Amid digital abstraction and A.I., collectors and creators are returning to the human touch of classical realism. Luc Castel/Getty Images “It comes down to reality,” Billy Joel sings in “New ...

The connotations of the word “realism” in French literature are so varied that the magnitude of the subject is even greater than appears at first sight. In its later developments realistic ...

but in the case of historical theatrical movements, “realism” versus “naturalism” is the difference between raw truth and poetic reality. Realism is a theatrical movement centered around ...