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
The Cure 1980 by Jill Furmanovsky
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition fine art print of The Cure on the road in Holland and Belgium during their 1980 'Seventeen Seconds' tour.
Signed and numbered by Jill Furmanovsky in pencil an...
Category
Late 20th Century 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
1970s Photorealist Photography
Materials
C Print
No Way - black & white nude photograph - print on paper 15" x 23"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A black and white photograph of a perfect woman's buttocks and her handcuffed hands giving a finger.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archival paper signed by the ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment, Archival Paper
$640 Sale Price
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White Swan - underwater nude ballet photograph - print on paper 16.5” x 23.5”
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater ballet. An underwater photograph of topless ballerina in white tutu skirt on a bottom of a pool.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archival paper signed...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Dancing Flowers - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment 23" x 17"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This ethereal underwater photograph captures a topless female figure draped in flowing turquoise tulle, suspended against a dramatic black backdrop. Vibrant magenta flowers float at the water's surface, creating striking color contrasts with the aquamarine tones. Sher's composition transforms the underwater environment into a stage for graceful movement, where fabric becomes liquid poetry. The work continues the tradition of underwater photography as contemporary fine art, exploring themes of weightlessness and transformation. The interplay between human form, textile, and botanical elements creates a dreamlike narrative that bridges dance, fashion, and aquatic artistry.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archival paper signed by the artist, furnished with certificate of authenticity.
Limited edition of 24
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Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper
$560 Sale Price
20% Off
Tornando con le spese, New York (1955) - Large size Black & White Fine Art Print
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 1 on 5 sold in limited edition in perfect condition
This photo was made in 1955, the negative was digitized during the artist's lifetime and the technical parameters (fram...
Category
1950s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Eric Clapton "Shangri La"
By Ed Caraeff
Located in Austin, TX
Guitar legend, Eric Clapton, taking a break from recording his album ‘No Reason To Cry’ at Shangri La recording studio in Malibu, CA, US, November 21, 1975. Limited edition number 2/...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Canal of Damme (Bruges-Belgium) 2013 - Contemporary Panoramic Color Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Panoramic landscape made from 7 pictures
Pigment photographic paper - photography & fine art print © Jean Pierre De Neef
Jean-Pierre De Neef came ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
David Bowie Starman by Sukita
Located in Austin, TX
16" x 20", signed limited edition print of David Bowie, titled "Starman" by Masayoshi Sukita.
This print is also available as a 30x40" signed limited edition print.
“It’s very ha...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
C Print
Hot Water - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 64" x 43"
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 Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Mick Jagger, Marquee Sound Check, London 1971
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition, archival pigment print of Mick Jagger by Alec Byrne, taken at The Marquee Club, London, March 26th 1971, during the Rolling Stones soundcheck.
Alec recalls, “I’d photographed them in big theaters and at Hyde Park, of course, but I’d never been this close, just a few feet from Jagger (not counting that time in the bed). I literally felt the sweat coming...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Silver Gelatin
The Rolling Stones "Dogs Into Camera"
Located in Austin, TX
The Rolling Stones "Dogs Into Camera" - Outtake from the famous photo shoot of The Rolling Stones for their Beggars Banquet album at Sarum Chase mansion, H...
Category
1960s Photorealist Photography
Materials
C Print
The Canadian Pacific Train (1956-Canada) Large size Black & White Fine Art Print
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 1 on 5 sold in limited edition in perfect condition
This photo was made in 1956, the negative was digitized during the artist's lifetime and the technical parameters (fram...
Category
1950s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Dolly Parton Little Sparrow by Jim Herrington
Located in Austin, TX
Pigment print of large format Polaroid original taken during the 'Little Sparrow' photo session, Nashville, 2000.
17x22" Archival pigment print on baryta 315 gsm, acid-free, 100% co...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Perso nell'immensità - New York, 1955 - Full Framed Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Perso nell'immensità, 1955. Men and hats, in the streets of New York.
Work sold in perfect condition, print on baryta paper 310 grs pigment inks of museum quality, limited edition of 5 copies
The artwork is mounted on dibond and fixed in American floating box...
Category
1950s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Conversation, Morrocco (Morocco)
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Conversation, Morrocco (Morocco)" c.1998, is a photograph by American artist Lisa Kristine, b.1965. It is stamp signed and titled on the back. The photograph siz...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
Other Medium
Willie Nelson by Ebet Roberts
By Ebet Roberts
Located in Austin, TX
Willie Nelson at The Palladium in NYC on December 11, 1980 by Ebet Roberts.
Signed limited edition, hand printed silver gelatin print.
Ebet Roberts began her career in 1977 when sh...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
David Bowie and William Burroughs by Terry O'Neill signed print
Located in Austin, TX
Signed open edition, 8” x 10” archival print of David Bowie and William Burroughs by Terry O'Neill, featuring Terry O’Neill’s embossed studio stamp
On 28 February 1974, Rolling Ston...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Beastie Boys 1987 by Lynn Goldsmith
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print of The Beastie Boys taken in 1987 by Lynn Goldsmith
Signed limited edition #7/20 - signed, numbered and titled by Lynn Goldsmith
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
John Lennon Portrait by Robert Whitaker
Located in Austin, TX
John Lennon and Paul McCartney of the Beatles at the Westwood Hotel in Anchorage, Alaska, 27th-28th June 1966. En route for the Japanese leg of their final world tour, the group made...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
C Print
The Beatles Dolls 1966 contact sheet print by Robert Whitaker
Located in Austin, TX
The Beatles "Dolls" contact sheet by Robert Whitaker from the photo session that ended up giving the band the controversial cover for the 1966 release "Yesterday and Today".
On March 25, 1966, The Beatles visited 1 The Vale, Chelsea, London, a top-floor studio leased by Oluf Nilssen and frequently used by renowned photographer Robert Whitaker. Before the photo session with Robert Whitaker, The Beatles posed for a more conventional session at the studio with Nigel Dickson of The Beatles Book...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
C Print
Due ruote abbandonate, 1956 - Roma - Contemporary Black & White Photography
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
This Vespa abandoned in a small street near the Corso, the central ar...
Category
1960s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Jimi Hendrix Contact Sheet Print
By Ed Caraeff
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition contact sheet print by Ed Caraeff of Jimi Hendrix, drummer John “Mitch” Mitchell and bassist Noel Redding before a performance at the Hollywood Bowl, Californi...
Category
1960s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Beastie Boys by Lynn Goldsmith
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print of The Beastie Boys taken in 1987 by Lynn Goldsmith
Signed limited edition #5/20 - signed, numbered and titled by Lynn Goldsmith
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Kate Moss at sixteen
By Jake Chessum
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print of Kate Moss by Jake Chessum, taken when she was an unknown 16 year old model, just starting her career.
Jake recalls, "I had heard of Kate as she was...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist 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 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 Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Drinking Air - underwater photograph - archival pigment print 16" x 24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a young woman playing with a wine glass in the pool.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print signed by the artist.
Limited edition of 24.
The art...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Kelp Nymph - underwater ocean black & white photograph print on paper 18" x 24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of a beautiful young woman diving in kelp forest. The picture is taken in Pacific Ocean near Palos Verdes, Califor...
Category
2010s Photorealist 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 Photography
Materials
Metal
$4,680 Sale Price
20% Off
L'Addio, New York City (1956) - Large size Black & White Fine Art Print
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 1 on 5 sold in limited edition in perfect condition
This photo was made in 1956, the negative was digitized during the artist's lifetime and the technical parameters (fram...
Category
1950s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
$2,182 Sale Price
20% Off
Bambini per la strada, New York, 1955 - Contemporary Black and White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Bambini per la strada, New York décembre 1955 - Black and White Photography
Artwork #1 / 5 sold in perfect condition printed on baryta heavyweight paper & framed (black metal border...
Category
1950s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Last Stop
By Karol Kallay
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
The picture belongs to a collection of NYC photographs, which Kallay done in 1965 for a German publisher.
Category
1960s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
$409 Sale Price
68% Off
Pop Art Color Photograph Dye Transfer Print Audrey Flack Tarot Card, Skull 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 ...
Category
1980s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Dye Transfer
"Polk Street" Large Scale Textural Photograph San Francisco Abstract
By Bill Clark
Located in Soquel, CA
"Polk" Large Scale Textural Photograph
Detailed macro photo by Bill Clark (American, 20th Century). Clark has taken a photograph of heavily painted concrete. The paint is bold yello...
Category
1990s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Joni Mitchell vintage 8x10" Print by Norman Seeff from 1983
By Norman Seeff
Located in Austin, TX
Original vintage 8x10” work print from Norman Seeff of Joni Mitchell. Hand printed in 1983 at the time of the photoshoot, featuring Norman Seeff's official studio stamp on the back.
In excellent condition having been stored flat in a climate controlled room
These Norman Seeff vintage...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Mick Jagger at home, London 1966 by Gered Mankowitz
Located in Austin, TX
Mick Jagger in the hallway of his new apartment at Harley House, London, 1966 by Gered Mankowitz
"I shot a series of photographs of each member of the band at home so that they did...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
C Print
Bob Marley
By Guido Harari
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print of Bob Marley by Guido Harari, taken in 1980 in Milan, Italy.
Available in the following sizes:
A. 11” x 16” - Edition 50
B. 16” x 20” - Edition 50
C. 20” x 28” - Edition 25
D. 32” x 44” - Edition 10
E. 44” x 59” - Edition 5
Guido Harari has photographed many music legends in his prolific career in Italy.
Lou Reed said about him: "I'm always happy when Guido takes my picture because I know it will be a musical picture...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Beatles, Our World 1967
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print of The Beatles by Alec Byrne, taken at Abbey Road Studios, London, Jun. 24, 1967
Alec recalls “This wasn’t just any band: It was the Beatles. Everyone w...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Silver Gelatin
Marilyn Monroe . Marilyn Monroe pink angel . The last sitting
By Bert Stern
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Bert stern
Marilyn Monroe pink angel
Mythical photo of the last seance (1962)
ink jet print by bert stern
2012
signed on both sides
certificate signed by the artist in his lifetime
...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Cure 1980 by Jill Furmanovsky
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition fine art print of The Cure on the road in Holland and Belgium during their 1980 'Seventeen Seconds' tour.
Signed and numbered by Jill Furmanovsky in pencil an...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Bob Marley 1972 portrait
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition, silver print of Bob Marley, taken in the recording studio during the "I Can See Clearly Now" sessions with Johnny Nash, 1972
Alec Byrne...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Silver Gelatin
The Rolling Stones "End Of The Banquet" London 1968
Located in Austin, TX
Outtake from the famous photo shoot of The Rolling Stones for their Beggars Banquet album at Sarum Chase mansion, Hampstead, London, 1968, signed limited edition by Michael Joseph. F...
Category
1960s Photorealist Photography
Materials
C Print
Waylon Jennings at The Armadillo, Austin 1974
Located in Austin, TX
Waylon Jennings, taken at the Armadillo WHQ, Austin TX in 1974 by photographer Scott Newton.
20x28" signed limited edition print.
Scott Newton recalls, "In 1974 Waylon was ornery...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Willie Nelson playing pool
Located in Austin, TX
Willie Nelson, taken playing pool at the Pedernales Studio's in 1983 by photographer Scott Newton
Signed limited edition print, printed on heavyweight co...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Rolling Stones Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood by Brian Aris
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition 16.5" x 23" print of Rolling Stones guitarists Keith Richards and Ronnie Woods, taken in Paris.
Brian Aris limited edition prints, s...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
Giclée
Linda Ronstadt by Lynn Goldsmith, framed first print of the edition #1/20
Located in Austin, TX
Fine art print country legend, Linda Ronstadt, taken by Lynn Goldsmith in 1978
Framed with a stylish metal frame and non-glare museum glass, signed lim...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
C Print
Joe Strummer of The Clash
Located in Austin, TX
16" x 20", signed limited edition prints of Joe Strummer of punk band The Clash by Masayoshi Sukita, limited edition number 3/30, taken during the filming of Mystery Train...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
C Print
Chrissie Hynde The Pretenders, Talk of the Town
By Simon Fowler
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print of Chrissy Hynde and The Pretenders, taken by Simon Fowler in the UK in 1978
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
White Paint Splatters - Large Scale Abstract Textural Photograph
By Bill Clark
Located in Soquel, CA
White Paint Splatters - Large Scale Textural Photograph
Detailed macro photo by Bill Clark (American, 20th Century). Clark has taken a photograph of heavily painted concrete, with w...
Category
1990s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Gary Clark Jr backstage
By Ben Sklar
Located in Austin, TX
Gary Clark Jr taken in his dressing room, backstage at the Fillmore West, San Francisco by Ben Sklar
Available in the following sizes:
16" x 20" - Edition 20 - signed and numbered b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Suisse - Chutes du Rhin - Rheinfall - Waterfalls: 1925 Swiss original poster
Located in London, GB
Suisse
Chutes du Rhin
Original lithographic poster (1925)
40x25"
Category
1920s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Lithograph
$664 Sale Price
43% Off
The Foundry - Black and White Photograph
Located in Soquel, CA
High contrast photo by Peter Stackpole (American, 1913-1997). The photo shows a hot bar of metal on a large machine, about to be worked. The metal is g...
Category
1930s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
$1,080 Sale Price
20% Off
Marc Bolan T-Rex 1971 portrait
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print of Marc Bolan and T-Rex by Alec Byrne, taken in London c. 1971
This Alec Byrne signed limited edition prints is available in. ...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
David Bowie
By Jake Chessum
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print of David Bowie by Jake Chessum.
Jake recalls the session: “I shot David Bowie at a house in Fulham in May 1995. I grew up on ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Photography
Materials
C Print
Pool Party II - underwater monochrome nude photograph - archival pigment print
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of two naked young women in the pool. The minimalistic photograph partially depicts bodies in blue color schema.
Original gallery quality print signed by th...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Sonny and Cher
By Art Kane
Located in Austin, TX
Sonny and Cher, taken in the pool in 1966 by Art Kane
Photographed at Sonny and Cher’s Beverly Hills residence in 1966 for the McCall’s magazine photo essay ‘Teen Idols’, Art Kane s...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
C Print
David Bowie The Archer
Located in Austin, TX
This iconic image of David Bowie as The Thin White Duke was taken by renowned Rock photographer, John Rowlands, on February 26th, 1976, at Maple Leaf Gar...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Trafic jam in Bangkok -Thailand 1957 - Full Framed Black & White Fine Art Print
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 1 on 5 sold in limited edition in perfect condition
Trafic Jam in Bangkok
This is a Minimalist framing & presentation of the artwork :
The Fine Art print on Baryta paper i...
Category
1950s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
George Barris, "Chilly Wind", photolithograph, hand signed
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This image is from the last photoshoot of Marilyn Monroe taken by George Harris, 2 1/2 weeks before her death in August, 1962 in Santa Monica, California. Photolithograph taken from ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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.