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
The Old Black Woman - Contemporary, Blue, Green, Tigers, Black, Lady, Dream
By Mihai Florea
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
The Old Black Woman, 2019
Oil on canvas
55 1/8 H x 47 1/4 W in.
140 H x 120 W cm
The artwork was part of the solo show ONIRIX.
ONIRIX is a project about how we remember and inter...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Muhammad Ali training
Located in Austin, TX
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
Bowl of Cherries, Photorealist Acrylic Painting by Charles Wildbank
Located in Long Island City, NY
A bright, photorealistic still-life painting of a silver bowl full of cherries, perched atop a white marble surface. The artist has taken immaculate care to preserve the shiny aspect...
Category
Early 2000s Photorealist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Danae and Zeus - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 27x35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a naked young woman wrapped in golden tulle. Her body position, her beautiful face, and golden reflection remind Ancient Greek myth of Zeus and Danae.
O...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Sky 36" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
James Van Fossan's "Sky 36" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a skyscape of white and pink clouds arching through a blue sky with the sun in the background.
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Linen, Oil
David Bowie Scary Monsters Clown Contact Sheet by Duffy
By Brian Duffy
Located in Austin, TX
Museum quality contact sheet print of David Bowie in the Scary Monsters Clown costume from the official Duffy Archive.
Taken from the original negatives from the Scary Monsters and ...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
C Print
"Sea", Oleg Turchin, Oil on Canvas, 30x47, Photorealism Original Oil Seascape
By Oleg Turchin
Located in Dallas, TX
Oleg Turchin's "Sea" is an oil on canvas that measures 30" x 47". The painting is a beautiful photorealistic seascape of the blue and white ocean waves crashing in on a brown sandy beach on a stormy day. The artist's attention to detail, perspective, and refinement of the scene brings together a painting true to the scenery. The painting is not stretched at the moment but can be stretched and shipped within 3 days.
Blending photorealism and surrealism, Oleg achieves a signature style of his own. The beauty of nature bursts off the canvas with vibrant life. Oleg Turchin is a Moldovan artist, born in 1964. He studied at the Sciusev children’s art...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
First Pick
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting is in excellent condition and has only been shown in a gallery setting.
Jesús Navarro was born in Jerez, (Cadiz), located in southern Spain, in 1952. By the age of tw...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Capitola, California Venetian Hotel Color Photograph
Located in Soquel, CA
Santa Cruz, California’s Capitola Venetian Hotel Color Photograph
Color photograph of the Venetian Hotel located in Capitola Village, California by John F. Hunter (American). The vi...
Category
Early 2000s Photorealist Art
Materials
Paper, Ink, Photographic Paper
Pineapple Gold
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kathleen Keifer's original artworks represent one of the most significant expressions of New California Realism. Keifer brings a fresh perspective to her colorful scenes of everyday ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Crashing Barrel Waves, Mid Century Pacific Coast Seascape
Located in Soquel, CA
Crashing Barrel Waves, Mid Century Pacific Coast Seascape
Dynamic mid-century seascape of Pacific waves crashing against the rocks by California artist Elsie Grace (American, 1930-2...
Category
1960s Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Revere ware Still Life
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Jeanette Pasin-Sloan (b.1946). Still Life with Revere ware, 1988. Mixed media on paper. 13 1/8 x 13 3/4 inches (image) ; 18 x 20 inches (sheet); 22 x 23.5 ...
Category
1980s Photorealist Art
Materials
Mixed Media
"Ferrari Enzo", Oleg Turchin, Oil on Canvas, 36" x 54", Photorealism Painting
By Oleg Turchin
Located in Dallas, TX
Oleg Turchin's "Ferrari Enzo" is an oil on canvas that measures 36" x 54".
Get ready to immerse yourself in the world of Italian car culture with Oleg T...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Farm in the Woods at Winter in the English Countryside with Warm Brown Colours
Located in Preston, GB
Farm in the Woods at Winter in the English Countryside with Warm Brown Colours by 20th Century British Artist, Christopher Osborne.
Art measures 12 x 8 inches
Frame measures 16 x ...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Strawberry and Cherry Tart with Hair
By Marc Dennis
Located in Denver, CO
Marc Dennis is an American artist known for his hyper-realistic paintings that celebrate the subversive potential of art history, beauty and humor.
In his "Desserts with Hair" seri...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Linen, Oil
Мalachite Cave - underwater photograph - archival pigment print 35x24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater nude photograph of a young woman dancing in the pool. The photograph has bright green background.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archival paper wit...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
MAN RAY (1890-1976), SURREAL DISTORTED HOUSE, 1920 Photogravure, FIRST EDITION
By Man Ray
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Man Ray (American born, 1890 - 1976)
Title: SURREAL DISTORTED HOUSE REFLECTION
Date Of Negative: 1920
Type Of Print: Authentic Vintage Sheet Fed Photogravure/Heliogravure.
Da...
Category
1920s Photorealist Art
Materials
Photogravure
ANCIENT STUFA - Sepia effect photograph, illegible shape, Italy 1990s
Located in Napoli, IT
Photograph on analog and photographic paper, signed and dated on back 1992. It depicts an antique stove, and the photo has been antiqued with a beautiful sepia effect,
Category
1990s Photorealist Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
'Outdoor Street Scene', by Sonya Terpening, Watercolor on Paper
By Sonya Terpening
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Sonya Terpening's framed watercolor on paper painting titled 'Outdoor Street Scene' captures a calm scene outside of a cafe. The dining table depicted in the work becomes the focal point when observing this piece, as it is placed in the foreground and captures the eye with a vivid blue table cloth; on the table are four glasses placed upside-down and what appears to be a sugar and salt shaker. Terpening's realistic style is exemplified in her depiction of the table; the blue cloth's folds and wrinkles, and the heavy use of shadows and lighting on the table cloth, chairs, and glasses all contribute to the realistic qualities of the piece. The table is positioned on a red brick sidewalk/street directly outside of the cafe, which is also brick but painted white. The cafe door...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Sky Dance - underwater black& white photograph - archival pigment print 24"x35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of a female dancer in the pool.
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival pigment print on archival paper with ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Pop Art Vintage Color Photograph Dye Transfer Print "Time to Save" Audrey Flack
By Audrey Flack
Located in Surfside, FL
Hand signed and titled in ink by the artist from edition of 50 (plus proofs). Color Photo printed at CVI Lab by master printer Guy Stricherz. Published by Prestige Art Ltd. From the ...
Category
1980s Photorealist Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Dye Transfer
Pool Party II - underwater monochrome nude photograph - archival pigment print
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of two naked young women in the pool. The minimalistic photograph partially depicts bodies in blue color schema.
Original gallery quality print signed by th...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Japan Cherry Trees - Brussels - Gallery Print Edition - Panoramic Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Panoramic view from the entrance of the Josaphat park in Brussels made from 12 pictures
Pigment photographic paper - photography & fine art print © Jean Pierre De Neef
You make my h...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
The era of Joy Portrait Contemporary art, Original oil Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Portrait Contemporary art, Original oil Painting, One of a Kind
Artist: Varvarov Anatoly Viktorovich
Title: The era of Joy,
Sise: 69x53 inches, (175x135 cm)
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Han...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Apricity", Oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Lindsey Kustusch’s (US based) "Apricity" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a Great blue Heron bird with fall colored leaves and designs in the background.
Artist S...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
Acquiescence - 21st Century, Figurative Painting, Interior, Purple, Couple
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Acquiescence, 2012
Oil on canvas (Signed on the reverse)
80.76 H x 80.76 W in
180 H x 180 W cm
Radu Rodideal is interested in the atmosphere of his work...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Scissors with Eggs" (2024) By Scott Fraser, Original Oil Painting, Deviled Eggs
By Scott Fraser
Located in Denver, CO
Scott Fraser's (US based) "Scissors with Eggs" is an original, handmade oil painting on panel that depicts 3 deviled eggs with antique scissors on a w...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Lenaia" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Diego Glazer's "Lenaia" is an original, handmade oil painting that is framed and ready to hang. The framed measurements are 21 in H x 29 in W.
About the Artist:
For as long as I ca...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"1930 Indian Scout 101" (2021) By Shan Fannin, Limited Edition Giclée Print
By Shan Fannin
Located in Denver, CO
Shan Fannin's (US based) "1930 Indian Scout 101" is an limited edition giclée print that depicts a close view of a red Indian motorcycle gas tank w...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Giclée
Fishing port France oil on canvas painting seascape
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Signed Adolfo Perez
Frameless
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Glow, " Oil Painting
By Karen Offutt
Located in Denver, CO
Karen Offutt's "Glow" is an original, handmade painting that depicts a close up view of a feminine face with her eyes closed as her necklace and alabaster skin reflect brightly again...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
Moss Landing - 1965 Original Black and White Photograph
Located in Soquel, CA
Moss Landing - 1965 Original Black and White Photograph
Original black and white photograph of Moss Landing in 1965 by Al Weber (American, 1930-2016). The photograph shows Moss Land...
Category
1960s Photorealist Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, 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
Book: Chuck Close Life (hand signed by both Chuck Close and Christopher Finch)
By Chuck Close
Located in New York, NY
Chuck Close Life (hand signed by both Chuck Close and Christopher Finch), 2010
Hardback monograph with dust jacket
Hand signed by both Chuck Close and Christopher Finch on the title ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Permanent Marker, Lithograph, Offset
"Tower Bridge", Oleg Turchin, Oil/Canvas, 37x60, Photorealism Landscape Original
By Oleg Turchin
Located in Dallas, TX
Oleg Turchin's "Tower Bridge" is an oil on canvas that measures 37" x 60". The painting is a beautiful photorealistic depiction of Tower Bridge. Built bet...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Steinway Hall
By Max Ferguson
Located in Greenwich, CT
Born in New York City in 1959, Max Ferguson started as a filmmaker, making
award-winning animated films as a teenager. But it was while he was a visiting
student at an art school in ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
Chris Cornell by Chris Cuffaro
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print of Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell, from acclaimed music photographer, Chris Cuffaro. Taken in September 1991 in Indio, CA
Signed limited edition 17x22" print, edition number 25/50
Chris Cuffaro has shot the best of the best in the music world including ground-breaking bands like Jane’s Addiction...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Dancing Mermaid - underwater photograph - archival pigment print
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a beautiful topless model dancing in the pool.
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival pigment print on archival paper wit...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Primaries" by Karina Rodríguez, Contemporary Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Primaries" is an exquisitely detailed contemporary still life by Karina Rodríguez, rendered in oil on panel in 2019 and depicts three glass jars with yellow, blue and red liquid. Th...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Sky 54" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
James Van Fossan's "Sky 54" 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
Panel, Oil
Forever Worship - Contemporary, Blonde Woman, Brown, Yellow, Female
By Mihai Florea
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Forever Worship, 2012
Oil on canvas (Signed on reverse)
86.61H x 47.24 W in
220 H x 120 W cm
"Worship" represents the worshiped objects of the consumerist society – oil, money and t...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Notre Dame de Paris at Night", Sorin, Photorealism, French, Landscape
Located in Dallas, TX
"Notre Dame de Paris at Night" by Sorin is a 30x40 inch original oil on canvas. The painting captures a photorealistic night view of the medieval Cathol...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Tomatoes - Still Life, Fruit & Vegetables, South Africa, Realistic
By Mark Midgley
Located in Knowle Lane, Cranleigh
Tomatoes by Mark Midgley. Original Oil on Canvas.
The Cape Town artist, Mark Midgley, is originally from Leeds in the UK. He moved to South Africa in 1979, where he started a silk...
Category
Early 2000s Photorealist Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil
7247
By Bob Tabor
Located in New York, NY
Bob Tabor is a well-established, New York based, photographer best known for his exquisite large scaled portraits of subjects ranging from horses to seascapes. It is his unique appro...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Digital, Photogram, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
Spoils Of Love - 21st Century, Blue, Vintage, Carriage, Figurative Painting
By Mihai Florea
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Spoils Of Love, 2021
Oil on canvas
23 5/8 H x 19 11/16 W in.
60 H x 50 W cm
The painting imagines a city in a continuous present in which elements of the past intertwine with elemen...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Kids Scooter - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Child, Joyful, Realism
Located in Salzburg, AT
Artodyssey:
"Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with c...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dreams for Tomorrow
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting is in excellent condition and has only been shown in a gallery setting.
Jesús Navarro was born in Jerez, (Cadiz), located in southern Spain, in 1952. By the age of tw...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Les Fleurs à la Manière de Redon #7: Anemones, circa 1998, Ian Hornak — Painting
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002)
Title: Les Fleurs à la Manière de Redon #7: Anemones
Year: 1998
Medium: Oil on masonite
Size: 16 x 13.5 inches
Condition: Good
Provenance: Estate of Ia...
Category
1990s Photorealist Art
Materials
Masonite, Oil, ABS
"Rusted Glory (Chevy Truck)" Limited Edition Giclée Print
By Shan Fannin
Located in Denver, CO
Shan Fannin's "Rusted Glory (Chevy Truck)" is a visually captivating limited edition giclée print that brings to life the rich history and character of a classic Chevrolet truck. Thi...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Giclée
"FernLake" Cargo Ship at Sea - Company Chromolithograph on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
"FernLake" Cargo Ship at Sea Chromolithograph on Canvas
Original Maiden Voyage of the FernLake Chromolithograph from the painting by Norwegian artist Carl B. Hestman (Norwegian, 19...
Category
1960s Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Printer's Ink, Photogravure, Lithograph, Stretcher Bars
MAN RAY (1890-1976), ABSTRACT RAYOGRAPHY, 1927 Photogravure, FIRST EDITION
By Man Ray
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Man Ray (American born, 1890 - 1976)
Title: ABSTRACT RAYOGRAPHY
Date Of Negative: 1927
Type Of Print: Authentic Vintage Sheet Fed Photogravure/Heliogravure.
Date Of Print: 19...
Category
1920s Photorealist Art
Materials
Photogravure
Rolling Stones Mick Jagger by Jim Herrington
Located in Austin, TX
Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, 1989 by Jim Herrington
17x22" Archival pigment print on baryta 315 gsm, acid-free, 100% cotton-fiber paper. Edition 75
...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
June Carter and Johnny Cash by Lynn Goldsmith
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition 16x20"" print of June Carter and Johnny Cash taken during a performance in 1980 by Lynn Goldsmith.
Limited edition number 2/20
Modern C-type print. Available...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
C Print
"Stack One (Parlor), " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Gregory Block's (US based) "Stack One (Parlor)" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a tall stack of five glazed donuts, with toppings, piled on top of each other.
A...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil
The Ramones perform at CBGB, 1977
Located in White Plains, NY
'The Ramones perform at CBGB,' 1977 by famed American photographer, Allan Tannenbaum. Archival pigment print, 10 x 15 inch photo on 17 x 22 inch on the finest satin photo paper, Ed. ...
Category
1970s Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Sex Pistols, Carnaby Street 1976 by Ray Stevenson
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition fine art photograph of The Sex Pistols by Ray Stevenson.
Shot on London's famous Carnaby Street, this pre-Sid Vicious, early shot of the Pistols features orig...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Giclée
Hold My Peace
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Austria Voralberg Alps original vintage skiing travel poster Silvretta
Located in London, GB
To see our other original vintage travel posters, many of which have Austrian subjects, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this seller" - or s...
Category
1950s Photorealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
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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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