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
Ponte Vittorio Emmanuel II - Roma - 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 4 shots digitaly edited and made in 2012
The bridge, commemorating Vittorio Emanuele II of Italy, consists of three arches spanning a distance of 108 meters. It is decorated at the ends with high plinths supporting statues of...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Piazza di Spagna, Roma - Italy - 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 16 shots digitaly edited and made in 2012
The Spanish Steps (piazza di Spagna...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Poesia Invernale, Fontana di Trevi 1956 - Contemporary Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork #1 / 5 sold in perfect condition printed on baryta heavyweight paper & framed (black metal border)
From the collection called "Art 2014", format 30x42 cm. SERIES OF 5 PRINTS...
Category
1960s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Sweet Champagne - underwater photograph - archival pigment print 24" x 36"
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 Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper
Solitudine fra santi e colonne
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 2 on 5 sold in perfect condition
Print called "Art 2014", format 42 x 60 cm. SERIES OF 5 PRINTS + 2 AP
Artwork printed on fine art papers later (2014) from black & white ne...
Category
1950s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
$1,573 Sale Price
20% Off
100th Anniversary Celebration Coffret # 1 - New York - 1956 - Vintage Photograph
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork sold in perfect condition
Fabrizio La Torre’s 100th Anniversary Celebration (1921-2021) Set # 1 - New York Discovery
Limited edition of 100 Coffrets for each themes, all artw...
Category
1950s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
100th Anniversary Celebration Coffret # 2 - Thaïland - 1956 - Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork sold in perfect condition
Fabrizio La Torre’s 100th Anniversary Celebration (1921-2021) Set # 2 - Thailand Discovery
Limited edition of 100 Coffrets for each themes, all artw...
Category
1950s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Parcheggio condiviso, New York, 1955 - Limited Edition Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork sold in perfect condition
During the 15 year period in which Fabrizio La Torre dedicated himself to photography, he travelled in Italy, Europe, North America and Asia. From w...
Category
1950s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Brussels Grand'Place - Summer 2013 - Contemporary Panoramic Color Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Panoramic cityscape made from 15 pictures
Pigment photographic paper - photography & fine art print © Jean Pierre De Neef
Jean-Pierre De Neef came to photography like a new convert ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Waar is da feestje ? Brussels 2018 - Contemporary Color Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Pigment photographic paper - photography & fine art print © Jean Pierre De Neef - Panoramic cityscape made from 16 pictures
The red devils' triumphant return to the Grand Place in Br...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
$1,306 Sale Price
20% Off
Brussels Grand'Place - Summer 2013 - Contemporary Panoramic Color Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Panoramic cityscape made from 15 pictures
Pigment photographic paper - photography & fine art print © Jean Pierre De Neef -
Jean-Pierre De Neef came to photography like a new conver...
Category
2010s Photorealist 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 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 Photography
Materials
Archival 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 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 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 Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
71_mg_0355
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 Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digita...
$16,250
'Rock, Mirror Lake, Yosemite' Original Photograph by Thomas Ferderbar
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Rock, Mirror, Lake, Yosemite" is an original photograph created by Thomas Ferderbar. Ferderbar shows us a striking photo of a large rock sitting in a mirror still lake. The flow of nature takes the viewers eyes all around the image and back again with it's beautiful features. Ferderbar signed and dated the piece. This work is archivally framed with acid free foam board backing, museum glass, and a silver finished frame.
Art: 34.63" x 24.88"
Frame: 42.5" x 32.5"
Titled, dated, and signed by the artist
Interview With the Artist:
"I wanted to become a photographer at the age of 12, when my sister Grace gave me a Kodak Box Brownie camera...
Category
1950s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Luster, Archival Ink, Digital
"Scarecrow: Owczarski in the Garden" by Deborah Benedic
Located in Chesterfield, MI
Scarecrows are often unusual, and this is no exception.
The homeowner decided to mount a metal sculpture by Polish/American artist Marian Owczarski in the garden to scare off variou...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$64 Sale Price
20% Off
George Barris, "In Her Car Montage, " photolithograph, hand signed
Located in Chatsworth, CA
Photographed in her car at the Hollywood Hills home of Tim Leimert, this black and white photolithograph was created from the original negatives in 1962 and printed in 1987. Publishe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Black Keys Dan Auerbach "Mirror" by Larry Niehues
Located in Austin, TX
The Black Keys “Mirror” taken on the Dropout Boogie Tour 2022, signed limited edition prints by The Black Keys official photographer Larry Niehues.
The Black Keys relationship with...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Black Keys "Shadow" by Larry Niehues
Located in Austin, TX
The Black Keys “Shadow” taken in Tel Aviv Israel 2023, signed limited edition prints by The Black Keys official photographer Larry Niehues.
The Black Keys relationship with Larry N...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Black Keys Recording with Beck Los Angeles 2023 by Larry Niehues
Located in Austin, TX
The Black Keys, Recording with Beck, Los Angeles 2023, signed limited edition prints by The Black Keys official photographer Larry Niehues.
The Black Keys relationship with Larry N...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Black Keys "Red Vision 2" Phoenix AZ 2022 by Larry Niehues
Located in Austin, TX
The Black Keys “Red Vision 2” Phoenix AZ 2022, signed limited edition prints by The Black Keys official photographer Larry Niehues.
The Black Keys relatio...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Black Keys "Red Vision 1" Phoenix AZ 2022 by Larry Niehues
Located in Austin, TX
The Black Keys, “Red Vision 1” Phoenix AZ 2022, signed limited edition prints byThe Black Keys official photographer Larry Niehues.
The Black Keys relatio...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Black Keys "Tour Life, somewhere on the road 2022" by Larry Niehues
Located in Austin, TX
The Black Keys, “Tour Life”, somewhere on the road 2022, signed limited edition prints by The Black Keys official photographer Larry Niehues.
The Black Keys relationship with Larry...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Black Keys, Iowa State Fair, Des Moines IA 2023 by Larry Niehues
Located in Austin, TX
The Black Keys, Iowa State Fair, Des Moines IA 2023, signed limited edition prints by The Black Keys official photographer Larry Niehues.
The Black K...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Film
The Black Keys, Dan Auerbach, Glasgow Scotland 2023 by Larry Niehues
Located in Austin, TX
The Black Keys, Dan Auerbach, Glasgow Scotland 2023, signed limited edition prints by The Black Keys official photographer Larry Niehues.
The Black ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Black Keys "Double Dan" by Larry Niehues
Located in Austin, TX
The Black Keys, “Double Dan” print taken in Kansas City, KS, signed limited edition prints by The Black Keys official photographer Larry Niehues.
The Black Keys relationship with L...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
1960's Hollywood Photography by Lawrence Schiller 'Marilyn Monroe'
Located in White Plains, NY
'Marilyn Monroe, 1962' by American photographer, Lawrence Schiller. Archival digital pigment, Ed. 9/25. Image: 13.25 x 19 in. / Paper: 16 x 20 in. From the set of the film 'Something...
Category
1960s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Newport
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
The NYU picture is a part of photographs done in 1965 for a German book publisher, lately a book with his photographs about NYC was published.
Category
1960s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$410 Sale Price
68% Off
"Noratlas", photography by Dimitri Bourriau (31x47'), 2016
Located in Paris, France
Print mounted on aluminum with plexiglas, framed. Edition of 15.
Dimitri Bourriau is a French photographer, he has always been interested in history...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Color
Bill Carroll/George Barris, "First and Last Diptych, " original photographs
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is comprised of two original photographs, from the original negatives, by George Barris and Bill Carroll, framed side by side. These photographs represent the first and l...
Category
1940s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
MOSCOW - Black and white photograph on photographic paper, Sergio del Vecchio 1986
Located in Napoli, IT
Black and white analog photograph on photographic paper, signed Sergio del Vecchio.
Sergio Del Vecchio: Neapolitan, born in 1961, enrolled in the Order of Journalists of Campania, in...
Category
1970s Photorealist 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 Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
CHIARO DI LUNA - Fotografia bianco e nero su carta fotografica
Located in Napoli, IT
Fotografia analogica in bianco e nero su carta fotografica, autore ignoto
Category
1970s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
CONTRASTS - Black and white photograph on photographic paper
Located in Napoli, IT
Black and white analog photograph on photographic paper, author unknown
Category
1970s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Tammy Mackay, Gone, Dodo Art, Contemporary Print, Affordable Art, Monochrome Art
By Tammy Mackay
Located in Deddington, GB
Tammy Mackay
Gone
Limited Edition Photopolymer Print with Chine Collé
Edition of 40
Image size: H:71cm x W:52cm
Sheet size: H:75.3cm x W:57cm x D 0.1cm
Sold Unframed
Please note that...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Photography
Materials
Paper, Pigment
9815
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 Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Acrylic Polymer, Photographic Paper, Digital, Photogr...
$11,700
Laszlo Willinger, "Katharine Hepburn, " orig. photograph from orig.negative
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This piece is an original photograph from the original negative taken by Laszlo Willinger circa 1940 and printed in 1989. It depicts the iconic actress Katharine Hepburn during the p...
Category
1940s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
NAPOLI , MASCHIO ANGIOINO - Fotografia a colori su carta baritata, 1980s
Located in Napoli, IT
Bellissima fotografia di Piazza Municipio e Castello Maschio Angioino illuminata di sera, Napoli
Category
1980s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
ARCHITECTURE - Photograph on baryta paper, Bob De Masi, Italy 1970s
Located in Napoli, IT
Black and white photograph on baryta paper, title "Architecture" 1970s - Bob De Masi, with frame
Category
1970s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
BOYS - Photograph on baryta paper, Fabio Donato, Italy 2010
Located in Napoli, IT
Black and white photograph on baryta paper, title "The Boys" - Fabio Donato, with frame
Fabio Donato, a lecturer at the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples, was born in 1947. A photograph...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
PAURA E FEDE - Fotografia in bianco e nero di Ferdinando Alfieri
Located in Napoli, IT
Iscritto dal 1997 all'Ordine dei giornalisti pubblicisti, qualifica in fotografia nel 1998, Mostra fotografica personale al Pan (palazzo delle arti) Napoli marzo 2016 (con pubblicazi...
Category
1970s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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
James Brown Jumps on Broadway, New York City, 1979
Located in White Plains, NY
'James Brown Jumps on Broadway, New York City,' 1979 by famed American photographer, Allan Tannenbaum. Archival pigment print, 15 x 10 inch photo on 20 x 16 inch on the finest satin ...
Category
1970s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Pigment
"Incredible Rocks #6, Kangaroo Island, Australia" Black and White Photograph
By Elaine Ling
Located in Houston, TX
Black and white photograph of the natural rock formations along the shores of Kangaroo Island, Australia by Canadian photographer Elaine Ling. Titled by artist on the reverse. Currently hung in a black frame with a complimentary white matting.
Dimensions Without Frame: H 18.25 in. x W 23.88 in.
Artist Biography: Elaine Ling (DECEMBER 19, 1946 – AUGUST 1, 2016) was an exuberant adventurer, traveler, and photographer who was most at home backpacking her view camera...
Category
Early 2000s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Trap Door / Swimming / Dive / Pool / Summer / Photography
By Eric Zener
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Trap Door"
12 x 41 inches
Unique
Photo transparency with resin, paint and silver or gold leaf, on a wood panel.
Eric Zener (b. 1966) is a self-taught photorealist artist recogni...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Photography
Materials
Silver, Foil
Silence. Limited edition no. I/V
Located in Kraków, Województwo małopolskie
"Silence" is a limited edition of a black and white photograph by the contemporary artist Tadeusz Zych from the Black and White States series. The photo was taken during a trip to Fr...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
"Palazzo Veneziano", photography by Dimitri Bourriau (39x59), 2023
Located in Paris, France
"Palazzo Veneziano", photography by Dimitri Bourriau. Print mounted on aluminum with plexiglas, framed. Edition of 15.
Dimitri Bourriau is a French p...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Color
The Human League "Mirror Man" 1982 single cover by Simon Fowler
By Simon Fowler
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print of The Human League taken by Simon Fowler in 1982. This shot was used for the cover of the single "Mirror Man"
Available in the following sizes:
12 x ...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Debbie Harry of Blondie, Hanging On The Telephone
By Simon Fowler
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print of Debbie Harry of Blondie "Hanging On The Telephone", taken by Simon Fowler in the UK in 1979
Available in the following sizes:
12 x 17” - open editio...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
David Bowie at The Dorchester Hotel 1972 - Artist Proof Print
Located in Austin, TX
Signed artist proof 20x24" print of David Bowie by Alec Byrne, taken at the Dorchester Hotel, July 1972
Signed by photographer, Alec Byrne and marked "AP" ...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Morrissey by Kevin Cummins
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition silver gelatin print of Morrissey performing at Jones Beach, Long Island, New York, during his 'Kill Uncle' tour, July 10, 1991.
This Morrissey print by Kevi...
Category
1990s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish by Kevin Cummins
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print of English band Blur, posing in front of the graffiti slogan 'Modern Life is Rubbish', the title of their 1993 album. Blur were the kings of Britpop and are from L-R: Damon...
Category
1990s Photorealist Photography
Materials
C Print
Black and White Perspective Photograph of Sidewalk with Trees
Located in Houston, TX
Landscape black and white perspective photograph of a sidewalk and trees. The photograph is matted onto a thick board to protect against bends. The photograph is not framed.
Category
20th Century Photorealist 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 Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Food Bouquet #1" Still-Life Contemporary Photography Purple Fruit and Flowers
By Beth Galton
Located in Wellesley, MA
"I am a professional food and still life photographer with over 30 years experience based in New York City. My attention to detail and strong sense of composition has allowed me to ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Rolling Stones backstage by Bill Wyman
Located in Austin, TX
The Rolling Stones, featuring Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and Charlie Watts, taken backstage before a show at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia. June 12t...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
C Print
David Bowie holds a cassette player, 1974 by Terry O’Neill
Located in Austin, TX
Never before printed, a rare image from the Terry O’Neill archive, available now for the first time.
An outtake from the iconic Freddie Burretti suit photoshoot in Los Angeles, 1974...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
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.