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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
And when you came into my Life, Eternity - K.Husslein Hyperrealistic Still life
Located in DE
This is a beautiful oil painting of an array of flowers in a vase in front of dark background. Reminding us of old master paintings, this is a brand new painting full elegance and ti...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Sky 60" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
James Van Fossan's "Sky 60" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a skyscape of grey and white clouds arching through a blue sky and the sunlight dances through it.
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2010s Photorealist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Flower Piece with Storm, Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Flower Piece with Storm Year: 1986 Medium: Acrylic on Panel, with Artist Painted Frame Size: 58.5 x 46.5 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription...
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1980s Photorealist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Wonder Woman (large signed giclee on canvas)
Located in Aventura, FL
Giclee on canvas. Hand signed lower right by Doug Bloodworth. Hand numbered 24/150 lower right. Canvas size 38 x 50 inches. Canvas is not stretched. Artwork is in excellent co...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Aguas Cristalinas -original modern realism waterscape painting -contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. Alina Hubarenko’s “Aguas Cristalinas” mesmerizes with its port...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Gabriel's Pavilion: Variation II, Ian Hornak - Painting
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Gabriel's Pavilion: Variation II Year: 1979 Medium: Acrylic on canvas Size: 50 x 72 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Signed recto; signe...
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1970s Photorealist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Being and Nothingness" trompe l'oeil & modernist oil painting, red butterflies
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Being and Nothingness" is a 2023 trompe l'oeil modernist oil painting. Mastromatteo pays homage to Malevich’s black square, and even positions it at the top left quarter of the canvas. The modernist symbol is austere, and formidable, yet it lays flat on the two-dimensional plane. Outside the square, amidst a wall of white, are little butterflies. Their angled wings...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Looking Toward Oyster Pond, Montauk, Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Looking Toward Oyster Pond, Montauk Year: 1983-2001 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Size: 42 x 60 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Signed rect...
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1980s Photorealist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Oporto Portugal oil on canvas painting seascape boats Porto
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Signed Adolfo Perez Frameless
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2010s Photorealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Oporto Portugal oil on canvas painting seascape boats
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Signed Adolfo Perez Frameless
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Early 2000s Photorealist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Maybe, Painting, Acrylic on Wood Panel
Located in Yardley, PA
The woman on my painting is enjoying a painting by Roy Lichtenstein. :: Painting :: Photorealism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist...
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2010s Photorealist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Our Love to be One by K Husslein Botanical Hyperrealistic Still life
Located in DE
This is a beautiful oil painting of an array of flowers in a vase in front of a colour gradient in the background. Reminding us of old master paintings, this is a brand new painting ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Leap Of Faith (Jaguar Hood Ornament) - Acrylic Automotive Painting 2024
Located in Denver, CO
“Leap of Faith (Jaguar Hood Ornament)” is an original acrylic on canvas completed in 2024 by artist Shan Fannin. This striking 12 x 12 x 1.50-inch painting spotlights the iconic leap...
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2010s Photorealist Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

The Day I Fall in Love by K Husslein Botanical Hyperrealistic Still life
Located in DE
This is a beautiful oil painting of an array of flowers in a vase in front of a colour gradient in the background. Reminding us of old master paintings, this is a brand new painting ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Blackberry, Raspberry, and Blueberry Tart with Hair
Located in Denver, CO
Marc Dennis is an American artist known for his hyper-realistic paintings that celebrate the subversive potential of art history, beauty and humor. In his "Desserts with Hair" seri...
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2010s Photorealist Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Misty Golden Yellow River Landscape with Winter Trees in the English Countryside
Located in Preston, GB
Misty Golden Yellow River Landscape with Winter Trees in the English Countryside, by 20th Century British Artist, Christopher Osborne. Art measures 16 x ...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Song of Zephyrus, Variation II
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Song of Zephyrus, Variation II Year: 1979 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Size: 71 x 45 inches Inscription: Signed, dated, and titled by the artist. P...
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1970s Photorealist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Lotus No. 35 (Photorealist Still Life Painting of Green & Brown Lotus Plant)
Located in Hudson, NY
Photorealist still life painting of green lotus flower petals and a brown lotus pod against a light blue background oil on canvas, 16 x 16 inches, 17 x 17 inches in dark wood moulding Signed lower left Painted with the exactness of a still life photograph, this hard edge realist painting by artist Frank DiPetiro features a brown lotus pod with lush green leaves on a pale grey-blue background. Inspired by close observations of the natural world and encounters with still moments that give us pause. Lines, shapes and colors encountered in nature, reveal the cycles of decay and regeneration that are life’s constant state of change. The work has a quiet, meditative quality. The subject is portrayed in a manner true to their existence in a specific time and place and selected based on considerations of visual relationships to formal elements of painting. Aspects of photo realism, hard edge and color field techniques are utilized to isolate the uniqueness of the subject’s detail, as well as emphasize flatness and illusion of depth within the two-dimensional space of the painting. About the artist: Frank DiPietro was born and raised in Scranton PA. He received a Bachelor of Art from Bloomsburg University in 1997, majoring in both Painting and Ceramics with a minor in Art History. In 2000 he earned a degree in Art Education from Moore College of Art and Design while continuing his studies in painting. Frank lived in Philadelphia for twelve years painting and teaching at several museums, art centers and schools in the region. In 2010 he and his family moved to Chester County PA, where he currently resides. Frank currently teaches painting classes and workshops at the Delaware Art Museum and Longwood Gardens...
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2010s Photorealist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Echo Loses Narcissus, Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Echo Loses Narcissus Year: 1978 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Size: 36 x 48 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Signed, dated, and titled by th...
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1970s Photorealist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"Last Night" Figurative Oil Painting 43" x 39" inch by Yousra Hafad
Located in Culver City, CA
"Last Night" Figurative Oil Painting 43" x 39" inch by Yousra Hafad Yousra Hafad is a teacher at the Faculty of Art Education in her native Luxor. Her pa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Transparent Barricades: Variation II, Ian Hornak - Painting
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Transparent Barricades: Variation II Year: 1974 Medium: Acrylic on canvas Size: 48 x 72 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Signed recto; ...
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1970s Photorealist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Fishing port Essaouira Morocco oil on canvas painting seascape boat
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Signed Adolfo Perez Frameless
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2010s Photorealist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A kite - 21st century, Young art, Figurative painting, Photorealism, A cat
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...
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2010s Photorealist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Love doesn't consist in gazing at each other K.HussleinHyperrealistic Still life
Located in DE
This is a beautiful oil painting of an array of flowers in a vase in front of dark background. Reminding us of old master paintings, this is a brand new painting full elegance and ti...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

As the dawn knows the day, may my love be - K.Husslein Hyperrealistic Still life
Located in DE
This is a beautiful oil painting of an array of flowers in a vase in front of dark background. Reminding us of old master paintings, this is a brand new painting full elegance and ti...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"The Path Is Made By Walking" Hyperrealistic Horse Acrylic on Canvas Painting
Located in Baltimore, MD
"The Path Is Made By Walking" is a framed acrylic work on canvas by Ariel Vargassal, depicting a champagne horse with a crow on its back being led by a figure out of frame of the com...
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2010s Photorealist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Acrylic

Minimalist Pop Art Oil Painting – White Inflated Condom with Soft Reflections
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This minimalist pop art oil painting captures a delicate white inflated condom reimagined as a luminous bubble, floating on a serene, pale background. Using refined oil techniques, t...
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2010s Photorealist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Place" (2019) By Warren W. Kessler, Original Oil Painting on Panel
Located in Denver, CO
"Place" (2024) by Warren W. Kessler is an original, handmade oil painting on wood panel that depicts a handwritten note and a polaroid photo taped to an orange wooden wall. Warren W...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel, Wood, Wood Panel

Lion’s Head Rock (East Hampton, New York)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Lion’s Head Rock (East Hampton, NY) Year: January 1971 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Size: 42 x 66 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Signed, ...
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1970s Photorealist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"A Shot to the Heart" by Karina Rodríguez, Contemporary Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"A Shot to the Heart" is an exquisitely detailed contemporary still life by Karina Rodríguez, rendered in oil on panel in 2024 and depicts a box of crayons. This artwork is framed in...
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2010s Photorealist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

"Gummy Bears Love" Contemporary Photorealistic Still Life Framed Oil on Canvas
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Gummy Bears Love" is a framed oil painting on canvas by Alexander Sheversky, depicting highly detailed gummy bears arranged in a heart shape against a cream background. This piece...
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2010s Photorealist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Oil

"Running the Rapids" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Sheri Farabaugh's "Running the Rapids" is a handmade, original oil painting that depicts a kayaker braving the whitewater current. Artist Statement a...
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2010s Photorealist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Blue Sprinkle" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Gregory Block's (US based) "Blue Sprinkle" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a donut covered with blue glaze and rainbow sprinkles. Gregory was born in Kansas City...
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2010s Photorealist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

In the Doghouse
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stuart Dunkel's original oil paintings are created in a hyper-realistic style. He paints realistic imagery based on real-world inspirations. His paintings show that everyday objects ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Efflorescence
Located in Burlingame, CA
Efflorescence - acrylic on canvas - 48 x 30 inches, depicts a building by Julia Morgan — noted architect of Hearst Castle — located on Baker Street near G...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Ciel et Terre - Oil Painting, Landscape, Seaside
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
Original Oil painting on Wood panel - Contemporary Landscape painting, Seaside Painting. Unique Work. Framed in Solid naturel wood floater frame with light finish. The work can be pl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

"Purrfect Pet, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Rachel Linnemeier's "Purrfect Pet" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a yellow Tamagotchi toy on a pink background. About the Artist: Born in 1989 in rural Indiana, Rachel Linnemeier creates her figurative paintings in the medium of oil paint. In 2013 she completed her undergraduate BFA with an emphasis in Painting and a minor in Art History from Herron School of Art & Design in Indianapolis. She has studied in workshops with painters Alyssa Monks...
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2010s Photorealist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

"1959 Chevrolet El Camino" (2020) By Shan Fannin, Original Acrylic Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Shan Fannin's (US based) "1959 Chevrolet El Camino" is an acrylic painting that depicts the closeup view of the taillights of a red 1959 Chevrolet El Camino ...
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2010s Photorealist Paintings

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Acrylic, Board

Last Song: Im Abendrot—In Evening‘s Glow (homage to Richard Strauss)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Last Song: Im Abendrot (In Evening’s Glow) Year: 1985-2001 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, with Artist Painted Frame Size: 47 x 59 inches Condition: ...
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1980s Photorealist Paintings

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Acrylic

Heaven In A Wildflower - Soft Floral Still Life Hyperrealist 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 hyperrealisti...
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2010s Photorealist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sailor and sunset oil on canvas painting seascape boats
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Signed Adolfo Perez Frameless
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2010s Photorealist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Scarlet Blue Macaw, Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Scarlet Blue Macaw Year: 1992 Medium: Acrylic on Panel with artist painted frame Size: 58.5 x 42.2 inches Condition: E...
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1990s Photorealist Paintings

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Acrylic, Wood Panel

"Sky 59" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
James Van Fossan's "Sky 59" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a skyscape of grey and white clouds arching through a blue sky.
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2010s Photorealist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

'A Moment rest' Photorealist painting of a Kingfisher in the wild, blue, orange
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'A Moments Rest' by Ben Waddams is a Contemporary Realist Wildlife oil painting of a Kingfisher perched on a branch. With such incredible detail you can almost feel feathers and exp...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings

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Oil, Panel

"Meme" (2024) By Anthony Waichulis, Original Oil Painting on Panel
Located in Denver, CO
Anthony Waichulis' "Acidulcis" is an original, handmade oil still-life painting that depicts a photograph of a woman, 2 ace playing cards, and a comic strip . About the artist: Anth...
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2010s Photorealist Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Waiting for the Barbarians, Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Waiting for the Barbarians Year: 1985 Medium: Acrylic on double layered Masonite Size: 37 x 31 inches Condition: Good Provenance: Estate of Ian ...
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1980s Photorealist Paintings

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Masonite, Acrylic

Bowl of Cherries, Photorealist Acrylic Painting by Charles Wildbank
Located in Long Island City, NY
A bright, photorealistic still-life painting of a silver bowl full of cherries, perched atop a white marble surface. The artist has taken immaculate care to preserve the shiny aspect...
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Early 2000s Photorealist Paintings

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Acrylic

Mid Century Nude Study, Reclining Figure on Blue Original Oil
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Nude Study, Reclining Figure on Blue in Oil on Board Mid Century nude study of a female figure in a reclining pose with a rich blue background by listed artist Jon Blanc...
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1960s Photorealist Paintings

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Oil, Canvas, Illustration Board

Portrait of the Artist's Mother as a Young Woman, in Oil on Board
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of the Artist's Mother as a Young Woman, in Oil on Board Elegant portrait by Russell R. Tripp (American, 1942-2025). This portrait, rendered in a warm, classical style, cap...
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1970s Photorealist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

McCormick Mustard - Original Oil Painting by Renowned Photorealist Mark Schiff
Located in Boca Raton, FL
If you love spices, you will love this original oil painting by renowned photorealist Mark Schiff. One cannot appreciate this painting on a computer screen; in real life, it is absolutely amazing. Because you cannot appreciate it on a computer screen, our gallery has a unique policy. When purchasing from us, the buyer has sixty days to determine if they want to keep the artwork. If not, the buyer returns to piece to us for full refund, and we pay the shipping both ways! A collector should consider several factors when deciding from whom to purchase artwork online. Check the location of the seller. When one buys from a foreign seller, one also has to consider the problems of getting the piece through Customs. There are often delays and considerable fees to pay in order to import the item. When purchasing from us, we ship the same day and you receive it via FedEx the next day, no problems or hassles. When one purchases from an auction house, one pays a buyer’s premium of anywhere from 23% to 28% over the “hammer price”. So when one “wins” an auction for $20,000, the actual price paid is more like $25,000. By contrast, when purchasing from us, the price agreed to is the price paid by the buyer, no hidden fees. Secondly, when one purchases from an auction house, the buyer pays the packing and shipping fee, which are usually exorbitant. By contrast, when purchasing from us, the price includes packing and shipping. Thirdly, when one purchases from an auction house, the sale is final. If one receives the piece and is not 100% satisfied with it, there is nothing the buyer can do about it. They are stuck with it. By contrast, when purchasing from us, the buyer has sixty days to determine if they want to keep it. If not, the buyer returns to piece to us for full refund, and we pay the shipping both ways. About Mark Schiff -- Animated by photographs that reflect his personal life, Mark Schiff’s paintings are fueled by what makes him happy. Through his open touch and signature blending method, he lends his artistic perception to the original photographic compositions captured on his Leica. Mark’s creative vision has been alive since he was a boy. As a child he spent his summers observing life as he rode the trolley back and forth to art classes at the Pratt Institute. During his future travels to Europe, Mark’s eye for light and photography merged with his passion for painting at the Jeu de Paume in Paris; which triggered his career in photorealism. Mark is well known for painting objects that people can identify and emotionally connect with. His work is distinctly marked by a rich palette and the luminous range of light he paints into his compositions. Each painting is a true extension of his vision and can take up to 200 hours to complete. Mark Schiff’s work has been commissioned by the well-known brands The Hershey Company and Tropicana. His private collectors include A-list celebrities and also corporate collectors in the US and abroad. Possessing a strong philanthropic nature, Mark donates both his time and works to charitable organizations such as Big Brothers Big Sisters, The Ronald McDonald House, Make-A-Wish Foundation, The Humane Society and the Special Olympics. Photorealism is widely viewed as one of this century’s most exciting genres of art. When a photorealistic painting is viewed from afar, it looks like a photograph. Only when getting very close to the art does the viewer realize that it is in fact not a photo, but rather an oil painting. Photorealism can also refer to sculptures. Duane Hanson is known as the greatest photorealistic sculptor of all time. Some of the greatest photorealistic painters include Mark Schiff, Richard Estes, Ralph Goings, Charles Bell and Audrey Flack. Photorealist Mark Schiff was born in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, in a neighborhood known as a kuchalane, a Yiddish word which Schiff defines as a place where everyone (from the Old Country) ended up living on the same street, and most likely knowing each other’s business. His Russian grandfather came to the US before the revolution and both his parents were first generation American. Even at five years of age, Mark showed exceptional talent. In the summer, his mother permitted him to travel by himself on the trolley for art classes at the Pratt institute. He continued studying there until he was eleven and the family moved to Great Neck. Except for a few art classes in high school and playing baritone horn in the band, Mark focused on other things besides art, especially when his mother worried for his financial future, kept insisting “that Jewish boys don’t starve to death.” His father made a good living as a production man in textiles so Mark, who had spent years doing the rounds of knitting mills with his father, decided to major in textile chemistry at North Carolina State. ROTC was mandatory on his campus and he did two years in order to be eligible for officer status. He won the Armed Forces Chemical Association award and thought for sure that he would be assigned chemical work, but instead was made a tank commander and stationed at Fort Knox. Not exactly what his heart yearned for, but a good job awaited him at Sandoz, a Swiss company that made dyestuff. What perfect training for someone who would soon be working in wonderful rich colors on canvas. He went on to receive his MBA degree from Hofstra University, left Sandoz and was hired to sell at a spinning mill. He liked it. In 1976 he joined Bennett Berman Associates and had an opportunity to buy the spinning mill Spun Fibers. But what of art? In the early days, Elsie, his wife of fifty-two years, had a problem with the large amount of space his canvases occupied in their one bedroom apartment. Mark took up photography instead, which only required a small darkroom. Photography was a natural ally for his eventual return to painting in the photorealistic style. It was on his second trip to Europe that Mark fell in love with painting all over again. The impressionistic museum, Jeu de Paume in Paris, renewed his passion and it’s been non-stop since then. Out came the brushes, but this time, he used his love and skill of photography, and built a style based on the photographs he had taken, bringing them to life with paint. Mark was still not painting to sell until in 1990 when someone discovered and desperately wanted his candy bar (Sweet Series) painting. Mark didn’t want to let go of that particular piece, but was finally convinced to sell it and a second candy painting to this ardent art and candy lover. Two years later, Mark was commissioned to make three paintings of this man’s new Ferrari. Some of the artists who have inspired his work are Richard Estes, Sandy Scott, Chuck Close, and Charles Bell. He appreciates the work of Ken Keeley, but unlike Keeley’s hard-lined/tape and ruler style, Mark prefers an open touch, using the blending method. Mark’s subject matters range from candy bars to spice racks to soda cans and soda bottles. He photographs with a Leica M-7 and each painting can take up to 200 or more hours to complete. His palette is rich; his subjects, be it a fire engine or a pretzel cart, take on a luminous quality, always photoreal, but even more beautiful. Mark developed his own technique for working with bottles by painting a canvas all black, so that the transparency of the bottles allows a wonderful range of light to filter through. The same light and reflection can be seen in the black rotary phone...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Ain't no Mountain high enough by K. Husslein Impasto Landscape Mountain Painting
Located in DE
Katharina Husslein's textural and abstract paintings vividly encapsulate the vibrancy and movement found in a bouquet of flowers. This series differs from Husslein’s more controlled...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Fishing port Essaouira Morocco oil on canvas painting seascape
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Signed Adolfo Perez Frameless
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2010s Photorealist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Sand Dunes -original realism seascape oil painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. Sand Dunes by Olga Calado takes the viewer on a visual journey ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Harmony / oil on canvas
Located in Burlingame, CA
Sophisticated shades of grey and white still life with vases, shell, box and marble. Wonderful complex patterns throughout the oil painting on canvas. In excellent condition. Signed ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Summer Evening" (2024) By Michael Miller, Original Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Michael Miller's beautiful original photorealist landscape barn painting "Summer Evening" (2024) depicts a Midwestern barn in the middle of the vast plains, with a large cloud loomin...
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2010s Photorealist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Fishing port France oil on canvas painting seascape boats
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Signed Adolfo Perez Frameless
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2010s Photorealist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

La Puerta (Photorealistic Interior)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Enrique Medina (b.1935). La Puerta, 1985. Acrylic on canvas, measuring 32 x 32 inches; 33 x 33 inches framed. Signed lower right. Signed, dated, titled on verso. Personal Information...
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1980s Photorealist Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Boats in the lake oil on canvas painting seascape
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Signed Adolfo Perez Frame size 50x42 cm.
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2010s Photorealist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, 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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