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Photorealist Art

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
19th-Century Danish School, Still Life With Roses, Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This fine late 19th-century Danish oil painting depicts a still life with roses. Two exquisitely rendered roses are nestled among leaves and buds. Emerging into the light from a dar...
Category

1880s Photorealist Art

Materials

Wood Panel, Oil

The L Train
Located in New York, NY
Richard ESTES The L Train, 2017 Woodcut, ed. of 49 image: 16 x 12 inches sheet: 21 x 16 inches
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Woodcut

Architectural Illustration of Cape Cod Style Barn House with Dormers in Gouache
Located in Soquel, CA
Architectural Illustration of Cape Cod Style Barn House with Dormers in Gouache Detailed, idyllic illustration of a two story suburban house by F. Knowles (20th Century). A house wi...
Category

1940s Photorealist Art

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Porsche 993. Contemporary figurative acrylic painting, Realistic car, Polish art
Located in Warsaw, PL
Acrylic on canvas contemporary figurative painting by Michal Wojtysiak. Artwork depicts porsche car in realistic style. Colors are mostly grey. MICHAŁ WOJTYSIAK (ur. 1984) Graduate...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Screaming Young Kestral II - Photorealistic Bird Portrait, Cloud Covered Sky
Located in Chicago, IL
Painted with such exacting detail it is hard to believe it is not a photograph. This piece is framed in a simple wooden frame measuring 27 x 27 inches. Rick Pas Screaming Young Kes...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Acrylic, Panel

Untitled (Cow)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
James Zamora's realistic “aisle paintings” are well-known throughout the US. Using different spatial compositions the artist translates common marketplace imagery into a stylized, el...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Colorite Spice Rack -- Original Oil Painting -- Please watch attached video
Located in Boca Raton, FL
This painting would look amazing in a modern kitchen. Please see accompanying video. One cannot appreciate this painting on a computer screen; in real life, it is absolutely amazin...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Eric Clapton "Shangri La"
Located in Austin, US
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 Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Jimi Hendrix by Baron Wolman rare signed platinum print
Located in Austin, US
JIMI HENDRIX ON STAGE AT THE WINTERLAND BALLROOM IN SAN FRANCISCO, FEBRUARY 1968. One copy available Signed limited edition #7/150 Rare signed platinum print with deckled bottom edge
Category

1960s Photorealist Art

Materials

Platinum

Caviar
Located in El Portal, FL
This is one of the paintings from series "Caviar". The idea was to create Soviet cans of caviar but at the same time to stylize the artworks to Campbell soup by American artist Andy ...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil

Life belt- original contemporary abstract water reflection oil painting
Located in London, Chelsea
"Life Belt" by Alina Hubarenko is a captivating original oil painting that explores the realm of abstraction with an alluring sense of depth and reflection. Using oil on board as the...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Edge of Reality- original contemporary realism water reflections oil painting
Located in London, Chelsea
"The Edge of Reality" by Alina Hubarenko is a captivating original oil painting that skillfully captures a moment of serene realism. This artwork invites viewers to the tranquil wate...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

The Bather - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 35x53"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater nude photograph of a model in floating petals Original gallery quality print signed by the artist. Digital archival pigment print on archival paper with metallic fin...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

No Way - black & white nude photograph - archival pigment print 35x55"
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 print signed by the artist. Digital archival pigment p...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Cold Beer (with coca cola sign) photorealist print
Located in New York, NY
Two Color Offset Lithograph on Wove Paper Pencil signed, titled and numbered from the edition of 150 on the front This hand signed, titled and numbered lithograph was printed in 197...
Category

1980s Photorealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Hef, buff titanium, red rock
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Portrait of the late Hugh Hefner, Hefner personally commissioned Stretch to paint his final portrait, a very rare occasion to depict such an iconic figure. Exhibited at the Museum of...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Burlap, Cotton Canvas, Oil

Cabinas Telefonicas, at the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum (hand signed and dated)
Located in New York, NY
Richard Estes Cabinas Telefonicas, at the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum (hand signed and dated by Richard Estes), 2007 Offset lithograph poster (hand signed and dated 2015) Hand signed a...
Category

Early 2000s Photorealist Art

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

New York city ballet, paper interactions 13, 2014
Located in VILLEURBANNE, FR
180 exemplaires sur papier BFK Rives 2017 Lithographie 70 x 100 cm
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled (Floral)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
James Zamora's realistic “aisle paintings” are well-known throughout the US. Using different spatial compositions the artist translates common marketplace imagery into a stylized, el...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Trail at Sunset
Located in Los Angeles, CA
James Zamora's realistic still-life paintings are well-known throughout the US. Using different spatial compositions the artist translates common marketplace imagery into a stylized,...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Hope
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Busari Adewale is a talented contemporary artist known for his ability to blend traditional and modern artistic techniques. Adewale hails from Nigeria, a country with a rich cultural...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

DEEP INSIDE #14, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
God has no faces. It has colours and forms. And God is love. Tender love. Series of calm artworks DEEP INSIDE are ready. Feel him in every artwork. DEEP INSIDE - it’s a series o...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil

Plums with a cup, Painting, Oil on MDF Panel
Located in Yardley, PA
100% Handmade Original Oil Painting © 2023 Albert Kechyan. All rights reserved :: Painting :: Photorealism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil

ABSORTION by ELLA BATS, Inkjet Printing on Fine Art Paper Mounted on Aluminum
Located in PARIS, FR
In this series titled ‘Adam and Adam’, I return to the genesis of love. The ambivalence of intertwined bodies manifests different states of love within this couple of men. Love t...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Metal

"Good Morning" Longhorn Painting
Located in Austin, TX
This photorealistic painting by Gaylon Dingler is part of his western series and depicts a longhorn with a butterfly. The background is painted black, creating a contrast of colors a...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Looking For Answers 2
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 Art

Materials

Paper, Photographic Paper

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 Art

Materials

Paper, Photographic Paper

"Golden Gate Park, " Watercolor signed by Bruce McCombs
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Golden Gate Park" is an original signed watercolor by Bruce McCombs. It depicts the architecture of two buildings in a park, both feature many repeating windows. This painting displ...
Category

Early 2000s Photorealist Art

Materials

Watercolor

Mr Ajala
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colors. And the people there see you differently, too. Coming back ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

I Come Bearing Gifts 2
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Presenting my offering: 'I Come Bearing Gifts' – a visual tale of generosity and connection." Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Black Coffee #55/180
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Doug Bloodworth is world renowned for his photorealist oil paintings depicting Americana. One rarely finds his original oil paintings for sale, as they each take months to complete ...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Inkjet

Coffee and Dennis #60/180
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Doug Bloodworth is world renowned for his photorealist oil paintings depicting Americana. One rarely finds his original oil paintings for sale, as they each take months to complete ...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Inkjet

Bazooka Dinasour #52/180
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Doug Bloodworth is world renowned for his photorealist oil paintings depicting Americana. One rarely finds his original oil paintings for sale, as they each take months to complete ...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Inkjet

Peace of Mind
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Don't search for anything except peace. Try to calm the mind. Everything else will come on its own. Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is uniqu...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Untitled (Oranges)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
James Zamora's realistic “aisle paintings” are well-known throughout the US. Using different spatial compositions the artist translates common marketplace imagery into a stylized, el...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Jelly Beans #23/180
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Doug Bloodworth is world renowned for his photorealist oil paintings depicting Americana. One rarely finds his original oil paintings for sale, as they each take months to complete ...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Inkjet

Hotel California #33/180
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Doug Bloodworth is world renowned for his photorealist oil paintings depicting Americana. One rarely finds his original oil paintings for sale, as they each take months to complete ...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Inkjet

Honey Fly #3/180
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Doug Bloodworth is world renowned for his photorealist oil paintings depicting Americana. One rarely finds his original oil paintings for sale, as they each take months to complete ...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Inkjet

Fantastic Four #73/180
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Doug Bloodworth is world renowned for his photorealist oil paintings depicting Americana. One rarely finds his original oil paintings for sale, as they each take months to complete ...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Inkjet

Jumble #28/180
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Doug Bloodworth is world renowned for his photorealist oil paintings depicting Americana. One rarely finds his original oil paintings for sale, as they each take months to complete ...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Inkjet

Captain America #58/180
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Doug Bloodworth is world renowned for his photorealist oil paintings depicting Americana. One rarely finds his original oil paintings for sale, as they each take months to complete ...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Inkjet

Jetsons #63/180
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Doug Bloodworth is world renowned for his photorealist oil paintings depicting Americana. One rarely finds his original oil paintings for sale, as they each take months to complete ...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Inkjet

Bank Pays You Dividend #44/180
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Doug Bloodworth is world renowned for his photorealist oil paintings depicting Americana. One rarely finds his original oil paintings for sale, as they each take months to complete ...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Inkjet

Advent
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Anthony Mastromatteo depicts a stopwatch, with the hands either falling off or holding up the watch—depending on how you see it. He depicts his sense that time is non-linear and can ...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Pink Peonies
Located in Los Angeles, CA
James Zamora's realistic still-life paintings are well-known throughout the US. Using different spatial compositions the artist translates common marketplace imagery into a stylized,...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Dude Abides #3/180
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Doug Bloodworth is world renowned for his photorealist oil paintings depicting Americana. One rarely finds his original oil paintings for sale, as they each take months to complete ...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Inkjet

Dick Tracy #23/180
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Doug Bloodworth is world renowned for his photorealist oil paintings depicting Americana. One rarely finds his original oil paintings for sale, as they each take months to complete ...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Inkjet

Deadpool #7/180
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Doug Bloodworth is world renowned for his photorealist oil paintings depicting Americana. One rarely finds his original oil paintings for sale, as they each take months to complete ...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Inkjet

Dark Side Of The Moon #12/180
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Doug Bloodworth is world renowned for his photorealist oil paintings depicting Americana. One rarely finds his original oil paintings for sale, as they each take months to complete ...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Inkjet

Crayola #65/180
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Doug Bloodworth is world renowned for his photorealist oil paintings depicting Americana. One rarely finds his original oil paintings for sale, as they each take months to complete ...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Inkjet

Cookies and Milk #64/180
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Doug Bloodworth is world renowned for his photorealist oil paintings depicting Americana. One rarely finds his original oil paintings for sale, as they each take months to complete ...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Inkjet

Cheetos Hulk #58/180
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Doug Bloodworth is world renowned for his photorealist oil paintings depicting Americana. One rarely finds his original oil paintings for sale, as they each take months to complete ...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Inkjet

Batman Peanut Butter #46/180
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Doug Bloodworth is world renowned for his photorealist oil paintings depicting Americana. One rarely finds his original oil paintings for sale, as they each take months to complete ...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Inkjet

Action Comics Godzilla #42/180
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Doug Bloodworth is world renowned for his photorealist oil paintings depicting Americana. One rarely finds his original oil paintings for sale, as they each take months to complete ...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Inkjet

"Red Boxes, Chipping Camden, U.K." Watercolor signed by Bruce McCombs
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Red Boxes, Chipping Camden, U.K." is an original signed watercolor by Bruce McCombs. It depicts three red telephone boxes. This painting displays McCombs' exquisite attention to lig...
Category

Early 2000s Photorealist Art

Materials

Watercolor

"1970 Porsche 917k" Limited Edition Giclée Print
Located in Denver, CO
Shan Fannin's (US based) "1970 Porsche 917k" is an limited edition giclée print that depicts a 1970 Porsche 917k. Born 1969 in California, artist Shannon “Shan” Fannin brings vehicl...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Giclée

"Reflection 8th Street Grille, " Watercolor signed by Bruce McCombs
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Reflections 8th Street Grille" is an original signed watercolor by Bruce McCombs. It depicts the storefront window of a cafe. This view does not allow the viewer to see much of the ...
Category

Early 2000s Photorealist Art

Materials

Watercolor

"Semper Paratus (Firetruck-First Responders Tribute)" Limited Edition Print
Located in Denver, CO
Shan Fannin's (US based) "Semper Paratus (Firetruck-First Responders Tribute)" is an limited edition giclée print that depicts a Semper Paratus. Born 1969 in California, artist Shan...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Giclée

Photorealist art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Photorealist art 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 art 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, purple, orange and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Alex Sher, Gregory Block, Ian Hornak, and Lowell Nesbitt. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Oil Paint 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 art, so small editions measuring 0.7900000214576721 inches across are also available. Prices for art 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 $60 and tops out at $585,000, while the average work sells for $2,400.

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