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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
"King's Highway Deep", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Heather Neill's (US based) "King's Highway Deep" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a dirt trail leading into the forest where fall has s...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil

"Mick Giving Keith The Boot" signed limited edition print by Bill Wyman
Located in Austin, TX
"Mick Giving Keith The Boot", signed limited edition print by Rolling Stones bassist, Bill Wyman. Mick Jagger helping Keith Richards with his snake-skin boots on the second day of ...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

C Print

Chuck Berry by Lynn Goldsmith framed signed limited edition print
Located in Austin, TX
Chuck Berry by acclaimed photographer. Lynn Goldsmith, taken in 1987 Framed, signed limited edition 16x20" print, edition #5/20 Frame measures 28” high x 22.5” across x 1” thick ...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

C Print

David Bowie
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print of David Bowie by Jake Chessum. Jake recalls the session: “I shot David Bowie at a house in Fulham in May 1995. I grew up on ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

C Print

Hahn Air Pistol Design Drawings Pencil - Ink on Paper Designer HP35 calculator
Located in Soquel, CA
Three design-quality illustrations of Hahn (Steyr-Hahn) brand Air Pellet Pistols by Edward T. Liljenwall (American, 1943-2010). Each pistol is expertly rendered, with smooth shading ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Gouache, Color Pencil

Still Life with Sugars, Photorealist Serigraph by Ralph Goings
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ralph Goings, American (1928 - 2016) Title: Still Life With Sugars Year: 1981 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 300; 40 AP's Image Size: 19 x 20 inc...
Category

1980s Photorealist Art

Materials

Screen

Intelledex Industrial Machinery Design Drawing in Pencil and Ink on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Design-quality illustrations of Intelledex machinery by Edward T. Liljenwall (American, 1943-2010). The machine is expertly rendered, with smooth shading and specific details. Highli...
Category

1980s Photorealist Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Gouache, Color Pencil

Snoop Dogg by Jake Chessum, framed 9x12" print
Located in Austin, TX
Framed, 9x12" signed open edition print of Snoop Dogg by Jake Chessum Jake recalls the session: “I photographed Snoop at Milk studios in LA. Everybody on the shoot was so excited to...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Giclée

Ravi Skankar, 1977
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Francesco Scavullo (after) Title: Ravi Skankar, 1977 Portfolio: A Photographic Retrospective, Volume I: Song Medium: Gelatin Silver Print Year: 2004 Edition: 106/150 Signed: ...
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Early 2000s Photorealist Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Morrissey by Kevin Cummins
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition silver gelatin print of Morrissey, former frontman of rock band The Smiths, wearing a plaster on his forehead, September 5, 1991. This Morrissey print by Kevi...
Category

1990s Photorealist Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Mid Century Portrait of Raymond L. Hanson, Large-Scale Photo-Realist Figurative
By W.S. Bylityplis
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Portrait of Raymond L. Hanson, Large-Scale Photo-Realist Figurative Refined and austere large-scale by W.S. Bylityplis (American/France, 19th-20th Century), dated 1963 with California crest. This photo-realistic portrait depicts the subject, Raymond L. Hanson, with impressive realistic detail. Signed and dated lower right corner. Unframed. Measures: 48"H x 36"W. About the artist: W.S. Bylityplis (American/France, 19th-20th Century), was an illustration and portrait artist during the 19th and early 20th century. About the subject: Portrait subject Raymond Hanson, was a lawyer whom establish the Hanson...
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1960s Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Barriers, Photorealist NYC Screenprint by Lowell Nesbitt
Located in Long Island City, NY
Barriers by Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933–1993) Date: 1972 Screenprint Edition of 3000, unsigned Image Size: 12.5 x 16.5 inches Size: 14 x 18 in. (35.56 x 45.72 cm) Frame Size...
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1970s Photorealist Art

Materials

Screen

Dan Auerbach "Ride" San Francisco 2022 by Larry Niehues
Located in Austin, TX
Dan Auerbach “Ride”, San Francisco 2022, signed limited edition prints by The Black Keys official photographer Larry Niehues. The Black Keys relationship with Larry Niehues began t...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Photographic Film

Ian Curtis of Joy Division by Kevin Cummins
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition silver gelatin print of Ian Curtis by Kevin Cummins. Edition number 38/75 This iconic shot of the Joy Division singer was taken at T...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Tori Amos 1994 Vintage 12"x16" Darkroom Print by Jake Chessum
Located in Austin, TX
Oginal hand-printed 12x16” darkroom vintage print from photographer Jake Chessum of Tori Amos. Printed by Jake in the 90's, at the time of the photo shoot. Jake recalls the session...
Category

1990s Photorealist Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Amy Winehouse at the laundromat 20x24" print
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition 20x24" print of Amy Winehouse taken at a laundromat in London by Jake Chessum. Limited edition number 3/15 Jake recalls the session: “I travelled from NYC to London in February 2004 to do a press shoot with Amy Winehouse. It was a classic February day: cold, wet, foggy and dark by about 4pm. We met at her flat and went to a few of her local haunts: a cafe, a launderette, Primrose Hill. The record company were very hands off and didn’t pressure us to do any particular set ups. We just went with the flow. She was really entertaining: funny, smart and cooly indiscreet. I am a huge jazz fan and I remember we talked about music, London and New York.” Jake grew...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Giclée

Paesaggio Addotivo
Located in San Francisco, CA
Serse creates drawings by erasure. He covers a sheet of paper with a dense layer of graphite, then ''draws'' on its surface with an eraser. Using photos as his point of departure, Serse renders mountains, bodies of water and trees from the shades of gray that emerge as he plies his eraser. The resulting image is mounted on aluminum. This image has a powerful presence because of the composition and the clarity of its realism. Serse was born in 1952 in San Polo di Piave. He lives and works in Trieste. The artist has produced over the years an extraordinary series of images that have been included in the book “Drawing”, edited by Phaidon Press. These also owed him the participation in significant national and international exhibitions such as: Parkview Museum in Beijing and Singapore (2018 - 2019); Palazzo del Governatore, Parma, Italy (2018); Centre Pompidou, Musée National d’Art Moderne, Paris, France (2013); Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Rimini, Italy (2012); Musée des Beaux-Arts et d’archéologie, Besançon, France (2010); Palazzo Reale, Milan, Italy (2007); De Garage Cultuurcentrum, Mechelen, Belgium (2006); III Biennial of Valencia, Spain (2005); S.M.A.K., Gent, Belgium (2004); Rufino Tamayo Museum, Mexico City, Mexico (2002); Center for Contemporary Art Luigi Pecci, Prato, Italy (2002); Kunstverein Augsburg , Augsburg, Germany (2000); Musée de Beaux Arts, Gent, Belgium (1999); Bevilacqua La Masa Foundation, Venice, Italy (1997). Amongst the institutions that hosted his most recent solo shows include: Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Saint-Etienne Métropole, Saint-Etienne, France (2014); Galleria Continua, San Gimignano, Italy (2015), Tan Guobin Museum, Changsha, China (2017) and Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Havana, Cuba (2017 - 2018). Source: Galleria Continua SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2019 Water Veils, Modern Studio, Shanghai, CN 2017 Serse, Tan Guobin Museum, Changsha, CN Aquí todo está abierto. Nada es cercano, nada es lejano, Museo Nacional De Bellas Artes, CU 2016 Serse, as far the eyes can see, Galleria Continua, Beijing, CN 2015 L’Esperienza del paesaggio, Galleria Continua, San Gimignano, IT Paysage Analogue dessins 1994-2014, Musée d’Art Moderne et Contemporain de SaintÈtienne Métropole, Saint-Ètienne, FR 2014 Serse, Galleria Continua Beijing, CN 2013 Disegnare per ordini e numeri, Galleria Giuseppe Pero, Milano, IT 2012 Puro disegno. Disegni 1997-2012, Galleria Plurima, Udine, IT Matité, Studio Carlotta Pesce, Bologna, IT Serse - “Koh-i-noor”, FAR – Museo d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Rimini, IT 2010 Geometriche dissolvenze, Ex Pescheria- Salone degli Incanti, Trieste, IT Disegni in Scala, Galleria Continua / Le Moulin, Boissy-le-Châtel, FR Gemme, architetture, riflessi, Galleria Contemporaneo, Venice, IT 2009 Serse, Galleria Civica Segantini, Arco, IT 2008 Fotographite, Galleria Massimo Minini, Brescia, IT Stoiceia (Elements), Casa Natale di Leonardo, Vinci / Cecchi wine cellars, Castellina in Chianti, IT 2007 Diamonds, Tim Van Laere gallery, Antwerp, BE 2006 La natura del disegno, De Garage Cultuurcentrum, Mechelen, BE Il cielo sopra il Cremlino, Galleria Lipanjepuntin, Rome, IT Astratto naturale, Gallerie Plurima, Udine, IT 2005 Umanak, il luogo dove il cuore fa silenzio, Galleria Continua, San Gimignano, IT 2004 Paesaggio adottivo, Villa Manin – Centro d’Arte Contemporanea Spazio FVG, Codroipo, IT Bella figura, Galerie Guy Bärtschi, Genève, CH Astratto naturale, Het Domein Museum, Sittard, NL 2003 Naturam ipsam imitandam esse, non artificem, Van Laere Contemporay Art, Antwerp, BE 2002 Serse, Guy Bartschi Gallery, Genève, CH 2001 Serse, Casa Musumeci Greco, Rome, IT 2000 Serse, Van Laere Gallery, Antwerp, BE Serse, Galleria Continua, San Gimignano, IT Serse, Galleria Modulo, Centro Difusor de Arte, Lisbone, Portugal FIAC, Special project, Paris, FR 1999 Serse, Galleria Massimo Minini, Brescia, IT Serse, Barbara Mathes Gallery, New York, USA Rinascimento-Nascimento: Serse -Van Eyck, Musée de Beaux Arts, Gent, BE Serse, Galleria Lörhl, Mönchengladbach, DE 1998 Serse, Galleria Albert Baronian, Bruxelles, BE Acqua, Gian Ferrari Arte Contemporanea, Milan, IT Serse, Galleria Biagiotti, Florence, IT Serse, Kunst Mitte Berlin, Berlin, DE 1997 Serse, Galleria Continua, San Gimignano, IT G.Paolini, Serse. Storie della pittura, Galleria Milleventi, Turin, IT 1996 Serse, Galleria Lörhl, Mönchengladbach, DE Paesaggio Adottivo, Galleria Massimo Minini, Brescia, IT 1994 Notti Bianche, Galleria Continua, San Gimignano, IT 1993 Aria di Parigi, Galleria Romberg, Latina, IT SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2019 Intriguing Uncertainties, curated by Lorand Hegyi, Parkview Museum, Beijing, CN 2018 Intriguing Uncertainties, curated by Lorand Hegyi, Parkview Museum, Singapore, SG Il Terzo Giorno, curated by Didi Bozzini, Palazzo del Governatore, Parma, IT 2017 L'immagine situata, curated by Denis Viva, Casa Furlan, Pordenone, IT 2016 Caveau, Siena, IT Perditiva, Aria Art Gallery, Florence, IT 2015 Follia Continua!, Le CENTQUATRE - Paris, FR Flow_1, Basilica Palladiana, Vicenza, IT Master Drawings New York, Barbara Mathes Gallery, New York, USA 2014 Krobylos un groviglio di segni. Da Parmigianino a Kentridge, FAR Fabbrica Arte Rimini moderna e contemporanea, Rimini, IT Biennale del Disegno, Rimini, IT Galleria continua, Beijing, CN 2013 Museo illuminato. Arte contemporanea e percorsi museali. Corrispondenze d'arte 2, Museo Revoltella, Trieste, IT Donation Florence Et Daniel Guerlain, Centre Pompidou, Musée National d´Art Moderne, Paris, FR 2012 Future, Landscape. A changing exhibition, Forte Marghera, Venezia, IT 2011 Made in Filandia, La Filanda, Pieve a Presciano, IT Ma dici a me?, SPAC FVG, Friuli Venezia Giulia, IT De l’arbre à la forêt, Galerie Alice Mogabgab, Beyrouth, Liban Fratelli d’Italia, Associazione Culturale Maniera, Rome, IT 2010 Collection Florence & Daniel Guerlain, dessins contemporains, Musée des beaux-arts et d’archèologie de Besancon, Besancon, FR STILL IMAGE, contemporary italian paintings, Galleria Continua, Beijing, CN 2009 Isola Mondo, Torre Massimiliana, Isola Sant’Erasmo, Venice, IT 2008 Plurima 35°, Galleria Plurima, Udine, IT 2007 Ouverture, Galleria Continua / Le Moulin, Boissy-le-Châtel, FR Arte Italiana: 1968 – 2007 Pittura, Palazzo Reale, Milan, IT Wundergarten - Il giardino delle meraviglie, innesti tra arte e botanica, Orto Botanico di Palermo, IT One Colour, Galleria Continua, Beijing, CN 2005 Water (Without you I'm not), 3rd Biennial of Valencia, Valencia, ES Altri fantasmi, galleria in Arco, Torino, IT Manmano, Galleria Continua, Beijing, CN 2004 Questi fantasmi, 1000 Eventi, Milan, IT Demi-Tour, SMAK, Gent, BE 2003 Metropolis, Stamperia dell’Arancio, Grottammare, IT Models & Mavericks, Museum Het Domein, Sittard, NL 2002 Intimate Immensity, Museo Rufino Tamayo, Mexico City, MX The Image Regained, Museo Cantonale d’Arte Contemporanea, Lugano, CH Continuità, Centro per l’Arte Contemporanea Luigi Pecci, Prato, IT 2001 Volume 1, Van Laere Gallery, Antwerp, BE 2000 Paesaggi fluttuanti, Santuario Oropa, Biella, IT Paesaggi italiani...
Category

1990s Photorealist Art

Materials

Metal

Amy Winehouse at the laundromat
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print of Amy Winehouse taken at a laundromat in London by Jake Chessum. Jake recalls the session: “I travelled from NYC to London in February 2004 to do a press shoot with Amy Winehouse. It was a classic February day: cold, wet, foggy and dark by about 4pm. We met at her flat and went to a few of her local haunts: a cafe, a launderette, Primrose Hill. The record company were very hands off and didn’t pressure us to do any particular set ups. We just went with the flow. She was really entertaining: funny, smart and cooly indiscreet. I am a huge jazz fan and I remember we talked about music, London and New York.” Jake Chessum offers prints in multiple...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

C Print

Gwen Stefani No Doubt 1997 vintage print by Chris Cuffaro
Located in Austin, TX
Gwen Stefani and Ska band No Doubt, 8”x10” Hand-printed darkroom print, made at the time of the shoot in 1997, and stored flat in a temperature-controlled environment. The print is ...
Category

Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Ponte Vecchio Bridge in Florence, Italy Black and White Photograph
Located in Houston, TX
The Ponte Vecchio is a medieval stone closed-spandrel segmental arch bridge over the Arno River, in Florence, Italy. It is noted for the shops built alo...
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20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Rolling Stones Brian Jones by Bill Wyman
Located in Austin, TX
The Rolling Stones guitarist Brian Jones photographed in the back of a chauffeured car on the way to the band’s concert at the Palazzo dello Sport in Milan, Italy. April 8th, 1967. ...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

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C Print

"Tied Up", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Heather Neill's (US based) "Tied Up" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a wood paneled rustic fishing boat with all its gear and fittings...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil

Paul McCartney
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print of Paul McCartney by Alec Byrne, taken in London in 1970. This Alec Byrne signed limited edition prints is available in. the f...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Patti Smith by Lynn Goldsmith, framed signed limited edition print
Located in Austin, TX
Fine art print of punk musician and poet, Patti Smith by acclaimed photographer. Lynn Goldsmith, taken in New York City in 1977. Framed, signed limited edition 16x20" print, edition...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

C Print

Black and White Portrait of an Elderly Gentleman - Imogen Cunningham
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of a seated elderly man by Imogen Cunningham (American, 1883). Presented in a new white mat with black accent. Tag from the studio of Imogen Cunningham affixed to verso of m...
Category

1960s Photorealist Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders by Ebet Roberts
Located in Austin, TX
Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders taken backstage at Toad’s Place in New Haven, Connecticut, 26th March 1980 by Ebet Roberts. Signed limited edition, hand printed silver gelatin prin...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

Giclée

The Cramps
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print of The Cramps featuring Lux Interior and Poison Ivy", taken by Simon Fowler in the UK Available in the following sizes: 12 x 17” - open edition 15 x 22...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Jimi Hendrix by Baron Wolman signed limited edition 20x24" print
Located in Austin, TX
Jimi Hendrix by iconic photographer, Baron Wolman. Taken at the Travelodge Motel, San Francisco, February 1968. Having served as Rolling Stone magazine’s first Chief Photographer, Ba...
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1960s Photorealist Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Dual Purpose Vehicle Design Concept - Stat Photograph on Cardstock
Located in Soquel, CA
Design-quality blueprint of a concept vehicle by Edward T. Liljenwall (American, 1943-2010). Top and side views are highlighted, with a partial rear view to the left hand side. The v...
Category

1980s Photorealist Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Postcard

Red Spotted Lily from the Stamps series, Photorealist Print by Lowell Nesbitt
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933 - 1993) Title: Red Spotted Lily from the Stamps Series Year: 1981 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 250 Image Siz...
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1980s Photorealist Art

Materials

Screen

Sarah Duncan, Coriolis Effect, Limited Edition Art, Contemporary Etching Print
Located in Deddington, GB
Sarah Duncan Coriolis Effect Limited Edition Etching on Zerkall German Etch 350gsm Paper Edition of 20 Image Size: H 60cm x W 60cm Sheet Size: H 70cm x W 70cm x D 0.1cm Sold Unframed...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Paper, Etching

Photorealist Eagle Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Stunning Photorealist painting of an eagle on a branch against a blue sky. Grey painted wooden frame. The work is signed by the artist Rena Fennessy who ...
Category

1980s Photorealist Art

Materials

Watercolor

Amy Winehouse
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print of Amy Winehouse taken in London by Jake Chessum in 2004. Jake recalls the session: “I travelled from NYC to London in Febr...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

C Print

Second World War photograph, Lancaster bomber - G for George
Located in London, GB
Charles E. Brown Lancaster bomber, G for George Silver gelatine photograph 21 x 14 cm This striking black and white photograph by Charles E. Brown showcases the magnificent Lancast...
Category

1940s Photorealist Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

The Great Republic, freighter on the Detroit River
Located in Chesterfield, MI
Freighter traffic on the Great Lakes is abundant and exciting to ride along side of! This photograph is of the Great Republic. It may also be ordered as a 5 x...
Category

Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Jimi Hendrix 1967 Contact Sheet by Gered Mankowitz
Located in Austin, TX
Jimi Hendrix, London 1967 by Gered Mankowitz taken during Gered's first phot shoot with Hendrix. Signed limited edition 16x20" print, signed and numbered by Gered Mankowitz featuri...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Charlie Watts contact sheet by Jill Furmanovsky
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition contact sheet print of Charlie Watts, Rolling Stones drummer, taken at the Halcyon Hotel in London in March 1991 by Jill Furmanovs...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

The Cramps 1979 by Simon Fowler
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print of The Cramps featuring Lux Interior and Poison Ivy, taken by Simon Fowler in the UK in 1979. Simon recalls - "Shot this at LFI’s Studio. I say Studio, ...
Category

Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Pastel Portrait of a Shakespearean Woman with Pearls
Located in Soquel, CA
Intricately detailed realist figurative pastel drawing of a woman in Shakespearean clothing by Palo Alto artist Marilyn Thompson (American, 1927-2015), 1989. The woman's pearl necklace and puffy sleeved garment, as well as each individual strand of her graying hair, are depicted in hyper-realist pastel on half tone paper. Signed and dated "Marylin Thompson 1989" in the lower right corner. Presented in a new cream mat with foam-core backing. Paper size: 24.75"H x 19.75"W Marilyn Thompson (American, 1927-2015) was born in Santa Paula. California. She received an art degree from San Jose State in 1950, after which she worked for H. M. Gousha, for whom she drew many illustrations of missions and other California sites. From the mid-1970s on, she did freelance drawing and painting, with lots of commercial work (pamphlet illustrations, posters, custom birthday cards...
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1980s Photorealist Art

Materials

Paper, Pastel

Raphael’s Stairway, Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Raphael’s Stairway Year: 1978 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Size: 48 x 36 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Signed recto; signed, dated, and ...
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1970s Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Karen Seltenrich "Groupies", signed limited edition silver gelatin print
Located in Austin, TX
Karen Seltenrich by Baron Wolman, taken in San Francisco in 1970 as part of Baron's Groupies series, taken for Rolling Stone magazine. Limited edition number 14/150, signed and note...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Gary Clark Jr backstage Troubadour portrait
Located in Austin, TX
Gary Clark Jr taken on backstage at The Troubadour, LA, by Ben Sklar Available in the following sizes: 16" x 20" - Edition 20 - signed and numbered by Ben Sklar 20" x 24" - Edition ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

"Sunset on Golden Marsh" Large Landscape with Pink/Orange Sky and Setting Sun
Located in Wellesley, MA
"Sunset on Golden Marsh," Oil on Canvas, 48 x 48 Inches is a majestic landscape painted with all the elegance and attention to detail of the best of the 19th century Hudson River artists. The warm glow of the top half of the canvas, pink and yellow light diffused through passing clouds, perfectly capturing the setting sun on a summer day is a dramatic foil to the lower half of the painting where meticulous rendering of the marsh's water and greenery is dreamy in the distance. This painting is beautifully framed in a simple light wood, high quality strip frame that accents the image perfectly without distraction. Additional photos of painting details and showing the painting installed on a wall can be provided. MacNeille is an unusually gifted painter of landscapes in general whose works are of the highest quality, always with careful attention to light and time of day. In addition to marsh scenes inspired by her local North Shore of Massachusetts area, she is a painter of beach scenes, water, and Niagara Falls. KIMBERLY MACNEILLE Education 1988 -1989 Massachusetts College of Art 1983 University of Pennsylvania, M.F.A. Solo Exhibitions 2013 Beth Urdang Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts 1999 O’Farrell Gallery, Brunswick, Maine 1997 Miller Block Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts 1990 The Harcus Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts Selected Group Exhibitions 2012 "Galvanized Truth", The Art Complex Museum, Duxbury, Massachusetts 2012 Copley Society, Boston, Massachusetts 2008 "Theories of Seeing," Boston, Massachusetts 2000 The Wenham Museum, Wenham, Massachusetts 1995 Concord Art Association, Concord, Massachusetts 1993 The Harcus Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts 1989 The Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, Massachusetts 1985 Fischbach Gallery...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil

Ian Curtis of Joy Division by Kevin Cummins
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition silver gelatin print of British singer Ian Curtis performing with Joy Division at the Futurama One Festival at the Queen's Hall, Leeds, 8th September 1979. The...
Category

Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

LeMat Debut
Located in Lexington, MA
LeMat Debut by celebrated realist painter Ken Orton is a commanding 36 x 48 inch oil on canvas that fuses photorealistic technique with cinematic storytelling. At first glance, it’s ...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

John Lennon 1968 portrait
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition, silver gelatin print of John Lennon by Alec Byrne, taken during a 1968 party held at the Mayfair Hotel for new Apple Publishing act Grapefruit. Alec Byrne si...
Category

Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment, Silver Gelatin

Duran Duran by Simon Fowler
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print of Duran Duran taken in 1979 by Simon Fowler in the UK Simon recalls "This was my first shoot with the boys. These boys spent as much time around the mi...
Category

Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Cher, 1974
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Francesco Scavullo (after) Title: Cher, 1974 Portfolio: A Photographic Retrospective, Volume I: Song Medium: Gelatin Silver Print Year: 2004 Edition: 150 Signed: Signed in pe...
Category

Early 2000s Photorealist Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Noel Gallagher by Jill Furmanovsky
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition fine art photograph of Noel Gallagher during his Oasis days by celebrated rock photographer, Jill Furmanovsky. Location: Music G...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Eric Clapton "Shangri La"
Located in Austin, TX
Guitar legend, Eric Clapton, taking a break from recording his album ‘No Reason To Cry’ at Shangri La recording studio in Malibu, CA, US, November 21, 1975. Limited edition number 2/...
Category

Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Stolen childhood - Portrait Painting Red Yellow Green White Black Blue Grey
Located in Sofia, BG
Dear clients, Thank you so much for your interest to the art of Maestro Marina Dobrovolskaya. The artist Marina Dobrovolskaya has escaped the war in Ukraine and she is safe with her family in Bulgaria, in the historic city of Bansko, where she continues to create her incredible ART. Unfortunately, she had to leave all her artworks and her native town Kharkiv in Ukraine. We wish you well and in the meantime we hope you will enjoy our artworks in a digital way! Kindly yours, Snow Pearl art gallery Milko Pamouktchiev Owner "Stolen childhood" is a portrait painting on canvas by Maestro Marina Dobrovolskaya for the terrible impact on the children caused by the war. The painting is unframed. Frame: Optional Snow Pearl gallery offers the possibility to increase the value of this artwork by adding a gorgeous wooden Italian contemporary frame of your choice. We can also offer a very special ancient restored frame. The frame can be hand-carved with composition ornamentation and hand-applied, with water gilded with 22 Kt. genuine gold leaf over rouge burnishing bole and then patinated to the appropriate patina. This will slightly increase the price, the shipping cost and the delivery time. The paintings bring emotion of happiness, love, energy and beauty represented by the vast creative power of her talent.” Dear art lovers, if you like the art of maestro Dobrovolskaya, please click the link to follow this artist and art gallery Snow Pearl to discover all our artists and beautiful artworks. Thank you so much! we appreciate your interest to our work. “The impressions of Marina's paintings on the viewer is so mighty, mesmerizing, grand, that it paralyzes the imagination and leaves no option. Her paintings bring emotion of happiness, love, energy and beauty represented by the vast creative power of her talent.” Maestro Dobrovolskaya Marina Evgenievna was born in 1986, in Kharkov. In 2009, she graduated from the GS faculty of the Kharkov National Academy of Municipal Economy with a degree in architecture. Member of the Kharkov Organization of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine (graphics section) since 2018. She took part in course for design and decoration. She practices techniques of decoupage, craquelure, painting on glass, modeling of polymer clay, drawing up fabric and floristic panels, felting. She is master in technique of sand animation. It works both in online animation and in the creation of original paintings made with sand on glass. She took part with sand animation in the annual charity evening held in London. Participant of numerous All-Ukrainian exhibitions and international open-airs. In 2010, she taught sand animation at the Beitdan Jewish Center (Kharkov). In 2013, she took part in a drawing course at the Family Art Club Family Development Center, in 2014 she worked in a ceramic workshop (Kiev). The peculiarity of the artist is in her individual manner of execution: Maestro Dobrovolskaya works with mixed technique of watercolors and pastels, which gives the work a feeling of hyper-realism. Portraits occupy a special place in her work, in which great attention is paid to detailing in order to convey the character of a person. In the technique of pencil graphics, as well as mixed (pencil with a liner), the artist depicts the city landscape - one of her favorite subjects, which is due to her training at the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, under the guidance of remarkable teachers: N.I. Krivoruchko, V.P. Manokhin, V.A. Kodina, L.O. Bogdanova and others. List of exhibitions: 2016 -2017 Allukrainian artist vistavka “Rіzdvyana” (Kyiv) 2016-2017 The All Ukrainian painting...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Watercolor

La Cabana, Photorealist Screenprint by Harry McCormick
Located in Long Island City, NY
Harry McCormick, American (1942 - ) - La Cabana. Year: circa 1990, Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 250, Size: 26 in. x 35 in. (66.04 cm x 88.9 cm)
Category

Early 1900s Photorealist Art

Materials

Screen

Contemporary oil painting photorealism closeup lily pad water reflection signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Giverny Series 10 April 1995" is an original oil painting on paper by Leslie Parke. The artist signed and titled the work lower right. This piece depicts a lily pad with blooming fl...
Category

1990s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil

Willie Nelson portrait by Lynn Goldsmith signed limited edition 20x24" print
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition 20x24"" print of Willie Nelson taken in 1978 by Lynn Goldsmith. Limited edition number 5/20 Modern C-type print. Available for immediate shipping. Lynn Gold...
Category

Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

C Print

Rare Silver Gelatin Photograph "Jewish Deli, Poland" c.1930
Located in San Francisco, CA
Silver Gelatin Photograph "Jewish Deli, Poland" c.1930 Rare photograph of a group of men standing in the doorway of a Jewish Deli in Poland in the 1930s....
Category

Early 20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

Photographic Film

"Canyon de Chelle" #1 - Desert Landscape Photograph
Located in Soquel, CA
Iconic desert landscape photograph of Canyon de Chelly National Monument by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century), 1984. Signed "CJB" in the lower right corner. Dated "April '84...
Category

1980s Photorealist Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Triumphal arch. 2023. Oil on canvas, 45x70 cm
By Paulis Postazs
Located in Riga, LV
Triumphal arch. 2023. Oil on canvas, 45x70 cm Hyperrealistic atrwork with Triumphal arch 1976 Born: Jurmala, Latvia 1987–1994 Rozental’s Art School, Riga, Latvia 1998 Bachelor of Ar...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

David Bowie & Twiggy Pin-Ups album cover, 1973 by Justin de Villeneuve
Located in Austin, TX
English model Twiggy poses with David Bowie in Paris for the cover of his ‘Pin Ups’ album, 1973, by Justin de Villeneuve Justin recalls, "Twiggy and I were staying in the Bel Air Hotel in LA when Peter...
Category

1970s Photorealist Art

Materials

C Print

Bob Marley by Lynn Goldsmith
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition 16x20"" print of Bob Marley by Lynn Goldsmith, taken in 1980. Limited edition number 6/20 Modern C-type print. Available for immediate shipping. Lynn Goldsm...
Category

Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

C Print

872 BRU Series: Steep/Stepped Parade. [Bruges, Belgium].
Located in New York, NY
872 BRU Series: Steep/Stepped Parade. [Bruges, Belgium]. Contemporary artist Thomas Roese, inspired by the industrial landscape of steel mills, rail yards, architectural details, a...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Acrylic, Color Pencil, Graphite

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