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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
Los Ojos
Located in Dallas, TX
Brian Cobble’s landscapes tend to particularly focus on the interplay of man and his surroundings, whether natural or built. A signature attention to the liminal aspects of a scene, ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Pastel

"Flamin’ Chevrolet Bel Air" Limited Edition Giclée Print
Located in Denver, CO
Shan Fannin's (US based) "Flamin’ Chevrolet Bel Air" is an limited edition giclée print that depicts a Chevrolet Bel Air. Born 1969 in California, artist Shannon “Shan” Fannin bring...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Giclée

Galleria Umberto 1er of Napoly - Italy- Contemporary Panoramic Color Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Pigment photographic paper - photography & fine art print © Jean Pierre De Neef Artwork sold in limited edition of 12 pieces in perfect condition - Composition from an assembly of s...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

The Who with children by Art Kane
Located in Austin, TX
The Who under a Union Jack flag, 1968 by Art Kane Shot in 1968 in NYC in Morningside Park near Columbia University, Art Kane had plenty of fun with The Who. Kane described them as “...
Category

Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

C Print

The Boeing 377 Stratocruiser (CIA-Roma) - Full Framed Fine Art Edition
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 1 on 5 sold in limited edition in perfect condition This photo was made in 1953, the negative was digitized during the artist's lifetime and the technical parameters (fram...
Category

1950s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

The Emotional Reunion - Contemporary, Dream, Blue, Black, Hug, Affection
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
The Emotional Reunion, 2019 Oil on canvas 120 H x 140 W cm 47 1/4 H x 55 1/8 W in The artwork was part of the solo show ONIRIX. ONIRIX is a project about how we remember and inte...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Fire Flower" by Daniel Sprick, Oil Painting of Roses
Located in Denver, CO
Daniel Sprick's (US based) "Fire Flower" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a colorful rose bathed in light contrasted with a dramatic background. About the artist...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

The Dangerous Backyard - Contemporary, Tiger, Kid, Orange, Green, Black, Panther
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
The Dangerous Backyard, 2019 Oil on canvas 47 1/4 H x 55 1/8 W in. 120 H x 140 W cm The artwork was part of the solo show ONIRIX. ONIRIX is a project about how we remember and in...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Cosmo - Original Pink Contemporary Bar Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kathleen Keifer is a California-based internationally collected artist. She is a leading force of the New California Realism. With a high level of technical virtuosity Keifer creates...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Bernard Sumner of New Order
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition 16x20" silver gelatin print of Bernard Sumner by Kevin Cummins. This stunning shot of the New Order frontman was taken in New York Cit...
Category

1980s Photorealist Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Peach Tart - Photorealistic Dessert Fruit Tart Framed Oil Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stuart Dunkel has spent decades refining his hyper-realistic style. He paints realistic imagery based on real-world inspirations. His paintings show that everyday objects can be fasc...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Georgica Pond at Sunset (East Hampton, New York)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Georgica Pond at Sunset (East Hampton, NY) Year: February 1973 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Size: 72 x 48 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Signed, dated, and titled by the artist, verso. Provenance: Tibor de Nagy Gallery, New York, NY; Bernice Fox Weinstein, Washington D.C.; Estate of Dr. Charles Cabaniss via his Lorena Smith Cabaniss, Washington D.C.; Private collection, MI. Notes: A seminal example of Hornak’s Photorealist multiple exposure landscape...
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1970s Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Green Fairy - underwater photograph - print on paper 35"x27"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a young woman wrapped in bright green tulle. Original gallery quality print signed by the artist. Digital archival pigment print on archival paper with...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Candy Eyes issue #5 - 21st Century, Figurative Painting, Woman, Portrait, Blonde
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Candy Eyes issue #5, 2010 Oil on canvas (Signed front upper left corner) 13 4/5 H × 10 1/5 W in 35 H × 26 W cm Through his works, Mihai Florea equally satirizes, the one who produce...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

On the Great Lakes, Photorealist Gouache Painting by Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Long Island City, NY
A watercolor painting by Clarence Holbrook Carter from 1953. Carter's modernist style utilizes strong structural lines and architectural aesthetics to form almost surreal-like scenes...
Category

1950s Photorealist Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Blondie rooftop hammock by Lynn Goldsmith signed limited edition 20x24" print
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition 20x24"" print of Blondie members, Chris Stein and Debbie Harry relaxing in a hammock on the rooftop of their New York City apartment in 1978 by Lynn Goldsmith....
Category

Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

C Print

Ireti (Hope)
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Ireti (Hope)" is a thought-provoking artwork created by the talented artist Olalekan Adeyemi. This captivating piece centers around a young woman and...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ireti (Hope)
Ireti (Hope)
$2,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Radiance
Located in Burlingame, CA
The subtle and brilliant work of art is meticulously hand painted by Lynette Cook, who realistically depicts scenes that she sees during her morning walks through the city, yet her p...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Manhattan Rythm
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Black and White, 1965 NYC a part of book which Kallay prepared for a German publisher.
Category

1960s Photorealist Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Manhattan Rythm
$381 Sale Price
70% Off
Patti Smith and John Belushi
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition archival print of Patti Smith and John Belushi taken backstage before their Saturday Night Live appearance in April 1976 by Allan T...
Category

1970s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

MAN RAY (1890-1976), SURREAL DISTORTED HOUSE, 1920 Photogravure, FIRST EDITION
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...
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1920s Photorealist Art

Materials

Photogravure

Die Loreley - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 16x24"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater nude photograph of a beautiful young woman wrapped in tulle. The photograph was taken with dark red background. Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archiv...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Back to the source, Oil painting on Canvas, Water Reflections, Leafs, Realistic
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
Work : Original Oil Painting, Unique Work. Handmade artwork. Ready to Hang. Medium : Oil and Acrylic painting on Canvas. Artist : Deniz Bayav Subject : Retour à la source (Title / F...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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

Il cuoco felice - Thailand 1959 - Full Framed Black & White Fine Art Print
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork # 1 on 5 sold in limited edition in perfect condition Il cuoco felice This photo was made in 1959, printed later, the negative was digitized during the artist's lifetime and...
Category

1950s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

The Day I Fall in Love by K Husslein Botanical Hyperrealistic Still life
Located in DE
This is a beautiful oil painting of an array of flowers in a vase in front of a colour gradient in the background. Reminding us of old master paintings, this is a brand new painting ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Iconics by Fabrizio La Torre - Set # 1 - New York - 1956 - Vintage Photographs
Located in Brussels, BE
Artworks sold in perfect condition : Set # 1 composed of 5 Gallery Print 30x40 cm This is an exceptional offer that we are presenting today. For almost four years, here on 1stdibs, a...
Category

1950s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

12 Photos (Magenta and Yellow) - Large Scale Textural Photographs
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

"Locked, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Karen Offutt's "Locked" is an original, handmade painting that depicts a close up view of a feminine face at three quarters view, her brown hair frames her porcelain face. About th...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Spring" (2023) by Pegah Samaie, Original Oil Painting, Female Portrait
Located in Denver, CO
Pegah Samaie's (CA based) "Spring is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a woman's face in profile draped with fabric flowers and pink stones that partially obstruct her ...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

The Landmark Tavern II, Photorealist Lithograph by Harry McCormick
Located in Long Island City, NY
Harry McCormick, American (1942 - ) - The Landmark Tavern II. Year: circa 1985, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: AP 60, Size: 26 x 31 in. (66.04 x 78.74 cm)
Category

1980s Photorealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Hold My Peace
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure FREE Shipping Worldwide Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. Hold...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

Wild Blood - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 50x35"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
There are no rules for luck. I was sure the new girl would need practice and practice - and I was wrong. She was just perfect from the first second. Next month she got married and m...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

"Transcendence" Figurative Narrative "Being Human" vs "Human Being"
Located in San Antonio, TX
Samuel Wilson (Born 1986) San Antonio, TX Image Size: 24 x 48 Medium: Oil on Canvas "Transcendence" When you see them in person you will say UNBELIEVEAB...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil

Seahorse and Puppy - Framed Animal Painting Dog Looking Through Aquarium
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stuart Dunkel has spent decades refining his hyper-realistic style. He paints realistic imagery based on real-world inspirations. His paintings show that everyday objects can be fasc...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Diana Ross
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition silver gelatin print of Diana Ross, taken by Barrie Wentzell in 1975. This Diana Ross print is available in the following sizes. 16...
Category

Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

"Fading" (2023) by Pegah Samaie, Original Oil Painting, Female Portrait
Located in Denver, CO
Pegah Samaie's (CA based) "Fading" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a woman's face with her features partially obscured by a transparent veil with black fabric flow...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Hot Spring - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 25"x35"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater nude photograph of a beautiful young woman on red background. Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archival paper signed by the artist. Limited edition of 1...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Birds - Contemporary, Blue, 21st Century, Figurative Painting
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Birds, 2007 Acrylic on canvas (signed on reverse) 39.37 H x 6.69 W in. 100 H x 17 W cm
Category

Early 2000s Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Candy Eyes issue #8 - Contemporary, Female, Figurative, Oil on Canvas, Portrait
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Candy Eyes issue #8, 2010 Oil on canvas (Signed front upper left corner) 13 4/5 H × 10 1/5 W in 35 H × 26 W cm Through his works, Mihai Florea equally satirizes, the one who produce...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

David Bowie "I Saw You Again in the Rainbow Theater", 1972 by Sukita
Located in Austin, TX
16" x 20", signed limited edition print of David Bowie, titled "I Saw You Again in the Rainbow Theater", 1972 by Masayoshi Sukita Limited edition number 7/30 - signed and numbered ...
Category

Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

C Print

"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

Western Lullabys N°4, Statement Floral Art, Dramatic Realist Still Life Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Diasec® mounting is a time proven system that has set the benchmark for face mounting photographic and fine art prints. Developed in the late 1960’s Diasec® was the first system that...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Metal

Debbie Harry Blondie 1977 portrait
Located in Austin, TX
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

"Green Sunset" Original Painting by Tammy Liu-Haller - Buffalo Silhouette
Located in Denver, CO
Tammy Liu-Haller presents "Green Sunset," an original mixed media painting on encaustic panel created in 2023. This intimate artwork measures 5 x 5 x 0.87 inches (12.70 x 12.70 x 2.2...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

"Bison" Original Buffalo Painting by Tammy Liu-Haller
Located in Denver, CO
Tammy Liu-Haller's "Bison" is an original, handmade graphite on clayboard, gold leaf and acrylic that depicts a buffalo in profile. About the artist: Tammy was born in 1975 in Kingston, NY. She is a realism artist, working primarily in graphite and charcoal. After spending 15 years away from the field, she began drawing again in 2011 and went full-time by 2015. She is an avid supporter of organizations that rescue, conserve, and protect domestic and wild animals, and she often donates artwork to these causes each year. Tammy has also created a small niche of golf drawings...
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2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

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

Signed Super Realist American School Vintage Framed Royal Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Incredible American school signed realist portrait painting. Oil on panel with gold leaf. Framed. Signed. Image size, 18.5H x 11L.
Category

Early 2000s Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Raquel Welch on the cross signed Lifetime Edition
Located in Austin, TX
Lifetime prints are the last remaining prints available, signed by Terry O’Neill and obtained from the Terry O’Neill Archive in London. American actress Raquel Welch being crucified in an oddly anachronistic publicity still for the Hammer Films production 'One Million Years BC...
Category

1960s Photorealist Art

Materials

C Print

Magenta Iris, Photorealist Oil on Canvas Painting by Daniel Maffia
Located in Long Island City, NY
Daniel Maffia, French (1937 - ) - Magenta Iris, Year: 1985, Medium: Oil on Canvas, Size: 30.25 x 24 in. (76.84 x 60.96 cm)
Category

1980s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil

Untitled (Abstract Still Life with Flowers), 1963, Ian Hornak — Painting
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Untitled (Abstract Still Life with Flowers) Year: circa 1963 Medium: Acrylic on double layered Masonite Size: 29.5 x 21 inches Condition: Good P...
Category

1960s Photorealist Art

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

"The Obstacle" (2024) by Karina Rodríguez, Contemporary Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"The Obstacle" is an exquisitely detailed contemporary still life by Karina Rodríguez, rendered in oil on panel in 2024 that depicts a stack of colored clay balls and a bird made of ...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

In the Doghouse
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stuart Dunkel's original oil paintings are created in a hyper-realistic style. He paints realistic imagery based on real-world inspirations. His paintings show that everyday objects ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pineapple Red - Playful Food Fruit Contemporary Pop Art Original Painting
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

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

Early Morning
Early Morning
$406 Sale Price
68% Off
Jimi Hendrix by Baron Wolman signed limited edition 16x20" print
Located in Austin, TX
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 ...
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1960s Photorealist Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

"Sky 57" Oil and Silver Leaf Painting
Located in Denver, CO
James Van Fossan's "Sky 57" is an original, handmade oil and silver leaf painting that depicts a skyscape of grey and white clouds arching through a blue sky as the sunlight highligh...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Silver

Dolly Parton "Here You Come Again"
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print by Ed Caraeff of Dolly Parton taken during the cover session for her album ‘Here You Come Again’ in Los Angeles, CA, US, July 7, 1977. Limited edition number 2/50 This stunning Dolly Parton print is also available in the following sizes with a limited edition of 50. 20" x 24" 30" x 40" 40" x 60" Ed Caraeff is a photographer and art director. He has worked with, photographed, designed or art directed hundreds of album covers. His photography archive includes Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Iggy Pop and The Stooges, Elton John, Carly Simon,Linda Ronstadt, Dolly Parton, Tom Waits, Tim Buckley, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Neil Diamond...
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1970s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

"Rock Forms in Open Field" Ancient Rock Formations by Charles Brindley
By Charles Brindley
Located in Soquel, CA
"Rock Forms in Open Field" Ancient Rock Formations by Charles Brindley Large scale and substantial landscape titled, "Rock Forms in Open Field" by Charles Brindley (American, b. 195...
Category

1980s Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Amen, Contemporary Art, Original oil Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Varvarov Anatoly Viktorovich Title: Amen Sise: 31.5x23.5 inches, (80x60 cm) Medium: Oil on Canvas Hand painted, original, one of a kind, Ready to Hang "Amen" is an oil paint...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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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