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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Item Ships From: Europe
Style: Photorealist
First of the Day from Calais, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Tony Munns
Located in Yardley, PA
A medium sized unframed original acrylic painting that is a personal tribute to the incredible Mountbatten Class SRN4 hovercraft and to Hoverlloyd, who operated four of this type bet...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
SIMPSON, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
DETAILS: Oil on canvas, size 16x48x1.5 inches - 40X120X4 cm - sides are painted to match the painting SUPPORT: gallery canvas, wrapped around the sides and stapled to the back SIGN...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Sailor fisherman in his boat Spain oil on canvas painting seascape
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Domingo Alvarez (Spain 1942) - sailor fisherman in his boat - oil on canvas
Canvas size 46x61 cm.
Unframed.
Category
Early 2000s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
English Farmhouse with Horse & Cart amidst Fields & Trees in the Autumn Sunshine
Located in Preston, GB
English Farmhouse Cottage with a Horse & Cart amidst the Fields & Trees in the Autumn Sunshine by 20th Century British Artist. This painting masterfully captures the late summer light as it travels across the rolling countryside of this rural corner of England.
Art measures 22 x 16 inches
Frame measures 27 x 20 inches
Christopher Osborne...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Triumphal arch. 2023. Oil on canvas, 45x70 cm
By Paulis Postazs
Located in Riga, LV
Triumphal arch. 2023. Oil on canvas, 45x70 cm
Hyperrealistic atrwork with Triumphal arch
1976 Born: Jurmala, Latvia
1987–1994 Rozental’s Art School, Riga, Latvia
1998 Bachelor of Ar...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Daffodil Fields English Landscape Painting by Contemporary Photorealist Artist
By Nicholas Smith
Located in Preston, GB
Daffodil Fields English Landscape Painting by Contemporary Photorealist Artist, Nicholas Smith.
Art measures 8.5 x 3.5 inches
Frame measures 11.5 x 6....
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Elevated View of a Sussex Town in the Countryside of South England in Summer
Located in Preston, GB
Elevated View of Sussex Town in the Countryside of the South of England in Summer, by 20th Century British Artist, Christopher Osborne.
Art measures ...
Category
Early 2000s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
CAPOLAGO, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
DETAILS: Oil on canvas, size 28X40X1.5 inches - 70X100X4 cm - Sides are painted to match the painting SUPPORT: gallery canvas, wrapped around the sides and stapled to the back SIGN...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Carn Gloose, Hot and Sunny Twinkly Seas By Maggie LaPorte Banks
Located in Deddington, GB
original
Acrylic on linen
Image size: H:50 cm x W:50 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:50 cm x W:50 cm x D:2cm
Frame Size: H:53 cm x W:53 cm x D:5cm
Sold Framed
Please note ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Summer Scene on Tree Lined River with Cattle in English Countryside in Sunshine
Located in Preston, GB
Summer Scene on a Tree Lined River with Cattle in the English Countryside in beautiful Sunshine, by 20th Century British Artist, Christopher Osborne.
Art measures 12 x 8 inches
Fram...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Just strawberries, Gyula Bubarnik, Oil Paint/panel, Photorealist
Located in OOSTERBEEK, NL
Hungary, 1936 – 2015
Gyula Bubarnik was born in 1936 in a village near Budapest where he spent his childhood in the countryside. Surrounded by pure nat...
Category
Mid-20th Century Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
From the garden, Gyula Bubarnik, Oil Paint/panel, Photorealist
Located in OOSTERBEEK, NL
Hungary, 1936 – 2015
Gyula Bubarnik was born in 1936 in a village near Budapest where he spent his childhood in the countryside. Surrounded by pure nat...
Category
Mid-20th Century Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
My old can, Gyula Bubarnik, Oil Paint/panel, Photorealist
Located in OOSTERBEEK, NL
Hungary, 1936 – 2015
Gyula Bubarnik was born in 1936 in a village near Budapest where he spent his childhood in the countryside. Surrounded by pure nat...
Category
Mid-20th Century Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Secret recipe, Gyula Bubarnik, Oil Paint/panel, Photorealist
Located in OOSTERBEEK, NL
Hungary, 1936 – 2015
Gyula Bubarnik was born in 1936 in a village near Budapest where he spent his childhood in the countryside. Surrounded by pure nat...
Category
Mid-20th Century Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Fell from the tree, Gyula Bubarnik, Oil Paint/panel, Photorealist
Located in OOSTERBEEK, NL
Hungary, 1936 – 2015
Gyula Bubarnik was born in 1936 in a village near Budapest where he spent his childhood in the countryside. Surrounded by pure nat...
Category
Mid-20th Century Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
'Balancing Act' Contemporary Photorealist painting of Blue Tit bird in the wild
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Balancing Act' by Ben Waddams is a Contemporary Realist Wildlife oil painting of an English Blue Tit Bird int he wild, on a branch. Colours of Blue, yellow ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Fresh from the garden, Gyula Bubarnik, Oil Paint/panel, Photorealist
Located in OOSTERBEEK, NL
Hungary, 1936 – 2015
Gyula Bubarnik was born in 1936 in a village near Budapest where he spent his childhood in the countryside. Surrounded by pure nature, his interest in the beaut...
Category
Mid-20th Century Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Prunes in a chinese bowl, Gyula Bubarnik, Oil Paint/panel, Photorealist
Located in OOSTERBEEK, NL
Hungary, 1936 – 2015
Gyula Bubarnik was born in 1936 in a village near Budapest where he spent his childhood in the countryside. Surrounded by pure nat...
Category
Mid-20th Century Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Good life, Gyula Bubarnik, Oil Paint/panel, Photorealist
Located in OOSTERBEEK, NL
Hungary, 1936 – 2015
Gyula Bubarnik was born in 1936 in a village near Budapest where he spent his childhood in the countryside. Surrounded by pure nat...
Category
Mid-20th Century Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
'Ever the Optimist' Contemporary photorealist painting of a Wren small bird wild
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Ever the Optimist' by Ben Waddams is a Contemporary Realist Wildlife oil painting of an English Wren in the wild on a branch. With a contrasting blue background and incredible detai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Favourite fruits, Gyula Bubarnik, Oil Paint/panel, Photorealist
Located in OOSTERBEEK, NL
Hungary, 1936 – 2015
Gyula Bubarnik was born in 1936 in a village near Budapest where he spent his childhood in the countryside. Surrounded by pure nat...
Category
Mid-20th Century Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Strawberries, Gyula Bubarnik, Oil Paint/panel, Photorealist
Located in OOSTERBEEK, NL
Hungary, 1936 – 2015
Gyula Bubarnik was born in 1936 in a village near Budapest where he spent his childhood in the countryside. Surrounded by pure nat...
Category
Mid-20th Century Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Prunes, Gyula Bubarnik, Oil Paint/panel, Photorealist
Located in OOSTERBEEK, NL
Hungary, 1936 – 2015
Gyula Bubarnik was born in 1936 in a village near Budapest where he spent his childhood in the countryside. Surrounded by pure nat...
Category
Mid-20th Century Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
A kite - 21st century, Young art, Figurative painting, Photorealism, A cat
By Kamil Lisek
Located in Warsaw, PL
KAMIL LISEK (born in 1980) Studied under the guidance of prof. Maciej Świeszewski at the faculty of painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk. He graduated with distinction obtaining scholarships from both the Ministry of Culture and the Mayor of the city of Gdańsk. In 2006 he won the Grand Prix (ex...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'The Sun Worshipper' Contemporary photorealist painting of a Meerkat in the wild
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'The Sun Worshipper' by Ben Waddams is a Contemporary Realist Wildlife oil painting of a Meerkat in the wild. With such incredible detail you can almost feel the sun!
Ben Waddams is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Farm in the Woods at Sunset in the English Countryside with Warm Brown Colours
Located in Preston, GB
Farm in the Woods at Sunset in the English Countryside with Winter Trees and Warm Brown Colours, by 20th Century British Artist Christopher Osborne.
Art measures 12 x 8 inches
Fra...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Alert Hare' Contemporary photorealist painting of a hare in wildlife, green
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Alert Hare' by Ben Waddams is a photorealist painting of an english hare in the wild. With such incredible detail, you expect the hare to jump and run of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
'MadMarch' Contemporary Photorealist Wildlife painting of two boxing hares
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'MadMarch' by Ben Waddams is a Contemporary Realist Wildlife oil painting of a two boxing hares in the wild.
Ben Waddams is a British wildlife artist living and working in Shropshi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Fruite from the garden, Gyula Bubarnik, Oil Paint/panel, Photorealist
Located in OOSTERBEEK, NL
Hungary, 1936 – 2015
Gyula Bubarnik was born in 1936 in a village near Budapest where he spent his childhood in the countryside. Surrounded by pure nature, his interest in the beaut...
Category
Mid-20th Century Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
'Glistening Tide' Contemporary seascape painting of the beach, waves, blue
By LINARES
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Glistening Tides' truly conveys Linares amazing attention to detail. The sea foam is extraordinary and the beautiful detailing in the water and skis. Like looking through a window. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
'The Waters Surface' Photorealist painting of sunlight on rocks, water and sea.
By Marc Esteve
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'The Waters Surface' is a realist Contemporary Seascape Painting by Marc Esteve. Sea, sand, waves and rocks make for a composition that is beautiful and tranquil. You can hear the s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
DEEP INSIDE #14, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
God has no faces. It has colours and forms. And God is love. Tender love. Series of calm artworks DEEP INSIDE are ready. Feel him in every artwork. DEEP INSIDE - it’s a series o...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Photorealistic 'Lemons on a yellow plate' Still life oil painting of fruit
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Lemons on a Yellow Plate' is a fabulous example of Lijftogt's work. Such amazing eye for detail is what makes this piece such a knockout piece. A beautiful colour palette has been u...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
'Rising Tide' detailed hyperrealist painting of sea & rocks, blue, green & black
By Marc Esteve
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Rising Tide' is a realist Contemporary Seascape Painting by Marc Esteve. Rockpools with glistening sunlight look like a photo such as the incredible detail Esteve is so famed for!
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
In These Shoes
Located in London, GB
In These Shoes
A super sexy oil on linen provocative BDSM painting of a sexy woman wearing Louboutin heels.
Martin Allen is a London based artist. Marti...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Porsche 993. Contemporary figurative acrylic painting, Realistic car, Polish art
Located in Warsaw, PL
Acrylic on canvas contemporary figurative painting by Michal Wojtysiak. Artwork depicts porsche car in realistic style. Colors are mostly grey.
MICHAŁ WOJTYSIAK (ur. 1984)
Graduate...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Yes Darling
Located in London, GB
One of a series of slightly edgy thought provoking series titled 'Yes Darling', is he in charge or is she in charge?...
About The Artist
Artist Martin Allen is a London based. Marti...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Clementine & Roses Still Life photorealist painting of vase, flowers and fruit
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Clementines & Roses' is a fabulous example of Lijftogt's work. Such amazing eye for detail is what makes this piece such a knockout piece. A beautiful colour palette has been used t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Massis Kabob, Painting, Acrylic on Wood Panel
Located in Yardley, PA
On my painting you see a man waiting for his order at kabobery Massis Kabob in Los Angeles. As a painter I'm interested in these small moments we usually don't think much about. To m...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
End of the Road Photorealist painting of a red squirrel on a tree branch, green
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'End of the Road' by Ben Waddams is a Contemporary Realist Wildlife oil painting of Red Squirrel in the wild. With such incredible detail you can almost feel the beautiful coat of t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
'Focus' Photorealist painting of a Tiger, ready to pounce, orange, grey & black
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Focus' by Ben Waddams is a Contemporary Realist Wildlife oil painting of a Tiger. With such incredible detail you can almost feel fur and hear the roar from the animals mouth.
Ben...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Glowing ocean waves., Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Glowing ocean waves. Blue water, clear skies, waves, serene views, sun glare on the water create an atmosphere of relaxation and romance. Made in the style of realism, turquoise, blu...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
'Kingfisher' Photorealist painting of a small blue bird on a lock gate, vivid
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Kingfisher' by Ben Waddams is a Contemporary Realist Wildlife oil painting of a vivid blue kingfisher. With such incredible detail.
Ben Waddams is a British wildlife artist livin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
L'ORIGINE DELLA VITA, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
DETAILS: Oil on canvas, size 20x40x1.5 inches - 50x100x4 cm - Sides are painted to match the painting SUPPORT: gallery canvas, wrapped around the sides and stapled to the back SIGN...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
I walk beside you 22
Located in Zürich, ZH
I walk beside you 22
(2022-2023) transfers a viewer into the earlydays of April when a bouffant pink cloud of a 100-year-old magnoliatree outside the artist's studio just starts to b...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Contemporary Realist Still-Life 'Sweet Treats' by Raquel Carbonell
By Raquel Carbonell
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
A fantastic contemporary artist, Raquel Carbonell, paints with incredible skill, patience and a very high level of detail to create a Hyperrealist effect. 'Sweet Treats...
Category
20th Century Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Lullaby - seascape coastal landscape original oil painting realism photorealist
Located in London, Chelsea
This seascape painting by Christopher Witchall examines the natural beauty observed in the ocean. Demonstrating a passion for this translucent sub...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
CROCCANTINO, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
DETAILS: Oil on canvas, size 28x40x1.5 inches - 70X100X4 cm - sides are painted to match the painting SUPPORT: gallery canvas, wrapped around the sides and stapled to the back SI...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Silver placer., Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Silver placer. Blue water, waves, serene views, ocean shine, glare on the water create an atmosphere of relaxation, romance. Made in the style of realism. Part of a permanent series ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Meet you II
Located in Zürich, ZH
Luo Mingjun paints the semi-shadows and light leaving the canvas untouched, a technique elaborated and mastered by the artist with a number of various motives. Meet you II (2022), ca...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Los Angeles Crashing Waves Triptych, Nautical, Handmade Cyanotype in Blue Tones
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This series of cyanotype triptychs showcases the beauty of nature scenes, including stunning beaches and oceans, as well as the intricate textures of water, forests, and skies. These...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Photographic Film, Photogram, Monotype, Lithograph, Color, C Print, Phot...
Where You Touched Me, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Where You Touched Me... Flowers Bloomed. The painting represents a woman and her feelings. It makes us think about our actions and how they affect others. :: Painting :: Photoreal...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
'The Challenge' Contemporary Photorealist painting of a large African Elephant
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'The Challenge' by Ben Waddams is a Contemporary Realist Wildlife oil painting of an African Elephant. With such incredible detail you can almost feel the leathery skin of the anim...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Selfie (triptych), Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Janos Kujbus
Located in Yardley, PA
Original work - 3 big paintings (triptych) in contemporary pop art style from hungarian artist Janos Kujbus. Story about artwork: "Sometimes I feel we live a strange life. We d...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
FRAGILE II, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Ball covered with adhesive tape "FRAGILE" on a black background. symbolizing the planet. Several layers of paint on a fine canvas. Matt varnish :: Painting :: Photorealism :: This p...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
????, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Four silver balloons representing question marks on a black background; Painted with several layers of paint on a fine canvas, :: Painting :: Photorealism :: This piece comes with a...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Lys roses (Pink lilies), Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Pink lilies and other flowers on a white background. Several layers of paint. Matt varnish :: Painting :: Photorealism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenti...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Paroles de femmes (Women's words, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
A red moouth in a white plastic bag on a black background :: Painting :: Photorealism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready t...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
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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