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
Scratched Paint - 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 heavily painted concrete that ha...
Category
1990s Photorealist Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
$920 Sale Price
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David Bowie by Terry O'Neill framed, signed silver gelatin print
Located in Austin, TX
Ready to ship immediately. Free domestic US shipping.
Framed 16x20" signed lifetime edition print by Terry O'Neill of David Bowie taken in Los Angeles in 1974, with Bowie wearing th...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$6,000 Sale Price
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Pamela Des Barres 1968 Groupies, signed limited edition silver gelatin print
By Baron Wolman
Located in Austin, TX
Miss Pamela by Baron Wolman, taken in Los Angeles in 1968 as part of Baron's Groupies series, taken for Rolling Stone magazine.
Limited edition number 2/1...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Rolling Stones "Smokey Stones On Grass" London 1968
Located in Austin, TX
“Swarkestone Contact Sheet” by Michael Joesph from the famous photo shoot of The Rolling Stones for their Beggars Banquet album at Sarum Chase mansion, Hampstead, London, 1968. Featu...
Category
1960s Photorealist Art
Materials
C Print
Afternoon Delights
By Lynette Cook
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Afternoon Delights' depicts a historic San Francisco building with warm sunlight and shadows cascading across the facade of the building with an ins...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Waiting for the Barbarians, Ian Hornak
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002)
Title: Waiting for the Barbarians
Year: 1985
Medium: Acrylic on double layered Masonite
Size: 37 x 31 inches
Condition: Good
Provenance: Estate of Ian ...
Category
1980s Photorealist Art
Materials
Masonite, Acrylic
$26,000 Sale Price
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Kate Bush Underwater Tryptich
By Guido Harari
Located in Austin, TX
Underwater triptyc of Kate Bush captured during a photo shoot in London in 1989
Signed limited edition print, number 4/50
Guido Harari revealed during an i...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Giclée
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
George Harrison by Robert Whitaker
Located in Austin, TX
George Harrison of The Beatles taken by Robert Whitaker in Chiswick Park, London, 1965.
All limited edition prints in this collection are hand numbere...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
C Print
First Presbyterian Church, Hillsboro, Ohio; US Highway 50
By Lloyd Brown
Located in Dallas, TX
This is acrylic on a shaped ragboard panel in an artist-made frame.
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Acrylic
David Bowie "Loves to be Loved" by Sukita
Located in Austin, TX
David Bowie, "Loves to be Loved", 1973 by Masayoshi Sukita - Signed limited edition 16" x 20" print .
This print is also available as a 20" x 24" an...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
C Print
Raindancer - archival pigment print 24x18"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A young beautiful woman is dancing under the rain. Her dress is all wet. Some strange fishes are reflected in the window behind her.
Original gallery quality print signed by the art...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Mid Century Still-Life with Grapes, Copper Vessel & Wine
By Manuel Ventura Millán
Located in Soquel, CA
Soft and realistic mid century still life of a basket overflowing with clusters of ripe grapes, beside a copper vessel and a glass of white wine, by Manuel Ventura...
Category
Mid-20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$1,720 Sale Price
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JAPANESE KIMONO Signed Lithograph, Woman Kimono Gold Cranes Lacquer Screen
Located in Union City, NJ
Japanese Kimono by the American photorealist artist Douglas Hofmann is an original hand drawn lithograph(not a photo reproduction or digital print) printed using hand lithography tec...
Category
1990s Photorealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
"1951 Chevrolet Truck" (2021) By Shan Fannin, Limited Edition Giclée Print
By Shan Fannin
Located in Denver, CO
Shan Fannin's (US based) "1951 Chevrolet Truck" is a limited edition giclée print that depicts a front view of a red 1951 Chevy Truck with shiny new chrome and a blue sky in the back...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Giclée
Allan Forsyth, FLORA ROYAL 3, Bright Art, Flower Art, Dramatic Statement Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Allan Forsyth
FLORA ROYAL 3
Limited Edition Archival Chromagenic Photographic Print
Edition 12
Size: H 100cm x W 100cm x D 2cm
Diasec Framed
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Metal
The Rolling Stones "Stones Playing Cricket" London 1968
Located in Austin, TX
“From the famous photo shoot of The Rolling Stones for their Beggars Banquet album at Sarum Chase mansion, Hampstead, London, 1968. Featuring Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones...
Category
1960s Photorealist Art
Materials
C Print
$2,400 Sale Price
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Elvis Presley 1960 portrait
Located in Austin, TX
Fine art print of Elvis Presley from the collection of acclaimed photographer. Lynn Goldsmith, taken in 1960
These prints are open edition and come with full certification.
Availab...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
C Print
Sketch - underwater b&w photograph - archival pigment print 24x16"
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
Patti Smith 1975 Iran War Protest, framed first print of the edition #1/20
Located in Austin, TX
Patti Smith taken in NYC during a 1975 Iran War protest by Lynn Goldsmith.
Recently framed with non-glare museum glass, signed limited edition 16x20" print, edition #1/20
Lynn Go...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
C Print
David Bowie Ziggy Stardust contact sheet by Duffy. Large format limited edition
By Brian Duffy
Located in Austin, TX
Museum quality fine art contact sheet print of David Bowie as Ziggy Stardust, taken by Brian Duffy in London, 1972, from the official Duffy Archive.
Available in one size - 30"x40" ...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Bather - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 18” x 24”
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater nude photograph of a model in floating petals
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival pigment print on archival paper with metallic fin...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
David Bowie Aladdin Sane Eyes Open by Brian Duffy
By Brian Duffy
Located in Austin, TX
David Bowie Aladdin Sane "Eyes Open" print from Brian Duffy, taken during the phot shoot for the Aladdin Sane album cover.
Taken from the original 1973 negatives, these official Du...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
C Print
Siouxsie Sioux by Simon Fowler
By Simon Fowler
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print of Siouxsie Sioux taken by Simon Fowler in the UK
Available in the following sizes:
12 x 17” - open edition
15 x 22” - Edition 35
24 x 33” - Edition 25
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Kate Moss at 16 by Jake Chessum
By Jake Chessum
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print of Kate Moss by Jake Chessum, taken when she was an unknown 16 year old model, just starting her career.
Jake recalls, "I had heard of Kate as she was...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Orgasm - underwater photograph - print on paper 17.5" x 22.7"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A striking underwater fine art photograph captures a floating figure in a crimson dress against a deep black background. The composition masterfully blends contemporary underwater ph...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
$560 Sale Price
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Parking Lot, Morgan Beach
By Brian Cobble
Located in Dallas, TX
"He [Cobble] has come to accept the fact that low production can lead to under appreciation in the short run, but he also knows that his gifts of perception and discrimination are ra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Pastel
Jimi Hendrix "Blue Smoke", London, February, 1967 by Gered Mankowitz
Located in Austin, TX
Jimi Hendrix, London 1967 by Gered Mankowitz
A portrait of Jimi looking serious while holding a cigarette in an embroidered jacket. "Shot during my first session with Jimi at my Stu...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
C Print
'Still Life with Grapes' Contemporary painting of Silverware, Coffee pot & Fruit
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Contemporary Still Life painting 'Still life with Red Grapes' is a beautiful composed work that would sit in any interior setting. Higueras has added such fine detail to every inch of the canvas.
At the age of 21, in 1994, when the dexterity in his hands reached...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
David Bowie with Scottie Dog by Brian Duffy
By Brian Duffy
Located in Austin, TX
Museum quality print of David Bowie from the official Duffy Archive.
Taken from the original 1980 negative, these official Duffy Archive prints are open edition, authenticated with...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
C Print
Wines and Liquors, Photorealist Lithograph by Harry McCormick
Located in Long Island City, NY
Harry McCormick, American (1942 - ) - Wines and Liquors. Year: circa 1979, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: AP, Image Size: 12 x 23 inches, Size: 18 in. x ...
Category
1970s Photorealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Fillys with Trailer, Photorealist Lithograph by Richard McLean
Located in Long Island City, NY
Fillys with Trailer
Richard McLean, American (1934–2014)
Date: 1979
Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition of 250
Image Size: 13.5 x 18 inches
Size: 22.5 in. x 30 in. (57....
Category
1980s Photorealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
$560 Sale Price
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"The Calling", Oil painting
Located in Denver, CO
Kevin A. Moore's (US based) "The Calling" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a splatter of water juxtaposed over a face in profile that features a strong nose as well as a septum and industrial ear piercing.
About the Artist:
Kevin Moore is a high-definition realism painter from New Jersey. Moore has exhibited at multiple venues across the US, and has received various International Awards.
His work can be described as a glance into imagination, yet at the same time it provides objects that will keep you grounded to reality.
Straight out of high school, Moore began taking art classes at DuCret School of Art. He then went on to study under artist Timothy Jahn before finally graduating from Ani Art Academy Waichulis in 2015.
Kevin now lives in Red Bank...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
January Light
By Lynette Cook
Located in Burlingame, CA
'January Light' depicts an historic San Francisco home with warm sunlight and shadows cascading across the window pane. The subtle and brilliant work of art is meticulously hand pain...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
Elvis Presley 1956 portrait
Located in Austin, TX
Fine art print of Elvis Presley from the collection of acclaimed photographer. Lynn Goldsmith, taken in 1956
These prints are open edition and come with full certification.
Availab...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
C Print
Nocturne I: White Peacock, Black Cockatoo
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002)
Title: Nocturne I: White Peacock, Black Cockatoo
Year: 1990
Medium: Acrylic on Panel, with Artist Painted Frame
Size: 58 x...
Category
1990s Photorealist Art
Materials
Acrylic
$88,000 Sale Price
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Richard Blair "Tom Dunphy aka General Waste-More-Land" Berkeley 1969 / 2001
Located in San Francisco, CA
Richard Blair Photograph "Tom Dunphy aka General Waste-More-Land" Berkeley, c.1969
Thomas Michael Dunphy (born 1944 in East Los Angeles, California) is best known for portraying General Waste-more-land, a character based on General William Westmoreland, at anti-Vietnam War protests in the 1960s. Dunphy is also a poet and is involved in other political activities including working with the Hopi Indians...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
David Bowie Aladdin Sane by Brian Duffy with black mat and gold frame
By Brian Duffy
Located in Austin, TX
David Bowie Aladdin Sane album cover print from Brian Duffy
Taken from the original 1973 negative, these official Duffy Archive prints are open edition, authenticated with the offic...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
C Print
Jimi Hendrix at Monterey
By Ed Caraeff
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print by Ed Caraeff of Jimi Hendrix setting fire to his Fender Stratocaster guitar while performing at the Monterey Internat...
Category
1960s Photorealist Art
Materials
C Print
Still Life with Grapes, Photorealist Screenprint by Lowell Nesbitt
Located in Long Island City, NY
A silkscreen print by Lowell Nesbitt from 1975. A colorful still life that combines both organic and geometric elements.
Artist: Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933 - 1993)
Title: Still Life with...
Category
1970s Photorealist Art
Materials
Screen
WAITING IN THE WINGS Signed Lithograph, Ballerinas in Stairwell, Pink Blue Tutus
Located in Union City, NJ
WAITING IN THE WINGS is an original hand drawn lithograph by the photorealist American painter Douglas Hofmann printed using hand lithography techniques on archival Arches paper, 100...
Category
1990s Photorealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
A Course in Miracles
By Audrey Flack
Located in Fairlawn, OH
A Course in Miracles
Dye transfer photograph, 1978
From: 12 Photographs: 1973-1983, Plate 7 of 12
Signed in ink
Edition: 50, this example an Artist's Proof (7/10)
Printer: Guy Stri...
Category
1970s Photorealist Art
Materials
Dye Transfer
TOWNS VAN ZANDT, TENNESSEE 1996 by Jim Herrington
Located in Austin, TX
Townes Van Zandt, Tennessee, 1996 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
David Bowie "He'd Blow Our Minds" by Sukita
Located in Austin, TX
16" x 20", signed limited edition print of David Bowie, titled "He'd Blow Our Minds" by Masayoshi Sukita.
This print is also available as a 30x40" signed limited edition print.
“...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
C Print
Contemporary Hyperrealist Large Portrait Film Noir Strip Film Still Black White
By Bruce Adams
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original painting by American contemporary conceptual painter Bruce Adams from the artist's new Untitled series.
The “Untitled,” series draws from a variety of visual and histori...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Linen, Oil
David Bowie on set 1975, framed signed print by Terry O'Neill
Located in Austin, TX
Framed, 20x24" signed lifetime edition print by Terry O'Neill of David Bowie taken in Los Angeles in 1975 on the set of “The Man Who Fell To Earth”
Signed limited edition number 2/5...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$7,080 Sale Price
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Cle Series: Three Rows in the Yard.
Located in New York, NY
702 CLE Series: Three Rows in the Yard.
Contemporary artist Thomas Roese, inspired by the industrial landscape of steel mills, rail yards, architectural details, and the urban neigh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Acrylic, Color Pencil, Graphite
John Lennon Portrait by Robert Whitaker
Located in Austin, TX
John Lennon and Paul McCartney of the Beatles at the Westwood Hotel in Anchorage, Alaska, 27th-28th June 1966. En route for the Japanese leg of their final world tour, the group made...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
C Print
725 CLE Series: Tank, Hopper w/Yellow Ladder.
Located in New York, NY
Inspired by the geometric landscape of his hometown Thomas Roese has created a photorealist series using acrylic, graphite, and colored pencil.
Since graduating from the Cleveland...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Acrylic, Color Pencil, Graphite
Jackie Stewart, Photorealist Racer Screenprint by Ron Kleeman
By Ron Kleemann
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ron Kleemann, American (1937 - )
Title: Jackie Stewart
Year: 1972
Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in white pencil
Edition: 41/150
Size: 2...
Category
1970s Photorealist Art
Materials
Screen
New release - Jimmy Page Led Zeppelin 1975 triptych
Located in Austin, TX
New release May 2023 - Triptych featuring Jimmy Page, guitarist of Led Zeppelin, performing on stage in 1975, by acclaimed rock photographer, Lynn Goldsmi...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
C Print
'Leap of Faith' Photorealist wildlife painting of a Puffin on vibrant blue water
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Leap of Faith' by Ben Waddams is a Contemporary Realist Wildlife oil painting. With such incredible detail!
Ben Waddams is a British wildlife artist living and working in Shropshire. Originally from Buckinghamshire, South East England, Ben has lived in the States for many years on several different occasions and traveled in search of exotic wildlife...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
Debbie Harry by Lynn Goldsmith, signed limited edition 20x24" print
Located in Austin, TX
Fine art print of Debbie Harry of Blondie by acclaimed photographer. Lynn Goldsmith, taken in New York City in 1977.
Signed limited edition 20x24" print, edition #8/20
Lynn Golds...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
C Print
David Morrison, Firewood Series No. 2, hyperrealist colored pencil drawing, 2018
Located in New York, NY
In "Firewood Series No. 2," David Morrison uses colored pencils to capture the finest details of a frayed and peeling piece of birch wood. With his careful and methodical handling of...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Paper, Color Pencil
V and M Delicatessen
By Charles Ford
Located in Surfside, FL
Charles Ford's work is in the permanent collection of the Museum of the City of New York. Another wonderful painting by Charles Ford that shows the great lighting and shadows of New ...
Category
20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil
Fushimi Inari-taisha
Located in Kansas City, MO
Title: "Fushimi Inari-taisha"
Medium: Custom Archival Pigment Print on Archival Paper
Date: 2019
Dimensions: 8 x 10 in.
Signed, dated and inscribed on la...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Elvis Presley 1957
Located in Austin, TX
Fine art print of Elvis Presley from the collection of acclaimed photographer. Lynn Goldsmith, taken in 1957
These prints are open edition and come with full certification.
Availab...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
C Print
Flying over The Bahamas #3, Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Original, one-of-a-kind, hand painted, inspired by the aerial view of The Turks And Caicos Islands Dealing with depression, PTSD, and anxiety, painting is a form of therapy for me. I...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Mixed Media
The Ramones Jeans and Keds
By Norman Seeff
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition fine art print of The Ramones, taken in Los Angeles by celebrated photographer and filmmaker, Norman Seeff in 1977.
The Ramones we...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Morrissey by Kevin Cummins
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition silver gelatin print of English singer and songwriter Morrissey, of English rock band, The Smiths, photographed in Dunham Massey, Greater Manchester on Septemb...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
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.