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Photorealist Abstract Prints

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
Everybody's Bookshop, Everybody's Books, Color photorealist lithograph Signed/N
Located in New York, NY
Robert Cottingham Everybody's Bookshop, Everybody's Books, 1975 Color Lithograph 23 × 18 inches Signed and numbered from the edition of 200 in pencil on the front; Bears Artist's cop...
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1970s Photorealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

'All You Need Is Love, Love, Love', Silkscreen with Diamond Dust, 2010
Located in New York, NY
Damien Hirst is a British contemporary master artist and entrepreneur recognized for his iconic artworks that have defined the contemporary art world for over a decade. His varied pr...
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2010s Photorealist Abstract Prints

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Screen

The Angel Concert, Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: The Angel Concert Year: 1978 Medium: Silkscreen on vélin d’Arches paper Size: 22 x 29 inches Edition: 67/200 Condition: Excellent Inscription: S...
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1970s Photorealist Abstract Prints

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Screen

Art, from American Signs portfolio
Located in New York, NY
ROBERT COTTINGHAM Art, from American Signs portfolio, 2009 screenprint in colors, on wove paper, with full margins, 40 1/8 x 39 1/8 in (101.9 x 99.4 cm) signed, dated `2009' and...
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Early 2000s Photorealist Abstract Prints

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Screen

Une Bouchee D'Amour (signed presentation print by female photorealist artist)
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Flack Une Bouchee D'Amour, 2013 Mixed media: Digitized drawing with silkscreen Signed, titled and numbered recto (front) in graphite pencil Annotated presentation proof Frame included: in elegant vintage wood frame Print Club of New York, Publisher; Printer: Experimental Printmaking Institute, Lafayette College, Easton, PA Digitized drawing with silkscreen Flack's "Une Bouchee d'Amour" was the 2013 presentation print commissioned by The Print Club of New York, and it is accompanied by a COA issued by the Print Club of NY as well as Alpha 137...
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2010s Photorealist Abstract Prints

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Mixed Media, Digital, Screen, Pencil, Graphite

Blues, American Signs Portfolio, screenprint, signed 66/100 by Robert Cottingham
Located in New York, NY
Robert Cottingham Blues, from the American Signs Portfolio (hand signed by Robert Cottingham), 2009 Screenprint in colors on wove paper Pencil signed, numbered 66/100, dated, and tit...
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Early 2000s Photorealist Abstract Prints

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Screen

Parrot Tulip III, Photorealist Floral Screenprint by Lowell Nesbitt
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933 - 1993) Title: Parrot Tulip III Year: 1980 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 200 Imag...
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1980s Photorealist Abstract Prints

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Screen

Allan Forsyth, FLORA ROYAL 3, Bright Art, Flower Art, Dramatic Statement Art
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
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Abstract Prints

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Metal

Blues (The Original Edition), Color aquatint on wove paper, Signed/N Ed of 45
Located in New York, NY
Robert Cottingham Blues (The Original), 1989 Color aquatint on wove paper Edition 31/45 Pencil signed and numbered 31/45 by Robert Cottingham on the front Framed This is the original...
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1980s Photorealist Abstract Prints

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Aquatint

Sarah Duncan, Coriolis Effect, Limited Edition Art, Contemporary Etching Print
Located in Deddington, GB
Sarah Duncan Coriolis Effect Limited Edition Etching on Zerkall German Etch 350gsm Paper Edition of 20 Image Size: H 60cm x W 60cm Sheet Size: H 70cm x W 70cm x D 0.1cm Sold Unframed...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Abstract Prints

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Paper, Etching

Roxy
Located in New York, NY
Color offset lithograph. Signed and numbered 2/100 in pencil by Cottingham. This work is based on the same-titled color screenprint by Cottingham.
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Early 2000s Photorealist Abstract Prints

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Color, Lithograph, Offset

Daffodils, Screenprint by Lowell Nesbitt
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933 - 1993) Title: Daffodils Year: 1980 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 200 Image Size: 28 x 20 inches Size: 35 in....
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1980s Photorealist Abstract Prints

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Screen

Rose Monochrome, Screenprint by Lowell Nesbitt
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933 - 1993) Title: Rose Monochrome Year: circa 1980 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 200 Image Size: 27 x 27 inches ...
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1980s Photorealist Abstract Prints

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Screen

FLORA ODYSSEY N°5, Allan Forsyth, Limited edition print, Floral art
Located in Deddington, GB
FLORA ODYSSEY N°5 by Allan Forsyth [2020] limited_edition and hand signed by the artist Archival Chromagenic Photographic Print Edition number 12] Image size: H:100 cm x W:77 cm Com...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Abstract Prints

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Digital Pigment

Blues, from American Signs portfolio
Located in New York, NY
ROBERT COTTINGHAM Blues, from American Signs portfolio, 2009 screenprint in colors, on wove paper, with full margins, 40 1/8 x 39 1/8 in (101.9 x 99.4 cm) signed, dated `2009' a...
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Photorealist Abstract Prints

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Screen

M, from American Signs portfolio
Located in New York, NY
ROBERT COTTINGHAM M, from American Signs portfolio, 2009 screenprint in colors, on wove paper, with full margins, 40 1/8 x 39 1/8 in (101.9 x 99.4 cm) signed, dated `2009' and n...
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Early 2000s Photorealist Abstract Prints

Nite, from American Signs portfolio
Located in New York, NY
ROBERT COTTINGHAM NIte, from American Signs portfolio, 2009 screenprint in colors, on wove paper, with full margins, 40 1/8 x 39 1/8 in (101.9 x 99.4 cm) signed, dated `2009' an...
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Photorealist Abstract Prints

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Screen

Rialto, from American Signs portfolio
Located in New York, NY
ROBERT COTTINGHAM Rialto, from American Signs portfolio, 2009 screenprint in colors, on wove paper, with full margins, 40 1/8 x 39 1/8 in (101.9 x 99.4 cm) signed, dated `2009' ...
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Early 2000s Photorealist Abstract Prints

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Screen

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Photorealist abstract prints for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Photorealist abstract prints 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 abstract prints created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, yellow and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Robert Cottingham, Lowell Nesbitt, Allan Forsyth, and Ian Hornak. Frequently made by artists working with Screen Print, and Lithograph 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 abstract prints, so small editions measuring 12.63 inches across are also available. Prices for abstract prints 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 $480 and tops out at $6,400, while the average work sells for $1,125.

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