Photorealist Figurative Photography
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
In the Hall of the Mountain King - underwater b&w nude photograph - paper 24х35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white nude photograph of a female dancer performing in a swimming pool.
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival pigment print ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Oil Peir (Pier)
Located in San Francisco, CA
This Photograph titled "Oil Peir (Pier)" c.1960, is a gelatin silver print by noted photographer Richard Stacks, 1930-2015. It has the stamp of the Baltimore Sunpapers and the name o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Photorealist Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Workmen on Top of Tunnel at Shape Up Basin
Located in San Francisco, CA
This Photograph titled "Workmen on Top of Tunnel at Shape Up Basin" c.1960, is a gelatin silver print by noted photographer Richard Stacks, 1930-2015. It has the stamp of the Baltimo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Photorealist Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Daffodile
Located in San Francisco, CA
This Photograph titled "Daffodile" c.1960, is a gelatin silver print by noted photographer Richard Stacks, 1930-2015. It has the stamp of the Baltimore Sunpapers and the name of the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Photorealist Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Porcelain and Тurquoise - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment 35x26"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a naked young women diving next to the bright turquoise dress she just took off.
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Children Playing at the Park
Located in San Francisco, CA
This Photograph "Children Playing at the Park" c.1960, is a gelatin silver print by noted photographer Richard Stacks, 1930-2015. It has the stamp of the Baltimore Sunpapers and the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Photorealist Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Bather - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 23” x 35”
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater nude photograph of a model in floating petals
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival pigment print on archival paper with metallic fin...
Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Cold Song III - underwater photograph - archival pigment print 16x23.5"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
'Cold Song III' exemplifies the avant-garde evolution of underwater fine art photography, merging contemporary conceptual art with technical mastery. This ethereal composition captur...
Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper
Mid Century Vintage -- Arab Couple - Palestine
By Eva Korn
Located in Soquel, CA
Stunning black and white photograph of Arab couple by photographer Eva Korn (German, 20th c.), circa 1951. Eva Koran studio stamp on verso. Presented in black metal frame and mat. Im...
Category
1950s Photorealist Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Tired Photography Mexico Signed Karol Kállay
By Karol Kallay
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Photography done for the publication Mexico/ Volk und Welt Berlin, 1967, signed on the back by the author.
Category
1960s Photorealist Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Set of 3 Santa Cruz Photographs on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Set of 3 Santa Cruz Photographs on Canvas
Set of 3 Santa Cruz photographs on canvas by Bay Area artist Joy Marquez (American, 20th C.).
Signed "J. Z. Marquez" lower right.
Canvas: ...
Category
20th Century Photorealist Figurative Photography
Materials
Canvas, Ink
Winter Fishing - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 17" x 23"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater nude photograph of a young woman caught in fishing net.
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival pigment print on archival paper with met...
Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Die Loreley - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 16x24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater nude photograph of a beautiful young woman wrapped in tulle. The photograph was taken with dark red background.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archiv...
Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Golden Fish - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 24” x 18”
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater nude photograph of young woman with beautiful blond hair.
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival pigment print on archival paper with ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Raindancer - archival pigment print 24x18"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A young beautiful woman is dancing under the rain. Her dress is all wet. Some strange fishes are reflected in the window behind her.
Original gallery quality print signed by the art...
Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Orgasm - underwater photograph - print on paper 17.5" x 22.7"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A striking underwater fine art photograph captures a floating figure in a crimson dress against a deep black background. The composition masterfully blends contemporary underwater ph...
Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Green Bud - underwater photograph - print on paper 17.5" x 23"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a young woman wrapped in bright green tulle. Her head is above the water, hidden from the camera.
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
...
Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Sweet Champagne - underwater photograph - archival pigment print 18 x 24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a young woman with her face covered with air bubbles.
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival pigment print on archival p...
Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Blood and Milk - underwater photograph - archival pigment print 24" x 18"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a young woman in red dress with white scarf.
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival pigment print on archival paper with ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Mermaid Angel - underwater photograph - print on paper 17" x 24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a beautiful young woman in transparent dress on dark background.
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
D...
Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Sketch - underwater b&w photograph - archival pigment print 24x16"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of perfect female legs in the pool.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print on paper with metallic finish signed by the artist. .
L...
Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Boy and Hawk by Keith Carter. Signed limited edition 16 x 20" print
Located in Austin, TX
Boy and Hawk by Keith Carter
Signed limited edition 11/35, 2005
Silver gelatin, vintage print made by the artist
Signed au verso in pencil by the artist
Printed image 15" x 15"
Pap...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Her Soul, I Saw -by Josephine Cardin Contemporary Fashion photography
Located in DE
Artist: Josephine Cardin
Medium: Photography
Limited edition of 30
Cardin uses a mix between photography and painting to develop her contemporary figurative art, inspired by music...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Pigment
Ranch Hands Oppenheimer - Rancho San Carlos Cattle Ranch, 1950's Photograph
Located in Soquel, CA
Rancho San Carlos Cattle Ranch, 1950's Photograph
1950's photograph of the San Carlos Cattle Ranch located south of Carmel Valley, California by James Ziegler (American). The ranch ...
Category
1950s Photorealist Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Young Ballerina In Pose San Francisco Richard Edwards
Located in Soquel, CA
Young Ballerina In Pose San Francisco Richard Edwards
Photo of a young ballerina posing. She is holding her right hand above her head, while her left hand is posed in front of her. ...
Category
1960s Photorealist Figurative Photography
Materials
Paper, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Painted Blind by Josephine Cardin Contemporary Fashion photography
Located in DE
Artist: Josephine Cardin
Medium: Photography
Limited edition of 30.
Cardin uses a mix between photography and painting to develop her contemporary figurative art, inspired by musi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Pigment
Woman In Ballet Pose Holding a Flower - San Francisco Richard Edwards
Located in Soquel, CA
Woman In Ballet Pose Holding a Flower - San Francisco Richard Edwards
A brunette woman poses, standing on her left leg with her hand out holding a flower.
A collection of photograph...
Category
1960s Photorealist Figurative Photography
Materials
Paper, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
"Peter Pan" A Young Ballerina In Costume San Francisco 1960
Located in Soquel, CA
"Peter Pan" A Young Ballerina In Costume San Francisco 1960
Photograph of a young ballerina circa 1950's by Photographer Richard Edwards (American,. The young girl is photographed p...
Category
1960s Photorealist Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Portrait of a Young Girl
By Richard Dooner
Located in Soquel, CA
Silver Bromide photographic portrait of a young girl by Philadelphia photographer, Richard T. Dooner (American, 1878-1954). A fine portrait of...
Category
Early 20th Century Photorealist Figurative Photography
Materials
Ink, Photographic Paper
Bubble Dance- underwater photograph - print on paper 26” x 35”
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This striking underwater fine art photograph captures a naked figure partially draped in vivid red fabric, surrounded by a constellation of air bubbles. The predominantly monochromat...
Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Sketch - underwater b&w photograph - archival pigment print 35x23"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of perfect female legs in the pool.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print on paper with metallic finish signed by the artist. .
L...
Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
In the Hall of the Mountain King - underwater b&w nude photograph - paper 35x50"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white nude photograph of a female dancer performing in a swimming pool.
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival pigment print ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Blue Marilyn - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a nude model diving in blue light on a black background.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archival paper signed by the artist, furnish...
Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Whirlpool - underwater photograph - print on paper 35" x 32"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a young woman wrapped in bright green tulle.
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival pigment print on archival paper with...
Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Green Bud - underwater photograph - print on paper 28" x 35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a young woman wrapped in bright green tulle. Her head is above the water, hidden from the camera.
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
...
Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Lotus MK 9
Located in San Francisco, CA
This Photograph titled "Lotus MK 9" c.1960, is a gelatin silver print by noted photographer Richard Stacks, 1930-2015. It has the stamp of the Baltimore Sunpapers and the name of the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Photorealist Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Black_and_White_Ver4
By Bob Tabor
Located in New York, NY
Bob Tabor is a well-established, New York based, photographer best known for his exquisite large scaled portraits of subjects ranging from horses to seascapes. It is his unique appro...
Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Digital, Photogram, Archival Pigm...
Contemporary photograph by Hunter Barnes of boy with horse at local rodeo
Located in New York, NY
This work is an artist proof, archival silver gelatin, handprinted by the artist and signed on verso.
Directly acquired from the artist.
The framing is 100% archival, with the use of only acid frame materials.
Glazing, Optium non glare museum plexi.
Hand carved wooden hand finished frame.
Hunter Barnes is a documentary photographer whose work captures aspects of culture and communities ignored by the mainstream and often misrepresented in the modern American narrative.
Hunter trained in photochemistry and traditional photographic techniques. At a young age, he began a nomadic life on the road. In his early twenties, Hunter self published his first book, Redneck Roundup, documenting the dying communities of the Old West. Other projects followed: four years spent with the Nez Perce tribe; months with a serpent handling congregation in the Appalachain mountains; bikers, lowriders, and street gangs...
Category
Early 2000s Photorealist Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Ninos de la Calle 4
Located in New York, NY
Steve Schlackman is a lawyer by profession and a photographer by choice. Fascinated by the magical world of photography since his youth, he honed this skill over time, meticulously p...
Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital, Photogram, Archival Pigment...
USA Boxer Steve Navarro, color photography, Boxing, Team Steve Navarro
Located in Houston, TX
The photograph of future Olympic boxing athlete by Mayumi Cabrera will be a HD c-print that is printed at 1200 dpi in New York. Ships in a tube if you ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
USA Boxer, Kurt Scoby, Pro boxer, Color photography, Mayumi Ramirez
Located in Houston, TX
Kurt Scoby : They said I wouldn’t amount to anything. So I let the words be spoken but I never listened to outside noise . I’m Kurt Scoby Pro boxer 2-0 From Duarte California with the vision of being undefeated in life , the beautiful struggle has brought me into the ring as I’m not only a fighter in the ring I’m a fighter outside the ring beating every obstacle that’s given to me .
The color photograph of Kurt Scoby, a pro boxing athlete by Mayumi Cabrera...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Alex Saucedo, color photography, Boxing, No Playing in Boxing
Located in Houston, TX
The photograph of Former pro-boxer and now trainer Alex Saucedo by Mayumi Cabrera will be a HD c-print that is printed at 1200 dpi in New York. Ships i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
RL 311
By Bob Tabor
Located in New York, NY
Bob Tabor is a well-established, New York based, photographer best known for his exquisite large scaled portraits of subjects ranging from horses to seascapes. It is his unique appro...
Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Digital, Photogram, Archival Pigm...
Ninos de la Calle 1
Located in New York, NY
Steve Schlackman is a lawyer by profession and a photographer by choice. Fascinated by the magical world of photography since his youth, he honed this...
Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digital P...
RL 0301
By Bob Tabor
Located in New York, NY
Bob Tabor is a well-established, New York based, photographer best known for his exquisite large scaled portraits of subjects ranging from horses to seascapes. It is his unique appro...
Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Digital, Photogram, Archival Pigm...
RL 2
By Bob Tabor
Located in New York, NY
Bob Tabor is a well-established, New York based, photographer best known for his exquisite large scaled portraits of subjects ranging from horses to seascapes. It is his unique appro...
Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Digital, Photogram, Archival Pigm...
5S5A0094
By Bob Tabor
Located in New York, NY
Bob Tabor is a well-established, New York based, photographer best known for his exquisite large scaled portraits of subjects ranging from horses to seascapes. It is his unique appro...
Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digita...
IMG_5406
By Bob Tabor
Located in New York, NY
Bob Tabor is a well-established, New York based, photographer best known for his exquisite large scaled portraits of subjects ranging from horses to seascapes. It is his unique appro...
Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Digital, Photogram, Archival Pigm...
4636
By Bob Tabor
Located in New York, NY
Bob Tabor is a well-established, New York based, photographer best known for his exquisite large scaled portraits of subjects ranging from horses to seascapes. It is his unique appro...
Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digita...
Ninos de la Calle 3
Located in New York, NY
Steve Schlackman is a lawyer by profession and a photographer by choice. Fascinated by the magical world of photography since his youth, he honed this...
Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Digital, Photogram, Archival Pigm...
5S5A6039
By Bob Tabor
Located in New York, NY
Bob Tabor is a well-established, New York based, photographer best known for his exquisite large scaled portraits of subjects ranging from horses to seascapes. It is his unique appro...
Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Digital, Photogram, Archival Pigm...
"Milano, Italia, " Crucifix Photo Silver Gelatin Print signed by Philip Krejcarek
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Milano, Italia" is an original silver gelatin print by Philip Krejcarek. The artist signed the piece. This artwork features a close-up of a statue of a woman holding the crucifix in black and white.
9 1/4" x 7 1/4" image
20 1/4" x 16 1/4" frame
EDUCATION:
M.F.A. - University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee (1973)
B.S. in Art - University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh (1968)
POSITION:
Professor of Art, Carroll College (began1977) Co-Chairman, Art Dept.
COLLECTIONS
Milwaukee Art Museum
Haggerty Museum of Art, Milwaukee
Denver Art Museum
Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, Racine
City of Milwaukee
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, Fine Art Gallery
The University of Wisconsin Center - Waukesha
Oshkosh Public Museum
Wisconsin Artists Collection, Carroll College
ONE-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
1972 University of Wisconsin Center - Waukesha
1974 Tom Hayes Gallery...
Category
1990s Photorealist Figurative Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
After Hours
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"After Hours" is a photograph by Marilyn Minter and is a chromogenic print. The framed photograph measures 87 1/2 x 57 3/4 x 2 in. The piece is edition 1 of 3. The work is part of her "Dirty" series.
Marilyn Minter was born in Shreveport, Louisiana in 1948 and raised in Florida. As a student at the University of Florida...
Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print
Early Black and White Photograph of a Large Cat Lounging in a Zoo Enclosure
Located in Houston, TX
Early black and white photograph of a large cat lounging in a zoo enclosure. The photograph is matted to a board to prevent bending. The photograph is not framed, but options are ava...
Category
20th Century Photorealist Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Celestial Babies I
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
30 x 45 inches ($5200) and 40 x 60 inches ($7200) limited editions of 10, printed on Archival Watercolor Fine Art Paper, 335 gram weight, signed by the artist.
Cheryl Maeder was b...
Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Maquina 1
Located in New York, NY
Black and white photography in Cuba.
Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Digital, Digital Pigment
Yank Tank
Located in New York, NY
Steve Schlackman is a lawyer by profession and a photographer by choice. Fascinated by the magical world of photography since his youth, he honed this...
Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Digital, Photogram, Digital Pigment
RL 29
By Bob Tabor
Located in New York, NY
Bob Tabor is a well-established, New York based, photographer best known for his exquisite large scaled portraits of subjects ranging from horses to seascapes. It is his unique appro...
Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Digital, Photogram, Archival Pigm...
Photorealist figurative photography for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Photorealist figurative 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 figurative 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, red, orange and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Alex Sher, Bob Tabor, Josephine Cardin, and Karol Kallay. Frequently made by artists working with Pigment Print, and Paper 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 figurative photography, so small editions measuring 7.5 inches across are also available. Prices for figurative 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 $80 and tops out at $110,000, while the average work sells for $960.