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
Flock of sheep (Hungary)
Located in MADRID, ES
Hungary - Manipulated photography.
As the country where Wei Xiang has lived for more than 30 years, Hungary has become a continuous source of inspiration for the artist. Evocative la...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
El Patriarch
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 Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Digital, Photogram, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
Lama 1 (China)
Located in MADRID, ES
China - Manipulated photography.
A series of photographs manipulated with oil paint in which the artist Wei Chiang shows us different aspects of life in China, some of them surprisin...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Cardboard
"Cut Food - Cereal" Modern Photography Food Still-Life with Pop Sensibility
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
Lama 4 (China)
Located in MADRID, ES
China - Manipulated photography.
A series of photographs manipulated with oil paint in which the artist Wei Chiang shows us different aspects of life in China, some of them surprisin...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Cardboard
Play Chess (China)
Located in MADRID, ES
China - Manipulated photography.
A series of photographs manipulated with oil paint in which the artist Wei Chiang shows us different aspects of life in China, some of them surprisin...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Cardboard
Ferry (China)
Located in MADRID, ES
China - Manipulated photography.
A series of photographs manipulated with oil paint in which the artist Wei Chiang shows us different aspects of life in China, some of them surprisin...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Cardboard
Spring (Hungary)
Located in MADRID, ES
Hungary - Manipulated photography.
As the country where Wei Xiang has lived for more than 30 years, Hungary has become a continuous source of inspiration for the artist. Evocative la...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Going Home (China)
Located in MADRID, ES
China - Manipulated photography.
A series of photographs manipulated with oil paint in which the artist Wei Chiang shows us different aspects of life in China, some of them surprisin...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Cardboard
Sunset on the Lake (Hungary)
Located in MADRID, ES
Hungary - Manipulated photography.
As the country where Wei Xiang has lived for more than 30 years, Hungary has become a continuous source of inspiration for the artist. Evocative la...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Lama 2 (China)
Located in MADRID, ES
China - Manipulated photography.
A series of photographs manipulated with oil paint in which the artist Wei Chiang shows us different aspects of life in China, some of them surprisin...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Cardboard
"Peaches and Cream" Modern Photography Still-Life Food
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
Hundred-Year Teahouse (China)
Located in MADRID, ES
China - Manipulated photography.
A series of photographs manipulated with oil paint in which the artist Wei Chiang shows us different aspects of life in China, some of them surprisin...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Cardboard
"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
"Still Life - Cheese and Crackers" Modern Still-Life Food Photography
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 Clash, Studio
Located in White Plains, NY
The Clash, Studio 1980 by famed American photographer, Allan Tannenbaum. Archival pigment print, 2017. 10 x 15 inch photo on 17 x 22 inch on the finest satin photo paper, Ed. of 50. In this photograph, the members of The Clash pose in the studio for Allan Tannenbaum on June 1981. From left to right the members featured are Topper Headon, Paul Simonon...
Category
1980s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Pigment
'Food Bouquet #2' Playful elegant still life food photograph in green and white
By Beth Galton
Located in Wellesley, MA
"Food Bouquet #2" Archival Pigment Print Photograph, Edition 10, 16 1/2 x 23 1/4 Inches Sheet Size.
Humorous and elegant, this fanciful composition of green vegetables in glass...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Sant'Alessandro
Located in Milano, MI
Photo taken inside the Sant'Alessandro church - Milan (Italy).
Marcelo Soulé (Buenos Aires, 1958) trained at the Artistic Lyceum and the Brera Academy in Milan. He lives and works b...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Black and White, Inkjet, Pigment
Late Light Russian Hill, San Francisco
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 2/15 Printed later, other size available, unframe Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
Category
Early 2000s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
Color Composite Digital Landscape Print, "To Catch A Falling Star" 2023
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original digital composite landscape print by southern California artist, Denise Strahm. Its size is 12" x 12" x 1". It is already framed. A certificate of au...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Color
Abstract Color Conceptual Photographic Print, "Floating" 2014
Located in San Diego, CA
This is an original photographic print from Southern California artist Michal Greenboim. It is a close up color print that is 13" x 19" x 0.5" (HxLxD) and is edition 5 of 10. It is u...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Color
Close Up Abstract Nature Color Photographic Print, "Salp" 2015
Located in San Diego, CA
This is an original photographic print from Southern California artist Michal Greenboim. It is a close up color print that is 13" x 19" x 0.5" (HxLxD) and is edition 5 of 10. It is u...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Color
Close Up Color Nature Photographic Print, "Flower" 2015
Located in San Diego, CA
This is an original photographic print from Southern California artist Michal Greenboim. It is a close up color print that is 13" x 19" x 0.5" (HxLxD) and is edition 5 of 10. It is u...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Color
Close Up Nature Color Photographic Print, "Dancers" 2014
Located in San Diego, CA
This is an original photographic print from Southern California artist Michal Greenboim. It is a close up color print that is 13" x 19" x 0.5" (HxLxD) and is edition 5 of 10. It is u...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Animal Skin, Color
Close Up Nature Color Photographic Print, "Closing" 2015
Located in San Diego, CA
This is an original photographic print from Southern California artist Michal Greenboim. It is a close up color print that is 13" x 19" x 0.5" (HxLxD) and is edition 5 of 10. It is u...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Color
Close Up Nature Color Photographic Print, "White Hair" 2014
Located in San Diego, CA
This is an original photographic print from Southern California artist Michal Greenboim. It is a close up color print that is 13" x 19" x 0.5" (HxLxD) and is edition 5 of 10. It is u...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Color
Close Up Nature Color Photographic Print, "White Strings" 2015
Located in San Diego, CA
This is an original photographic print from Southern California artist Michal Greenboim. It is an abstract color print that is 13" x 19" x 0.5" (HxLxD) and is edition 5 of 10. It is ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Color
Close Up Nature Color Photographic Print, "Daisy" 2015
Located in San Diego, CA
This is an original photographic print from Southern California artist Michal Greenboim. It is a close up nature color print that is 13" x 19" x 0.5" (HxLxD) and is edition 5 of 10. ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Color
Abstract Color Conceptual Photographic Print, "Sparks" 2015
Located in San Diego, CA
This is an original photographic print from Southern California artist Michal Greenboim. It is an abstract color print that is 13" x 19" x 0.5" (HxLxD) and is edition 5 of 10. It is ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Tablescape - Lillet and Chicharron" Modern Photography Still-Life Food
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 ac...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Pancakes and Syrup" Modern Photography Still-Life Food Pop Sensibility
By Beth Galton
Located in Wellesley, MA
These are available individually as well for $1,200 each, unframed.
"I am a professional food and still life photographer with over 30 years experience based in New York City. My a...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
FLORA ROYAL 3
Located in Deddington, GB
Allan Forsyth
FLORA ROYAL 3
Limited Edition Archival Chromagenic Photographic Print
Edition 12
Size: H 100cm x W 100cm x D 2cm
Diasec Framed
Size: H:100 cm x W:100 cm
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Photogram, Archival Pigment
GENTLE SPIRIT N°10
Located in Deddington, GB
limited_edition
PHOTOGRAM Archival Chromagenic Photographic Print
Edition number 12
Image size: H:100 cm x W:77 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:100 cm x W:77 cm x D:2.5cm
Frame...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Photography
Materials
Metal
San Babila
Located in Milano, MI
Photo taken inside the San Babila church - Milan (Italy).
Marcelo Soulé (Buenos Aires, 1958) trained at the Artistic Lyceum and the Brera Academy in Milan. He lives and works betwee...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Black and White, Inkjet, Pigment
Battistero - Firenze
Located in Milano, MI
Photo taken inside the Battistero - Firenze (Italy).
Marcelo Soulé (Buenos Aires, 1958) trained at the Artistic Lyceum and the Brera Academy in Milan. He lives and works between Mil...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Black and White, Inkjet, Pigment
The Rolling Stones visit Danceteria in New York City, 1980
Located in White Plains, NY
'The Rolling Stones visit Danceteria in New York City,' July 1980 by famed photographer, Allan Tannenbaum. Archival pigment print, 10 x 15 inch photo on 17 x 22 inch paper, Ed. of 50...
Category
1980s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
San Bernardino alle Ossa
Located in Milano, MI
Photo taken inside the San Bernardino alle Ossa church - Milan (Italy).
Marcelo Soulé (Buenos Aires, 1958) trained at the Artistic Lyceum and the Brera Academy in Milan. He lives an...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Black and White, Inkjet, Pigment
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
San Giorgio
Located in Milano, MI
Photo taken inside the San Giorgio church - Milan (Italy).
Marcelo Soulé (Buenos Aires, 1958) trained at the Artistic Lyceum and the Brera Academy in Milan. He lives and works betwe...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Black and White, Inkjet, Pigment
Sant'Eufemia
Located in Milano, MI
Photo taken inside the Santa Eufemia church - Milan (Italy).
Marcelo Soulé (Buenos Aires, 1958) trained at the Artistic Lyceum and the Brera Academy in Milan. He lives and works bet...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Black and White, Inkjet, Pigment
San Carlo
Located in Milano, MI
Photo taken inside the San Carlo Church of Milan.
Marcelo Soulé (Buenos Aires, 1958) trained at the Artistic Lyceum and the Brera Academy in Milan. He l...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Black and White, Inkjet, Pigment
Jackie Onassis at the Metropolitan Museum Costume Gala, 1976
Located in White Plains, NY
'Jackie Onassis at the Metropolitan Museum Costume Gala,' 1976 by famed American photographer, Allan Tannenbaum. Archival pigment print, 15 x 10 inch ph...
Category
1970s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Centrale
Located in Milano, MI
Marcelo Soulé (Buenos Aires, 1958) trained at the Artistic Lyceum and the Brera Academy in Milan. He lives and works between Milan and Barcelona. He bega...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Black and White, Inkjet, Pigment
collection of 85 argentic photos
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
incredible collection of photographies belonging to Gerard de Villers.
Gérard de Villiers (French: [ʒeʁaʁ də vilje]; 8 December 1929 – 31 October 2013) was a French writer, journalist and publisher whose SAS series of spy novels have been major bestsellers. According to the New York Times, "His works have been translated and are especially popular in Germany, Russia, Turkey, and Japan. The SAS series has sold a reported 120 million copies worldwide, which would make it one of the top-selling series in history, on a par with Ian Fleming's James Bond books...
Category
1960s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Bridges. Memphis I
Located in Kraków, Województwo małopolskie
"Bridges. Memphis I" is a limited-edition black & white photograph by contemporary artist Tadeusz Zych from the series entitled Black and white States. The photo was taken during a t...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
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 Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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
Sculpture Street Scene Black and White Photograph
Located in Houston, TX
Black and white sculptural street scene photograph. The photograph is attached to the board to protect against bending.
Category
20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
European Architectural Bridal Shop Black and White Photograph
Located in Houston, TX
Black and white photograph with a European setting. The building appears to be a bridal or dress shop. The photograph is attached to a board to protect a...
Category
20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Flying Carousel, photography by Dimitri Bourriau (39x59), 2023
Located in Paris, France
"Flying Carousel", photography by Dimitri Bourriau. Print mounted on aluminum with plexiglas, framed. Edition of 15.
Dimitri Bourriau is a French pho...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Color
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 Photography
Materials
C Print
"Buds Before the Storm" photograph by Deborah Benedic
Located in Clinton Township, MI
An image of the buds on tree branches just before the storm were turned 4 times to create this photograph.
Framing options available--this particular photo looks great in a white fr...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
David Bowie, Spectrum, 1978
Located in White Plains, NY
'David Bowie, Spectrum,' 1978 by famed American photographer, Allan Tannenbaum. Archival pigment print, 15 x 10 inch photo on 20 x 16 inch on the finest satin photo paper, AP 2/5, Ed. of 50. This color photograph captures David Bowie performing in an eye-catching yellow shirt and billowing pleated trousers at a concert in 1978. From the artists' 4th hardcover book 'Grit and Glamour: The Street Style, High Fashion, and Legendary Music of the 1970s,' published in 2016. This image was taken during Tannenbaum's tenure at The SoHo Weekly News in New York City from 1973 to 1982 where he served as Chief Photographer and Photo Editor.
Allan Tannenbaum's career in photography spans more than four decades. Born in Passaic, New Jersey, in 1945, he received a B.A. in Art from Rutgers University in 1967, where he photographed for The Targum – the campus newspaper – and made films for his art courses. Gravitating to the nascent art scene in the SoHo district of Manhattan in 1972, Tannenbaum worked as a taxi driver and bartender while looking for work as a photographer. In 1973, when the SoHo Weekly News commenced publication, Tannenbaum became the Photo Editor and Chief Photographer. The newspaper started out as an eight-page free paper, but soon became a popular newsstand seller that rivaled the established Village Voice. Tannenbaum relentlessly covered the art world, music scene, politics, show business, and nightlife until 1982 when the SoHo News folded.
Tannenbaum has also done documentary and feature photography in places like Thailand, Indonesia, Palau, Jordan, Bahrain, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Brazil, Israel, Iceland, and Mexico. He has covered numerous political campaigns, nominating conventions and news stories in the U.S. such as the Oklahoma City bombing and the Columbine massacre. His work has appeared in many photo books and exhibitions, as well as appearing regularly in NEWSWEEK, TIME, LIFE, ROLLING STONE, PARIS MATCH, and STERN. His photographs have graced the covers of TIME three times, and NEWSWEEK five times. He now works as an international photojournalist contributing to various noted publications including Time, Life, and Newsweek. He is the author of three books of his photography, including New York in the 70s (Feierabend, 2003), New York (Feierabend, 2004), and John and Yoko: A New York Love Story...
Category
1970s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Iceland 270", photography by Mikael Lafontan (31x39in), 2014
Located in Paris, France
"Iceland 270" colour photography of a dock in Iceland by Mikael Lafontan.
Mikael Lafontan is a French-Swedish artist, born in 1968. He has been living and working in Paris for 20 ye...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Lambda
"Elephant Theater", photography by Dimitri Bourriau (31x47'), 2021
Located in Paris, France
"Elephant Theater", 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 Landscape around the Marcel Mine, Radlin - Industrial - Rare Vintage Print
Located in London, GB
THE LANDSCAPE AROUND THE MARCEL MINE, RADLIN, 1978
Vintage Gelatin Silver Print
47.5 x 32.5 cm
Series: Silesia
Signed, titled and dated on verso; Artist's stamp
Using a basic 35mm Exa 500 camera, Cała managed to produce images of lyrical beauty, emphasised by a dark graphic printing style that gave the landscape an apocalyptic, otherworldly look.
More print information: A little tape marks in the back corners of the print. Nr 61 noted in the middle on the back of the print. The front of the photograph in a very good condition. Hand printed by the photographer on gloss paper. A rare vintage gelatin silver print from the Silesia series.
Michal Cala was born in Toruń, Poland in 1948 and studied aircraft construction in Warsaw at the University of Technology in the early 1970's. From 1974 to 1983 he worked as an engineer in various companies in Silesia, and began photographing in the area. In 1977, he moved to Tychy in Upper Silesia, where he co-founded the photographers' association KRON and become a member of the ZPAF - the Union of Polish Art Photographers.
Publications on his work include The Anthology of Polish Photography 1839 - 1989, The Masters of Polish Landscape...
Category
1970s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"Baikonour", photography by Dimitri Bourriau (47x31'), 2020
Located in Paris, France
"Baikonour", photography by Dimitri Bourriau. Print mounted on aluminum with plexiglas, framed. Edition of 15.
Dimitri Bourriau is a French photograp...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Color
"Cine Theatro Mercura", photography by Dimitri Bourriau (31x47'), 2018
Located in Paris, France
Print mounted on aluminium with plexiglas, framed. Edition of 15.
Dimitri Bourriau is a French photographer, he has always been interested in history and architectural remains. He ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Color
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.