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Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor 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
"Sleepyhead" Graphite Drawing
Located in Denver, CO
Tammy Liu-Haller's "Sleepyhead" is an original, handmade charcoal and graphite drawing that depicts a cow sleeping on the ground.
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2010s Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Archival Paper, Graphite

European City Scene
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "European City Scene" c.1970 is a watercolor on paper by American artist Stan Beckman, born 1933. It is signed at the lower right corner by t...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

'L'Oreal No. 3, Troyes', French Village, National Watercolor Society, Fashion
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'E. Brigeois' for Evelyne Brigeois (French, 1946-2016) and dated 1985; additionally signed, verso, dated and titled, 'Troyes #3'. Born in Troyes, France in 1946, Evelyne Brigeois grew up in the town of Nimes, east of Paris. She subsequently lived and painted in Germany, England and Spain before moving to the United States in her late twenties. Settling in Idaho, she began a forty-year career as a fine artist, exhibiting widely and with success including, regularly, at both Boise's Art in the Park and Art and Roses Festival. Evelyne Brigeois was also the recipient of numerous national and international awards including from the National Watercolor Society, the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Michigan...
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1980s Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Laid Paper

(Abstract Still Life) Untitled, 1965, Ian Hornak — Drawing
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: (Abstract Still Life) Untitled Year: circa 1965 Medium: Charcoal on archival paper Size: 11 x 14 inches Condition: Good Provenance: Estate of Ia...
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1960s Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Archival Paper

Parking Lot, Morgan Beach
Located in Dallas, TX
"He [Cobble] has come to accept the fact that low production can lead to under appreciation in the short run, but he also knows that his gifts of perception and discrimination are ra...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel

872 BRU Series: Steep/Stepped Parade. [Bruges, Belgium].
Located in New York, NY
872 BRU Series: Steep/Stepped Parade. [Bruges, Belgium]. Contemporary artist Thomas Roese, inspired by the industrial landscape of steel mills, rail yards, architectural details, a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Acrylic, Color Pencil, Graphite

Gabriel’s Pavilion Variation II
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Gabriel’s Pavilion Variation II Year: 1980 Medium: Pencil on Arches paper Size: 29 x 41 inches Condition: Good Provenance: Fischbach Gallery, Ne...
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1980s Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

(Abstract Mythological Landscape) Untitled, 2001, Ian Hornak — Drawing
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: (Abstract Mythological Landscape) Untitled Year: 2001 Medium: Ink on archival paper Size: 11 x 14 inches Condition: Good Provenance: Estate of I...
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Early 2000s Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Archival Paper

(Abstract Still Life with Chessboard) Untitled, 1964, Ian Hornak — Painting
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: (Abstract Still Life with Chessboard) Untitled Year: circa 1964 Medium: Acrylic on illustration board Size: 14 x 11 inches Condition: Good Prove...
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1960s Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

833 CLE Series: Red Bridge w/Car.
Located in New York, NY
833 CLE Series: Red Bridge w/Car. Contemporary artist Thomas Roese, inspired by the industrial landscape of steel mills, rail yards, architectural details, and the urban neighborhoo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Acrylic, Color Pencil, Graphite

(Abstract Still Life) Untitled, 1964, Ian Hornak — Painting
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: (Abstract Still Life) Untitled Year: circa 1964 Medium: Acrylic on illustration board Size: 10 x 9 inches Condition: Good Provenance: Estate of ...
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1960s Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

(Abstract Landscape with Angel) Untitled, 2001, Ian Hornak — Drawing
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: (Abstract Landscape with Angel) Untitled Year: 2001 Medium: Ink on archival paper Size: 9 x 12 inches Condition: Good Provenance: Estate of Ian ...
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Early 2000s Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Archival Paper

Portrait of a Woman in a Pink Vest - Pastel on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Delicate drawing of a woman by Palo Alto artist Marilyn Thompson (American, 1927-2015). A woman wearing a pink vest and her hair pulled back sits looking to the viewer's right. She is rendered in loving detail, with smooth shading and glowing highlights. Of particular note are the details in her hair, jewelry, and folds of her skirt. Signed and dated in the lower right corner. Acquired with a collection of her work. Presented in a new white mat with foam-core backing. Mat size: 26"H x 24"W Paper size: 23.75"Hx 19.75"W Marilyn Thompson (American, 1927-2015) was born in Santa Paula. California. She received an art degree from San Jose State in 1950, after which she worked for H. M. Gousha, for whom she drew many illustrations of missions and other California sites. From the mid-1970s on, she did freelance drawing and painting, with lots of commercial work (pamphlet illustrations, posters, custom birthday cards...
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1990s Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pastel

Amur Maple Bonsai, photorealist floral still life drawing
Located in New York, NY
Ever-interested in delicate and often toiling labor, David Morrison’s newest body of work stems from his practice as a master gardener. David’s methodical cultivation of irises and bonsai plants...
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2010s Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Color Pencil

Great Western Staircase, New York State Capitol Building, Albany
Located in New York, NY
Richard Haas Great Western Staircase, New York State Capitol Building, Albany, 1980 Pastel on paper drawing Hand-signed by artist, Signed and dated 1980; bears RDA (Readers Digest...
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1980s Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pastel

Large Photo Realist Pop Art Watercolor Painting Children's Toys Teddy Bear Block
By Michael Beck
Located in Surfside, FL
Michael Beck (American, b. 1943) Watercolor painting on paper, 1986 "First Fruits", Hand signed, dated and titled along lower margins Gallery label verso, Matted and framed under plexiglass, Dimensions: 38"h x 58"w (sight), 48"h x 67"w (frame) Provenance: Property from a Major Corporate Art Collection; Corporate Art Directions, NYC Michael Beck (b. 1943) ( American Photo Realist artist) was born in San Diego California. In 1971, he attended the California College of Arts and Crafts and was awarded the James D. Phelan Award in the Visual Arts, juried by artists Wayne Thiebaud and June Livingston. In June of 2014, he was awarded a Jackson Pollock- Lee Krasner Foundation award. Michael Beck was part of the early Photo Realist Movement in California among other contemporaries like Robert Bechtle, Charles Bell, Chuck Close, Robert Cottingham and Richard Estes and Audrey Flack. Choosing vintage childrens toys as his subject matter. Michael Beck’s artwork stands out for its distinct subjects of toys and objects from a previous era. These unique items include vintage rocking horses...
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1980s Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Hahn Air Pistol Design Drawings Pencil - Ink on Paper Designer HP35 calculator
Located in Soquel, CA
Three design-quality illustrations of Hahn (Steyr-Hahn) brand Air Pellet Pistols by Edward T. Liljenwall (American, 1943-2010). Each pistol is expertly rendered, with smooth shading ...
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Mid-20th Century Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Gouache, Color Pencil

Intelledex Industrial Machinery Design Drawing in Pencil and Ink on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Design-quality illustrations of Intelledex machinery by Edward T. Liljenwall (American, 1943-2010). The machine is expertly rendered, with smooth shading and specific details. Highli...
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1980s Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Gouache, Color Pencil

Intelledex Industrial Machinery Design Drawing in Pencil and Ink on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Design-quality illustrations of Intelledex machinery by Edward T. Liljenwall (American, 1943-2010). The machine is expertly rendered, with smooth shading and specific details. Highli...
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1980s Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Gouache, Color Pencil

David Morrison, Firewood Series No. 2, hyperrealist colored pencil drawing, 2018
Located in New York, NY
In "Firewood Series No. 2," David Morrison uses colored pencils to capture the finest details of a frayed and peeling piece of birch wood. With his careful and methodical handling of...
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2010s Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Color Pencil

Bunny Mask, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
This realist colour pencil drawing of a bunny mask creates a contemporary minimal artwork that pops forward from the paper making you the viewer feel as though you could reach forwar...
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2010s Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

(Abstract Landscape) Untitled, 1965, Ian Hornak — Drawing
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: (Abstract Landscape) Untitled Year: circa 1965 Medium: Charcoal on archival paper Size: 11 x 14 inches Condition: Good Provenance: Estate of Ian...
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1960s Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Archival Paper

Pastel Portrait of a Shakespearean Woman with Pearls
Located in Soquel, CA
Intricately detailed realist figurative pastel drawing of a woman in Shakespearean clothing by Palo Alto artist Marilyn Thompson (American, 1927-2015), 1989. The woman's pearl necklace and puffy sleeved garment, as well as each individual strand of her graying hair, are depicted in hyper-realist pastel on half tone paper. Signed and dated "Marylin Thompson 1989" in the lower right corner. Presented in a new cream mat with foam-core backing. Paper size: 24.75"H x 19.75"W Marilyn Thompson (American, 1927-2015) was born in Santa Paula. California. She received an art degree from San Jose State in 1950, after which she worked for H. M. Gousha, for whom she drew many illustrations of missions and other California sites. From the mid-1970s on, she did freelance drawing and painting, with lots of commercial work (pamphlet illustrations, posters, custom birthday cards...
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1980s Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pastel

Dual Purpose Vehicle Design Concept - Stat Photograph on Cardstock
Located in Soquel, CA
Design-quality blueprint of a concept vehicle by Edward T. Liljenwall (American, 1943-2010). Top and side views are highlighted, with a partial rear view to the left hand side. The v...
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1980s Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Photographic Paper, Postcard

Cle Series: Three Rows in the Yard.
Located in New York, NY
702 CLE Series: Three Rows in the Yard. Contemporary artist Thomas Roese, inspired by the industrial landscape of steel mills, rail yards, architectural details, and the urban neigh...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Acrylic, Color Pencil, Graphite

David Morrison, Firewood Series No. 1, Hyperrealist colored pencil drawing, 2018
Located in New York, NY
Artist David Morrison creates hyperrealistic, finely detailed pencil drawings of found natural objects, both by observing the object itself under magnification, and also by working f...
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2010s Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Color Pencil

David Morrison, Sycamore Series No. 5, Photorealist colored pencil drawing, 2003
Located in New York, NY
Artist David Morrison creates hyperrealistic, yet abstracted, finely detailed pencil drawings of found natural objects, both by observing the object itself under magnification, and a...
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2010s Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Color Pencil

'Bijouterie, Tulle, France', French Village, Boise, National Watercolor Society
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'E. Brigeois' for Evelyne Brigeois (French, 1946-2016) and dated 1988; additionally signed, verso, and dated. Born in Troyes, France in 1946, Evelyne Brigeois grew up in the town of Nimes, east of Paris. She subsequently lived and painted in Germany, England and Spain before moving to the United States in her late twenties. Settling in Idaho, she began a forty-year career as a fine artist, exhibiting widely and with success including, regularly, at both Boise's Art in the Park and Art and Roses Festival. Evelyne Brigeois was also the recipient of numerous national and international awards including from the National Watercolor Society, the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Michigan...
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1980s Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Laid Paper

Pomegranate, photorealist fruit still life drawing, colored pencil
Located in New York, NY
David Morrison’s new series of drawings are regal in their naturalism. Morrison uses his extreme attention to detail to give equal weight to both the fruit's delicate features and si...
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2010s Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Color Pencil

(Abstract Mythological Landscape) Untitled, 1965, Ian Hornak — Drawing
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: (Abstract Mythological Landscape) Untitled Year: circa 1965 Medium: Charcoal on archival paper Size: 11 x 14 inches Condition: Good Provenance: ...
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1960s Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Archival Paper

'Cherries in the Sunshine', Aegean, Hydra, Greece, National Watercolor Society
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'E. Brigeois' for Evelyne Brigeois (French, 1946-2016) and dated 19868; additionally titled, verso, 'Hydra, the Cherries'. A view of a townhouse window on the Greek island of Hydra showing a sunlit row of jars filled with freshly preserved cherries basking in the Aegean sun. Born in Troyes, France in 1946, Evelyne Brigeois grew up in the town of Nimes, east of Paris. She subsequently lived and painted in Germany, England and Spain before moving to the United States in her late twenties. Settling in Idaho, she began a forty-year career as a fine artist, exhibiting widely and with success including, regularly, at both Boise's Art in the Park and Art and Roses Festival. Evelyne Brigeois was also the recipient of numerous national and international awards including from the National Watercolor Society, the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Michigan Watercolor Society, The Salem Academy Fine Arts Center and the Louisiana Watercolor Society among others. Her work was frequently featured in national publications including 'U.S. Art' and 'American Artist'. Her style combines a precise and delicate realism with a close observation of light- often with with strongly contrasting shadow. Her talent for serene and lyrical composition distinguishes her landscapes and townscapes of her favorite subjects, the Greek Islands, Venice and rural France. We are pleased to offer this intimate view of a sunlit window on the island of Hydra in the Greek Aegean.
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1980s Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Laid Paper

David Morrison, Sycamore Series No. 3, hyperrealist colored pencil drawing, 2003
Located in New York, NY
Artist David Morrison creates hyperrealistic, yet abstracted, finely detailed pencil drawings of found natural objects, both by observing the object itself under magnification, and a...
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2010s Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Color Pencil

(Abstract Tropical Landscape) Untitled, 2001, Ian Hornak — Drawing
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: (Abstract Tropical Landscape) Untitled Year: 2001 Medium: Ink on archival paper Size: 9 x 12 inches Condition: Good Provenance: Estate of Ian Ho...
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Early 2000s Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Archival Paper

(Abstract Landscape with Trees) Untitled, 2001, Ian Hornak — Drawing
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: (Abstract Landscape with Trees) Untitled Year: 2001 Medium: Ink on archival paper Size: 11 x 14 inches Condition: Good Provenance: Estate of Ian...
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Early 2000s Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Archival Paper, Ink

Let It Burn
Located in Bozeman, MT
This is a unframed original drawing on paper. Adonna Khare is an America Artist mainly focused on carbon pencil on paper drawings. She received her Masters of Fine Art from Californi...
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2010s Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Archival Paper, Carbon Pencil

Toothy Frog
Located in Bozeman, MT
This is a unframed original drawing on paper. Adonna Khare is an America Artist mainly focused on carbon pencil on paper drawings. She received her Masters of Fine Art from Californi...
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2010s Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Archival Paper, Carbon Pencil

Firewood Series No. 9, hyperrealist colored pencil drawing
Located in New York, NY
Artist David Morrison creates hyperrealistic, finely detailed pencil drawings of found natural objects, both by observing the object itself under magnification, and also by working f...
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2010s Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Color Pencil

David Morrison, Wind-Up Bird No. 6, hyperrealist color pencil animal drawing
Located in New York, NY
David Morrison has extended his brand of hyperrealism to the artificial, capturing the intricate lithography that decorates his collection of vintage Kohler wind-up birds. His drawings are often mistaken for a photograph from afar - on approach, they dissolve into a mesmerizing display of mark-making.This new body of work plays with the boundaries between organic and manufactured: the metal imposters are resplendent as they perch, pert and expectant, on wilting greenery. Yet another layer of irony, the toy birds...
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2010s Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Color Pencil

"Blue Sunset" Original Painting by Tammy Liu-Haller - Buffalo Silhouette
Located in Denver, CO
Tammy Liu-Haller presents "Blue Sunset," an original mixed media painting on encaustic panel created in 2023. This intimate artwork measures 5 x 5 x 0.87 inches (12.70 x 12.70 x 2.21...
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2010s Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gold Leaf

"Rose Sunset" Original Painting by Tammy Liu-Haller - Buffalo Silhouette
Located in Denver, CO
Tammy Liu-Haller presents "Rose Sunset," an original mixed media painting on encaustic panel created in 2023. This intimate artwork measures 5 x 5 x 0.87 inches (12.70 x 12.70 x 2.21...
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2010s Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gold Leaf

"Ram" Original Painting by Tammy Liu-Haller
Located in Denver, CO
Tammy Liu-Haller's "Ram" is an original, handmade graphite on clayboard, gold leaf and acrylic that depicts a ram with majestic horns. About the artist: Tammy was born in 1975 in Kingston, NY. She is a realism artist, working primarily in graphite and charcoal. After spending 15 years away from the field, she began drawing again in 2011 and went full-time by 2015. She is an avid supporter of organizations that rescue, conserve, and protect domestic and wild animals, and she often donates artwork to these causes each year. Tammy has also created a small niche of golf drawings...
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2010s Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Wintry Trees 3, photorealist graphite landscape drawing, 2021
Located in New York, NY
Mary Reilly’s laborious method of toning her paper serves as the starting point for her intricate compositions. She begins by covering the entire sheet with up to eight smooth, unmod...
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2010s Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Graphite

Vegetable Still Life No. 10 Contemporary watercolor by Ohio trompe l'oeil artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
George Mauersberger (American, 20th Century) Veg 10, 2004 Watercolor on paper 9 x 12 inches 13 x 16 inches, framed George Mauersberger completed t...
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Early 2000s Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Vegetable Still Life No. 2, Contemporary watercolor by Ohio trompe l'oeil artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
George Mauersberger (American, 20th Century) Veg 2, 2004 Watercolor on paper 9 x 12 inches 13 x 16 inches, framed George Mauersberger completed th...
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Early 2000s Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Point Man
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original charcoal drawing on panel by artist Rachel Brownlee. Framed.
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Panel

Tired Feet for a Tired Soul, Charcoal Drawing by Nathaniel Tatum
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Nathaniel Tatum, American (1964 - ) Title: Tired feet for a tired soul Year: 2001 Medium: Charcoal on Paper, signed and dated Paper Size: 24 x 18 inches
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Early 2000s Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal

Riverbank 5, photorealist graphite landscape drawing, 2021
Located in New York, NY
Mary Reilly’s laborious method of toning her paper serves as the starting point for her intricate compositions. She begins by covering the entire sheet with up to eight smooth, unmod...
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2010s Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Graphite

David Morrison, Stick Series No. 14, Photorealist colored pencil drawing, 2015
Located in New York, NY
Artist David Morrison creates hyperrealistic, yet abstracted, finely detailed pencil drawings of found natural objects, both by observing the object itself under magnification, and a...
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2010s Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Color Pencil

Snowy Woods, photorealist graphite landscape drawing, 2023
Located in New York, NY
In this work, the artist returns to a favorite spot in Alley Pond Park, Queens, to memorialize the ever-evolving carved names and glyphs in this majestic trunk. She is documenting no...
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2010s Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Graphite

Untitled (My Mother and Her Sister as Children), State I
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Untitled (My Mother and Her Sister as Children), State I Year: 1973 Medium: Pencil on heavy archival pap...
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1970s Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

David Morrison, Stick Series No. 13, Photorealist colored pencil drawing, 2015
Located in New York, NY
Artist David Morrison creates hyperrealistic, yet abstracted, finely detailed pencil drawings of found natural objects, both by observing the object itself under magnification, and a...
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2010s Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Color Pencil

Wintry Trees 5, photorealist graphite landscape drawing
Located in New York, NY
Mary Reilly’s laborious method of toning her paper serves as the starting point for her intricate compositions. She begins by covering the entire sheet with up to eight smooth, unmod...
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2010s Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Graphite

Nebulous
Located in Buffalo, NY
Through drawings rendered in charcoal and ink, my recent work examines issues related to memory by exploring its limitations and aestheticizing the instability inherent in portraitur...
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2010s Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Paper

Winston (Madison Square Garden)
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ching Jang Yao, Taiwanese (1941-2001) Title: Winston (Madison Square Garden) Year: 1976 Medium: Watercolor on paper, signed and dated ...
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1970s Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Nude Studies 2
Located in Dallas, TX
From Dallas,Texas, Francisco has always had an innate interest in the arts. He began sketching at an early age. A self-taught artist, his influences include many of the early 20th ce...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal

Nude Studies 2
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Eclipse
Located in Buffalo, NY
hrough drawings rendered in charcoal and ink, my recent work examines issues related to memory by exploring its limitations and aestheticizing the instability inherent in portraiture...
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2010s Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Paper

Scarlet Belle Pitcher Plant, photorealist floral still life drawing
Located in New York, NY
Ever-interested in delicate and often toiling labor, David Morrison’s newest body of work stems from his practice as a master gardener. David’s methodical cultivation of irises and bonsai plants...
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2010s Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Color Pencil

Buds and Leaves, photorealist graphite floral drawing, 2018
Located in New York, NY
Mary Reilly explores the full tonal depth of graphite in her nature drawings and landscapes. She finds all of the soft subtleties of gray as she shifts seamlessly from leaf to bud, s...
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2010s Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Graphite

David Morrison, Wind-Up Bird No. 1, hyperrealist colored pencil animal, 2019
Located in New York, NY
David Morrison has extended his brand of hyperrealism to the artificial, capturing the intricate lithography that decorates his collection of vintage Kohler wind-up birds. His drawin...
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2010s Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Color Pencil

Riverbank 3, photorealist graphite landscape drawing, 2021
Located in New York, NY
Mary Reilly’s laborious method of toning her paper serves as the starting point for her intricate compositions. She begins by covering the entire sheet with up to eight smooth, unmod...
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2010s Photorealist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Graphite

Photorealist drawings and watercolor paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Photorealist drawings and watercolor 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 drawings and watercolor 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, red, yellow and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including David Morrison, Bruce McCombs, Mary Reilly, and Adonna Khare. Frequently made by artists working with Paper, and Pencil 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 drawings and watercolor paintings, so small editions measuring 2 inches across are also available. Prices for drawings and watercolor 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 $189 and tops out at $87,000, while the average work sells for $3,472.

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