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
Artist: Mihai Florea
Floating Between Wars - Contemporary, Cityscape, Skate, Woman, Winter, White
By Mihai Florea
Located in Berlin, DE
Floating Between Wars, 2021
Oil on canvas
23 5/8 H x 19 11/16 W in.
60 H x 50 W cm
The painting imagines a city in a continuous present in which elements of the past intertwine with...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Brazil - 21st Century, Figurative Painting, Green, Flag, Bikini Bottom
By Mihai Florea
Located in Berlin, DE
Brazil, 2010
Oil on canvas (Signed, front right middle)
14.96 H x 18.11 W in.
38 H x 46 W cm.
The contemporary society is seen as an "extra-wrapped" society by the artist Mihai Flor...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Having It All - Contemporary, Cityscape, Red, Woman, Old Timer, 21st Century
By Mihai Florea
Located in Berlin, DE
Having It All, 2021
Oil on canvas
23 5/8 H x 19 11/16 W in.
60 h x 50 w cm
The painting imagines a city in a continuous present in which elements of the past intertwine with elemen...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Memory Of Revolutions - Contemporary, Figurative Painting, White, Snow, Woman
By Mihai Florea
Located in Berlin, DE
Memory Of Revolutions, 2021
Oil on canvas
23 5/8 H x 19 11/16 W in.
60 H x 50 W cm
The painting imagines a city in a continuous present in which elements of the past intertwine with...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Spoils Of Love - 21st Century, Blue, Vintage, Carriage, Figurative Painting
By Mihai Florea
Located in Berlin, DE
Spoils Of Love, 2021
Oil on canvas
23 5/8 H x 19 11/16 W in.
60 H x 50 W cm
The painting imagines a city in a continuous present in which elements of the past intertwine with elemen...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Candy Eyes issue #2 - 21st Century, Portrait, Red, Green Eyes, Figurative, Woman
By Mihai Florea
Located in Berlin, DE
Candy Eyes issue #2, 2010
Oil on canvas (Signed front upper left corner)
13 4/5 H × 10 1/5 W in
35 H × 26 W cm
Through his works, Mihai Florea equally satirizes, the one who produce...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Thorny Roses - Contemporary, Red, Female, Cityscape, Figurative Painiting
By Mihai Florea
Located in Berlin, DE
The Thorny Roses, 2022
Oil on canvas
23 5/8 H x 19 11/16 W in.
60 H x 50 W cm
The painting imagines a city in a continuous present in which elements of the past intertwine with elem...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
History Of Men - Contemporary, Figurative Painting, Cityscape, Woman, Blue
By Mihai Florea
Located in Berlin, DE
History Of Men, 2021
Oil on canvas
23 5/8 H x 19 11/16 W in.
60 H x 50 W cm
The painting imagines a city in a continuous present in which elements of the past intertwine with elemen...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Righting A Wrong - 21st Century, Cityscape, Woman, Blue, White, Contemporary Art
By Mihai Florea
Located in Berlin, DE
Righting A Wrong, 2021
Oil on canvas
23 5/8 H x 19 11/16 W in.
60 H x 50 W cm
The painting imagines a city in a continuous present in which elements of the past intertwine with elem...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
China - 21st Century, Flag, Red, Pink, White, Great Wall of China, Pagoda
By Mihai Florea
Located in Berlin, DE
China, 2010
Oil on canvas (Signed, front right middle)
14.96 H x 18.11 W in.
38 H x 46 W cm.
The contemporary society is seen as an "extra-wrapped" society by the artist Mihai Flore...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
I Love Fanny - Contemporary, Belt, Figurative Painting, Blue, Human
By Mihai Florea
Located in Berlin, DE
I Love Funny, 2010
Oil on canvas (Signed on reverse)
47.24 H x 39.37 W in.
100 H x 120 W cm
“Buckle up” is a series of ten works that have as the main theme a fashion accessory: the...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Candy Eyes issue #8 - Contemporary, Female, Figurative, Oil on Canvas, Portrait
By Mihai Florea
Located in Berlin, DE
Candy Eyes issue #8, 2010
Oil on canvas (Signed front upper left corner)
13 4/5 H × 10 1/5 W in
35 H × 26 W cm
Through his works, Mihai Florea equally satirizes, the one who produce...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Dangerous Backyard - Contemporary, Tiger, Kid, Orange, Green, Black, Panther
By Mihai Florea
Located in Berlin, DE
The Dangerous Backyard, 2019
Oil on canvas
47 1/4 H x 55 1/8 W in.
120 H x 140 W cm
The artwork was part of the solo show ONIRIX.
ONIRIX is a project about how we remember and in...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Candy Eyes issue #5 - 21st Century, Figurative Painting, Woman, Portrait, Blonde
By Mihai Florea
Located in Berlin, DE
Candy Eyes issue #5, 2010
Oil on canvas (Signed front upper left corner)
13 4/5 H × 10 1/5 W in
35 H × 26 W cm
Through his works, Mihai Florea equally satirizes, the one who produce...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Future Worship - Contemporary, Blue, Internet, Woman, Redhead, Female
By Mihai Florea
Located in Berlin, DE
Future Worship, 2012
Oil on canvas (Signed on reverse)
86.61 H x 47.24 W in
220 H x 120 W cm
"Worship" represents the worshiped objects of the consumerist society – oil, money and I...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Forever Worship - Contemporary, Blonde Woman, Brown, Yellow, Female
By Mihai Florea
Located in Berlin, DE
Forever Worship, 2012
Oil on canvas (Signed on reverse)
86.61H x 47.24 W in
220 H x 120 W cm
"Worship" represents the worshiped objects of the consumerist society – oil, money and t...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
The Emotional Reunion - Contemporary, Dream, Blue, Black, Hug, Affection
By Mihai Florea
Located in Berlin, DE
The Emotional Reunion, 2019
Oil on canvas
120 H x 140 W cm
47 1/4 H x 55 1/8 W in
The artwork was part of the solo show ONIRIX.
ONIRIX is a project about how we remember and inte...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
The Old Black Woman - Contemporary, Blue, Green, Tigers, Black, Lady, Dream
By Mihai Florea
Located in Berlin, DE
The Old Black Woman, 2019
Oil on canvas
55 1/8 H x 47 1/4 W in.
140 H x 120 W cm
The artwork was part of the solo show ONIRIX.
ONIRIX is a project about how we remember and inter...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hate Love - Contemporary, Figurative Painting, Red, Couple, Belt, Human Figure
By Mihai Florea
Located in Berlin, DE
Hate Love, 2010
Oil Paint on Canvas (Signed on reverse)
47.24 H x 55.11 W in.
120 H x 140 W cm
“Buckle up” is a series of ten works that have as the main theme a fashion accessory: ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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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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