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Photorealist Animal Paintings

PHOTOREALISM

A direct challenge to Abstract Expressionism’s subjectivity and gestural vigor, Photorealism was informed by the Pop predilection for representational imagery, popular iconography and tools, like projectors and airbrushes, borrowed from the worlds of commercial art and design.

Whether gritty or gleaming, the subject matter favored by Photorealists is instantly, if vaguely, familiar. It’s the stuff of yellowing snapshots and fugitive memories. The bland and the garish alike flicker between crystal-clear reality and dreamy illusion, inviting the viewer to contemplate a single moment rather than igniting a story.

The virtues of the “photo” in Photorealist art — infused as they are with dazzling qualities that are easily blurred in reproduction — are as elusive as they are allusive. “Much Photorealist painting has the vacuity of proportion and intent of an idiot-savant, long on look and short on personal timbre,” John Arthur wrote (rather admiringly) in the catalogue essay for Realism/Photorealism, a 1980 exhibition at the Philbrook Museum of Art, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. At its best, Photorealism is a perpetually paused tug-of-war between the sacred and the profane, the general and the specific, the record and the object.

Robert Bechtle invented Photorealism, in 1963,” says veteran art dealer Louis Meisel. “He took a picture of himself in the mirror with the car outside and then painted it. That was the first one.”

The meaning of the term, which began for Meisel as “a superficial way of defining and promoting a group of painters,” evolved with time, and the core group of Photorealists slowly expanded to include younger artists who traded Rolleiflexes for 60-megapixel cameras, using advanced digital technology to create paintings that transcend the detail of conventional photographs.

On 1stDibs, the collection of Photorealist art includes work by Richard Estes, Ralph Goings, Chuck Close, Audrey Flack, Charles Bell and others.

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Style: Photorealist
Traditional English Farm with Horses, Figures, Trees & Lake by British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
English Farmhouse with Horses, Figures, Fields, Trees & Lake entitled 'Winters Morn' by 20th Century British Artist. Art measures 36 x 24 inches Frame measures 41 x 30 inches Ch...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

'A Moment rest' Photorealist painting of a Kingfisher in the wild, blue, orange
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'A Moments Rest' by Ben Waddams is a Contemporary Realist Wildlife oil painting of a Kingfisher perched on a branch. With such incredible detail you can almost feel feathers and exp...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Panel

La Vie Est Belle. 2023, oil on canvas, 80x70 cm
Located in Riga, LV
La Vie Est Belle. 2023, oil on canvas, 80x70 cm Works of Liene Liepina are full of life and joy because of photography-like, realistic details on the one hand, and intense and slight...
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2010s Photorealist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

'Promise of Spring' Contemporary Painting of a blue tit bird on a branch, yellow
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Promise of Spring' by Ben Waddams is a Contemporary Realist Wildlife oil painting of an English Blue Tit bird on a branch. With such incredible detail you almost expect the bird to ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Sparrow and Jumping Mouse Find the Magic Mushrooms
Located in Denver, CO
This cheekily titled scene depicts two woodland creatures encountering a spattering of fungi on the forest floor. This work is rendered in exquisite detail, down to the Sparrows feathers and inquisitive expression and and the soft fuzz on the mouse's small form. "Sparrow and Jumping Mouse Find the Magic Mushrooms" showcases artist Marc Dennis' hyper realistic style and propensity for witty humor. Marc Dennis' paintings merge 19th-century traditional American Western painting...
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2010s Photorealist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Linen

The Mythology of the Birth of a Constellation
Located in Denver, CO
Marc Dennis' paintings merge 19th-century traditional American Western painting, Lakȟóta oral traditions, and Jewish mysticism with his fa...
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2010s Photorealist Animal Paintings

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Linen, Oil

The Myth of the Alpha Male
Located in Denver, CO
A lone wolf stalks a forest clearing in this painting by American artist Marc Dennis. The hyper-realistic rendering of the wolf is contrasted by the inclusion of highly stylized, graphic stars that dot the frame. These stars seem to soften the wolf's outward gaze, which meet the viewer head on. Marc Dennis is a Brooklyn-based artist known for his hyper-realistic paintings that spotlight the subversive potential of beauty and the gaze. His work marries styles and techniques from art historical movements to motifs from pop and contemporary culture. His provocative mash-ups employ irony to pose questions around taste, value, representation, and artistic pedigree.  By merging 19th-century traditional American Western painting...
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2010s Photorealist Animal Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Shunka Wakan (Shoon-kah Whah-kahn)
Located in Denver, CO
Marc Dennis is a Brooklyn-based artist known for his hyper-realistic paintings that spotlight the subversive potential of beauty and the gaze. His work marries styles and techniques ...
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2010s Photorealist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Linen

"Family Reunion", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Scott Fraser's (US based) "Family Reunion" is an oil painting created in 2023 that depicts a family of eight rabbit figurines with a warm grey background. About the artist: Scott ...
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2010s Photorealist Animal Paintings

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Board, Oil

"Family Meal", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Scott Fraser's (US based) "Family Meal" is an oil painting created in 2023 that depicts a family of eight rabbit figurines surrounding a carrot with a warm grey background. About t...
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2010s Photorealist Animal Paintings

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Board, Oil

Flower Piece with Storm, Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Flower Piece with Storm Year: 1986 Medium: Acrylic on Panel, with Artist Painted Frame Size: 58.5 x 46.5 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription...
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1980s Photorealist Animal Paintings

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Acrylic

Untitled (Scottish Pastoral Landscape), circa 1982, Ian Hornak — Painting
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original acrylic painting on canvas, circa 1982. Size: 16 x 20 inches. Provenance: Estate of Ian Hornak, East Hampton, New York. Notes: From a series of landscape paintings by Ian Hornak...
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1980s Photorealist Animal Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

English Farmhouse with Horse & Cart amidst Fields & Trees in the Autumn Sunshine
Located in Preston, GB
English Farmhouse Cottage with a Horse & Cart amidst the Fields & Trees in the Autumn Sunshine by 20th Century British Artist. This painting masterfully captures the late summer light as it travels across the rolling countryside of this rural corner of England. Art measures 22 x 16 inches Frame measures 27 x 20 inches Christopher Osborne...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

'Ever the Optimist' Contemporary photorealist painting of a Wren small bird wild
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Ever the Optimist' by Ben Waddams is a Contemporary Realist Wildlife oil painting of an English Wren in the wild on a branch. With a contrasting blue background and incredible detai...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Panel

'The Sun Worshipper' Contemporary photorealist painting of a Meerkat in the wild
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'The Sun Worshipper' by Ben Waddams is a Contemporary Realist Wildlife oil painting of a Meerkat in the wild. With such incredible detail you can almost feel the sun! Ben Waddams is...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Panel

'Balancing Act' Contemporary Photorealist painting of Blue Tit bird in the wild
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Balancing Act' by Ben Waddams is a Contemporary Realist Wildlife oil painting of an English Blue Tit Bird int he wild, on a branch. Colours of Blue, yellow ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Panel

'Alert Hare' Contemporary photorealist painting of a hare in wildlife, green
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Alert Hare' by Ben Waddams is a photorealist painting of an english hare in the wild. With such incredible detail, you expect the hare to jump and run of...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Animal Paintings

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Panel, Oil

'MadMarch' Contemporary Photorealist Wildlife painting of two boxing hares
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'MadMarch' by Ben Waddams is a Contemporary Realist Wildlife oil painting of a two boxing hares in the wild. Ben Waddams is a British wildlife artist living and working in Shropshi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Brown Longhorn
Located in Natchez, MS
This gorgeous brown longhorn appears as though it's stepping out of the darkness to meet you. Santibáñez Servat has created the perfect visual representation of an animal typical to...
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2010s Photorealist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

72
Located in Natchez, MS
Servat creates a juxtaposition between the modern world with the helmet numbered 72 and the timeless natural world with the red birds. The helmet floats in space above a pedestal whi...
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2010s Photorealist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Shadow's Edge" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Diego Glazer's "Shadow's Edge" is a captivating representation of nature's untouched beauty. Painted in 2022, this oil on canvas piece stretches across dimensions of 60 x 72 x 3 inch...
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2010s Photorealist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Good Morning" Longhorn Painting
Located in Austin, TX
This photorealistic painting by Gaylon Dingler is part of his western series and depicts a longhorn with a butterfly. The background is painted black, c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

'Focus' Photorealist painting of a Tiger, ready to pounce, orange, grey & black
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Focus' by Ben Waddams is a Contemporary Realist Wildlife oil painting of a Tiger. With such incredible detail you can almost feel fur and hear the roar from the animals mouth. Ben...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Panel

End of the Road Photorealist painting of a red squirrel on a tree branch, green
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'End of the Road' by Ben Waddams is a Contemporary Realist Wildlife oil painting of Red Squirrel in the wild. With such incredible detail you can almost feel the beautiful coat of t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Panel

'Kingfisher' Photorealist painting of a small blue bird on a lock gate, vivid
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Kingfisher' by Ben Waddams is a Contemporary Realist Wildlife oil painting of a vivid blue kingfisher. With such incredible detail. Ben Waddams is a British wildlife artist livin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

"Koi Fish II, " Oil on Linen Photo-realistic Painting, Signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Koi Fish II" is an original oil painting on linen by Leslie Parke. The artist signed the piece in the lower right. This hyper-realist painting depicts a school of multi-colored koi ...
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Early 2000s Photorealist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Linen

'The Challenge' Contemporary Photorealist painting of a large African Elephant
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'The Challenge' by Ben Waddams is a Contemporary Realist Wildlife oil painting of an African Elephant. With such incredible detail you can almost feel the leathery skin of the anim...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Panel

'Leap of Faith' Photorealist wildlife painting of a Puffin on vibrant blue water
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Leap of Faith' by Ben Waddams is a Contemporary Realist Wildlife oil painting. With such incredible detail! Ben Waddams is a British wildlife artist living and working in Shropshire. Originally from Buckinghamshire, South East England, Ben has lived in the States for many years on several different occasions and traveled in search of exotic wildlife...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Animal Paintings

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Panel, Oil

Hallo Papa - photorealistic animal painting
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Artist Ralf Vieweg paints with almost photorealistic precision, preferably with oil on canvas. "Hallo Papa" is an original painting, handsigned by the artist, created in 2001 and sho...
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Early 2000s Photorealist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

'An Object of Interest', Manhattan, Smithsonian, Hard-Edge Photo-Realist Oil
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'A. Besser' for Arne Charles Besser (American, 1935-2012) and painted circa 1995. Born in Illinois, Arne Besser first attended art sch...
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1990s Photorealist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Becoming" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Mia Bergeron's (US based) "Becoming" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a blue fish leaping from dark water as a lit candle appears in its mouth. Mia Bergeron's int...
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2010s Photorealist Animal Paintings

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Panel, Oil

Under the cover of a Crane Contemporary art Original oil Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Varvarov Anatoly Viktorovich Title: Under the cover of a Crane, Sise: 35.5x43.5 inches, (90x110 cm) Medium: Oil on Canvas Hand painted, original, one of a kind. This oil pai...
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2010s Photorealist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"Being" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Mia Bergeron's (US based) "Being" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a blue fish leaping from dark water as it swallows a lit candle. Mia Bergeron's interest in art...
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2010s Photorealist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Independent, Contemporary art, Original oil Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Varvarov Anatoly Viktorovich Title: Independent, Sise: 39.5x59 inches, (100x150 cm) Medium: Oil on Canvas Hand painted, original, one of a kind. This incredible oil painting...
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2010s Photorealist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Delicate Pole, Arctic, Penguin Contemporary Original oil Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Varvarov Anatoly Viktorovich Title: Delicate Pole, Sise: 51x73 inches, (130x186 cm) Medium: Oil on Canvas Hand painted, original, one of a kind. Introducing the "Delicate po...
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2010s Photorealist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Champion, Contemporary Art, Original oil Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Varvarov Anatoly Viktorovich Title: Penguins Sise: 43x59 inches, (110x150 cm) Medium: Oil on Canvas Hand painted, original, one of a kind, This incredible painting by artist is sure to liven up any room! "Penguins" depicts a huge paper boat in the form of an icebreaker breaking an ice floe on which penguins walk. The level of detail and realism is truly astounding, and it's sure to captivate anyone who sees it. Hang this piece in your home or office and let it transport you to another world! About the artist: Varvarov Anatoly Viktorovich was born on February 12, 1967 in Kremenchuk, Ukraine. Attended Dnepropetrovsk Art School. EV Vuchetich from 1983 to 1987, and National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture from 1990 to 1996 graduated with Masters degree in Fine Art. After becoming a member of the Union of Artists of Ukraine, Mr. Varvarov received the category of artist-restorer of easel painting in 1999...
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2010s Photorealist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Hello, Delphine, Contemporary art, Original oil Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Varvarov Anatoly Viktorovich Title: Hello, Sise: 53x45.5 inches, (135x115 cm) Medium: Oil on Canvas Hand painted, original, one of a kind. This beautiful oil painting is sure to bring a bit of cheerfulness into any room it's placed in. The vibrant colors and happy dolphin will surely brighten up any space. Perfect for a child's room or as a gift for someone who loves the ocean, this darling painting is sure to please. About the artist: Varvarov Anatoly Viktorovich was born on February 12, 1967 in Kremenchuk, Ukraine. Attended Dnepropetrovsk Art School. EV Vuchetich from 1983 to 1987, and National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture from 1990 to 1996 graduated with Masters degree in Fine Art. After becoming a member of the Union of Artists of Ukraine, Mr. Varvarov received the category of artist-restorer of easel painting in 1999...
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2010s Photorealist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Under the Wing, Contemporary art, Original oil Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Varvarov Anatoly Viktorovich Title: Under the Wing, Sise: 31.5x47 inches, (80x120 cm) Medium: Oil on Canvas Hand painted, original, one of a kind. "Under the wing" is an ori...
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2010s Photorealist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Starling, Birds, Contemporary art, Original oil Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Varvarov Anatoly Viktorovich Title: Under the cover of a Crane, Sise: 31.5x23.5 inches, (80x60 cm) Medium: Oil on Canvas Hand painted, original, one of a kind. Looking at "S...
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2010s Photorealist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Screaming Young Kestral II - Photorealistic Bird Portrait, Cloud Covered Sky
Located in Chicago, IL
Painted with such exacting detail it is hard to believe it is not a photograph. This piece is framed in a simple wooden frame measuring 27 x 27 inches. Rick Pas Screaming Young Kestrel 2 acrylic on panel 12h x 12w in 30.48h x 30.48w cm RPA016 ARTIST'S STATEMENT Creating is an addiction. With all the highs and lows you would expect. I am interested in the surface textures and creating paintings that portray them in realistic detail. Hopefully a viewer will feel they can run a hand over the feathers and moss, or grasp an object in the painting. This detail is usually composed in an abstract design. The design can occur naturally or be arranged by me. RESUME Rick Pas b. 1958, Flint, MI Education Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI - Bachelor of Fine Arts - Pearson Art Scholarship SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 2022 Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL, Take Flight William Baczek Fine Arts, Animal Kingdom & Winter National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson, WY, Western Visions Lovetts Gallery, Tulsa, OK, Braveheart 2021 William Baczek Fine Arts, 25th Anniversary Exhibition 2020 William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition & Summer Gallery Victor Armendariz, The Palette of Pride 2019 The James Museum, St. Petersburg, FL, Environmental Impact II Lovetts Gallery, Realism, Reveries, & Rhapsody Gallery Victor Armendariz, New Work 2018 Gallery Victor Armendariz, Front and Center Corporate Art Advisory, Chicago, IL, Portraits and Places: Redefining Realism William Baczek Fine Arts, Animal Kingdom Lovetts Gallery, Rear Window 2017 William Baczek Fine Arts, Winter, Animal Kingdom, Summer Lovetts Gallery, The Good, the Bad, and the WTF? & Red 2016 William Baczek Fine Arts, 20th Anniversary Exhibition, Summer, & Landscape Exhibition Monroe Community Church, Grand Rapids, MI, ArtPrize Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL, Group Exhibition Lovetts Gallery, Cauldron 2015 William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition & Summer JW Marriott, Grand Rapids, MI, ArtPrize Handwright Gallery, New Canaan, CT, Small Works Ann Brierly Gallery, Winnetka, IL, Ann Nathan Gallery Satellite Exhibition RJD Gallery, Sag Harbor, NY, A Magical Menagerie 2014 William Baczek Fine Arts, Spring & Landscape Exhibition 2013 Canton Museum of Art, Canton, OH, Environmental Impact Gallery Project, Ann Arbor, MI, Interspecies 2012 Alden B. Dow Museum of Science & Art, Midland, MI, The Nature of Art: An Invitational Exhibition William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition & Summer Exhibition Ann Nathan Gallery, Group Exhibition Twisted Fish Gallery, Elk Rapids, MI, A Natural Selection Dennos Museum Center, Traverse City, MI, Art and the Animal Gallery Project, Extremes & Umvelt 2010 William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition & Summer Group Exhibition Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey, MI, Juried Fine Arts Exhibition San Diego Natural History Museum, San Diego, CA, Art and the Animal 2009 West Michigan Center for Arts & Technology, Grand Rapids, MI, ArtPrize William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, MI, Michigan Fine Arts Competition Gallery Project, Shrines and Altars Ann Nathan Gallery, Fall Group Exhibition 2008 William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition & Summer Group Exhibition Gallery Project, Animal Intelligence Holland Area Arts Council, Holland, MI, The Natural Eye Neville Public Museum, Green Bay, WI, Art and the Animal 2007 William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition & Summer Group Exhibition 2006 WARD Gallery, Harbor Springs, MI, New Dimensions in the Natural World Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, VT, Art and the Animal Gallery Project, Nature Reperceived 2005 Light Street Gallery, Baltimore, MD, Animal House Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, VT, Art of the Animal Kingdom The Wildlife Experience, Parker, CO, AMERICAN BIRDS: A Flight Through Time WARD Gallery, Summer Celebration 2004 Fraser Gallery, Washington, DC, Contemporary Realism Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum, Oradell, NJ, Art and the Animal Washington Street Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI, Fifth Year Celebration 2003 Fraser Gallery, Georgetown International 2001 Sioux City...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Animal Paintings

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Panel, Acrylic

Calls in the Manitou Passage - Photorealistic Painting of Bald Eagle Screeching
Located in Chicago, IL
A male bald eagle screeches to be heard above the stormy backdrop of Lake Michigan's Manitou Passage in Northern Michigan. Extraordinarily painted with such realistic detail, this majestic bird's feathers beg for the viewer to come in for a closer look at its plumage. The piece is framed in a simple black wooden frame measuring 31 x 51 inches. Rick Pas Calls in the Manitou Passage acrylic on panel 28h x 48w in 71.12h x 121.92w cm RPA022 ARTIST'S STATEMENT Creating is an addiction. With all the highs and lows you would expect. I am interested in the surface textures and creating paintings that portray them in realistic detail. Hopefully a viewer will feel they can run a hand over the feathers and moss, or grasp an object in the painting. This detail is usually composed in an abstract design. The design can occur naturally or be arranged by me. RESUME Rick Pas b. 1958, Flint, MI Education Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI - Bachelor of Fine Arts - Pearson Art Scholarship SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 2022 Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL, Take Flight William Baczek Fine Arts, Animal Kingdom & Winter National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson, WY, Western Visions Lovetts Gallery, Tulsa, OK, Braveheart 2021 William Baczek Fine Arts, 25th Anniversary Exhibition 2020 William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition & Summer Gallery Victor Armendariz, The Palette of Pride 2019 The James Museum, St. Petersburg, FL, Environmental Impact II Lovetts Gallery, Realism, Reveries, & Rhapsody Gallery Victor Armendariz, New Work 2018 Gallery Victor Armendariz, Front and Center Corporate Art Advisory, Chicago, IL, Portraits and Places: Redefining Realism William Baczek Fine Arts, Animal Kingdom Lovetts Gallery, Rear Window 2017 William Baczek Fine Arts, Winter, Animal Kingdom, Summer Lovetts Gallery, The Good, the Bad, and the WTF? & Red 2016 William Baczek Fine Arts, 20th Anniversary Exhibition, Summer, & Landscape Exhibition Monroe Community Church, Grand Rapids, MI, ArtPrize Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL, Group Exhibition Lovetts Gallery, Cauldron 2015 William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition & Summer JW Marriott, Grand Rapids, MI, ArtPrize Handwright Gallery, New Canaan, CT, Small Works Ann Brierly Gallery, Winnetka, IL, Ann Nathan Gallery Satellite Exhibition RJD Gallery, Sag Harbor, NY, A Magical Menagerie 2014 William Baczek Fine Arts, Spring & Landscape Exhibition 2013 Canton Museum of Art, Canton, OH, Environmental Impact Gallery Project, Ann Arbor, MI, Interspecies 2012 Alden B. Dow Museum of Science & Art, Midland, MI, The Nature of Art: An Invitational Exhibition William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition & Summer Exhibition Ann Nathan Gallery, Group Exhibition Twisted Fish Gallery, Elk Rapids, MI, A Natural Selection Dennos Museum Center, Traverse City, MI, Art and the Animal Gallery Project, Extremes & Umvelt 2010 William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition & Summer Group Exhibition Crooked Tree Arts Center, Petoskey, MI, Juried Fine Arts Exhibition San Diego Natural History Museum, San Diego, CA, Art and the Animal 2009 West Michigan Center for Arts & Technology, Grand Rapids, MI, ArtPrize William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, MI, Michigan Fine Arts Competition Gallery Project, Shrines and Altars Ann Nathan Gallery, Fall Group Exhibition 2008 William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition & Summer Group Exhibition Gallery Project, Animal Intelligence Holland Area Arts Council, Holland, MI, The Natural Eye Neville Public Museum, Green Bay, WI, Art and the Animal 2007 William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition & Summer Group Exhibition 2006 WARD Gallery, Harbor Springs, MI, New Dimensions in the Natural World Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, VT, Art and the Animal Gallery Project, Nature Reperceived 2005 Light Street Gallery, Baltimore, MD, Animal House Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, VT, Art of the Animal Kingdom The Wildlife Experience, Parker, CO, AMERICAN BIRDS: A Flight Through Time WARD Gallery, Summer Celebration 2004 Fraser Gallery, Washington, DC, Contemporary Realism Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum, Oradell, NJ, Art and the Animal Washington Street Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI, Fifth Year Celebration 2003 Fraser Gallery, Georgetown International 2001 Sioux City...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Animal Paintings

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Panel, Acrylic

Dark Mane - Photorealistic Painting of a Safari with a Lion and Land Rover
Located in Chicago, IL
A lion strolls in front of a Range Rover in this photorealistic painting entitled "Dark Mane" by Rick Pas. Though small in scale this painting delivers gr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Animal Paintings

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Panel, Acrylic

untitled
Located in Spetses, GR
Photorealistic oil on canvas depiction of a divine, royal, beauty surrounded by her equally magnificent peacocks.
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Blue Symphony
Located in Spetses, GR
Hyperrealistic depiction of a dazzling woman surrounded by bright wildlife, creating a vivid blue symphony of expression. Exhibited in Art basel Miami, 2018. Oil painting, ready to h...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Apricity", Oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Lindsey Kustusch’s (US based) "Apricity" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a Great blue Heron bird with fall colored leaves and designs in the background. Artist S...
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2010s Photorealist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Panel

"Féith", Oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Lindsey Kustusch’s (US based) "Féith" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a Great blue Heron bird perched on a fountains with red floral designs in the background. A...
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2010s Photorealist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Panel

"The White Witch Moth", Oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Lindsey Kustusch’s (US based) "The White Witch Moth" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a moth on a grey background. Artist Statement: I am an oil painter based ou...
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2010s Photorealist Animal Paintings

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Panel, Oil

"The Ocean's Lions", Oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Lindsey Kustusch’s (US based) "The Ocean's Lions" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a group of striped Lionfish in an underwater setting. Artist Statement: I am a...
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2010s Photorealist Animal Paintings

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Panel, Oil

"Black Cow", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Ali Ghassan's "Black Cow" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a black and white cow with a yellow ear tag with a blue sky background. Abou...
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2010s Photorealist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Anne Wolff, "Down to the Wire" Colorful Horse Racing Triptych Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This equine racing triptych, "Down to the Wire" by artist Anne Wolff is a 24x36 original oil painting on canvas. Depicted on three separate 24x12 canvases are frontal views of thoro...
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2010s Photorealist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Striking large white horse on black background photoreal portrait 30 x 40
Located in Charleston, US
"Ghost" is a photoreal portrait of a white horse in his dark barn in the South of France. The equine painting stuns the viewer with the drama o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Animal Paintings

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Oil

Very Baroque Flowerpiece with Red Birds of Paradise and Shining Parrot
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Very Baroque Flowerpiece with Red Birds of Paradise and Shining Parrot Year: 1989 Medium: Acrylic on Panel, with Artist Painted Frame Size: 58.5...
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1980s Photorealist Animal Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Trompe L'oeil Airbrush Painting on Canvas Duck Decoy Fishing Lure James Carter
By James Carter
Located in Surfside, FL
Provenance: Madison Gallery (Madison Connecticut) bears their label verso. Hunting and fishing cabin themed artwork in a hyper realist or photo realist style. James Carter (Born 1948) is active/lives in Connecticut. James O Carter is known for Trompe l'oeil still life painting. James Carter is known for his for his airbrush acrylic paintings, serigraphs and lithographs. Some of his paintings have written text, and his style combines carefully controlled trompe l'oeil and abstract Surrealism influences. James Carter was born in Port Chester, New York, in 1948. He studied at Silvermine College of Art in Connecticut and graduated with a B.F.A. from the Maryland Institute of Art. Carter’s paintings and prints have been exhibited at the Zenith Gallery, Washington, D.C., the Horizon Gallery, New York, and the Bell Gallery, Greenwich, Connecticut. His still lifes display the influence of Surrealist painters of the 1930s such as Rene Magritte and Max Ernst. Like the Surrealists, Carter juxtaposes unexpected objects – teacups, whales, and blue skies, for example – which often sit uncomfortably within his pictorial space. But he has also been influenced by the late-nineteenth-century American trompe l’oeil painters William Harnett...
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20th Century Photorealist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

'Shattering Dawn' Photorealistic Painting of a deer in woodland greenery
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Shattering Dawn' by Ben Waddams is a Contemporary Realist Wildlife oil painting. With such incredible detail you almost expect to see the deer walk off! Ben Waddams is a British wildlife artist living and working in Shropshire. Originally from Buckinghamshire, South East England, Ben has lived in the States for many years on several different occasions and traveled in search of exotic wildlife...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Hummingbird in Salvia Garden
By Diane Andrews Hall
Located in Greenwich, CT
Hall is a highly respected contemporary artist. It is framed in a contemporary lacquered off white float frame. The surface of the board is slick and almost photographic in feel. The...
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Early 2000s Photorealist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

American School Signed Terrier Dog Portraits Original Realist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American school realist terrier portrait. Oil on board, circa 1978. Signed. Image size 48L x 30H. Housed in a period modern frame.
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1970s Photorealist Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Admiral Pinscher
Located in East Hampton, NY
A Doberman Pinscher dressed like an Admiral Satire in Art Original Paintings in series of 10 (inquire where it is in the edition) Comes rolled in a tube ready to be framed Y.m.Lo. ...
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2010s Photorealist Animal Paintings

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Oil

"This Morning She Was Still Flying, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Please note: This painting will ship from the artists' studio in the Netherlands. Yvonne Melchers' "This Morning She Was Still Flying" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a common pigeon or dove laying face down on a concrete sidewalk. Artist Yvonne Melchers showcases her mastery of light and form in her sumptuously detailed paintings of subjects both intimate and universal. Whether painting a scene from her beloved North Sea Shore, the portrait of a strong but vulnerable young man dressed for the historical Siena Palio...
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2010s Photorealist Animal Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Photorealist animal paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Photorealist animal paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add animal paintings created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, orange, yellow, purple and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Stuart Dunkel, Ian Hornak, Rick Pas, and Anne Wolff. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Oil Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Photorealist animal paintings, so small editions measuring 5 inches across are also available. Prices for animal paintings made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $360 and tops out at $88,000, while the average work sells for $4,950.

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