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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
Color:  Gray
The Steel Claw, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
All universal life is GOD’s masterpiece. The intricate details that highlight living qualities - pedals, veins, feathers, scales, skin, and fur are all in alignment with GOD’s e...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil

"Raindrops", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Dianne L. Massey Dunbar's (US based) "Raindrops" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a cascading pattern of ripples in a puddle from a heavy rainfall. About the art...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil

Universo bianco, Canada, 1955 - Limited Edition Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork sold in perfect condition During the 15 years during which he gave himself to photography, Fabrizio La Torre traveled to Italy, Europe, Nort...
Category

1950s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Lotus No. 34 (Photo-Realist Still Life Painting of Pink & Green Lotus Flowers)
Located in Hudson, NY
Photorealist still life painting of pink lotus flowers with brown lotus pods and green petals against a light grey background oil on canvas, 16 x 16 inches, 17 x 17 inches in dark wood moulding Signed lower right Painted with the exactness of a still life photograph, this hard edge realist painting by artist Frank DiPetiro features a brown lotus pod, light pink flower, with lush green leaves on a pale grey-blue background. Inspired by close observations of the natural world and encounters with still moments that give us pause. Lines, shapes and colors encountered in nature, reveal the cycles of decay and regeneration that are life’s constant state of change. The work has a quiet, meditative quality. The subject is portrayed in a manner true to their existence in a specific time and place and selected based on considerations of visual relationships to formal elements of painting. Aspects of photo realism, hard edge and color field techniques are utilized to isolate the uniqueness of the subject’s detail, as well as emphasize flatness and illusion of depth within the two-dimensional space of the painting. About the artist: Frank DiPietro was born and raised in Scranton PA. He received a Bachelor of Art from Bloomsburg University in 1997, majoring in both Painting and Ceramics with a minor in Art History. In 2000 he earned a degree in Art Education from Moore College of Art and Design while continuing his studies in painting. Frank lived in Philadelphia for twelve years painting and teaching at several museums, art centers and schools in the region. In 2010 he and his family moved to Chester County PA, where he currently resides. Frank currently teaches painting classes and workshops at the Delaware Art Museum and Longwood Gardens...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Angel Concert, Variation II
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: The Angel Concert, Variation II Year: 1979 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Size: 36 x 48 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Signed, dated, and t...
Category

1970s Photorealist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Chimp with Castles
Located in Denver, CO
Adonna Khare is an American master carbon-pencil artist. Her style has been compared to the photo-realistic illustrations of Audubon, but the surreal worlds and strange inhabitants s...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Carbon Pencil

Anne Wolff, "California Chrome", Equine Racing Portrait Oil on Canvas
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This equine racing portrait "California Chrome" by artist Anne Wolff is a 24x24 original oil painting on canvas. Depicted is a profile view of the famous thoroughbred race horse California Chrome in a green and purple silk mask...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Riverbank 3, photorealist graphite landscape drawing, 2021
Located in New York, NY
Mary Reilly’s laborious method of toning her paper serves as the starting point for her intricate compositions. She begins by covering the entire sheet with up to eight smooth, unmod...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Ballerinas, Photorealist Screenprint by Douglas Hoffman
By Douglas Hoffman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Douglas Hoffman, American (1945 - ) Title: Ballerinas Year: Circa 1990 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 100 Image Size: 33.5 x 20 inches Frame Size...
Category

1990s Photorealist Art

Materials

Screen

Sorcerer Series: Beast Head, Spider Web
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Sorcerer Series: Beast Head, Spiderweb Year: February 1969 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Size: 72 x 48 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Sign...
Category

1960s Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Large Antique Portrait Photograph Girl Bench Signed Ch Petit c1912 French
Located in FR
Antique Portrait Photograph Girl on a Bench c1912-13 Signed by the photographer Ch Petit French photographer in the early 1900s Black and...
Category

1910s Photorealist Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Mid Century Young Blonde Girl Portrait Egg Tempera - Style of Thomas Hart Benton
By Robert Collins
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous pointillist egg tempera portrait of young blonde girl by Robert Joseph Collins (American, 1922-2011), 1947. Signed "Collins" and dated "'47." U...
Category

1940s Photorealist Art

Materials

Egg Tempera, Illustration Board

"Repose" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Emma Hirst (US based) "Repose" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a black and yellow butterfly perched on a white background peacefully. ...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Island Path VI, Dylan Lloyd, Contemporary Landscape Painting, Vibrant Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Dylan Lloyd Island Path IV Original Oil Painting on Canvas Oil Paint on Canvas Framed in a White Box Frame Image size: H 30cm x W 24cm x D 0.5cm Framed Siz...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Chiacchiere in piazza, 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 In Piazza Mattei, in the heart of Rome, the Turtle Fountain (1582) ow...
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1950s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Wrapped Christmas Goat
Located in Malmo, SE
Unframed. Edition of 375 ex. Free shipment worldwide. Reality or fantasy? What is the difference between fantasy and fact, between night and day, between torment and transports of d...
Category

Early 2000s Photorealist Art

Materials

Giclée

Skyline from the Intrepid museum, NYC - Contemporary Panoramic Color Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Pigment photographic paper - photography & fine art print © Jean Pierre De Neef Artwork sold in perfect condition from a limited edition of 25 ex- Composition from an assembly of 9 ...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Last Song: Beim Schlafengehen—Going to Sleep (homage to Richard Strauss)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Last Song: Beim Schlafengehen (Going to Sleep) Year: 1985 Year: 1985-2001 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, with Artist Painted Frame Size: 47 x 59 i...
Category

1980s Photorealist Art

Materials

Acrylic

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 Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Il peso degli anni, Roma - 1962 - 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 A tiny old lady, crushed by age, who comes home through the narrow st...
Category

1960s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Owl Bunny
Located in Denver, CO
This is a unframed 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 Californi...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Carbon Pencil

100th Anniversary Celebration Coffret # 5 - Charms - 1956 - Vintage Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork sold in perfect condition Fabrizio La Torre’s 100th Anniversary Celebration (1921-2021) Set # 4 - Charms Limited edition of 100 Coffrets for each themes, all artworks printed...
Category

1950s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Texas Chopper, Photorealist Screenprint by Rob Kleemann
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ron Kleemann, American (1937 - ) Title: Texas Chopper Year: 1980 Medium: Serigraph on Somerset Paper, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 250 Paper Size: 22 x 30 inches Fr...
Category

1980s Photorealist Art

Materials

Screen

Solitudine fra santi e colonne
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 Artwork printed on fine art papers later (2014) from black & white ne...
Category

1950s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

"Through a Rainy Window II", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Dianne L. Massey Dunbar's (US based) "Through a Rainy Window II" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a window dotted with rain that obscures and abstracts the gray ov...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil

Peregrine City - Photorealist Painting of a Peregrine Falcon in an Urban Setting
Located in Chicago, IL
Every detail in this extraordinary painting is rendered with exacting care. It is not unusual to find these majestic predatory birds amongst the skyscrapers and bridges of our cites...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Acrylic, Panel

"Where is Home?", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Pegah Samaie's (CA based) "Where is Home?" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a reclining nude woman, wrapped in a white fabric, gently to...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Bison and Bears
Located in Denver, CO
This is a unframed large scale 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 fr...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Carbon Pencil

Riverbank 5, photorealist graphite landscape drawing, 2021
Located in New York, NY
Mary Reilly’s laborious method of toning her paper serves as the starting point for her intricate compositions. She begins by covering the entire sheet with up to eight smooth, unmod...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Graphite, Paper

Wintry Trees 3, photorealist graphite landscape drawing, 2021
Located in New York, NY
Mary Reilly’s laborious method of toning her paper serves as the starting point for her intricate compositions. She begins by covering the entire sheet with up to eight smooth, unmod...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Texas Tug, Screenprint by Ron Kleemann
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ron Kleemann, American (1937 - ) Title: Texas Tug Year: 1980 Medium: Serigraph on Somerset Paper, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 250 Paper Size: 22 x 30 inches
Category

1980s Photorealist Art

Materials

Screen

Davanti al Messaggero, Roma 1963 - 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 On Via del Tritone, in front of the building of the local daily Il Me...
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1960s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

La Sentinella, 1956 - Contemporary Photorealist Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Print called "Art 2014", format 42 x 60 cm. SERIES OF 5 PRINTS + 2 AP Artwork sold in perfect condition In an alleyway in Rome, a kid is playing with his plastic Winchester. But it seems just as much to protect the splendid Fiat 500 Belvedere, under the benevolent gaze of Doris Day, the face of Lux soap...
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1950s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Early Morning
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
The picture belongs to a set of photographs which Kallay took in 1965 for a German book publisher in NYC.
Category

1960s Photorealist Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Antique Portrait Photograph of Three French Children and Dog c1920
Located in FR
Antique Portrait Photograph of Three French Children and Dog c1920 Black and White original Family Portrait Photograph We will always try t...
Category

Early 20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Mezzogiono al Pantheon, 1958 - Roma - Contemporary Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork sold in perfect condition Mezzogiorno al Pantheon, 1958. At noon, a fountain in the Pantheon Square, work of Giacomo della Porta, (such as so many other achievements of this...
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1950s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Seduti sul Pulcino, 1956 - Contemporary Photorealist Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Print called "Art 2014", format 42 x 60 cm. SERIES OF 5 PRINTS + 2 AP Artwork sold in perfect condition Very close to the Pantheon, a marble work by Bernini (1667) to support a small...
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1950s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Mi spiego bene ? 1962 - Contemporary Photorealist Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Print called "Art 2014", format 42 x 60 cm. SERIES OF 5 PRINTS + 2 AP Artwork sold in perfect condition On a square in the city center, the photographer saw three different scenes un...
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1960s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

"Enchantress, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Alexandra Manukyan's "Enchantress" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a dark haired woman adorned with a jewel laden headdress and a...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Linen

Bird and Arrows
Located in Denver, CO
This is a unframed 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 Californi...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Carbon Pencil

Nebbia mattutina, 1961 - Contemporary Photorealist Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Print called "Art 2014", format 42 x 60 cm. SERIES OF 5 PRINTS + 2 AP Artwork sold in perfect condition During the 15 year period in which Fabrizio La Torre dedicated himself to photography, he travelled in Italy, in Europe, North America and Asia. From wherever he went he brought back photos depicting the human condition, universal in meaning, full of emotions, with which he empathised. In order to make it easier for collectors and enthusiasts to get to grips with these works, we have opted for grouping together a set of 5 photos taken in a specific place under the heading “First Impressions”. Today First Impressions of Thailand where Fabrizio lived from 1956 to 1961, working as an administrative director for an Italo-Thai undertaking which had been contracted to restore the navigability of the Chao Praya, the great river which flows through Bangkok ”Nebbia mattutina “, morning mist fades slowly around the Temple of the Golden Mountain, (Wat Saket). The temple emerges from the mist like a gigantic liner in this tree-filled park where, in former times, a community of artists and craftsmen dwelt. A bicycle taxi (tuk tuk...
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1960s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Cheers for Two
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kathleen Keifer is a California-based internationally collected artist. She is a leading force of the New California Realism. Kathleen brings a fresh, clean perspective to Contempora...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Canvas

Toothy Frog
Located in Denver, CO
This is a unframed 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 Californi...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Carbon Pencil

Fratello & Sorella, 1961 Limited Edition Photorealist Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Print called "Art 2014", format 42 x 60 cm. SERIES OF 5 PRINTS + 2 AP Artwork sold in perfect condition During the 15 year period in which Fabrizio La Torre dedicated himself to phot...
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1950s Photorealist Art

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Archival Pigment

Gita in famiglia, 1961 - Contemporary Photorealist Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Created during the year 1961 & printed later for the collection "Art 2014", format 42 x 60 cm. SERIES OF 5 PRINTS + 2 AP Artwork sold in perfect condition During the 15 year period i...
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1950s Photorealist Art

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Archival Pigment

"Mysterious" Oil painting 47"x35"in. by Yousra Hafad
Located in Culver City, CA
"Mysterious" Oil painting 47"x35"in. by Yousra Hafad * Due to the Ministry of Culture policy + COVID situation, handling time (paperwork) may take up to...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Ancora il vapore, Canada, 1955 - Limited Edition Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork sold in perfect condition During the 15 years during which he gave himself to photography, Fabrizio La Torre traveled to Italy, Europe, North America and Asia. From everywhe...
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1950s Photorealist Art

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Archival Pigment

"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...
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2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Plexiglass, Color

White Tulips, Photorealist Screenprint by Lowell Nesbitt
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933 - 1993) Title: White Tulips Year: 1980 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 200, AP 40 ...
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1980s Photorealist Art

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Screen

The Guillemins Railways station, 2010 - Contemporary Panoramic Color Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Pigment photographic paper - photography & fine art print © Jean Pierre De Neef Artwork sold in perfect condition Composition made from 35 images (7x5 rows) the shots taken during t...
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2010s Photorealist Art

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Archival Pigment

Rotondità, 1963 - Roma, Italy - Limited Edition Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork sold in perfect condition Print called "Art 2014", format 42 x 60 cm. SERIES OF 5 PRINTS + 2 AP On Via del Tritone, an elegant exit from the small underground passage which m...
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1960s Photorealist Art

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Archival Pigment

Gabriel’s Pavilion Variation II
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Gabriel’s Pavilion Variation II Year: 1980 Medium: Pencil on Arches paper Size: 29 x 41 inches Condition: Good Provenance: Fischbach Gallery, Ne...
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1980s Photorealist Art

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Pencil

Architecture Parlante
Located in Kansas City, MO
Peter Paul "Architecture Parlante" From Portfolio "Portrait #14 - Peter Paul" with Karin Szekessy Year: 1973 Medium: Color Lithograph on Arches Edition: 80 Size: 25.59 x 19.88 in. Pu...
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1970s Photorealist Art

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Lithograph

The Opera Garnier of Paris (France) - Contemporary Panoramic Color Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Pigment photographic paper - photography & fine art print © Jean Pierre De Neef Artwork sold in perfect condition Composition from an assembly of 7 shots made in February 2013. The ...
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2010s Photorealist Art

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Archival Pigment

Al Riposo, Canada 1955 - Limited Edition Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork sold in perfect condition During the 15 years during which he gave himself to photography, Fabrizio La Torre traveled to Italy, Europe, North America and Asia. From everywhe...
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1950s Photorealist Art

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Archival Pigment

La Roma di Pietro, 1968 - Limited Edition Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork sold in perfect condition Print called "Art 2014", format 42 x 60 cm. SERIES OF 5 PRINTS + 2 AP Jesus being the first to dare to play on his disciple's first name, ("You are ...
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1960s Photorealist Art

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Archival Pigment

La ciminiera non è sua, Canada 1955 - Limited Edition Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork sold in perfect condition During the 15 years during which he gave himself to photography, Fabrizio La Torre traveled to Italy, Europe, North America and Asia. From everywhe...
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1950s Photorealist Art

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Archival Pigment

Antique Photograph of a Young Child by French Photographer Legarcon 1921 Framed
Located in FR
Antique Photograph of A Young Girl signed Legarcon 1921 In it's original Frame with original label on the back Legarcon was renowned for hand colouring artistically with oils, pencil...
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1920s Photorealist Art

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Photographic Paper

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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