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Photorealist Nude 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
Color:  Black
"Reclining Nude in Green" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Diego Glazer's "Reclining Nude in Green" is an original, handmade oil painting that is framed and ready to hang. The framed measurements are 11.5 in H x 1...
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2010s Photorealist Nude Paintings

Materials

Panel, Canvas, Oil

"Dionysus: Bringer of Love" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Diego Glazer's "Dionysus: Bringer of Love" is an original, handmade oil painting that is framed and ready to hang. The framed measurements are 29 in H x 21 in W. About the Artist: ...
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2010s Photorealist Nude Paintings

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"Lenaia" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Diego Glazer's "Lenaia" is an original, handmade oil painting that is framed and ready to hang. The framed measurements are 21 in H x 29 in W. About the Artist: For as long as I ca...
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2010s Photorealist Nude Paintings

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"Dreaming Venus", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Daniel Sprick's (US based) "Dreaming Venus" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a nude feminine model laying on her side in the fetal posi...
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2010s Photorealist Nude Paintings

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Oil, Board

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Photorealist nude paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Photorealist nude 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 nude 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 and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Hilo Chen, David Cheifetz, Mihai Florea, and Bill Wiman. 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 nude paintings, so small editions measuring 8 inches across are also available. Prices for nude 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 $800 and tops out at $100,000, while the average work sells for $4,348.

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