Realist Color Photography
REALIST STYLE
Realist art attempts to portray its subject matter without artifice. Similar to naturalism, authentic realist paintings and prints see an integration of true-to-life colors, meticulous detail and linear perspectives for accurate portrayals of the world.
Work that involves illusionistic techniques of realism dates back to the classical world, such as the deceptive trompe l’oeil used since ancient Greece. Art like this became especially popular in the 17th century when Dutch artists like Evert Collier painted objects that appeared real enough to touch. Realism as an artistic movement, however, usually refers to 19th-century French realist artists such as Honoré Daumier exploring social and political issues in biting lithographic prints, while the likes of Gustave Courbet and Jean-François Millet painting people — particularly the working class — with all their imperfections, navigating everyday urban life. This was a response to the dominant academic art tradition that favored grand paintings of myth and history.
By the turn of the 20th century, European artists, such as the Pre-Raphaelites, were experimenting with nearly photographic realism in their work, as seen in the attention to every botanical attribute of the flowers surrounding the drowned Ophelia painted by English artist John Everett Millais.
Although abstraction was the guiding style of 20th-century art, the realism trend in American modern art endured in Edward Hopper, Andrew Wyeth and other artists’ depictions of the complexities of the human experience. In the late 1960s, Photorealism emerged with artists like Chuck Close and Richard Estes giving their paintings the precision of a frame of film.
Contemporary artists such as Jordan Casteel, LaToya Ruby Frazier and Aliza Nisenbaum are now using the unvarnished realist approach for honest representations of people and their worlds. Alongside traditional mediums, technology such as virtual reality, artificial intelligence and immersive installations are helping artists create new sensations of realism in art.
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Style: Realist
Curling at St. Moritz, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Curlers on a rink, or curling sheet, in St Moritz, Switzerland, March 1963.
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Eagle Club, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Holidaymakers dining at the Eagle Club, Gstaad, Switzerland, March 1969.
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Relaxing in Lech, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A ski resort in Courchevel in the French Alps, circa 1970.
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Dining in Gstaad, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Curlers on a rink, or curling sheet, in St Moritz, Switzerland, March 1963.
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Dining in Gstaad, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Curlers on a rink, or curling sheet, in St Moritz, Switzerland, March 1963.
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Culinary Heights, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Courchevel restaurant chefs Jean Jacob (left) of 'Le Bateau Ivre', Michel Rochedy (centre) of 'Le Chabichou', and Albert Parveaux of 'Pralong 2000', Courchevel, France, April 1987.
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Dining in Gstaad, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Curlers on a rink, or curling sheet, in St Moritz, Switzerland, March 1963.
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Culinary Heights, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Courchevel restaurant chefs Jean Jacob (left) of 'Le Bateau Ivre', Michel Rochedy (centre) of 'Le Chabichou', and Albert Parveaux of 'Pralong 2000', Courchevel, France, April 1987.
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Skiers at Gstaad, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Skiers at Gstaad, Switzerland, 1969.
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Curling at St. Moritz, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Curlers on a rink, or curling sheet, in St Moritz, Switzerland, March 1963.
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Skiers at Gstaad, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Skiers at Gstaad, Switzerland, 1969.
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Curling at St. Moritz, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Curlers on a rink, or curling sheet, in St Moritz, Switzerland, March 1963.
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Curling at St. Moritz, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Curlers on a rink, or curling sheet, in St Moritz, Switzerland, March 1963.
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On the Sugarbush Slopes, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stockbroker A Albert Sack Jr playing backgammon with Betsy Pickering on a polar bear rug at his chalet at the Sugarbush Mountain ski resort in in Warren...
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Ski Fashion at Sugarbush, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
American socialite and fashion writer Nan Kempner (1930 - 2005) at the Sugarbush Mountain ski resort in Vermont, December 1960.
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Ski Fashion at Sugarbush, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
American socialite and fashion writer Nan Kempner (1930 - 2005) at the Sugarbush Mountain ski resort in Vermont, December 1960.
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Ski Fashion at Sugarbush, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
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American socialite and fashion writer Nan Kempner (1930 - 2005) at the Sugarbush Mountain ski resort in Vermont, December 1960.
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Ice Bar in Lech, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Customers at the Ice Bar at the Hotel Krone in Lech, Austria, 1960.
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Crossing Snow Field, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A line of sleighs crossing a snow field at St Moritz, Switzerland, March 1963.
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Crossing Snow Field, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A line of sleighs crossing a snow field at St Moritz, Switzerland, March 1963.
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Crossing Snow Field, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A line of sleighs crossing a snow field at St Moritz, Switzerland, March 1963.
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Saks Fifth Avenue, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A young woman modelling an outfit for a Saks Fifth Avenue catalog shoot, circa 1955.
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Saks Fifth Avenue, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A young woman modelling an outfit for a Saks Fifth Avenue catalog shoot, circa 1955.
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Poolside Party, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Guests by the pool at Nelda Linsk's desert house in Palm Springs, January 1970. The house was designed by Richard Neutra for Edgar J. Kaufmann.
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French Bath, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Joyce Pallardy relaxes at the Villa Macopa, the home of Mrs Andre Hammel in St Tropez, August 1977.
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French Bath, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Joyce Pallardy relaxes at the Villa Macopa, the home of Mrs Andre Hammel in St Tropez, August 1977.
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Casa Las Estacas, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gunzburg's pool at the Casa Las Estacas, in the resort city of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico, April 1979.
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Casa Las Estacas, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gunzburg's pool at the Casa Las Estacas, in the resort city of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico, April 1979.
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Society Artist, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Premium Rates Apply. circa 1960: Tish Massie Widener (Mrs Peter Widener) artist and miniaturist in her Palm Beach studio. A Wonderful Time - Slim Aarons
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Society Artist, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Premium Rates Apply. circa 1960: Tish Massie Widener (Mrs Peter Widener) artist and miniaturist in her Palm Beach studio. A Wonderful Time - Slim Aarons
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Lillian Crawford, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lillian Crawford, the wife of actor Lee Kinsolving, in Palm Beach, May 1970.
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Pool at Las Hadas, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Guests round the pool at Las Hadas, Manzanillo, Mexico, 1974.
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A Friendly Chat, Estate Edition, Bahamas
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A man wearing diving equipment talks with a girl in a wicker chair on the beach, Bahamas, 1967
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A Friendly Chat, Estate Edition, Bahamas
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A man wearing diving equipment talks with a girl in a wicker chair on the beach, Bahamas, 1967
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A Friendly Chat, Estate Edition, Bahamas
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A man wearing diving equipment talks with a girl in a wicker chair on the beach, Bahamas, 1967
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Capri Cruise, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Princess Laudomia Hercolani (in blue) and friends enjoy an on-deck siesta whilst cruising near Capri, July 1958.
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Capri Cruise, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Princess Laudomia Hercolani (in blue) and friends enjoy an on-deck siesta whilst cruising near Capri, July 1958.
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Capri Cruise, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Princess Laudomia Hercolani (in blue) and friends enjoy an on-deck siesta whilst cruising near Capri, July 1958.
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La Canzone Del Mare, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
La Canzone del Mare in Capri, Italy, July 1958.
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Ursula Andress, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1955: Swiss film star Ursula Andress (left) relaxes with artist Novella Parigini in a hammock in Rome.
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La Canzone Del Mare, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
La Canzone del Mare in Capri, Italy, July 1958.
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La Canzone Del Mare, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
La Canzone del Mare in Capri, Italy, July 1958.
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Faraglioni Rocks, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Faraglioni Rocks on the Italian island of Capri, August 1974.
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Faraglioni Rocks, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Faraglioni Rocks on the Italian island of Capri, August 1974.
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Positano Beach, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elevated view looking down on sunbathers and parasols on the beach at La Scogliera beach in Positano, Italy, 1979.
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Positano Beach, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elevated view looking down on sunbathers and parasols on the beach at La Scogliera beach in Positano, Italy, 1979.
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Positano Beach, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elevated view looking down on sunbathers and parasols on the beach at La Scogliera beach in Positano, Italy, 1979.
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Westin Excelsior, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Westin Excelsior Hotel on the Lido in Venice, 1957.
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Westin Excelsior, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Westin Excelsior Hotel on the Lido in Venice, 1957.
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Marina Piccola, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tullio Abbate, of Abbate Boats, at the back of yacht as it is moored at a property on the shores of Lake Como, Italy, in June 1983.
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Marina Piccola, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tullio Abbate, of Abbate Boats, at the back of yacht as it is moored at a property on the shores of Lake Como, Italy, in June 1983.
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Marina Piccola, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
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Tullio Abbate, of Abbate Boats, at the back of yacht as it is moored at a property on the shores of Lake Como, Italy, in June 1983.
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Marina Piccola, Estate Edition
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Canzone del Mare at the Marina Piccola, Capri, Italy, 1954.
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II Pellicano Hotel, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Holidaymakers relax beside the swimming pool of Il Pellicano Hotel in Porto Ercole, Tuscany, August 1980.
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Marina Piccola, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
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Canzone del Mare at the Marina Piccola, Capri, Italy, 1954.
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II Pellicano Hotel, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
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Holidaymakers relax beside the swimming pool of Il Pellicano Hotel in Porto Ercole, Tuscany, August 1980.
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Waiting in the Shade, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A woman shelters under a parasol on a beach on the Costa Smeralda, Sardinia, 1967.
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Cortina d'Ampezzo, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Piazza Roma, a square in Cortina d'Ampezzo in the Italian Alps, 1962.
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Cortina d'Ampezzo, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Piazza Roma, a square in Cortina d'Ampezzo in the Italian Alps, 1962.
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Portofino, Estate Edition
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Yachts moored in the Italian fishing village of Portofino, circa 1955.
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Realist color photography for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Realist color photography 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 color photography 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, pink, orange and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Slim Aarons, Massimo Listri, Sean Scully, and John Conn. Frequently made by artists working with Digital Print, and Lambda Print and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Realist color photography, so small editions measuring 8.5 inches across are also available. Prices for color photography 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 $200 and tops out at $28,500, while the average work sells for $3,350.
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