Eric Zener Paintings
American, b. 1966
Eric Zener is a self-taught Photorealist artist recognized for his figure paintings of lone subjects often submerged in swimming pools.
Zener employs water as a metaphorical tool to express renewal and personal transformation. It speaks to the collective desire in all of us to retreat from the noise of the world, challenging the shallow, surface-level questions and concerns that frame our daily lives. Additionally, Zener works across a broad spectrum of materials, including paint, silver leaf, and resin, to create texture, depth, and dimensionality in his work.
Zener’s work has been exhibited in the United States, and internationally, for over 25 years. His solo exhibition history has largely been with his long-standing dealers in San Francisco and New York. Additionally, Zener has had numerous shows in Asia, Australia and Europe. Eric’s work has been featured and reviewed extensively in art magazines and other publications. Apart from gallery representation his work has also been included in museum shows and international residency programs.
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Artist: Eric Zener
PATHWAYS - Abstract Landscape / Branches and Tree / Blue and Brown
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original Oil Painting by Eric Zener
Eric Zener (b. 1966, Astoria, OR) completed his BA in 1988 at the University of California, Santa Barbara. As an artist he has been engaged in a ...
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2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
GRACE - Figurative Realism / Female Swimmer / Beach House / Contemporary
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original Oil Painting by Eric Zener
Eric Zener (b. 1966, Astoria, OR) completed his BA in 1988 at the University of California, Santa Barbara. As an artist he has been engaged in a ...
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2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
SUPERBLOOM - Contemporary Landscape / Poppies / Clouds
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original Oil Painting by Eric Zener
Eric Zener (b. 1966, Astoria, OR) completed his BA in 1988 at the University of California, Santa Barbara. As an artist he has been engaged in a ...
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2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
SUMMER RIPPLE - Contemporary / Figurative / Swimmer
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting by Eric Zener
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2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
IMMERSION - Contemporary / Figurative / Water Scene / Swimmers
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original painting by Eric Zener
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2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
ABOVE IT ALL - Contemporary Realism / Male Figure Swimmer / Ladder Journey Sky
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting by Eric Zener
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2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
WHERE TO BEGIN -Contemporary Realism / Landscape / Waterpark
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original Oil Painting by Eric Zener.
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2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
LONG JOURNEY - Contemporary Realism / Lush Green Landscape
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting by Eric Zener
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2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
MONTECITO MORNING - Contemporary Realism / Pool Water Scene / California Vibe
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting by Eric Zener
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2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
PATHWAYS -Contemporary Realism / Abstracted Landscape
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting by Eric Zener
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2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
BLOSSOM - Contemporary Realism/ Spring / Cherry Blossoms
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original Oil Painting by Eric Zener.
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2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
ENVELOP - Contemporary Figurative Realism / Swimmer / Diver / Water
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting by Eric Zener
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2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
FLOATING BY - Contemporary Realism / Female Figurative / Dreamscape / Space
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting by Eric Zener
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2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
KEEP MOVING - Contemporary Realism / Pop Art / Male Figurative Art
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting by Eric Zener
Category
2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Paintings
Materials
Panel, Acrylic
GLIDING THROUGH - Contemporary Figurative Pop Art / Beach Swimmer
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original painting by Eric Zener.
Category
2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Joy / Swimming / Pool / Underwater / Photo-transparency Painting / Eric Zener
By Eric Zener
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Joy"
18 x 24 inches
Unique
Photo transparency with resin, paint and silver or gold leaf, on a wood panel.
Eric Zener (b. 1966) is a self-taught photorealist artist recognized fo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Eric Zener Paintings
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Foil
THE DIVE - Contemporary Figurative Pop Art / Beach Swimmer
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original painting by Eric Zener.
Category
2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
ETHEREAL- Blue Water / Female Swimmer / Floating Free / Photorealism
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original oil painting by Eric Zener.
Eric Zener’s photorealistic paintings and resins are focused on four motifs: landscapes, figures in bed or on tightropes, and bodies in water. ...
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2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
HOW TO BE HAPPY - Underwater Photorealism / Female Swimmer / Large Portrait
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original oil painting by Eric Zener.
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2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
NIGHT RISE - Black and Blue / Bubbles Rising in Water / Deep Ocean
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Eric Zener’s photorealistic paintings and resins are focused on four motifs: landscapes, figures in bed or on tightropes, and bodies in water. Zener manipulates light to create psych...
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2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
NIGHT PLUNGE II - Contemporary Realism / Water / Ocean / Deep Blue
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting by Eric Zener
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2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
SELF - Contemporary Realism / Swimmer / Waterscape / Male Figure
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original oil painting by Eric Zener.
Eric Zener’s photorealistic paintings and resins are focused on four motifs: landscapes, figures in bed or on tightropes, and bodies in water. ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
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Fall Hunters
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In The Pub - Interior Figurative Painting oil canvas Red Orange Blue Grey White
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Abstract Nr. 4 - contemporary abstract luminescent squares of colors decending
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Moon and the Frittata
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Mountain Mystery - Oil Paint by Elena Mardashova - 2023
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2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
H 27.56 in W 19.69 in D 0.04 in
"Ebbing Reef" Corals, Large Scale Contemporary Seascape Oil Painting (deep blue)
By Karen Marston
Located in New York, NY
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Selective memory #3- Hélène Duclos, Contemporary figurative painting
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H 21.26 in W 25.6 in D 1.97 in
Figure with Blue Eyes
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REJOINING, photo-realism, landscape, dense forest, grey sky, green, vivid color
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Original oil painting by Eric Zener.
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2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
LOOKING AHEAD, man in water, photorealism, underwater, swimmer
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Eric Zener’s photorealistic paintings and resins are focused on four motifs: landscapes, figures in bed or on tightropes, and bodies in water. Zener manipulates light to create psych...
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2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Paintings
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Resin, Mixed Media
EPHEMERA I, Swimmer, Blue Water, Pool, Bubbles, Female Form
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Eric Zener’s photorealistic oil paintings are focused on four motifs: landscapes, figures in bed or on tightropes, and bodies in the water. A self-taught artist, Zener manipulates li...
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2010s Contemporary Eric Zener Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Unbound, Contemporary Realist Painting, Oil, Figurative, Swimmer, Ocean, Blue
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
In this painting, a large female swimmer comes into close-view as she rises from under the blue pool water towards the surface. The painting is similar to a large selfie or an underw...
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Where I End and You Begin
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Eric Zener’s photorealistic paintings and resins are focused on four motifs: landscapes, figures in bed or on tightropes, and bodies in water. Zener manipulates light to create psych...
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Unraveling
By Eric Zener
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Photorealistic rendering in oil on canvas, a female figure floating on her back is viewed from below the water's surface, invoking a feeling of relaxation.
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Early 2000s Contemporary Eric Zener Paintings
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Oil
Deep Voyager
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Eric Zener’s photorealistic paintings are focused on four motifs: landscapes, figures in bed or on tightropes, and bodies in water. Zener manipulates light to create psychologically ...
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2010s Photorealist Eric Zener Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
A Clear Opening Ahead
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Eric Zener (b. 1966, Astoria, Oregon) is an American photorealist artist best known for figure paintings of lone subjects, often in or about swimming pools. Zener is a self-taught ar...
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2010s Realist Eric Zener Paintings
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Breaking the Surface Tension
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Eric Zener’s photorealistic paintings are focused on four motifs: landscapes, figures in bed or on tightropes, and bodies in water. Zener manipulates light to create psychologically ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Eric Zener Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Thin Line Study II
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Eric Zener’s photorealistic oil paintings are focused on four motifs: landscapes, figures in bed or on tightropes, and bodies in water. Zener manipulates light to create psychologica...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Eric Zener Paintings
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Mixed Media, Resin
Blissful Descent
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Eric Zener’s photorealistic paintings are focused on four motifs: landscapes, figures in bed or on tightropes, and bodies in water. Zener manipulates light to create psychologically ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Eric Zener Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Letting Go
By Eric Zener
Located in New York, NY
Eric Zener (b. 1966, Astoria, Oregon) is an American photorealist artist best known for figure paintings of lone subjects, often in or about swimming pools. Zener is a self-taught artist. His new series turns to large scale, bright yet enigmatic canvases based on amusement park water slides...
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21st Century and Contemporary Eric Zener Paintings
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Oil
Eric Zener paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Eric Zener paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of paintings to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of blue and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Eric Zener in paint, canvas, fabric and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the contemporary style. Not every interior allows for large Eric Zener paintings, so small editions measuring 24 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of David Ligare, Thelma Appel, and Chris Gwaltney. Eric Zener paintings prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $8,000 and tops out at $90,000, while the average work can sell for $46,000.