Photorealist 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
La Bonna Violetta, Venice
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "La Bonna Violetta, Venice" 1983, Is a photographic print on paper by noted photographer Lydia Clarke Heston, 1923-2018. It is hand signed, titled, dated and insc...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
Other Medium
Namaste
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Namaste" 2001, is a photograph (Cibachrome) by American artist Lisa Kristine, b.1965. It is hand signed, titled and dated in pencil by the artist. The photograph...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
Other Medium
Acqua e Fantasia, 1962 - Roma - Large size Black & White Fine Art Print
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 1 on 5 sold in limited edition in perfect condition
An impressive flood of the Tiber had already battered the pontoons of the few rowing clubs in the city. The raging wav...
Category
1950s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Paul McCartney
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print of Paul McCartney by Alec Byrne, taken in London in 1970.
This Alec Byrne signed limited edition prints is available in. the f...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Piazza Navona, Roma - Italy 2019 - Full Framed Panoramic Color Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Pigment photographic paper - photography & fine art print © Jean Pierre De Neef
Artwork sold in perfect condition from a limited edition of 12 ex- Composition from an assembly of 12 shots digitaly edited and made in 2019
This is a Minimalist framing & presentation of the artwork :
The Fine Art print on Baryta paper is mounted on a 2mm dibond plate and fixed by magnetic strips to the profile of the black anodized aluminum box frame with a very sober presentation
The possible change of the work is very easy and quick but upon request can be fixed
Definitely in the frame profile according to your desire.
This panoramic montage is showing a detail from the Piazza Navona, the largest tourist square in Rome in Italy. Located in the northern part of the Champ de Mars, near the Pantheon, it is built on the ruins of the 1st century Domitian stadium, of which it retains the exact shape. It is, with its monumental architectural decoration (Fountain of the Four Rivers by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (known as Le Bernin...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Jimi Hendrix by Gered Mankowitz
Located in Austin, TX
Jimi Hendrix, London 1967 by Gered Mankowitz
A portrait of Jimi looking serious while in an embroidered jacket. "Shot during my first session with Jimi at my Studio in early 1967."
...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Universo bianco, Canada, 1955 - Limited Edition Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork sold in perfect condition
During the 15 years during which he gave himself to photography, Fabrizio La Torre traveled to Italy, Europe, Nort...
Category
1950s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
David Bowie "The First Time I Saw You" 1972 by Sukita
Located in Austin, TX
16" x 20", signed limited edition print of David Bowie, titled "The First Time I Saw You" by Masayoshi Sukita.
Limited edition number 2/30 - signed and numbered by Sukita
This pr...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
C Print
Adele Collins for British Vogue
Located in Austin, TX
Norman Parkinson’s homage to a painting by Dutch artist Kees van Dongen entitled The Corn Poppy.
Adele Collins wearing an Otto Lucas velvet toque. British V...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
C Print
Midtown Stillife
By Karol Kallay
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
The picture is a part of photographs which Kallay done in 1965 for a German book publisher about NYC.
Category
1960s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Abyss - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 18" x 24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a girl diving in the ocean in kelp forest. This is an extremely rare photograph taken in Pacific Ocean at the California Coast ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper
Courtney Love 1996
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition 16x20" silver gelatin print of Courtney Love by celebrated British photographer, Kevin Cummins, taken in Zurich Switzerland, 1996....
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
David Bowie Aladdin Sane by Brian Duffy framed
By Brian Duffy
Located in Austin, TX
David Bowie Aladdin Sane album cover print from Brian Duffy
Taken from the original 1973 negative, these official Duffy Archive prints are open edition, authenticated with the offic...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
C Print
Looking For Answers 1
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
About Artist
Ola...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Photography
Materials
Paper, Photographic Paper
David Bowie 1969 portrait
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition, silver gelatin print of David Bowie by Alec Byrne, taken at the Coventry Theatre, October 8th 1969, just before Bowie’s opening slot...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Silver Gelatin
Night Flight - underwater black & white nude photograph - print on paper 35x48"
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 Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Patti Smith portrait by Lynn Goldsmith signed limited edition 16x20" print
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition 16x20"" print of Patti Smith taken in 1978 by Lynn Goldsmith.
Limited edition number 3/20
Modern C-type print. Available for immediate shipping.
Lynn Goldsm...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
C Print
Jack Nicholson 1961 portrait by Monte Hellman. Signed silver gelatin print
Located in Austin, TX
Jack Nicholson, 1961 portrait by film director Monte Hellman
Silver gelatin print
16x20
Signed au verso in pencil by the artist
Monte Hellman (1929-202...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
South Manhattan from Chelsea area NYC - Contemporary Panoramic Color Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Pigment photographic paper - photography & fine art print © Jean Pierre De Neef
Artwork sold in perfect condition from a limited edition of 12 ex- Composition from an assembly of 6 ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Elvis Presley "The Early King" 1956
Located in Austin, TX
Fine art print of Elvis Presley "The Early King" from the collection of acclaimed photographer. Lynn Goldsmith, taken in 1956
These prints are 16x20" open edition and come with full...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
C Print
Lena Home, 1982
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Francesco Scavullo (after)
Title: Lena Home, 1982
Portfolio: A Photographic Retrospective, Volume I: Song
Medium: Gelatin Silver Print
Year: 2004
Edition: 106/150
Signed: Sig...
Category
Early 2000s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Boat Race at Hammersmith, 1912, original vintage albumen print
Located in London, GB
Messrs Stearn
The 69th Boat Race at Hammersmith, 1912
Albumen print
16 x 21 cm
This photograph depicts Oxford and Cambridge neck and neck at Hammersmith in the 1912 Oxford-Cambridg...
Category
1910s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
David Bowie Ziggy Stardust contact sheet by Duffy. Large format limited edition
By Brian Duffy
Located in Austin, TX
Museum quality fine art contact sheet print of David Bowie as Ziggy Stardust, taken by Brian Duffy in London, 1972, from the official Duffy Archive.
Available in one size - 30"x40" ...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Iggy Pop at the Whisky 1970 by Ed Caraeff
By Ed Caraeff
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition. print by Ed Caraeff of Iggy Pop taken during a Stooges show at Whisky a Go Go, Los Angeles, CA, US, May 1970 by celebrated photographer, Ed Caraeff
Signed limited edition print number 2/50
This stunning print is also available in the following sizes with a limited edition of 50.
20" x 24"
30" x 40"
40" x 60"
Ed Caraeff is a photographer and art director. He has worked with, photographed, designed or art directed hundreds of album covers. His photography archive includes Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Iggy Pop and The Stooges, Elton John, Carly Simon,Linda Ronstadt, Dolly Parton, Tom Waits, Tim Buckley, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Neil Diamond...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Miss Trixie 1968 Groupies, signed limited edition silver gelatin print
By Baron Wolman
Located in Austin, TX
Miss Trixie by Baron Wolman, posing topless with her bass guitar, taken in San Francisco in 1968 as part of Baron's Groupies series, taken for Rolling Stone magazine.
Limited editio...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Er Fusto, Roma Ciampino Airport (1953) Full Framed Black & White Fine Art Print
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 1 on 5 sold in limited edition in perfect condition
This is a Minimalist framing & presentation of the artwork :
The Fine Art print on Baryta paper is mounted on a 2mm dibo...
Category
1950s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Jack Nicholson on the sofa in his room at the Carlyle Hotel in 1981
Located in White Plains, NY
'Jack Nicholson on the sofa in his room at the Carlyle Hotel,' 1981 by famed American photographer, Allan Tannenbaum. Archival pigment print. 10 x 15 inch photo on 17 x 22 inch on th...
Category
1980s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Pigment
The Boeing 377 Stratocruiser (CIA-Roma) - Full Framed Fine Art Edition
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 1 on 5 sold in limited edition in perfect condition
This photo was made in 1953, the negative was digitized during the artist's lifetime and the technical parameters (fram...
Category
1950s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Dolly Parton
By Ed Caraeff
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print by Ed Caraeff of Dolly Parton taken during the cover session for her album ‘Here You Come Again’ in Los Angeles, CA, US, July ...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Rolling Stones 1964 by Terry O'Neill
Located in Austin, TX
Rare, signed silver gelatin print, an early portrait of the Rolling Stones outside the Donmar rehearsal theatre, London, 1964
12x16" silver gelatin darkroom print, signed and number...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Charlie Watts contact sheet by Jill Furmanovsky
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition contact sheet print of Charlie Watts, Rolling Stones drummer, taken at the Halcyon Hotel in London in March 1991 by Jill Furmanovs...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Dragon Mouth Trip - underwater black&white nude photograph - archival print
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater black and white nude photograph of a model diving in a swimming pool
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival pigment print on archival pa...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Beatles on the set of HELP! by Robert Whitaker
Located in Austin, TX
The Beatles having fun at Cliveden House whilst taking a break from filming the 1965 comedy, Help! Taken by Robert Whitaker.
All limited edition print...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
C Print
Pop Art Vintage Color Photograph "Course in Miracles" Print Audrey Flack Photo
By Audrey Flack
Located in Surfside, FL
Hand signed and titled in ink by the artist from edition of 50 (plus proofs). Color Photo printed at CVI Lab by master printer Guy Stricherz. Published by Prestige Art Ltd. From the color saturated 1980's. "A course in miracles"" The title, taken from the 1976 book on New Age spiritual guidance encourages speculation about each element in this still life. The amount of roses--three--is a significant number in many religions and mythologies. Besides Jesus and Albert Einstein, Flack included the silent mystic Hindu philanthropist Shree Krishnaji, also known as Baba. Flack used the detail of his face with the roses, hovering above the ocean, in her monumental painting, Baba. Following an illness, she turned to mysticism, framing Christian and Hindu images with Jewish ones in A Course of Miracles of 1983: On the “west” side, a photograph of Albert Einstein and a European Jewish candlestick...
Category
1980s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Dye Transfer
Green Fairy - 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.
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival pigment print on archival paper with...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
La Rolls del Re - Bangkok - Thaïland - Full Framed Black & White Fine Art Print
Located in Brussels, BE
Edition 1/5 sold in limited edition in perfect condition
This photo was made in 1961, printed later, the negative was digitized during the artist's lifetime and the technical parame...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Dolly Parton and John Belushi
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition archival print of Country music star Dolly Parton hugging John Belushi backstage after her Bottom Line concert. NYC 5/14/77 by SoH...
Category
1970s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ballet - underwater black and white nude photograph - print on paper 17 x 23"
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 Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Rolling Stones "Stones Into Camera" London 1968
Located in Austin, TX
“Stones Into Camera” by Michael Joesph from the famous photo shoot of The Rolling Stones for their Beggars Banquet album at Sarum Chase mansion, Hampstead, London, 1968. Featuring Mi...
Category
1960s Photorealist Photography
Materials
C Print
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 Photography
Materials
Magazine Paper
Stevie Ray Vaughan by Ebet Roberts
By Ebet Roberts
Located in Austin, TX
Stevie Ray Vaughan backstage at the Orpheum Theatre in Memphis,TN on August 26, 1986, taken by photographer, Ebet Roberts.
Signed limited edition, ...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Porcelain and Тurquoise - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment 48x35"
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 th...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
The Rolling Stones "Sarum Chase Contact Sheet" Beggars Banquet
Located in Austin, TX
“Sarum Chase Contact Sheet” by Michael Joesph from the famous photo shoot of The Rolling Stones for their Beggars Banquet album at Sarum Chase mansion, Ham...
Category
1960s Photorealist Photography
Materials
C Print
Fiat Lux, Roma 1962 - Contemporary Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 1 on 5 sold in perfect condition
Limited Edition of 5 + 2 AP
: Fiat Lux. Religiously parked under the watchful gaze of the Blessed Virgin, the ca...
Category
1960s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall nude contact sheet by Norman Parkinson
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 Photography
Materials
C Print
Summer Flowers Bouquet on Black Background, Limited Edition Still Life, Giclee
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive limited edition color Giclée print, printed on matte photographic paper.
This exquisite still life photo, shows a classy bouquet beautifully lit with soft light...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Giclée
Muhammad Ali
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print of Muhammad Ali by Michael Brennan, taken in 1977.
A copy of this Iconic photograph is held in the permanent collection of the National Portrait Gallery...
Category
1970s Photorealist Photography
Materials
C Print
Ravi Skankar, 1977
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Francesco Scavullo (after)
Title: Ravi Skankar, 1977
Portfolio: A Photographic Retrospective, Volume I: Song
Medium: Gelatin Silver Print
Year: 2004
Edition: 106/150
Signed: ...
Category
Early 2000s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Pinetrees, Seashore
By Ansel Adams
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“Pinetrees, Seashore” by Ansel Adams, published by Little, Brown and Co. in 1990, is a captivating reproduction that encapsulates the serene beauty and stark majesty of coastal lands...
Category
1930s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Offset
Raindancer - archival pigment print - 35х24"
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 Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
In the Hall of the Mountain King - underwater b&w nude photograph - paper 16x24"
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 Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Elvis Presley "Love Me Tender" 1956
Located in Austin, TX
Fine art print of Elvis Presley "Love Me Tender" from the collection of acclaimed photographer. Lynn Goldsmith, taken in 1956
These prints are 16x20" open edition and come with full...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
C Print
The water carrier - Thailand 1959 - Full Framed Black & White Fine Art Print
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 1 of 5 sold in limited edition in perfect condition
The water carrier - Thailand
This is a Minimalist framing & presentation of the artwork :
The Fine Art print on Baryt...
Category
1950s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Sky Dance - underwater black& white photograph - archival pigment print 18x24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of a female dancer in the pool.
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival pigment print on archival paper with ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Big Car
By Karol Kallay
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
The photography belongs to a cycle of photographies of NY, published in the book "New York", Verlag und Volk, Berlin 1967. Signed by the author on the back, certificate will be inclu...
Category
1960s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Her Majesty - underwater nude photograph - archival print 16.8” x 23.5”
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a naked young woman wrapped in bright tulle.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archival paper signed by the artist.
Limited edition of 2...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
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 Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Barba Walz Important Rare Woman Photographer Mid Century Fashionable Room
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very rare and important photograph by Barbara Walz. Signed. Framed. Measuring 19 by 24 inches overall and 11 by 17 photo alone.
Category
1960s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Photorealist photography for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Photorealist 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 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, pink, orange and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Alex Sher, Allan Tannenbaum, Lynn Goldsmith, and Jake Chessum. 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 photography, so small editions measuring 5.5 inches across are also available. Prices for 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 $11 and tops out at $200,247, while the average work sells for $1,930.