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
Contemporary oil on canvas painting of woman lying on a bed (2016) - Vertenten
Located in Oostende, BE
'Room without a view' (2016) by Patrick Vertenten
Born in 1964 in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium—Patrick Vertenten is a contemporary artist who paints from ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas
Suspended Animation 2
Located in Greenwich, CT
Joel Carson Jones Biography
American, b. 1975
Joel Carson Jones lives, teaches, and paints in Northeastern Pennsylvania, where he was born in 1975. With the work-ethic of the Scran...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
I walk beside you 22
Located in Zürich, ZH
I walk beside you 22
(2022-2023) transfers a viewer into the earlydays of April when a bouffant pink cloud of a 100-year-old magnoliatree outside the artist's studio just starts to b...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Trompe l'oeil, Les Falaises du Trocadéro, 2021 -JR, Set 2, Print, Art, Edition
By JR artist
Located in Zug, CH
JR
Trompe l'oeil, Les Falaises du Trocadéro (Set of 2)
2021
Giclée Print Laminated with G-gloss, Mounted on 3mm Dibond
64 × 96 cm
(25.2 × 37.8 in)
In matching edition numbers
In mint...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Trompe l'oeil, Les Falaises du Trocadéro, 2021 -JR, Set 2, Print, Art, Edition
By JR artist
Located in Zug, CH
JR
Trompe l'oeil, Les Falaises du Trocadéro (Set of 2)
2021
Giclée Print Laminated with G-gloss, Mounted on 3mm Dibond
64 × 96 cm
(25.2 × 37.8 in)
In matching edition numbers
In mint...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
NIMBOSTRATUS - Photorealism / Still Life with Origami / High Color Sunset
Located in New York, NY
Kevin Palme paints ephemeral scenes to convey the transitory nature of life. In his view, from everyday occurrences to history defining events, change and ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Showtime diptych I
Located in MADRID, ES
Photography, printed on Fine Art cotton smooth paper 310 g/m2, glued to Dibond Aluminium. 100 x 100 x 0,5 cm + 100 x 100 x 0,5 cm. Unique piece with these dimensions.
Showtime, by F...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Orange Under Wraps
Located in Greenwich, CT
American, b. 1948
What is “sharp focus” drawing? Put very simply, it is a rendering with refined, precise line and tone to create a lifelike representation of the subject matter. It...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
Trompe l'oeil, Death Valley, Billboard, March 4, 2017, 5:41 pm, California, USA
By JR artist
Located in Zug, CH
JR
Trompe l'oeil, Death Valley, Billboard, March 4, 2017, 5:41 pm, California, USA, 2021
14 colors lithograph printed on Marinoni machine on White paper BFK Rives - 270 grammes
Editi...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Sail Boats
Located in Miami, FL
A precise and exact rendering and meticulous spacial arrangement are on full display in Lewandowski's this later work.
The work looks better in person. The artwork is in pristine co...
Category
1990s Photorealist Art
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
Jimi Hendrix by Baron Wolman rare signed platinum print
By Baron Wolman
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
Chroma sky (Blue key) 10 - Contemporary, Blue, Minimalist, Figurative, Landscape
Located in Berlin, DE
Chroma sky (Blue key) 10, 2007
Acrylic and oil on canvas
(Signed on reverse)
23.62 H x 31.49 W in
60 H x 80 W cm
The artist wrote about how he conceives this work:
"The transformat...
Category
Early 2000s Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Woodland Farm in Winter with Horse & Cart and Farmer in the English Countryside
Located in Preston, GB
Woodland Farm in the Winter with Horse & Cart and Farmer in the English Countryside with Warm Brown Colours, Small Lake in the foreground, by 20th Century British Artist, Christopher...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
12 Photos (Magenta and Yellow) - Large Scale Textural Photographs
By Bill Clark
Located in Soquel, CA
12 Photos (Magenta and Yellow) - Large Scale Textural Photographs
Series of detailed macro photos by Bill Clark (American, 20th Century). This set of photos shows several textured a...
Category
1990s Photorealist Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
12 Photos (Graffiti and Stripes) - Large Scale Textural Photographs
By Bill Clark
Located in Soquel, CA
12 Photos (Graffiti and Stripes) - Large Scale Textural Photographs
Series of detailed macro photos by Bill Clark (American, 20th Century). This set of photos shows several textured...
Category
1990s Photorealist Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Sant'Eufemia
Located in Milano, MI
Photo taken inside the Santa Eufemia church - Milan (Italy).
Marcelo Soulé (Buenos Aires, 1958) trained at the Artistic Lyceum and the Brera Academy in Milan. He lives and works bet...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Inkjet, Black and White, Pigment
Painted Concrete - Large Scale Textural Photograph
By Bill Clark
Located in Soquel, CA
Painted Concrete - Large Scale Textural Photograph
Detailed macro photo by Bill Clark (American, 20th Century). Clark has taken a photograph of concrete that has been painted a few ...
Category
1990s Photorealist Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Black Paint Splatters - Large Scale 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 white painted concrete with a sp...
Category
1990s Photorealist Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Elton John Dodger Stadium
Located in Austin, US
Lifetime prints are the last remaining prints available, signed by Terry O’Neill and obtained from the Terry O’Neill Archive in London.
Signed limited edition photographic print by Terry O'Neill. Elton John performs at Dodger Stadium...
Category
1970s Photorealist Art
Materials
C Print
La Vie Est Belle. 2023, oil on canvas, 80x70 cm
Located in Riga, LV
La Vie Est Belle. 2023, oil on canvas, 80x70 cm
Works of Liene Liepina are full of life and joy because of photography-like, realistic details on the one hand, and intense and slight...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Marilyn Monroe nude in Somethings Got To Give by Lawrence Schiller
Located in Austin, US
Museum quality print of Marilyn Monroe by Lawrence Schiller, taken on the set of Somethings Got To Give in 1962 during the famous naked swimming pool scene
Signed limited edition 16...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
8 Track I - Graffiti and rust covered bridge contemporary photorealist painting
By Roland Kulla
Located in Chicago, IL
This painting captures a graffiti and rust covered steel bridge with bright blue skies and a sliver of green trees in and urban architectural setting.
Rolland has always been fascinated by the built environment. Reflecting on what the structures tell about their builders as well as their interaction with nature and the results of time. He focuses on the engineering ingenuity that created Chicago’s many bridges. Structural elements are abstracted from their context and painted with a hard-edged realism on a scale that highlights the monumentality of the forms and the creativity necessary for their existence. Shown here is “Eight Track”
Roland Kulla
8 Track...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Apriel - underwater black & white nude photograph - archival pigment 35 x 43"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of a beautiful topless young woman, Apriel swimming in the pool.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print - signed by the artist.
Limited edition of 24
Paper size: 36x44...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper
Bob Dylan portrait by Guido Harari
By Guido Harari
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition print of Bob Dylan by Guido Harari, taken in Sirmione, Italy, 1984.
Available in the following sizes:
A. 11” x 16” - Edition 50
B. 16” x 20” - Edition 50
C. ...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Empire, by Robert Cottingham (photorealistic image of neon sign )
Located in New York, NY
Robert Cottingham is known for imagery that celebrates the history of communications in America, specifically neon signage on urban storefronts and signs on railroad cars.
In 2008, ...
Category
Early 2000s Photorealist Art
Materials
Screen
White Horse at the Hampton Classic White Show Jumper with Rider Up
Located in Brookville, NY
Ben Schonzeit is one of the pioneers of the Photorealist movement in Soho NY in the 1970's. He is well known for his large still life of flowers, arresting canvases that explore the artist dream world. The artist has had numerous one man exhibitions and his work can be found in the permanent collections of major museums around the world including:
Butler Institute of American Art
Delaware Art Museum
Denver Art Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco
Guggenheim Museum of Art, NYC
This work, executed in 1987, appears to be a rider ready to enter the show ring at the Hampton Classic...
Category
1980s Photorealist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Red Hot Chili Peppers by Ebet Roberts
By Ebet Roberts
Located in Austin, US
A classic, stunning shot of the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 1985 by celebrated photographer, Ebet Roberts.
Signed limited edition, hand printed sil...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Liesenbruken, Abandoned Train Bridge, Contemporary Photorealist Painting
By Roland Kulla
Located in Chicago, IL
A bridge to nowhere has been taking no one there for almost 70 years. The Liesenbrücken bridge has been rusting with iron will and doing little else since it was abandoned in favor o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Nebulous
Located in Buffalo, NY
Through drawings rendered in charcoal and ink, my recent work examines issues related to memory by exploring its limitations and aestheticizing the instability inherent in portraitur...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Charcoal, Paper
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.
Category
Early 2000s Photorealist Art
Materials
Color, Lithograph, Offset
Signed Fabulous 19th Century Male Mustache Portrait Dutch Ripple Frame Drawing
Located in Buffalo, NY
Incredibly well executed and superb subject. A 19th century portrait of a handsome young man with a mustache. Framed in a Dutch ripple wood molding...
Category
1890s Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sant'Alessandro
Located in Milano, MI
Photo taken inside the Sant'Alessandro church - Milan (Italy).
Marcelo Soulé (Buenos Aires, 1958) trained at the Artistic Lyceum and the Brera Academy in Milan. He lives and works b...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Black and White, Inkjet, Pigment
SPIDER WEB, Vija Celmins (screen print of spiderweb)
By Vija Celmins
Located in New York, NY
This screen print depicts one of Celmins' signature subjects, the spider web, which she has represented in various media, including charcoal, oil paint, and multiple printmaking tech...
Category
Early 2000s Photorealist Art
Materials
Screen
George Barris, "Warm Up", hand signed, photolithograph
Located in Chatsworth, CA
Taken just two and a half weeks before her untimely death "Warm Up" is considered to be the last photo taken of the last photo shoot of Marilyn Monroe by George Barris at Santa Monic...
Category
1960s Photorealist Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Vanity Ballroom- photo by Ted Fines
Located in Clinton Township, MI
Detroit's Art Deco Vanity Ballroom was once a popular venue for music beginning in the 1920's with Ellington, Goodman, the Dorsey Bros, and Cab Calloway. Later in the 70's, it beca...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Bowl with Spices-original modern realism still life painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
Heidi von Faber's original painting showcases a hyper-realistic interpretation of a contemporary still life, reminiscent of the precision and style seen in the works of early Dutch m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Contemporary Photography Batman Wild Spirits by Sebastian Magnani
Located in BARCELONA, ES
FRAME INCLUDED WITH THE PICTURE.
Edition of 7
Hand-signed by artist
Includes certificate of authenticity
All Artworks are Signed & Numbered in Front with COA included
Sebastian Magnani...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Fluid Cadi
Located in West Hollywood, CA
The painting “Fluid Cadi” draws inspiration from a fusion of the artist’s travel recollections and dreamscapes. Captured during a trip to California, the artist encountered this Cadi...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Bubble Dance- underwater photograph - print on paper 26” x 35”
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a dancer in short red dress dancing in air bubbles.
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival pigment print on archival pap...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Beverly Hills I - Photorealistic Oil and Enamel Painting on Canvas
By Ross Tamlin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ross Tamlin's unique photorealistic compositions merge traditional painting methods with modern industrial techniques to create captivating works of art. Using layers of oil and enam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Enamel
Muddy Waters in NY
Located in KRAKÓW, PL
"Muddy Waters in NY" is a limited-edition black & white photograph by contemporary artist Tadeusz Zych from the series entitled Black and white States. The photo was taken during a t...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Digital Pigment
Sommer’s Glow -original realism modern seascape oil painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Sommer's Glow" captures the essence of a tranquil seaside moment, rendered in the vibrant strokes of impressionism by the talented Lia Madsen. This diptych masterpiece consists of t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mermaid Angel - underwater photograph - print on paper 26" x 35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a beautiful young woman in transparent dress on dark background.
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival pigment print on ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Winter Fishing - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 25" x 35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater nude photograph of a young woman caught in fishing net.
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival pigment print on archival paper with met...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Bridgehampton, Photorealist Screenprint by Arne Besser
Located in Long Island City, NY
Bridgehampton
Arne Besser, American (1935–2012)
Portfolio: Cityscapes
Date: 1981
Screenprint, Signed and numbered in pencil
Edition of 250, 30 AP
Size: 30 in. x 22 in. (76.2 cm x 55....
Category
1980s Photorealist Art
Materials
Screen
Maija, Lingerie Lithograph by John Kacere
By John Kacere
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: John Kacere, American (1920 - 1999)
Title: Maija I
Year: 1977
Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 200, 50 AP's
Image Size: 15 x 20 inches
Size: 22 in. ...
Category
1970s Photorealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Sketch - underwater b&w photograph - archival pigment print 35x23"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of perfect female legs in the pool.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print on paper with metallic finish signed by the artist. .
L...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Azure Tempest -original modern realism seascape oil painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
In "Azure Tempest," Lia Madsen presents a breathtaking vista of the ocean in all its tumultuous beauty, expertly rendered in realistic detail. This original seascape painting invites...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of Nikita Khrushchev in Profile, Mid Century Black & White Photograph
By Yousuf Karsh
Located in Soquel, CA
Exquisite black and white photograph of Nikita Khrushchev, a portrait in profile of the former Premier of the Soviet Union, by Yousuf Karsh from his ...
Category
1960s Photorealist Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
"For the Shear Fun of it" Charcoal Painting 29" x 21" inch by Casey Baugh
By Casey Baugh
Located in Culver City, CA
"For the Shear Fun of it" Charcoal Painting 29" x 21" inch by Casey Baugh
Medium: Charcoal on paper
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Baugh's work can be described as narrative impressionistic re...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Charcoal, Paper
Gold sparks on the water., Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Gold sparks on the water. Warm water, waves, serene views, ocean shine, evening sun glare on the water create an atmosphere of relaxation and romance. Made in the style of realism, a...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Landscape with a boat, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Painting. Landscape with a boat. A saturated palette of greenery, water, boats on the shore, forest, pine trees, cause a feeling of love and gratitude to nature. The picture has a go...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil
Green Glow of the Sea-original realism seascape oil painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
In "Green Glow of the Sea," Lia Madsen transports viewers to the mesmerizing realm where land meets water, capturing the essence of the ocean's verdant embrace in stunning realism. T...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dancing glare on the water., Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Dancing glare on the water. Blue water, blue ocean, clear sky, reflections on the water create an atmosphere of relaxation, serenity, romance. Made in the style of realism, deep blue...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Sounds of morning waves, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
The sounds of the morning waves. The shining ocean, small waves, glare on the water, the beach, clear sky create an atmosphere of relaxation, romance. Made in the style of realism, L...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Acrylic
A magical sunrise at the sea, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
A magical sunrise at the sea, the sound of coastal waves, sea foam, the reflection of the sun in the water, the sky, inspired me to create this picture. The atmosphere of relaxation,...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Warm sunset over the ocean., Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Warm sunset over the ocean. Blue water, sea, ocean, waves, sun glare on the water, clear warm sky, warm sand, beach create an atmosphere of relaxation and romance. Light flickers on ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Shining horizon., Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Shining horizon. Blue water, clear skies, waves, serene views, sun glare on the water create an atmosphere of relaxation and romance. The blue and white palette, made in the style of...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Acrylic
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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