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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 Cure, New York 1980 by Allan Tannenbaum

The Cure, New York 1980 by Allan Tannenbaum

By Allan Tannenbaum

Located in Austin, TX

Signed limited edition print of Robert Smith and The Cure taken on Columbus Ave, NYC, April 1980 by Allan Tannenbaum 17" x 22" Paper - Edition 50 Printed to the highest quality on...

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1980s Photorealist Art

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Archival Pigment

Gita in famiglia, Thaïland (1957) - Full Framed Black & White Fine Art Print
Gita in famiglia, Thaïland (1957) - Full Framed Black & White Fine Art Print

Gita in famiglia, Thaïland (1957) - Full Framed Black & White Fine Art Print

By Fabrizio La Torre

Located in Brussels, BE

Artwork # 1 on 5 sold in limited edition in perfect condition This is a Minimalist framing & presentation of the artwork : The Fine Art print on Baryta paper is mounted on a 2mm dib...

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1950s Photorealist Art

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Archival Pigment

Paeseggio Urbano, New York City (1955) - Large size Black & White Fine Art Print
Paeseggio Urbano, New York City (1955) - Large size Black & White Fine Art Print

Paeseggio Urbano, New York City (1955) - Large size Black & White Fine Art Print

By Fabrizio La Torre

Located in Brussels, BE

Artwork # 1 on 5 sold in limited edition in perfect condition This photo was made in 1956, the negative was digitized during the artist's lifetime and the technical parameters (fram...

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1950s Photorealist Art

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Archival Pigment

The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones

By Art Kane

Located in Austin, TX

The Rolling Stones, taken in 1966 by Art Kane Originally photographed in London by Art Kane for McCall’s Magazine’s 1966 photo essay‘ Teen Idols’, Kane lay on his back and had the b...

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Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

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C Print

Tornando con le spese, New York (1955) - Large size Black & White Fine Art Print
Tornando con le spese, New York (1955) - Large size Black & White Fine Art Print

Tornando con le spese, New York (1955) - Large size Black & White Fine Art Print

By Fabrizio La Torre

Located in Brussels, BE

Artwork # 1 on 5 sold in limited edition in perfect condition This photo was made in 1955, the negative was digitized during the artist's lifetime and the technical parameters (fram...

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1950s Photorealist Art

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Archival Pigment

The Super Constellation Lockheed - Full Framed Fine Art Museum Quality Print
The Super Constellation Lockheed - Full Framed Fine Art Museum Quality Print

The Super Constellation Lockheed - Full Framed Fine Art Museum Quality Print

By Fabrizio La Torre

Located in Brussels, BE

Artwork # 1 on 5 sold in limited edition in perfect condition This photo was made in the 50's, the negative was digitized during the artist's lifetime and the technical parameters (...

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1950s Photorealist Art

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Archival Pigment

'Goldfinch Study' Painting of a english small bird, red, yellow & green
'Goldfinch Study' Painting of a english small bird, red, yellow & green

'Goldfinch Study' Painting of a english small bird, red, yellow & green

Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Framed Size: 12" x 12" 'Goldfinch Study' is a beautifully observed portrait of one of Britain’s most colourful and beloved garden birds. In this elegant composition, Ben Waddams cap...

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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

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Oil, Panel

On Broadway, New York City (1955) - Large size Black & White Fine Art Print
On Broadway, New York City (1955) - Large size Black & White Fine Art Print

On Broadway, New York City (1955) - Large size Black & White Fine Art Print

By Fabrizio La Torre

Located in Brussels, BE

Artwork # 1 on 5 sold in limited edition in perfect condition This photo was made in 1955, the negative was digitized during the artist's lifetime and the technical parameters (framing, contrast, light, etc.) was approved by him. This is a very high quality fine art prints on 310 gr/m² Fine Art paper with museum quality pigment inks. “ On Broadway, near Trinity Church”, New York December 1955. A rainy Sunday morning, a solitary pedestrian seems to be falling over on the slippery surface. As is always the case with Fabrizio La Torre’s photographs, quite apart from the artistic merit, this picture invites us to speculate what is the story behind it: why this deserted avenue at 11:10 on that particular morning, what was the man in the rain doing, why is that car defiantly parked right underneath a no parking sign...

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1950s Photorealist Art

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Archival Pigment

Looking Toward Oyster Pond, Montauk, Ian Hornak
Looking Toward Oyster Pond, Montauk, Ian Hornak

Looking Toward Oyster Pond, Montauk, Ian Hornak

By Ian Hornak

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Looking Toward Oyster Pond, Montauk Year: 1983-2001 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Size: 42 x 60 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Signed rect...

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1980s Photorealist Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Henry Miller And Eve Miller On Partington Ridge - 1954 Original Photograph
Henry Miller And Eve Miller On Partington Ridge - 1954 Original Photograph

Henry Miller And Eve Miller On Partington Ridge - 1954 Original Photograph

Located in Soquel, CA

"Henry And Eve Miller On Partington Ridge" - 1954 Original Photograph 1954 original black and white silver gelatin photograph of Henry and Eve Miller at their house on Partington Ridge in Big Sur, California by California photographer Jim Healy (American, 20th C.). Eve Miller sits behind a desk while Henry Miller leans against a bookshelf in their home office in Big Sur. Eve holds a cigarette in her hand, with Henry next to her, leaning his elbow against the bookshelf. Titled, stamped and dated on verso. "Henry and Eve Miller on Partington Ridge 1954 photo by Jim Healy" Stamped "Henry Miller Memorial Library, Big Sur California" Presented in a white mat. Mat: 20"H x 16"W Photo: 14"H x 11"W Image: 13 1/8"H x 10 5/8"W Henry Miller was born December 26, 1891 in New York, New York. In 1920 Miller began working for Western Union Telegraph service where his interest in writing began. He soon left for Europe in 1928 where he resided in Paris in 1930. He continued full time with his long and lucrative career as a writer of more than 36 creative and analytical works. Miller's entrance into the writer's circle began with Tropic of Cancer, which still proves to be Miller's most famous work. Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn chronicle Miller's lives and loves as an expatriate in Paris. They were both originally published in France by Jack Kahane at Obelisk Press in the mid-thirties. Soon after the publishing of Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn, Miller's other works to date were published in the United States. During this time it was said that "Miller became a legendary character, a kind of folk hero, the Paul Bunyan of literature, larger than life as exile, bohemian, and rebel, the great champion of freedom of expression and other lost causes...

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1950s Photorealist Art

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Ink, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

"Rush Hour"  Large 38x50" Super Realism painting of vintage Tin Toys PLUS toys
"Rush Hour"  Large 38x50" Super Realism painting of vintage Tin Toys PLUS toys

"Rush Hour" Large 38x50" Super Realism painting of vintage Tin Toys PLUS toys

Located in Southampton, NY

This large Super realism painting by New York artist Cesar Santander Is one of his masterpieces. It is titled "Rush Hour," and measures 38 x50". Painted in 2001, it is signed, titled, and dated on the verso and is acrylic on canvas and wood panel. Making this listing very Special, we have also included in this offering, all of the tin toys that inspired this painting and they are in a clear box with mirrors on the 2 sides, the back and the bottom of the lucite box and can be displayed along side the painting just how the toys are featured in the painting. You can see an image of that mirrored box in this listing. Santander first sets up the layout of these vintage tin toys...

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Early 2000s Photorealist Art

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Acrylic, Wood Panel

Willie Nelson running a marathon, Austin TX 1977

Willie Nelson running a marathon, Austin TX 1977

By Scott Newton

Located in Austin, TX

Willie Nelson, taken in 1977 during a running race in Austin Texas. Taken by photographer, Scott Newton Scott Newton recalls, "Willie Running Race (For Stehlin Foundation Cancer Benefit-Run For Your Life) outside the Austin Opry House entrance on Academy Drive, Austin TX...

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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

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Archival Pigment

Bridges. Chicago I
Bridges. Chicago I

Bridges. Chicago I

By Tadeusz Zych

Located in Kraków, Województwo małopolskie

"Chicago I" 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 trip t...

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2010s Photorealist Art

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Digital Pigment

Harlem 1958 by Art Kane

Harlem 1958 by Art Kane

By Art Kane

Located in Austin, TX

The most famous photograph in Jazz? Entirely possible, and considered as such by jazz and photography fans and scholars alike. Shot for Esquire Magazine in August 1958 , it was Art Kane’s first major assignment as a photographer. Kane pitched the idea of a huge group portrait to be shot on location in Harlem. No one knew, with the early call hour of 10:00 am whether anyone would show up, but they did. 58 legendary giants of jazz including Lester Young...

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Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

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C Print

Untamed - Photorealistic Mixed Media Painting of Ocean Waves
Untamed - Photorealistic Mixed Media Painting of Ocean Waves

Untamed - Photorealistic Mixed Media Painting of Ocean Waves

By Steven Nederveen

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Steven Nederveen's art is a testament to the complex and ever-evolving relationship between humans and nature. His vivid nature scenes, often seemingly uplifting and idyllic, also reveal the darker aspects of our connection with the natural world. Through his work, Nederveen explores the dualities of our relationship with nature - the love and destruction that can coexist within us. His masterful use of color and light illuminates the beauty and mystery of natural environments such as oceans and...

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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Jimi Hendrix Contact Sheet Print

Jimi Hendrix Contact Sheet Print

By Ed Caraeff

Located in Austin, TX

Signed limited edition contact sheet print by Ed Caraeff of Jimi Hendrix, drummer John “Mitch” Mitchell and bassist Noel Redding before a performance at the Hollywood Bowl, Californi...

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1960s Photorealist Art

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Archival Pigment

Jimi Hendrix classic color by Gered Mankowitz

Jimi Hendrix classic color by Gered Mankowitz

By Gered Mankowitz

Located in Austin, TX

Jimi Hendrix “Classic Color” 1967 by Gered Mankovitz Available is the following sizes, signed and numbered by Gered Mankowitz. 16x20” - Edition 50 20x24" - Edition 50 30x40” - Edit...

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Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

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C Print

Wild Child - photorealist painting
Wild Child - photorealist painting

Wild Child - photorealist painting

By Lynette Cook

Located in Burlingame, CA

'Wild Child' depicts a San Francisco home, painted brightly to reflect the free spirited city that is bathed in warm west coast sunlight with shadows cascad...

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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

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Acrylic, Canvas

John Lennon and Yoko Ono by Barrie Wentzell

John Lennon and Yoko Ono by Barrie Wentzell

By Barrie Wentzell

Located in Austin, TX

John Lennon & Yoko Ono taken outside the white room of their home in Tittenhurst, Ascot, UK in 1971. Barrie Wentzell recalls, "I visited John and Yoko one afternoon accompanying a f...

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Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

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Archival Pigment

"Place" (2019) By Warren W. Kessler, Original Oil Painting on Panel
"Place" (2019) By Warren W. Kessler, Original Oil Painting on Panel

"Place" (2019) By Warren W. Kessler, Original Oil Painting on Panel

Located in Denver, CO

"Place" (2024) by Warren W. Kessler is an original, handmade oil painting on wood panel that depicts a handwritten note and a polaroid photo taped to an orange wooden wall. Warren W...

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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

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Oil, Panel, Wood, Wood Panel

‘Cowboy, 1968’
‘Cowboy, 1968’

‘Cowboy, 1968’

By Richard McLean

Located in Rochester Hills, MI

Richard McLean ‘Cowboy, 1968’ Framed 30 x 27 inches Pencil on paper 27½” x 22½ inches Richard McLean is one of the most highly regarded American photo-realists. His paintings l...

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1960s Photorealist Art

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Archival Paper, Graphite

Black and White Seascape of Pacific Beach Horizon, Limited Edition Photo Rag
Black and White Seascape of Pacific Beach Horizon, Limited Edition Photo Rag

Black and White Seascape of Pacific Beach Horizon, Limited Edition Photo Rag

By Kind of Cyan

Located in Barcelona, ES

This is an exclusive limited edition black and white giclée print, on 100% cotton Hahnemühle Photo Rag Fine Art matte paper. This series of black and white photographs captures the ...

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2010s Photorealist Art

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Emulsion, Photographic Paper, C Print, Giclée

Iconics by Fabrizio La Torre - Set # 1 - New York - 1956 - Vintage Photographs
Iconics by Fabrizio La Torre - Set # 1 - New York - 1956 - Vintage Photographs

Iconics by Fabrizio La Torre - Set # 1 - New York - 1956 - Vintage Photographs

By Fabrizio La Torre

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...

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1950s Photorealist Art

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Archival Pigment

On a Foggy Morning
On a Foggy Morning

On a Foggy Morning

By Mimi Jensen

Located in Burlingame, CA

Sophisticated shades of grey and white with a single red rose still life with morning coffee / tea. Wonderful complex patterns throughout the tablecloth and shadows in the meticulous...

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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Immersed, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Immersed, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Immersed, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Abi Whitlock

Located in Yardley, PA

Light is shattered into thousands of twinkling points by the swirling currents. It seems to illuminate the drifting form of the swimmer from both above and below. This work is pai...

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2010s Photorealist Art

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Acrylic

Large Scale Big Sur Seascape, Oil on Canvas, 21st Century Art
Large Scale Big Sur Seascape, Oil on Canvas, 21st Century Art

Large Scale Big Sur Seascape, Oil on Canvas, 21st Century Art

Located in Soquel, CA

Large Scale Big Sur Seascape in Oil on Canvas This coastal scene captures Pacific waves crashing against the rugged Big Sur coast. Sunlight lights up turquoise waves as they roll a...

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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Unadilla Diner, Photorealist Silkscreen by Ralph Goings
Unadilla Diner, Photorealist Silkscreen by Ralph Goings

Unadilla Diner, Photorealist Silkscreen by Ralph Goings

By Ralph Goings

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Ralph Goings, American (1928 - 2016) Title: Unadilla Diner Year: 1981 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: AP 30 Image Size: 21 in. x 26 in. (53.34 cm x...

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1980s Photorealist Art

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Lithograph

Attributes of Art
Attributes of Art

Attributes of Art

By Dana Loomis

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Dana Loomis Title: Attributes of Art Year: 1984 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and titled in marker Size: 40 in. x 46 in. (101.6 cm x 116.84 cm) Frame Size: 41 x 47 inches

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1980s Photorealist Art

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Canvas, Oil

No Doubt in 1997 Gwen Stefani by Chris Cuffaro
No Doubt in 1997 Gwen Stefani by Chris Cuffaro

No Doubt in 1997 Gwen Stefani by Chris Cuffaro

By Chris Cuffaro

Located in Austin, TX

Signed limited edition print of Gwen Stefani with her band No Doubt, from acclaimed music photographer, Chris Cuffaro. Taken in July 1997 in Albany NY 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...

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Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

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Archival Pigment

Tiffany Stained Glass - Original Book Art on Canvas
Tiffany Stained Glass - Original Book Art on Canvas

Tiffany Stained Glass - Original Book Art on Canvas

By Carl Smith

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Carl Smith is an American artist who has been living in Berlin, Germany, since 2001. He works with a combination of silkscreen printing, collage, and painting to create his urban ins...

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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

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Canvas, Linen, Acrylic, Screen

"Bold Autumn Forest" Large photography
"Bold Autumn Forest" Large photography

"Bold Autumn Forest" Large photography

By Christopher Burkett

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork Titled "Bold Autumn Forest" 1989, is a colors Ilfochrome Photograph by noted photographer Christopher Burkett, b.1951. It is signed on the first matting at the lower right corner by the artist. also signed, titled and dated on the back. The photograph size is 20 x 24 inches, apparent part is 18 x 23 inches, framed size is 30.25 x 34.25 inches. Custom framed in a gold metal frame, with off white matting. It is in excellent condition, the colors are fresh and bright. About the artist: Christopher Burkett (born 1951) is an American landscape photographer, known not only for his large format photography of woodlands but also as a craftsman who "makes every print himself with a skill that is unsurpassed. Photography Burkett requires "absolute material accuracy" and has since 1980 evolved into one of the greatest color printers in the history of the medium, creating Cibachrome color prints of unprecedented dimension (40x50) from his brilliant 8x10 transparencies. "The best of Christopher Burkett's photographs have an almost mystical sense of connection to us, one that cannot fully be conveyed through words or reproductions. "All of Christopher's photographs, is able to act across distance, to illumine a viewer standing fifty or a hundred feet away, to transcend the physical dimensions of its frame. Burkett is also a former brother in an Orthodox Christian religious order who, Vincent Rossi writes, has "transformed photographic technique into a spiritual endeavor. On April 15, 2018 the PBS national network broadcast a segment about Burkett on NewsHour Weekend. The program states: "There are some photographers who are convinced that the old ways are worth preserving. One of these is Oregon Photographer Christopher Burkett, who works slowly and patiently to create some of the highest resolution photographs every made. Christopher Burkett has been photographing the American landscape for over four decades." "He and his wife, Ruth, have lugged their camera gear across all 50 states." "He says he want to make both the physical and the ethereal accessible." "Light and luminosity are critical elements of Burkett's work." "For Burkett, photography is not just an artistic but a spiritual experience that's informed by his religious faith." And Burkett says: "...going out and photographing is one thing, but spending time bringing the light out of these images to share them with other people is really what it’s all about. Reviews and awards[ Burkett's books and exhibits have been reviewed in the Bloomsbury Review, San Diego Union-Tribune, The Washington Post, and Book Reader; an interview with Burkett was published in View Camera magazine. Articles about Burkett have also appeared in Camera Arts, Hasselblad Forum, and Popular Photography.[8] The North American Bookdealers Exchange awarded Burkett's book Intimations of Paradise Best Book of the Year for Art and Photography in 1999 and in 2004 he was one of twelve photographers honored with the Hasselblad Masters award for his photography by camera manufacturer Hasselblad. Bibliography • Christopher Burkett (1999). Intimations of Paradise: Photographs by Christopher Burkett. West Wind Arts. ISBN 978-0967021607. • Christopher Burkett (2004). Resplendent Light: Photographs by Christopher Burkett. West Wind Arts. ISBN 0-9670216-1-8. • Robert Frost...

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Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

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Other Medium

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.