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Photorealist 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
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"Sea and Sky in Hazy Sun" Highly Realist Large Beach Landscape Purple/Pink/Blue
Located in Wellesley, MA
"Sea and Sky in Hazy Sun," Oil on Canvas, 60 x 46 Inches, is a large beach painting of the shoreline at sunset dominated by a dramatic sky of bl...
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2010s Photorealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mark of Zorro / acrylic painting
Located in Burlingame, CA
Photorealistic still life street scene that features an American flag and resist sticker in the window of a home. Brown with red, white and blue. The street numbers are 8102 (2018 in...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Revel Restaurant, Acrylic on Panel
Located in Southampton, NY
Charles Ford's work is in the permanent collection of the Museum of the City of New York. His "City Paintings" have a very realistic color palette, very true to life. His colors are...
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2010s Photorealist Paintings

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Wood Panel, Acrylic

September 10, 11 East 71: Architectural Oil Painting Realistic Building Exterior
Located in Hudson, NY
30 x 40 inches horizontal photo realist oil painting on canvas of neo-classical architecture Mr. Britell's subject matter is drawn from the world of pre-modernist architecture. Wha...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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 Paintings

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Oil

Peep Pop
Located in Fairfield, CT
I love junk food. Who doesn’t? In my latest series of paintings, I am presenting snippets of childhood.. images that I like to look at. Presenting these objects in a quiet and con...
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2010s Photorealist Paintings

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Panel, Oil

Touching Souls - Hyperrealist Floral Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired by paintings created by old masters and the immersive nature she experienced in the Black Forest, German artist Katharina Husslein paints in a representational hyperrealistic manner to capture lively bouquets and saturated landscapes. Husslein’s controlled and smooth still-life floral artworks derive direct inspiration from art history and flower photography. Flowers’ visual and tactile qualities, as well as their associations with love, femininity, and the natural world, have contributed to Husslein's colorful compositions. This one-of-a-kind oil painting on canvas measures 47 inches high by 41 inches wide. The artwork is stretched, wired, and ready to hang. The sides are painted as a continuation of the front. It is signed by Husslein on the front and the back. Free local Los Angeles area delivery. Affordable Continental U.S. and International shipping are available. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included. “I create paintings which capture the joy of the moment in time where everything seems quietly perfect and the flowers are in full bloom. A metaphor as old as time, to seize the moment and enjoy it to its fullest extent.” When you look closely at these paintings you will see all kinds of amazing plants arranged together in a vase, some of which may not flower at the same time. The artworks focus more on the colors, lighting, textures, and botanical details which make Husslein's paintings so intriguing. Born in Wertheim, Germany, Husslein grew up in a quaint village surrounded by luscious hills and flowing rivers. To grow her practice and widen her perspective, she left Germany to study art in London, UK. As part of her studies, she lived in Los Angeles, New York, and Australia. Now based in Munich, Germany, Husslein has exhibited her artworks across Europe, gaining collectors internationally. Her original oil paintings have been exhibited at Artspace Warehouse Los Angeles since 2022. REPRESENTATION Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, California, USA EXHIBITIONS 2023 Texture and Topography, Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles Flowers, Galerie Katapult, Basel, Switzerland Aldeburgh Art Fair with Newinger Art Affordable Art Fair Hampstead with Newinger Art Discovery Art Fair Cologne with Newinger Art Affordable Art Fair Battersea Spring with Signet Contemporary Affordable Art Fair Brussels with Folly & Muse 2022 Exhibition with Edward Montgomery Fine Arts Affordable Art Fair Hamburg with Folly & Muse Affordable Art Fair Battersea with Signet Contemporary Affordable Art Fair Amsterdam with Folly & Muse Signet Gallery...
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2010s Photorealist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

A Spark in the Sky - Vibrant Textural Mountain Desert Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
With a contemporary perspective on landscape painting and inspired by paintings created by old masters, German artist Katharina Husslein paints in a representational manner to capture lively bouquets and saturated idyllic landscapes. Her passion for natural beauty is seen in her work as she transforms vistas familiar and rare into stunning interpretations of bold color, playful rhythms, and emotional impact. Within her impressionist landscape paintings, her experiences abroad truly come to light. These textural and abstract paintings perfectly capture the vibrancy and movement included in a coastal sunset. This series differs from Husslein’s more controlled and smoother still-life floral series which derives a more direct inspiration from art history and representational flower bouquets. Her contemporary floral oil paintings are hyperrealistic works of art full of color, depth, and detail. Flowers’ visual and tactile qualities, as well as their associations with love, femininity, and the natural world, have contributed to Husslein's colorful compositions. This one-of-a-kind oil painting on canvas measures 39.5 inches high by 31.5 inches wide. It is signed by Husslein on the back. This painting is wired and ready to hang. The sides are painted as a continuation of the front and it does not require framing. Free local Los Angeles area delivery. Affordable Continental U.S. and International shipping are available. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included. “I create paintings that capture the joy of the moment in time where everything seems quietly perfect and the flowers are in full bloom. A metaphor as old as time, to seize the moment and enjoy it to its fullest extent.” Her high contrast works with bright, saturated colors and dynamic compositions are exciting and stimulating. Born in Wertheim, Germany, Husslein grew up in a quaint village surrounded by luscious hills and flowing rivers. To grow her practice and widen her perspective, she left Germany to study art in London, UK. As part of her studies, she lived in Los Angeles, New York, and Australia. Now based in Munich, Germany, Husslein has exhibited her artworks across Europe, gaining collectors internationally. Artspace Warehouse Los Angeles has exhibited her original paintings since 2022. REPRESENTATION Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, California, USA EXHIBITIONS 2023 Texture and Topography, Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles Flowers, Galerie Katapult, Basel, Switzerland Aldeburgh Art Fair with Newinger Art Affordable Art Fair Hampstead with Newinger Art Discovery Art Fair Cologne with Newinger Art Affordable Art Fair Battersea Spring with Signet Contemporary Affordable Art Fair Brussels with Folly & Muse 2022 Exhibition with Edward Montgomery Fine Arts Affordable Art Fair Hamburg with Folly & Muse Affordable Art Fair Battersea with Signet Contemporary Affordable Art Fair Amsterdam with Folly & Muse Signet Gallery...
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2010s Photorealist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Sugar Heist" Hyperrealistic Narrative Figures Acrylic on Canvas Framed Painting
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Sugar Heist" is a framed acrylic work on canvas by Ariel Vargassal, depicting a figure in a suit jumping alongside two lemurs holding iced sugar cookies. The hyperrealistic style in...
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2010s Photorealist Paintings

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Canvas, Paint, Acrylic

Ukrainian Winter - Portrait Painting Red Yellow Green White Black Blue Grey
Located in Sofia, BG
"Ukrainian winter" is a portrait painting on canvas by Maestro Marina Dobrovolskaya. The painting is unframed. Dear clients, Thank you so much for your interest to the art of Maestro Marina Dobrovolskaya. The artist Marina Dobrovolskaya has escaped the war in Ukraine and she is safe with her family in Germany, where she continues to create her incredible ART. Unfortunately, she had to leave all her artworks and her native town Kharkiv in Ukraine. We wish you well and in the meantime we hope you will enjoy our artworks in a digital way! Kindly yours, Snow Pearl art gallery Milko Pamouktchiev Owner Snow Pearl gallery offers the possibility to increase the value of this artwork by adding a gorgeous wooden Italian contemporary frame of your choice. We can also offer a very special ancient restored frame. The frame can be hand-carved with composition ornamentation and hand-applied, with water gilded with 22 Kt. genuine gold leaf over rouge burnishing bole and then patinated to the appropriate patina. This will slightly increase the price, the shipping cost and the delivery time. The paintings bring emotion of happiness, love, energy and beauty represented by the vast creative power of her talent.” Dear art lovers, if you like the art of maestro Dobrovolskaya, please click the link to follow this artist and art gallery Snow Pearl to discover all our artists and beautiful artworks. Thank you so much! we appreciate your interest to our work. “The impressions of Marina's paintings on the viewer is so mighty, mesmerizing, grand, that it paralyzes the imagination and leaves no option. Her paintings bring emotion of happiness, love, energy and beauty represented by the vast creative power of her talent.” Maestro Dobrovolskaya Marina Evgenievna was born in 1986, in Kharkov. In 2009, she graduated from the GS faculty of the Kharkov National Academy of Municipal Economy with a degree in architecture. Member of the Kharkov Organization of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine (graphics section) since 2018. She took part in course for design and decoration. She practices techniques of decoupage, craquelure, painting on glass, modeling of polymer clay, drawing up fabric and floristic panels, felting. She is master in technique of sand animation. It works both in online animation and in the creation of original paintings made with sand on glass. She took part with sand animation in the annual charity evening held in London. Participant of numerous All-Ukrainian exhibitions and international open-airs. In 2010, she taught sand animation at the Beitdan Jewish Center (Kharkov). In 2013, she took part in a drawing course at the Family Art Club Family Development Center, in 2014 she worked in a ceramic workshop (Kiev). The peculiarity of the artist is in her individual manner of execution: Maestro Dobrovolskaya works with mixed technique of watercolors and pastels, which gives the work a feeling of hyper-realism. Portraits occupy a special place in her work, in which great attention is paid to detailing in order to convey the character of a person. In the technique of pencil graphics, as well as mixed (pencil with a liner), the artist depicts the city landscape - one of her favorite subjects, which is due to her training at the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, under the guidance of remarkable teachers: N.I. Krivoruchko, V.P. Manokhin, V.A. Kodina, L.O. Bogdanova and others. List of exhibitions: 2016 -2017 Allukrainian artist vistavka “Rіzdvyana” (Kyiv) 2016-2017 The All Ukrainian painting...
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2010s Photorealist Paintings

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Watercolor, Pastel, Acrylic, Canvas

"Solasta", Oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Lindsey Kustusch’s (US based) "Solasta" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts pink blossoms with lush green leaves and lavender purple in the background. Artist Statem...
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2010s Photorealist Paintings

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Oil, Panel

'Roaring seas' Contemporary powerful blue seascape painting of a crashing wave
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Roaring Seas' is a realist Contemporary Seascape Painting by Marc Esteve. Sea, sand and waves make for a composition that is beautiful and tranquil. You can hear the rolling waves a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

24 Karat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mike Dargas 24 Karat Signed and numbered by the artist Acrylic and archival ink on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag. Hand Embellished with Acrylic 50 x 36 in (unframed) Li...
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2010s Photorealist Paintings

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Oil

Soccer Players in Central Park
Located in Long Island City, NY
An oil painting by Hilo Chen from 1973. A photo-realistic scene of a park in midday overlooking a soccer field from a sidewalk vantage point. Signed and dated verso, framed in a natural wood frame. Artist: Hilo Chen Title: Soccer Players...
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1970s Photorealist Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"Little Pond" Hyperrealistic Narrative Framed Acrylic on Canvas Painting
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Little Pond" is a framed acrylic on canvas painting by Ariel Vargassal, depicting a man in a suit partially submerged in water with koi fish and a pint of ice cream. The hyperrealis...
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2010s Photorealist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Paint

'Quinces & Apples' Still life panting of fruit in a bowl by Mark Lijftogt
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Quinces & Apples' is a subtle, meditative and delicate painting by the hugely talented Contemporary Still life painter Mark Lijftogt. Photorealism at its very best! Lijftogt was b...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings

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Panel, Oil

Se faire les ongles
Located in Paris, FR
Jerome Romain lives in Montpelier, France Classic Painting for Contemporary History He defines his painting as " The world as a representation " His oil on canvas paintings are born ...
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2010s Photorealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

untitled
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Yrjo Edelmann, Finnish (1941 - ) Title: Untitled Year: 1993 Medium: Oil on Canvas Size: 44 in. x 44 in. (111.76 cm x 111.76 cm)
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1990s Photorealist Paintings

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Oil

Photorealist paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Photorealist 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 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, purple, green, pink and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Gregory Block, James Zamora, Ian Hornak, and Kathleen Keifer. 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 paintings, so small editions measuring 3.5 inches across are also available. Prices for 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 $125 and tops out at $585,000, while the average work sells for $3,772.

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