocupados (detalle)

plate no. 4657

Desocupados (detalle)

Antonio Berni, 1934

Shaping of Black America

plate no. 1072

Shaping of Black America

Charles Wilbert White

Gelvandale

plate no. 1955

Gelvandale

George Pemba, 1957

Rural kitchen

plate no. 4099

Rural kitchen

Teodor Harșia

Mother and child

plate no. 2707

Mother and child

George Pemba, 1951

Overload

plate no. 0944

Overload

George Pemba, 1989

O Lavrador de Café

plate no. 0742

O Lavrador de Café

Candido Portinari, 1939

Prayer in Church

plate no. 6875

Prayer in Church

Gerard Sekoto, 1947

Evening Reading

plate no. 0301

Evening Reading

Philip Evergood, 1934

Sacco and Vanzetti

plate no. 2600

Sacco and Vanzetti

Ben Shahn, 1932

Flautista

plate no. 1462

Flautista

Candido Portinari, 1934

I had so many

plate no. 9221

I had so many

George Pemba, 1991

Labor (Workers)

plate no. 2161

Labor (Workers)

Will Barnet, 1935

THREE MEN AT A RAILWAY STATION

plate no. 5680

THREE MEN AT A RAILWAY STATION

Gerard Sekoto, 1940

Mommy

plate no. 5529

Mommy

Pellizza da Volpedo, 1892

The Barber Shop

plate no. 9778

The Barber Shop

Edward Hopper, 1931

A Balloon Site, Coventry

plate no. 5846

A Balloon Site, Coventry

Laura Knight, 1943

Edsel B. Ford

plate no. 5399

Edsel B. Ford

Diego Rivera, 1932

Cana

plate no. 5828

Cana

Candido Portinari, 1938