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.
Style: Photorealist
Color: Gray
"The White Witch Moth", Oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Lindsey Kustusch’s (US based) "The White Witch Moth" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a moth on a grey background.
Artist Statement:
I am an oil painter based ou...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
David Bowie Starman by Sukita
Located in Austin, US
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 Art
Materials
C Print
"Las Orange" photorealist oil painting of distressed orange life buoy, chingles
Located in Edgartown, MA
Michel Brosseau was born in Nantes and has lived in Bordeaux for many years. Both cities are on the Atlantic coast of France and have rich maritime histories, highlighted by prospero...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Linen, Oil
Mick Jagger with camera by Baron Wolman signed 11x14" limited edition print
By Baron Wolman
Located in Austin, US
Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones by the legendary late photographer, Baron Wolman, Taken on the set of "Performance" in London, September 1968.
One copy available
Signed limited e...
Category
1960s Photorealist Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Untitled (9658-17), Original Black and White Photograph, 2012
By Koyo Tamaki
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
This is the fifth print in an edition of six. Approximate image size is 12"W x 8"H.
Keywords: abstract, shadow, black and white, photograph, new york
Artist Biog...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Blue Symphony
Located in Spetses, GR
Hyperrealistic depiction of a dazzling woman surrounded by bright wildlife, creating a vivid blue symphony of expression. Exhibited in Art basel Miami, 2018. Oil painting, ready to h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Jimi Hendrix by Baron Wolman signed limited edition 16x20" print
By Baron Wolman
Located in Austin, US
Jimi Hendrix by iconic photographer, Baron Wolman. Taken at the Travelodge Motel, San Francisco, February 1968
One copy available
Signed limited edition #30/175
20x16” hand printed ...
Category
1960s Photorealist Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
To Be a Hawk
By Lynette Cook
Located in Burlingame, CA
Lynette Cook, 'To Be a Hawk', 30 x 24, Acrylic on canvas. One of the artist's new 'To Be' paintings that is a recognition of our urban spaces coexisting with nature. Diving deeper, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Everybody's Bookshop, Everybody's Books
Located in New York, NY
Robert Cottingham
Everybody's Bookshop, Everybody's Books, 1975
Color Lithograph
23 × 18 inches
Edition of 200
Signed and numbered from the edition of 200 in pencil (recto); Bears Ar...
Category
1970s Photorealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
David Bowie at The Dorchester Hotel 1972
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition print of David Bowie by Alec Byrne, taken at the Dorchester Hotel, July 1972
Alec Byrne signed limited edition prints are available ...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Archival Pigment
Debbie Harry Blondie 1977
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition print of Debbie Harry of Blondie by Michael Brennan, taken at the studio on East 45th in Manhattan, New York, USA, Febru...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
C Print
Hummingbird Rhino
By Adonna Khare
Located in Denver, CO
This is a framed original drawing on paper. Adonna Khare is an America Artist mainly focused on carbon pencil on paper drawings. She received her Masters of Fine Art from California...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Carbon Pencil
January Light
By Lynette Cook
Located in Burlingame, CA
'January Light' depicts an historic San Francisco home with warm sunlight and shadows cascading across the window pane. The subtle and brilliant work of art is meticulously hand pain...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Panel, Acrylic
Johnny Cash 1968 portrait
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition silver gelatin print of Johnny Cash, taken by Barrie Wentzell in London in 1968.
This Johnny Cash print is available in the following sizes.
16" x 20" - Edi...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Stbef097-Contemporary, Abstract, Minimalism, Modern, Pop art, Geometric, Acrylic
Located in London, London
Stq097, 1997
His work has been shown in Reina Sofía Museum of Madrid, Royal Academy of London, Arco Madrid, Pinta Art Fair, London, London Art Fair, The Other Art Fair, London, and...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Pencil
"Flame" Lush Orchid & Bird of Paradise Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Victoria Novak’s "Flame," crafted in 2018, is an original oil on canvas that bursts with the energy of tropical blooms. This framed work, measuring 50.2...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid Century Vintage -- Arab Couple - Palestine
By Eva Korn
Located in Soquel, CA
Stunning black and white photograph of Arab couple by photographer Eva Korn (German, 20th c.), circa 1951. Eva Koran studio stamp on verso. Presented in black metal frame and mat. Im...
Category
1950s Photorealist Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Muhammad Ali Shadow Boxing
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition print of American professional boxer and activist Muhammad during a training session at his training camp on 58 Sculps Hill Road, Deer Lake, Pennsylvania, USA,...
Category
1970s Photorealist Art
Materials
C Print
A Touch of Red
By Lynette Cook
Located in Burlingame, CA
'A Touch of Red' depicts an historic San Francisco building with warm sunlight and shadows cascading across the facade of the building with inset window panes...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Blue Napkin Holder, Photorealist Lithograph by Ralph Goings
By Ralph Goings
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ralph Goings, American (1928 - 2016)
Title: Blue Napkin Holder
Year: 1980
Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 300; 40 AP's
Image Size: 18 x 25 inches...
Category
1980s Photorealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Fragile Protection
Located in Spetses, GR
One of those pieces you could stare at all day long. Part of Fotiadou's 'Eternity' series, this painting was exhibited in the solo exhibition in Athens. Sofia is an exceptional Greek...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Spine Tree
By Adonna Khare
Located in Denver, CO
This is a framed original drawing on paper. Adonna Khare is an America Artist mainly focused on carbon pencil on paper drawings. She received her Masters of Fine Art from California State University Long Beach. Her work has been collected by prestigious public and private collections throughout the world. In 2012 she won the world's largest art competition ArtPrize, competing against over 1500 artists from all around the world.
She has been featured in the Los Angeles Time, NPR, The Huffington Post, Daily Mail, Juxtapoz Magazine, Mashable, My Modern Metropolis, Saatchi Gallery as well as thousands of blogs, Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram pages.
She has had group and solo shows throughout the country. Long Beach Art Museum, City of Carlsbad Art Gallery, Nassau County Art Museum, Yellowstone Art Museum, Grand Rapids Art...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Carbon Pencil
Stbc097-Contemporary, Abstract, Minimalism, Modern, Pop art, Geometric, Acrylic
Located in London, London
Stq097, 1997
His work has been shown in Reina Sofía Museum of Madrid, Royal Academy of London, Arco Madrid, Pinta Art Fair, London, London Art Fair, The Other Art Fair, London, and...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Pencil
Kate Moss at 16
By Jake Chessum
Located in Austin, US
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 Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
TANNER, ALMOST SPRING
Located in New Orleans, LA
THIS VINTAGE SILVER GELATIN PRINT IS FROM AN EDITION OF 3. The photograph of Tanner were originally shot on a Polaroid Land 360 from my series ‘Diary Non Diary’.
Sebastian Perinotti...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Stbs097-Contemporary, Abstract, Minimalism, Modern, Pop art, Geometric, Acrylic
Located in London, London
Stq097, 1997
His work has been shown in Reina Sofía Museum of Madrid, Royal Academy of London, Arco Madrid, Pinta Art Fair, London, London Art Fair, The Other Art Fair, London, and...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Pencil
Jack Nicholson
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition archival print of Jack Nicholson at the Carlisle Hotel, March 1981 by Allan Tannenbaum.
Allan Tannenbaum prints are available in...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Stbg097-Contemporary, Abstract, Minimalism, Modern, Pop art, Geometric, Acrylic
Located in London, London
Stq097, 1997
His work has been shown in Reina Sofía Museum of Madrid, Royal Academy of London, Arco Madrid, Pinta Art Fair, London, London Art Fair, The Other Art Fair, London, and...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Pencil
Muhammad Ali Taping Fists
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition print of American professional boxer and activist Muhammad Ali during a training session at his training camp on 58 Sculps Hill Road, Deer Lake, Pennsylvania, ...
Category
1970s Photorealist Art
Materials
C Print
Maple Seed Pods, photorealist still life drawing
Located in New York, NY
The latest drawings from David Morrison are master classes in translucence and negative space. Magnified to larger-than-life proportions, Morrison’s networks of delicate membranes an...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Paper, Color Pencil
Muhammad Ali training
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition print of American professional boxer and activist Muhammad Ali during a training session at his training camp on 58 Sculps Hill Road, Deer Lake, Pennsylvania, ...
Category
1970s Photorealist Art
Materials
C Print
O'Connor's Diner, Photorealist Silkscreen by John Baeder
By John Baeder
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: John Baeder, American (1938 - )
Title: O’Connor’s Diner
Year: 1980
Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 250
Size: 22 x 30 in. (55.88 x 76.2 cm)
Category
1980s Photorealist Art
Materials
Screen
Kate Moss at 16
By Jake Chessum
Located in Austin, US
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 Art
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 Art
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper
Dolly Parton and Mick Jagger
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition archival print of Country music star Dolly Parton hugging rock star Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones, backstage after her Bottom ...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Shadowdance
By Lynette Cook
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Shadowdance' depicts an historic San Francisco home with warm sunlight and shadows cascading across the facade. The subtle and brilliant work of art is meticulously hand painted by ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
"Sky 60" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
James Van Fossan's "Sky 60" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a skyscape of grey and white clouds arching through a blue sky and the sunlight dances through it.
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
Steve Martin, “Let’s Get Small Sequence”
By Norman Seeff
Located in Austin, US
As a renowned graphic designer (with 5 Grammy nominations), Norman Seeff has designed a number of large-scale composites and sequences. Signed limited edition sequence print of comedian Steve Martin...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
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 Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Rhapsody in Blue - realism architecture painting
By Lynette Cook
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Rhapsody in Blue' depicts a historic San Francisco apartment building with warm sunlight and shadows cascading across the facade of the lavender buil...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Debbie Harry Blondie 1977 portrait
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition print of Debbie Harry of Blondie by Michael Brennan, taken at the studio on East 45th in Manhattan, New York, USA, Febru...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
C Print
Sta097-Contemporary, Abstract, Minimalism, Modern, Pop art, Geometric, Acrylic
Located in London, London
Sth097, 1997
His work has been shown in Reina Sofía Museum of Madrid, Royal Academy of London, Arco Madrid, Pinta Art Fair, London, London Art Fair, The Other Art Fair, London, and...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Pencil
"Sky 59" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
James Van Fossan's "Sky 59" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a skyscape of grey and white clouds arching through a blue sky.
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
David Bowie "Pin Ups"
Located in Austin, US
David Bowie in Paris for the cover of his ‘Pin Ups’ album, 1973, by Justin de Villeneuve
Justin recalls, "Twiggy and I were staying in the Bel Air Hotel in LA when Peter Frampton...
Category
1970s Photorealist Art
Materials
C Print
Muhammad Ali
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition archival print of Muhammad Ali shadow boxes at his Deer Lake, PA, training camp. Taken by Allan Tannenbaum in 1977.
Allan Tannenbaum prints are available in t...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
In the Blazing Sun at George Airfield
Located in Austin, US
British fashion model Wenda Parkinson wearing a grey gabardine dress by Dorville at George Airfield in Nairobi, Kenya, South Africa, next to a Hermes airplane...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
C Print
Afternoon Drink (Super-Realism Contemporary Photorealistic Still Life Painting)
Located in New Orleans, LA
A superb super-realist depiction of a sliver pitcher and a glass in a silver sleeve, by one of the best, Brandon Drake. Super-realists often like to tak...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil
The Cure gets caught on Columbus Ave., NYC
Located in White Plains, NY
The Cure gets caught on Columbus Ave., NYC, 4/11/80 by famed American photographer, Allan Tannenbaum. Archival pigment print, 10 x 15 inch photo on 17 x 22 inch paper on the finest s...
Category
1980s Photorealist Art
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Pigment
A Constellation in Winter
By Bakpak Durden
Located in Detroit, MI
Reproduction
Print on fabric, metal grommets
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Metal
"Sky 61" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
James Van Fossan's "Sky 61" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a skyscape of grey and white clouds arching through a blue sky and the sunlight dances through it.
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
Downtown Houston, Photorealist Silkscreen by CJ Yao
Located in Long Island City, NY
Liquor Store Reflection by C.J. (Ching-Jang) Yao, Taiwanese (1941–2001)
Date: 1981
Screenprint, Signed and numbered in pencil
Edition of 250
Size: 22 in. x 30 in. (55.88 cm x 76.2 cm)
Category
1980s Photorealist Art
Materials
Screen
Kate Moss at sixteen
By Jake Chessum
Located in Austin, US
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 Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Study for Calico 1
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Oil on paper painting of Calico mountains, Las Vegas
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil, Archival Paper
Girl
By Yigal Ozeri
Located in Jerusalem, IL
A breathtaking oil painting by Israeli Born-New York based artist Yigal Ozeri.
This hyperrealist portrait of a young girl staring back at her viewer, is a classic example of the arti...
Category
1990s Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
European City Scene
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "European City Scene" c.1970 is a watercolor on paper by American artist Stan Beckman, born 1933. It is signed at the lower right corner by t...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Watercolor
Antonio Lopez with Jerry Hall Vogue fashion shoot
Located in Austin, US
Famed fashion illustrator Antonio Lopez with Jerry Hall by Norman Parkinson, taken in Jamaica on a shoot for Vogue, May 1975 issue.
NORMAN PARKINSON POSTHUMOUS LIMITED EDITION PRINT...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
C Print
Forty Licks Mick Jagger 1977 limited edition iconic photograph by Arthur Steel
By Arthur Steel
Located in London, GB
Of this iconic one of a kind photo by British photographer Arthur Steel he shared:
"I'm a great believer in luck and one day in London I was walking just off Fleet Street. Unexpected...
Category
1970s Photorealist Art
Materials
Digital
Patti Smith portrait, New York 1969
By Norman Seeff
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition fine art print of musician, poet and writer, Patti Smith, taken in New York by celebrated photographer and filmmaker, Norman Seeff in 1969.
This Patty Smith...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
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, Lowell Nesbitt, and Ian Hornak. 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 0.79 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 $11 and tops out at $585,000, while the average work sells for $2,404.
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