Photorealist Abstract 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
Crater 302 (NASA official commission-74 x 114 inches), Lowell Nesbitt - Painting
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original oil painting on canvas, 1970. Size: 72 x 108 inches. Signed, titled, dated on verso. Provenance: Andrew Crispo Gallery, New York, NY. Notes: This is one of the resulting lunar paintings from Lowell Nesbitt’s commission as the official artist for the NASA Apollo 13 space mission. In 1969, artist Lowell Nesbitt was invited by NASA to create artwork to commemorate the Apollo 9...
Category
1970s Photorealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
The Fall of Eden (Garden of Eden)—Untitled
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002)
Title: The Fall of Eden (Garden of Eden)—Untitled
Year: 1985
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 48 x 24 inches
Condition: Excellent
Inscription: Signed, ...
Category
1980s Photorealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Friedrich‘s Window: Variation # 4 (Water and Mist) 1981, Ian Hornak — Painting
By Ian Hornak
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original painting on canvas, circa 1981. Size: 36 x 48 inches. Inscription: signed, recto; signed, dated, titled, verso. Provenance: Fischbach Gallery, New York, NY. Notes: An homage...
Category
1980s Photorealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
(Hudson River Landscape) Untitled, 1985, Ian Hornak — Painting
By Ian Hornak
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original acrylic painting on illustration board, circa 1985. Size: 12.5 x 10 inches. Provenance: Estate of Ian Hornak, East Hampton, New York.
IAN HORNAK (January 9, 1944 – December...
Category
1980s Photorealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Illustration Board
Light from the Past, 1st version, 1985, Ian Hornak — Painting
By Ian Hornak
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original acrylic painting on double layered Masonite, 1985. Size: 21.5 x 18 inches. Inscription: Signed, recto; signed, dated, and titled, verso. Provenance: Armstrong Gallery (57th ...
Category
1980s Photorealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Primeval Landscape, 1985, Ian Hornak — Painting
By Ian Hornak
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original acrylic painting on double layered Masonite, 1985. Size: 16 x 19 inches. Inscription: Signed, recto; signed, dated, and titled, verso. Provenance: Armstrong Gallery (57th St...
Category
1980s Photorealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Raphael’s Stairway
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002)
Title: Raphael’s Stairway
Year: 1978
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 48 x 36 inches
Condition: Excellent
Inscription: Signed recto; signed, dated, and ...
Category
1970s Photorealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Waiting for the Barbarians, 1985, Ian Hornak — Painting
By Ian Hornak
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original acrylic painting on Masonite with artist’s painted wood frame, 1985. Size: 37 x 31 inches. Inscription: Signed, recto; titled, and double signed and dated, verso. Provenance...
Category
1980s Photorealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Masonite, Panel
Domain of Asmodeus, 1985, Ian Hornak — Painting
By Ian Hornak
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original acrylic painting on Masonite with artist’s painted wood frame, 1985. Size: 31 x 37 inches. Inscription: Signed, recto; titled, and double signed and dated, verso. Provenance...
Category
1980s Photorealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Masonite, Panel
Reflection Pearls II
By Ben Weiner
Located in Greenwich, CT
Reflection Pearls II is an oil painting on prepared paper, sheet size 29.75 x 41.25 inches, signed, titled and dated verso, 'Ben Weiner Reflection Pearls II 2019' and framed in a contemporary white frame.
Connecting two opposing styles—abstraction and photorealism—Ben Weiner creates hyper-detailed, lush paintings and videos of extremely magnified consumer products, including hair gel, chemical food additives, and deodorant. In his work, he presents such meticulously rendered, close-up views of his subjects that they read as pure abstractions. A through-line in Weiner’s various bodies of work is contemporary culture’s obsession with bodily enhancement through chemical products—whether by using hair products or taking illegal drugs.
"My paintings of pearls and hair gel merge varied notions of art as creation with biological and mythological concepts of creation. Visually, the pearls seem to emerge from the hair gel, suggesting biological processes such as cellular division, or the primordial soup that preceded life on earth. The all-over, abstract qualities of the hair gel recall the abstract expressionists’ concepts of the sublime art object and art as a transcendent act of creation. Additionally, the pearl itself is a naturally produced object of profound beauty. I use it to symbolize my understanding of creation as a feminine power, intrinsically linked to beauty (as in Boticelli’s The Birth of Venus). Finally, the pearls are an ode to Audrey Flack, one of my early artistic influences." - Ben Weiner
Ben Charles Weiner (b. 1980) is a New York based contemporary artist. His work bridges the seemingly opposite styles of hyperrealism, and process-based abstraction. Mr. Weiner has exhibited his work widely in the US and internationally, at institutions including The Carnegie Art Museum, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, The Boca Raton Museum of Art, and The Tarble Art Center. His work is in public collections including Microsoft, Sammlung/Collection, Progressive Insurance, and The Frederick R. Weisman Collection...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Mirror Pearls
By Ben Weiner
Located in Greenwich, CT
Mirror Pearls is an oil painting on prepared paper, sheet size 12.25 x 16.25 inches, signed, titled and dated verso, 'Ben Weiner Mirror Pearls 2019' and framed in a contemporary white frame.
Connecting two opposing styles—abstraction and photorealism—Ben Weiner creates hyper-detailed, lush paintings and videos of extremely magnified consumer products, including hair gel, chemical food additives, and deodorant. In his work, he presents such meticulously rendered, close-up views of his subjects that they read as pure abstractions. A through-line in Weiner’s various bodies of work is contemporary culture’s obsession with bodily enhancement through chemical products—whether by using hair products or taking illegal drugs.
"My paintings of pearls and hair gel merge varied notions of art as creation with biological and mythological concepts of creation. Visually, the pearls seem to emerge from the hair gel, suggesting biological processes such as cellular division, or the primordial soup that preceded life on earth. The all-over, abstract qualities of the hair gel recall the abstract expressionists’ concepts of the sublime art object and art as a transcendent act of creation. Additionally, the pearl itself is a naturally produced object of profound beauty. I use it to symbolize my understanding of creation as a feminine power, intrinsically linked to beauty (as in Boticelli’s The Birth of Venus). Finally, the pearls are an ode to Audrey Flack, one of my early artistic influences." - Ben Weiner
Ben Charles Weiner (b. 1980) is a New York based contemporary artist. His work bridges the seemingly opposite styles of hyperrealism, and process-based abstraction. Mr. Weiner has exhibited his work widely in the US and internationally, at institutions including The Carnegie Art Museum, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, The Boca Raton Museum of Art, and The Tarble Art Center. His work is in public collections including Microsoft, Sammlung/Collection, Progressive Insurance, and The Frederick R. Weisman Collection...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Polychrome Gel #11
By Ben Weiner
Located in Greenwich, CT
Polychrome Gel #11 is an oil painting on canvas with a canvas size of 18 x 24 inches, signed, titled and dated on the overlap verso, 'Ben Weiner Polychrome Gel #11 2019'' and framed in a contemporary white frame.
Connecting two opposing styles—abstraction and photorealism—Ben Weiner creates hyper-detailed, lush paintings and videos of extremely magnified consumer products, including hair gel, chemical food additives, and deodorant. In his work, he presents such meticulously rendered, close-up views of his subjects that they read as pure abstractions. A through-line in Weiner’s various bodies of work is contemporary culture’s obsession with bodily enhancement through chemical products—whether by using hair products or taking illegal drugs.
"The Gel Series presents a virtual environment that is in flux. Based on hair gel, a material that is physically malleable and visually enticing, it has the ability to change one’s physical appearance. In an abstract manner, the painting reflects our current global environment, subject to constant, dramatic change and rapid development- on the one hand through humanity’s ability to alter the face of the earth according to its ideas; on the other through changing environmental conditions and natural disasters". - Ben Weiner
Ben Charles Weiner (b. 1980) is a New York based contemporary artist. His work bridges the seemingly opposite styles of hyperrealism, and process-based abstraction. Mr. Weiner has exhibited his work widely in the US and internationally, at institutions including The Carnegie Art Museum, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, The Boca Raton Museum of Art, and The Tarble Art Center. His work is in public collections including Microsoft, Sammlung/Collection, Progressive Insurance, and The Frederick R. Weisman Collection...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Polychrome Gel #15
By Ben Weiner
Located in Greenwich, CT
Polychrome Gel #15 is an oil painting on canvas with a canvas size of 24 x 18 inches, signed, titled and dated on the overlap verso, 'Ben Weiner Polychrome Gel #15 2020'' and framed in a contemporary white frame.
Connecting two opposing styles—abstraction and photorealism—Ben Weiner creates hyper-detailed, lush paintings and videos of extremely magnified consumer products, including hair gel, chemical food additives, and deodorant. In his work, he presents such meticulously rendered, close-up views of his subjects that they read as pure abstractions. A through-line in Weiner’s various bodies of work is contemporary culture’s obsession with bodily enhancement through chemical products—whether by using hair products or taking illegal drugs.
"The Gel Series presents a virtual environment that is in flux. Based on hair gel, a material that is physically malleable and visually enticing, it has the ability to change one’s physical appearance. In an abstract manner, the painting reflects our current global environment, subject to constant, dramatic change and rapid development- on the one hand through humanity’s ability to alter the face of the earth according to its ideas; on the other through changing environmental conditions and natural disasters". - Ben Weiner
Ben Charles Weiner (b. 1980) is a New York based contemporary artist. His work bridges the seemingly opposite styles of hyperrealism, and process-based abstraction. Mr. Weiner has exhibited his work widely in the US and internationally, at institutions including The Carnegie Art Museum, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, The Boca Raton Museum of Art, and The Tarble Art Center. His work is in public collections including Microsoft, Sammlung/Collection, Progressive Insurance, and The Frederick R. Weisman Collection...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Gel Monochrome #6
By Ben Weiner
Located in Greenwich, CT
Gel Monochrome #6 is an oil painting on prepared paper, sheet size 22 x 14.75 inches, signed, titled and dated verso, 'Ben Weiner Gel Monochrome #6 2019' and framed in a contemporary white frame.
Connecting two opposing styles—abstraction and photorealism—Ben Weiner creates hyper-detailed, lush paintings and videos of extremely magnified consumer products, including hair gel, chemical food additives, and deodorant. In his work, he presents such meticulously rendered, close-up views of his subjects that they read as pure abstractions. A through-line in Weiner’s various bodies of work is contemporary culture’s obsession with bodily enhancement through chemical products—whether by using hair products or taking illegal drugs.
"The Gel Series presents a virtual environment that is in flux. Based on hair gel, a material that is physically malleable and visually enticing, it has the ability to change one’s physical appearance. In an abstract manner, the painting reflects our current global environment, subject to constant, dramatic change and rapid development- on the one hand through humanity’s ability to alter the face of the earth according to its ideas; on the other through changing environmental conditions and natural disasters". - Ben Weiner
Ben Charles Weiner (b. 1980) is a New York based contemporary artist. His work bridges the seemingly opposite styles of hyperrealism, and process-based abstraction. Mr. Weiner has exhibited his work widely in the US and internationally, at institutions including The Carnegie Art Museum, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, The Boca Raton Museum of Art, and The Tarble Art Center. His work is in public collections including Microsoft, Sammlung/Collection, Progressive Insurance, and The Frederick R. Weisman Collection...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper
Polychrome Gel #7
By Ben Weiner
Located in Greenwich, CT
Polychrome Gel #7 is an oil painting on canvas with a canvas size of 12 x 24 inches, signed, titled and dated on the overlap verso, 'Ben Weiner Polychrome Gel #7 2019'' and framed in a contemporary white frame.
Connecting two opposing styles—abstraction and photorealism—Ben Weiner creates hyper-detailed, lush paintings and videos of extremely magnified consumer products, including hair gel, chemical food additives, and deodorant. In his work, he presents such meticulously rendered, close-up views of his subjects that they read as pure abstractions. A through-line in Weiner’s various bodies of work is contemporary culture’s obsession with bodily enhancement through chemical products—whether by using hair products or taking illegal drugs.
"The Gel Series presents a virtual environment that is in flux. Based on hair gel, a material that is physically malleable and visually enticing, it has the ability to change one’s physical appearance. In an abstract manner, the painting reflects our current global environment, subject to constant, dramatic change and rapid development- on the one hand through humanity’s ability to alter the face of the earth according to its ideas; on the other through changing environmental conditions and natural disasters". - Ben Weiner
Ben Charles Weiner (b. 1980) is a New York based contemporary artist. His work bridges the seemingly opposite styles of hyperrealism, and process-based abstraction. Mr. Weiner has exhibited his work widely in the US and internationally, at institutions including The Carnegie Art Museum, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, The Boca Raton Museum of Art, and The Tarble Art Center. His work is in public collections including Microsoft, Sammlung/Collection, Progressive Insurance, and The Frederick R. Weisman Collection...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Untitled (paint) #14, 2018
By Ben Weiner
Located in Greenwich, CT
Untitled (Paint) #14 is an oil painting on canvas with a canvas size of 16 x 24 inches, signed, titled and dated on the overlap verso, 'Ben Weiner Untitled (Paint) #14 2018'' and framed in a contemporary white frame.
Connecting two opposing styles—abstraction and photorealism—Ben Weiner creates hyper-detailed, lush paintings and videos of extremely magnified consumer products, including hair gel, chemical food additives, and deodorant. In his work, he presents such meticulously rendered, close-up views of his subjects that they read as pure abstractions. A through-line in Weiner’s various bodies of work is contemporary culture’s obsession with bodily enhancement through chemical products—whether by using hair products or taking illegal drugs. In Weiner's Paint series (depicting oil paint on a palette) he explores the upended relationship between process and product.
Ben Charles Weiner (b. 1980) is a New York based contemporary artist. His work bridges the seemingly opposite styles of hyperrealism, and process-based abstraction. Mr. Weiner has exhibited his work widely in the US and internationally, at institutions including The Carnegie Art Museum, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, The Boca Raton Museum of Art, and The Tarble Art Center. His work is in public collections including Microsoft, Sammlung/Collection, Progressive Insurance, and The Frederick R. Weisman Collection...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
American School Modernist Trompe L'Oeil Still Life Realist Large Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist realist still life oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed verso.
Category
1970s Photorealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Being and Nothingness" trompe l'oeil & modernist oil painting, red butterflies
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Being and Nothingness" is a 2023 trompe l'oeil modernist oil painting.
Mastromatteo pays homage to Malevich’s black square, and even positions it at the top left quarter of the canvas. The modernist symbol is austere, and formidable, yet it lays flat on the two-dimensional plane. Outside the square, amidst a wall of white, are little butterflies. Their angled wings...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Poplar, Original oil Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Varvarov Anatoly Viktorovich
Title: Poplar,
Sise: 48.5x39.5 inches, (123x100 cm)
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Hand painted, original, one of a kind.
This oil painting called "Popla...
Category
2010s Photorealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Poplar Heart, Abstract, Original oil Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Varvarov Anatoly Viktorovich
Title: Poplar Heart,
Sise: 7.5x5.5 inches, (19x14 cm)
Medium: Watercolor Paper,
Hand painted, original, one of a kind, Ready to hang
Looking at...
Category
2010s Photorealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Mono-Poli III - Realism, Photorealistic Oil Painting, Colorful, Hyperrealism
Located in Salzburg, AT
„He is a declared painter with full awareness of his conceptual past. His works, near to photo-realism, show objects in a garish intense coloristic. It is the process of painting, th...
Category
2010s Photorealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A boat is sailing, alone behind the water, Original oil Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Varvarov Anatoly Viktorovich
Title: A boat is sailing, alone behind the water,
Sise: 6.5x4.5 inches, (16x12 cm)
Medium: Watercolor Paper,
Hand painted, original, one of a kin...
Category
2010s Photorealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Marine Layer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kathleen Keifer's original artworks represent one of the most significant expressions of New California Realism. Keifer brings a fresh perspective to her colorful scenes of everyday ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Mono-Poli VI - Realism, Photorealistic Oil Painting, Colorful, Hyperrealism
Located in Salzburg, AT
„He is a declared painter with full awareness of his conceptual past. His works, near to photo-realism, show objects in a garish intense coloristic. It is the process of painting, th...
Category
2010s Photorealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
In the evening. 1990, cardboard, oil, 85x137 cm with minor defects
Located in Riga, LV
In the evening. 1990, cardboard, oil, 85x137 cm with minor defects
Liga Purmale (1948)
Was born on October 4, 1948 in Dundaga. She graduated from the secondary art school of Janis R...
Category
1990s Photorealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
In the rain. 1990, cardboard, oil, 90x140 cm with minor defects
Located in Riga, LV
In the rain. 1990, cardboard, oil, 90x140 cm with minor defects
Liga Purmale (1948)
Was born on October 4, 1948 in Dundaga. She graduated from the secondary art school of Janis Rose...
Category
1990s Photorealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Contemporary Modern Minimalist Landscape Pool Painting - Crisp Angled Water
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kathleen Keifer is a California-based internationally collected artist. She is a leading force of the New California Realism. Kathleen brings a fresh, clean perspective to her colorf...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Hope
Located in Spetses, GR
Exhibited at the 'HUMAN RIGTS' convention, Rovereto, Trendo, Italia. This oil painting combines concepts to create a hyperrealistic and surreal image of hope.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Soft Morning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kathleen Keifer is a California-based internationally collected artist. She is a leading force of the New California Realism. Kathleen brings a fresh, clean perspective to her colorf...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Wishes In The Wind
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kathleen Keifer's original artworks represent one of the most significant expressions of New California Realism. Keifer brings a fresh perspective to her colorful scenes of everyday ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Pineapple Kiss
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kathleen Keifer's original artworks represent one of the most significant expressions of New California Realism. Keifer brings a fresh perspective to her colorful scenes of everyday ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
‘LE CORBUSIER BRIEY TWO’ (with Le Corbusier flaking paint from Cité de Refuge)
Located in London, GB
‘LE CORBUSIER BRIEY TWO’
(with Le Corbusier flaking paint from Cité de Refuge)
Category
2010s Photorealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still Life with Lobster, Helicona, & Silver Pitcher
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002)
Title: Still Life with Lobster, Helicona, and Silver
Pitcher
Year: 1998
Medium: Oil on Panel, with Artist Paint...
Category
1990s Photorealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
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.
Category
1970s Photorealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
June Twilight
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kathleen Keifer is a California-based internationally collected artist. She is a leading force of the New California Realism. Kathleen brings a fresh, clean perspective to her colorf...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Georgica Pond at Sunset (East Hampton, New York)
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002)
Title: Georgica Pond at Sunset (East Hampton, NY)
Year: February 1973
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 72 x 48 inches
Condition: Excellent
Inscription: Signed, dated, and titled by the artist, verso.
Provenance: Tibor de Nagy Gallery, New York, NY; Bernice Fox Weinstein, Washington D.C.; Estate of Dr. Charles Cabaniss via his Lorena Smith Cabaniss, Washington D.C.; property of a family trust, Southeastern, MI.
Notes: A seminal example of Hornak’s Photorealist multiple exposure landscape...
Category
1970s Photorealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Forever Sunset
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kathleen Keifer is a California-based internationally collected artist. She is a leading force of the New California Realism. Kathleen brings a fresh, clean perspective to her colorf...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Empire State Building Mid-Century Artist Paints all 102 stories - Architecture
Located in Miami, FL
While most can not even count all 102 stories of the Empire State Building, artist Alice Smith accurately paints each and every story with exacting detail ...
Category
1940s Photorealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
The Banyan Tree: Variation VI (Jamaica)
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002)
Title: The Banyan Tree: Variation VI (Jamaica)
Year: 1981
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 42 x 60 inches
Condition: Excellen...
Category
1980s Photorealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"1970 Stingray" Modern Photorealistic Classic Red and Blue Muscle Car Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Photorealistic painting of a 1970 Stingray, a classic muscle car. Includes both a red and a blue version of this well known vehicle. Kelley is able to capture even the smallest details of the cars, all the way down to the writing on the tires. Signed, titled, and dated on the back. Currently not framed, but options are available.
Artist Biography: Cheryl Kelley...
Category
Early 2000s Photorealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Primeval Landscape
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002)
Title: Primeval Landscape
Year: 1985
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 59 1/2 x 43 inches
Condition: Excellent
Inscription: Signed by the artist
Provenan...
Category
1980s Photorealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Tangerine Heat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kathleen Keifer is a California-based internationally collected artist. She is a leading force of the New California Realism. Kathleen brings a fresh, clean perspective to her colorf...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Sunrise Tower
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kathleen Keifer is a California-based internationally collected artist. She is a leading force of the New California Realism. Kathleen brings a fresh, clean perspective to her colorf...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Last Song: Im Abendrot—In Evening‘s Glow (homage to Richard Strauss)
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002)
Title: Last Song: Im Abendrot (In Evening’s Glow)
Year: 1985-2001
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, with Artist Painted Frame
Size: 47 x 59 inches
Condition: ...
Category
1980s Photorealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
The Angel Concert, Variation II
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002)
Title: The Angel Concert, Variation II
Year: 1979
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 36 x 48 inches
Condition: Excellent
Inscription: Signed, dated, and t...
Category
1970s Photorealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Last Song: Beim Schlafengehen—Going to Sleep (homage to Richard Strauss)
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002)
Title: Last Song: Beim Schlafengehen (Going to Sleep)
Year: 1985
Year: 1985-2001
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, with Artist Painted Frame
Size: 47 x 59 i...
Category
1980s Photorealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Portrait Magenta - Hyperrealistic Figurative Contemporary Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Combining photorealistic oil painting on canvas with the illusion of computer-rendered graphics, Jose Carlos Zubiaur’s original artworks transcend the depth of a hyperrealistic three...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hannah’s Mirror, Rembrandt’s Three Trees Transformed Into The Expulsion From Eden
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002)
Title: Hannah’s Mirror, Rembrandt’s Three Trees Transformed Into The Expulsion From Eden
Year: 1978
Medium: Acryli...
Category
1970s Photorealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Cool and Deep
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kathleen Keifer is a California-based internationally collected artist. She is a leading force of the New California Realism. Kathleen brings a fresh, clean perspective to her colorf...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Two Picardie Glasses, colorful, photo realistic
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Doug Newton’s hyper-real paintings observe reality, explore translucency, reflections and luminosity, and dazzle the viewer with all the ways light can transform our perceptions. Hi...
Category
2010s Photorealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Childhood of Hephaestus, Variation V
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002)
Title: Childhood of Hephaestus, Variation V
Year: 1985
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, with Artist Painted Frame
Size: 47 x 59 in...
Category
1980s Photorealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Pink and Black, colorful, super realism
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on canvas, color superrealism
Doug Newton’s hyper-real oil paintings observe reality, explore translucency, reflections and luminosity, and dazzle the viewer with all the ways li...
Category
2010s Photorealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
FADED - photorrealism hyoerrealism original painting
By Lynette Cook
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Faded' depicts Chinese immigrant woman looking out from the window of her Chinatown home. The building is covered with cascading shadows that are created from the building's metal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Purple Ribbons and Gold Threads - Hand-Augmented Abstract Collotype
Located in Soquel, CA
Delicate and layered collotype on heavy bond paper by Patricia A. Pearce (American, b. 1948). The background of this piece is a collotype, whereas the ribbons and threads were painte...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Lithograph, Paper
Victoria Peak - Photorealistic Sign Painting with Oil and Enamel on Canvas
By Ross Tamlin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ross Tamlin's unique photorealistic compositions merge traditional painting methods with modern industrial techniques to create captivating works of art. Using layers of oil and enamel paint, Tamlin creates an illusion of corrugation that adds depth and texture to his pieces. His use of industrial imagery and found objects is a nod to contemporary art, while his bold color palette and incorporation of text is a nod to the Pop Art movement.
Tamlin created this one-of-a-kind, vibrant, and colorful painting measuring 33 inches square and 1.25 inches deep with oil and enamel paint on canvas. The sides of the canvas are painted in a continuation of the front eliminating the need for framing. In addition to being signed by the artist on the front, the artwork also comes with a certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery. The certificate guarantees the authenticity and provenance of the artwork. Free delivery is available for those in the local Los Angeles area, and affordable worldwide shipping is available for US and international art collectors.
In this artwork, Tamlin reworks the traditional idea of landscape painting by incorporating text and familiar places' names, such as Hong Kong neighborhoods, painted in large letters over the colorful photorealistic painted corrugated metal. This photorealistic painting by Ross Tamlin is so expertly executed that it perfectly mimics the texture and appearance of corrugated metal, even when seen in person. However, upon much closer inspection from the side at a nearly 90-degree angle, the levelness of the canvas is revealed, allowing you to appreciate the skillful brushwork of oil and enamel paint that gives the amazing illusion of depth and texture. With meticulous attention to detail, Tamlin imparts extraordinary depth to the painting, creating a finish that emulates the shine of polished metal and further enhances the piece's realistic appearance. This original artwork stands as a testament to Tamlin's remarkable talent and precision, demonstrated through the inclusion of even the smallest details, such as the masterfully painted rusty rivet holes.
Tamlin's works are represented by Artspace Warehouse Los Angeles and are held in private collections worldwide, including Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Singapore, the USA, Switzerland, and France. Corporate collections include ING Bank, Babcock & Brown, Barclays Bank, Saville Hotel Group, Savills Property Group, Minter Ellison, Hai Win Shipping, Allkotes Pty Ltd, Blue Scope Steel Pty Ltd, Sieper & Co., A. P. Moller Maersk Group, Grant Thomas Management, Maridan Pty Ltd, Esprit Changeware Pty Ltd, Maritime Transport Ltd, London.
REPRESENTATION
Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA
EDUCATION
1979 – 1981 NZ Certificate of Town Planning (3 Years)
1982 Emigrated to Australia, 1989 Australian citizenship
1985 Fine Arts Certificate (Meadowbank) (not completed)
1987 Graphic Arts Certificate, Brisbane
1988 – 1997 Paint/Colour Laboratory Technician
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2014 Soho Galleries, Sydney, Australia
2013 Soho Galleries, Sydney, Australia
2012 Paintbox Fineart, Canberra, ACT, “Melange”
2011 Jackman Gallery, St. Kilda, Melbourne, Australia
2010 Harrison Gallery, Paddington, Australia
2008 Rushcutters Bay Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2007 Paintbox Gallery, Braddon, Canberra, Australia
2007 Rushcutters Bay Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2006 Rushcutters Bay Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2005 Rushcutters Bay Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2005 Paintbox Gallery, Braddon, Canberra, Australia
2004 Rushcutters Bay Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2003 Rushcutters Bay Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2002 Rushcutters Bay Gallery, Sydney, Australia
2001 1+2 Artists Studio Gallery, Rozelle
2000 New Aesthetix Gallery, Camperdown, Sydney, Australia
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA
2021 “Urban Thoughts”, Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA
2021 Affordable Art Fair New York
2019 Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong
2019 Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA
2019 Affordable Art Fair New York
2019 Palm Springs Fine Art Fair, Palm Springs, CA
2018 AAF Hong Kong
2018 New York AAF, NY, USA
2018 Morris Art Prize; Gold Coast, Queensland
2018 Art Palm Springs Fine Art Fair, California
2017 SOHO Galleries, Sydney, group exhibitions
2017 Gallery Beneath, Moolloolaba, Queensland, group show
2017 Whistler Contemporary Gallery, Whistler, BC, Canada
2017 Artspace Warehouse Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
2017 AAF New York, NY, USA
2017 AAF Battersea, London, UK
2017 Palm Springs Art Fair, Palm Springs, California USA, represented by Artspace Warehouse
2016 Stockholm AAF 2016, Sweden, represented by Retrospect Planet
2016 Artspace Warehouse Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
2016 Kunstwarenhaus Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland
2016 SOHO Galleries, Sydney, NSW, Australia
2016 Art Hamptons, represented by Artspace Warehouse LA
2016 AAF Hong Kong
2016 New York AAF, USA, represented by Artspace Warehouse LA
2016 Asia Contemporary, Hong Kong
2016 Palm Springs Fine Art Fair, USA, represented by
2016 Artspace Warehouse
2016 Whistler Contemporary Gallery, Whistler, Canada
2016 Caldera Art Exhibition, Murwillumbah, Northern NSW
2015 AAF Singapore
2015 Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, USA
2015 Palm Springs Fine Art Fair, USA, represented by
2015 Artspace Warehouse
2015 London AAF, Battersea, March, represented by
2015 Retrospect Planet
2015 Asian Contemporary, Hong Kong, March, represented by Retrospect Planet
2015 New York AAF, USA, represented by Artspace Warehouse LA
2015 Hong Kong AAF, May, represented by Retrospect Planet
2015 Kunstwarenhaus Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland
2015 Lethbridge Gallery, Paddington, Brisbane
2015 Stockholm AAF 2015, Sweden represented by Retrospect Planet
2015 Group Show SOHO Galleries, “Realism” Sydney, NSW
2015 Singapore AAF
2015 Hamburg AAF, Germany
2015 Mosman Art Prize, Sydney,
2014 Brussels AAF, Belgium, represented by Retrospect Planet
2014 Milan AAF, Italy, represented by Retrospect Planet
2014 London AAF, UK, represented by Retrospect Planet
2014 Hong Kong AAF; represented by Retrospect Planet
2014 Asian Contemporary (Hong Kong)
2014 Singapore AAF (May)
2014 Stockholm AAF, Sweden (October)
2014 Amsterdam AAF, Netherlands
2014 Hamburg AAF, Germany
2014 Singapore AAF, Singapore
2014 Northern Rivers Kyogle Pop Up exhibition (November)
2014 Soho Galleries, Xmas group exhibition
2013 Brussels AAF, Belgium, represented by Retrospect Planet
2013 Milan AAF, Italy, represented by Retrospect Planet
2013 Hong Kong AAF, Hong Kong, represented by Retrospect Planet
2013 Asian Contemporary Art Show,JW Marriott Hotel, Hong Kong
2013 Melbourne Art Fair, represented by Manyung Gallery,
2013 A Book about Death (international travelling art show) Tweed Art Gallery, Murwillumbah, NSW
2013 Hong Kong Contemporary Art Show, Marriott Hotel, Hong Kong
2013 Stockholm AAF, Stockholm, Sweden
2013 Amsterdam AAF, Amsterdam, Holland
2013 Hamburg AAF , Hamburg, Germany
2013 Singapore AAF, Singapore
2013 Seattle AAF, Seattle, USA, represented by Manyung Gallery
2013 Whistler Village Art Gallery, Whistler, BC, Canada
2012 Redsea Gallery,Group Exhibition, Brisbane
2012 Toowoomba Grammar School Art Show, Toowoomba, QLD
2012 Brussels AAF, Belgium, represented by Retrospect Gallery
2012 New York AAF, New York, USA
2012 Envie D’Art, Paris, France & London UK
2012 Art Melbourne AAF, Melbourne
2012 Hamptons Art Fair, July, New York, USA
2012 Wilson Art Prize, Lismore, Northern NSW
2012 Shanghai Art Fair, China, October
2012 Toronto International Art Fair, Canada
2012 Singapore Affordable Art Fair, represented by Retrospect Gallery
2012 Hamburg Affordable Art Fair, Germany
2012 Border Art Prize, Tweed River Art Gallery, Murwillumbah, NSW
2012 Whistler Village Art Gallery, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
2011 Redsea Gallery Brisbane
2011 Traffic Jam Gallery, Sydney
2011 Manyung Gallery, Sorrento & Portsea, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria
2011 Baldarchy 2011
2011 A Royal Exhibition,Newcastle, Harrison Galleries in conjunction with Mirvac Residential
2011 Art Melbourne 2011
2011 Retrospect Gallery, Gold Coast,QLD “Fusions”
2011 Brisbane Rotary Art Spectacular Show
2011 Mission to Seafarers Victoria, ANL Maritime Art Prize Show, Melbourne, Victoria
2011 London Art Show ,Battersea, UK
2011 Singapore Art Show, represented by Retrospect Gallery
2011 Balmain Art & Craft Show, Sydney
2010 Art Melbourne 2010
2010 Retrospect Gallery, Byron Bay, NSW
2010 Manyung Gallery, Mt Eliza, Victoria
2010 Paintbox Gallery, Canberra, ACT “Contained”
2010 Gallery Beneath, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland
2010 Manyung Sorrento Gallery, Mornigton, Victoria
2009 Art Melbourne 09
2009 Retrospect Gallery, Byron Bay, NSW
2009 Manyung Gallery, Mt. Eliza, Victoria
2009 ANL Mission to Seafarers Art Prize
2009 Art Sydney 09
2009 Balmain Art & Craft Show
2008 Stanthorpe Art Prize 08, Queensland
2008 Art Melbourne 08
2008 Art Brisbane 08
2008 Gallery Schubert, Gold Coast, QLD
2008 Art Sydney 08
2008 Manyung Gallery,Mt Eliza,Victoria
2007 Roxy Gallery, Kyogle, He-art Group Show, Northern NSW
2007 Paintbox Gallery, Fulham, London, UK
2007 Melbourne Affordable Art Show
2007 Cape Gallery, Byron Bay, Northern NSW
2007 Art Sydney 07
2006 Melbourne Affordable Art Show, Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton, VIC
2006 Art Sydney 06, RHI and Horden Pavillion, Sydney
2006 “Australia Calling” Dulwich art fair, London, UK
2006 Bentley Art Show, Northern Rivers NSW
2006 Austrade International Global promotion package
2006 London Autumn...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Echo Loses Narcissus
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002)
Title: Echo Loses Narcissus
Year: 1978
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 36 x 48 inches
Condition: Excellent
Inscription: Signed, dated, and titled by th...
Category
1970s Photorealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
E9E6C9 - Hyperrealistic Oil Painting: Fusion of Traditional and Photorealism Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Combining photorealistic oil painting on canvas with the illusion of computer-rendered graphics, Jose Carlos Zubiaur’s original artworks transcend the depth of a hyperrealistic three...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bust Female - Hyperrealistic Figurative Portrait Oil Painting Artwork on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Combining photorealistic oil painting on canvas with the illusion of computer-rendered graphics, Jose Carlos Zubiaur’s original artworks transcend the depth of a hyperrealistic three...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Photorealist abstract paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Photorealist abstract 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 abstract 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, green, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Ian Hornak, Kathleen Keifer, and Douglas Newton. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Fabric 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 abstract paintings, so small editions measuring 4.5 inches across are also available. Prices for abstract 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 $400 and tops out at $585,000, while the average work sells for $4,475.
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