Photorealist Nude 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
Soft Dance - underwater black & white nude photograph - archival pigment 64"х43"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A black and white nude photograph of a young woman diving in a pool. The woman is coming from the depth up toward the surface and her body reflects in the internal water surface.
Or...
Category
2010s Photorealist Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Soft Dance - underwater black & white nude photograph - print on aluminum 60x40"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A black and white photograph of a naked young woman diving in a pool. The woman is coming from the depth up toward the surface and her body reflects in the internal water surface.
O...
Category
2010s Photorealist Nude Photography
Materials
Metal
Мalachite Cave - underwater photograph - archival pigment print 24x18"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater nude photograph of a young woman dancing in the pool. The photograph has bright green background.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archival paper wit...
Category
2010s Photorealist Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Hot Water - underwater nude photograph - print on aluminum 36" x 24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a naked young woman diving in a pool in front of bright red background.
There is no rules for luck. I was sure the new girl woul...
Category
2010s Photorealist Nude Photography
Materials
Metal
Double Trouble - underwater nude photograph - print on aluminum 24" x 36"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of two naked young women in the pool.
Original digital print on aluminum plate signed by the artist.
Limited edition of 12
The artwork is fu...
Category
2010s Photorealist Nude Photography
Materials
Metal
Night Flight - underwater black & white nude photograph - print on paper 23x32"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white nude photograph of a young woman in the pool. The photograph was taken with black backdrop.
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digit...
Category
2010s Photorealist Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Blood and Milk V - underwater nude photograph - print on aluminum 36" x 24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a topless young woman with white tulle scarf - taking off her red skirt on bright red background.
Original digital print on aluminum plate signed by the...
Category
2010s Photorealist Nude Photography
Materials
Metal
Porcelain and Тurquoise - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment 24x17"
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 ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Blood and Milk III - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 60x43"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
"Blood and Milk III" charts new territory in contemporary underwater fine art photography. Set against a mesmerizing crimson background that evokes molten lava, the image captures a ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Water Sketch II - underwater black & white nude photograph - archival pigment
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white nude photograph of a young woman in the pool.
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival pigment print on archival paper wi...
Category
2010s Photorealist Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Athena - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a naked young woman with a sward.
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival pigment print on archival paper with metallic fi...
Category
2010s Photorealist Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Honey Pot II - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 18" x 24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater nude photograph of a girl relaxing in the pool. The photograph was taken with terra-cotta background and with green trees and bright blue sky visible thorough the water...
Category
2010s Photorealist Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Wild Blood - underwater nude photograph - print on aluminum 36x24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
There is no rules for luck. I was sure the new girl would need practice and practice - and was wrong. She was just perfect from the first second till the las...
Category
2010s Photorealist Nude Photography
Materials
Metal
Soft Dance - underwater black & white nude photograph - archival pigment 35"х23"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A black and white photograph of a naked young woman diving in a pool. The woman is coming from the depth up toward the surface and her body reflects in the internal water surface.
O...
Category
2010s Photorealist Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Ballet - underwater black and white nude photograph - archival pigment 27" x 35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of a young female dancer diving in pool. The naked dances is covering herself with tutu skirt.
Original gallery quality archival pigment pri...
Category
2010s Photorealist Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Pink Flight - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 42" x 53"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater photograph of a naked young woman with broken umbrella. The photograph is artistically modified into a fantastic warm tinted picture. The piece looks quite abstract with c...
Category
2010s Photorealist Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
Green Breath - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 18" x 24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater nude photograph of a beautiful young woman diving on deep black background. A bright green scarf cover her breasts leaving open the perfectly shaped buttocks.
Original g...
Category
2010s Photorealist Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Hot Water - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 52" x 35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a naked young woman diving in a pool in front of bright red background.
There is no rules for luck. I was sure the new girl would need practice and prac...
Category
2010s Photorealist Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Water Sketch II - underwater black & white nude photograph - archival pigment
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of a naked young woman in the pool.
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival pigment print on archival paper w...
Category
2010s Photorealist Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Sweet Dream - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 18" x 24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white (sepia) photograph of a naked young woman covered with tulle.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archival paper signed by the artist.
L...
Category
2010s Photorealist Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Bather - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 18” x 24”
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 Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ballet - underwater black and white nude photograph print on aluminum 42" x 56"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An amazing underwater photograph of a young female dancer diving in pool. The naked dances is covering herself with tutu skirt. The photograph looks black and white even though it h...
Category
2010s Photorealist Nude Photography
Materials
Metal
1960's Hollywood Photography by Lawrence Schiller 'Marilyn Monroe'
Located in White Plains, NY
'Marilyn Monroe, 1962' by American photographer, Lawrence Schiller. Digital pigment, AP 2/10. Image: 15.75 x 22.25 in. / Paper: 20 x 24 in. From the set of the film 'Something's Got to Give', this colored photograph features Marilyn Monroe naked in front of a pool. Photograph taken in 1962 and printed in 2023.
In 1962, Schiller received an assignment from Paris Match...
Category
1960s Photorealist Nude Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
1960's Hollywood Photography by Lawrence Schiller 'Marilyn Monroe'
Located in White Plains, NY
'Marilyn Monroe, 1962' by American photographer, Lawrence Schiller. Digital pigment, Ed. 26/35. Image: 13.5 x 19 in. / Paper: 16 x 20 in. From the set of the film 'Something's Got to...
Category
1960s Photorealist Nude Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Pink Flight - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 18” x 24”
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater nude photograph of a young woman with broken umbrella. The photograph has been edited into a minimalistic abstract image, a photo-mosaic of terra-cotta pink shapes.
Or...
Category
2010s Photorealist Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe . Marilyn Monroe sexy back . The last sitting
By Bert Stern
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Bert stern
Marilyn Monroe sexy back
Mythical photo of the last session (1962)
inkjet printing by bert stern
2011
signed on both sides
certificate signed by the artist during his lif...
Category
2010s Photorealist Nude Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Tutu Skirt - underwater black & white nude photograph - print on paper 43" x 70"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater black and white nude photograph of a young female dancer in the pool. The dancer is putting on her tut skirt. The photograph depicts her beautiful naked butt about to hid...
Category
2010s Photorealist Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Hangyaku No
Located in New York, NY
“Ink Stories”, which was introduced at Nyari’s very first solo gallery exhibit, consists of large-scale nude photographs that explore the concept of self-identity and female empowerm...
Category
2010s Photorealist Nude Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Pho...
Steps II - underwater photograph - archival pigment print 35х24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a naked young woman sitting on pool steps.
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival pigment print on archival paper with ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Marylin Monroe . nude on the bed . the last sitting.
By Bert Stern
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Marilyn Monroe
the last setting
nude on the bed
2009
double hand signed and dated
COA hand signed
perfect condition
Category
Early 2000s Photorealist Nude Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Tutu Skirt - underwater black & white nude photograph - print on paper 35" x 57"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater black and white nude photograph of a young female dancer in the pool. The dancer is putting on her tut skirt. The photograph depicts her beautiful naked butt about to hid...
Category
2010s Photorealist Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper
Mermaids - a book of underwater nude and ocean wildlife photographs
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
The book “Mermaids” has the best of Alex Sher’s underwater photography for eight years (2010-2018). It blends human erotics with the beauty of the ocean wildlife - transforming the c...
Category
2010s Photorealist Nude Photography
Materials
Magazine Paper
Black & White Monochrome of a Female Nude by Contemporary American Photographer
Located in Preston, GB
Black & White Monochrome Photograph of a Female Nude by Contemporary by legendary American Photographer, Larry Colwell (1911-1972).
Photo Size 9.5 x 6 inches - Signed on the rear
Unmounted & Unframed
Larry Colwell
American, 1911-1972
Born 1911, Detroit, Michigan
Died 1972, New Canaan...
Category
1950s Photorealist Nude Photography
Materials
Ink, Printer's Ink, Photographic Paper, Monoprint
Marilyn Monroe . Wine on the bed . The last sitting (1962)
By Bert Stern
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Marilyn Monroe by Bert Stern (19642
wine on the bed
circa 2009
hand double signed and dated by Bert Stern
COA hand signed by bert stern
edition of 72
perfect condition
Category
1980s Photorealist Nude Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Apriel - underwater black & white nude photograph - archival pigment 29x35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
"Apriel" captures a serene underwater moment in striking black and white. This fine art underwater photograph showcases delicate interplay between light, shadow, and movement as hair...
Category
2010s Photorealist Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Breakdance - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 43х62"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater nude photograph of a girl dancing in a swimming pool. The dark pool is filled with sharp sunbeams. Some mysterious light ornaments cover the pool bottom and inner water su...
Category
2010s Photorealist Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Dragon Dreams - underwater black & white nude photograph - archival paper 23x35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater black and white nude photograph of a model on black background. Her distorted reflection in the inner water surface reminds some mysterious creature.
Original gallery qua...
Category
2010s Photorealist Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Hot Spring - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 25"x35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater nude photograph of a beautiful young woman on red background.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archival paper signed by the artist.
Limited edition of 1...
Category
2010s Photorealist Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Golden Drops - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 18x24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of two naked models on red background.
Original gallery quality digital archival pigment print on archival paper signed by the artist.
Limited edition of 24
The artwork is furnished with certificate of authenticity with artist's name, edition number, edition limit, and other details.
The photograph has been exhibited at:
2024 Roth & Taylor Gallery (Los Angeles, US)
2023 LA Art Show (Los Angeles, US)
2023 Beverly Hills Art Show (Beverly Hills, US)
2023 Roth & Taylor Gallery (Los Angeles, US)
2022 Spectrum (Miami, US)
2022 Beverly Hills Art Show (Beverly Hills, US)
2022 Art...
Category
2010s Photorealist Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe nude in Somethings Got To Give by Lawrence Schiller EP5/6
Located in Austin, TX
Museum quality print of Marilyn Monroe by Lawrence Schiller, taken on the set of Somethings Got To Give in 1962 during the famous naked swimming pool scene
...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
TANNER, ALMOST SPRING - In Celebration of Pride Month
Located in New Orleans, LA
Stone and Press Gallery is excited to offer several works in celebration of the LGBTQ community.
THIS VINTAGE SILVER GELATIN PRINT IS FROM AN EDITION OF 3. The photograph of Tanner were originally shot on a Polaroid Land 360 from my series ‘Diary Non Diary’.
Sebastian Perinotti...
Category
2010s Photorealist Nude Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Мalachite Cave - underwater photograph - archival pigment print 35x24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater nude photograph of a young woman dancing in the pool. The photograph has bright green background.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archival paper wit...
Category
2010s Photorealist Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Infinity - underwater black and white nude photograph - archival paper 28"x35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of a topless female dancer in the pool.
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival pigment print on archival pap...
Category
2010s Photorealist Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Danae and Zeus - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 27x35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a naked young woman wrapped in golden tulle. Her body position, her beautiful face, and golden reflection remind Ancient Greek myth of Zeus and Danae.
O...
Category
2010s Photorealist Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Chilled Champagne - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 16” x 23.5”
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater photograph of a topless model dressed in tulle and air bubbles.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archival paper signed by the artist.
Paper size: 18x24"...
Category
2010s Photorealist Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Double Trouble - underwater black & white nude photograph - paper print 17 x 24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of two naked young women in the pool.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archival paper sig...
Category
2010s Photorealist Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper
Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall nude contact sheet
Located in Austin, TX
Contact sheet print featuring American model Jerry Hall with singer Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones, photographed for Norman Parkinson’s exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Nude Photography
Materials
C Print
Liquid Fire - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 17x23.5"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a naked young women with long blonde hair diving in a pool. The realistic photograph is taken with red background.
Original gallery quality archival pigm...
Category
2010s Photorealist Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper
Dragon Dreams - underwater black & white nude photograph - archival paper 35x52"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater black and white nude photograph of a model on black background. Her distorted reflection in the inner water surface reminds some mysterious creature.
Original gallery qua...
Category
2010s Photorealist Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
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 Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Trouble - underwater photograph - archival print 20" x 35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A passionate furious energy radiates in the ripples of red that overtake the reflection. Intense motion, stirring the water into an explosion of bubbles we encounter “The Trouble”. T...
Category
2010s Photorealist Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ripples - underwater black & white nude photograph - archival pigment print
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater nude black and white photograph of a perfect female torso wrapped in sunlight.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archival paper signed by the artist, fur...
Category
2010s Photorealist Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
The Sanchez Twins 1968 Groupies, signed limited edition silver gelatin print
By Baron Wolman
Located in Austin, TX
The Sanchez Twins by Baron Wolman, taken in San Francisco in 1968 as part of Baron's Groupies series, taken for Rolling Stone magazine.
Limited edition ...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Nude Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Bather - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 35x53"
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 Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Soft Dance - underwater black & white nude photograph - archival pigment 23"х16"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A black and white photograph of a naked young woman diving in a pool. The woman is coming from the depth up toward the surface and her body reflects in the internal water surface.
O...
Category
2010s Photorealist Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Blood and Milk VII - underwater nude photograph - print on aluminum 36" x 25"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater nude photograph of a young woman with white tulle scarf taking off her red skirt on bright red background.
Original digital print on aluminum plate signed by the art...
Category
2010s Photorealist Nude Photography
Materials
Metal
Blood and Milk III - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 35 x 25"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a topless young woman with white tulle scarf taking off her red skirt on bright red background.
Original digital print on archival paper signed by the a...
Category
2010s Photorealist Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
The Source - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 24” x 36”
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of two naked women wrapped in red tulle.
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival pigment print on...
Category
2010s Photorealist Nude Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper
Photorealist nude photography for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Photorealist nude 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 nude photography created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of red, pink, blue and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Alex Sher, Bert Stern, Lawrence Schiller, and Norman Parkinson. Frequently made by artists working with Pigment Print, and Archival Pigment 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 Photorealist nude photography, so small editions measuring 5.5 inches across are also available. Prices for nude 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 $18,500, while the average work sells for $1,280.