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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:  Gray
"Fragility of Fate, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Diego Glazer's "Fragility of Fate" is an original, handmade oil painting that is framed and ready to hang. The framed measurements are 38.5 in H x 42.5 in...
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2010s Photorealist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Nessi, Figurative, Nude, Original oil Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Varvarov Anatoly Viktorovich Title: Nessi, Sise: 47.5x39.5 inches, (120x100cm) Medium: Oil on Canvas Hand painted, original, one of a kind. The painting "Nessi" will definitely make a splash in your home décor! This oil painting features a beautiful lake scene, with a naked girl emerging from the water. The photorealism of the painting is simply stunning, and is sure to impress your guests. Hang this painting in your living room or bedroom to add a touch of elegance to your space. 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 Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Happy, Nude, Contemporary art, Figurative, Original oil Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Varvarov Anatoly Viktorovich Title: Happy, Sise: 53x43.5 inches, (135x110 cm) Medium: Oil on Canvas Hand painted, original, one of a kind. Looking at the "Happy" oil paintin...
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2010s Photorealist Nude Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

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 Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Walk - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Sea, Beach View, Realism, Woman
Located in Salzburg, AT
Artodyssey "Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with co...
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2010s Photorealist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Where is Home?", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Pegah Samaie's (CA based) "Where is Home?" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a reclining nude woman, wrapped in a white fabric, gently to...
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2010s Photorealist Nude Paintings

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Panel, Oil

Take Me Somewhere
Located in East Hampton, NY
Photorealist Figurative Painting. Woman walking on beach in bathing suit Sexy & Seductive About The Artist: Cindy Press is a visual artist living a...
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2010s Photorealist Nude Paintings

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Rajah of Sarawak - Mid-Century Mens Magazine - Pulp Adventure Magazine
Located in Miami, FL
Male illustration Illustration - Sir James Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak, KCB (29 April 1803[1] – 11 June 1868), was a British adventurer whose exploits in the Malay Archipelago...
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1950s Photorealist Nude Paintings

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Gouache

Nude Woman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Hilo Chen, American (1942 - ) Title: MB 3 Year: 1987 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated verso Size: 24 x 36 in. (60.96 x 91.44 cm) Frame Size: 30 x 42 inches
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1980s Photorealist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

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