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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
Anne Wolff, "Down to the Wire" Colorful Horse Racing Triptych Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This equine racing triptych, "Down to the Wire" by artist Anne Wolff is a 24x36 original oil painting on canvas. Depicted on three separate 24x12 canvases are frontal views of thoro...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

David Bowie, Tokyo Restaurant by Denis O'Regan framed limited edition print
Located in Austin, TX
David Bowie taken in a Tokyo restaurant in 1983 by photographer Denis O'Regan. Framed, signed limited edition 16x20" print. Edition number 1/5 Giclée print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag ...
Category

Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

Giclée

Gel Monochrome #6
Located in Greenwich, CT
Gel Monochrome #6 is an oil painting on prepared paper, sheet size 22 x 14.75 inches, signed, titled and dated verso, 'Ben Weiner Gel Monochrome #6 2019' and framed in a contemporary white frame. Connecting two opposing styles—abstraction and photorealism—Ben Weiner creates hyper-detailed, lush paintings and videos of extremely magnified consumer products, including hair gel, chemical food additives, and deodorant. In his work, he presents such meticulously rendered, close-up views of his subjects that they read as pure abstractions. A through-line in Weiner’s various bodies of work is contemporary culture’s obsession with bodily enhancement through chemical products—whether by using hair products or taking illegal drugs. "The Gel Series presents a virtual environment that is in flux. Based on hair gel, a material that is physically malleable and visually enticing, it has the ability to change one’s physical appearance. In an abstract manner, the painting reflects our current global environment, subject to constant, dramatic change and rapid development- on the one hand through humanity’s ability to alter the face of the earth according to its ideas; on the other through changing environmental conditions and natural disasters". - Ben Weiner Ben Charles Weiner (b. 1980) is a New York based contemporary artist. His work bridges the seemingly opposite styles of hyperrealism, and process-based abstraction. Mr. Weiner has exhibited his work widely in the US and internationally, at institutions including The Carnegie Art Museum, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, The Boca Raton Museum of Art, and The Tarble Art Center. His work is in public collections including Microsoft, Sammlung/Collection, Progressive Insurance, and The Frederick R. Weisman Collection...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Paper, Oil

Dolly Parton and Mick Jagger, 1977
Located in White Plains, NY
'Dolly Parton and Mick Jagger,' 1977 by famed photographer, Allan Tannenbaum. Archival pigment print, 15 x 10 inch photo on 20 x 16 inch paper, Ed. 8/50. This photograph captures a ...
Category

1970s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

"Night Flight Over Sedona Red Rocks", Alexander Volkov, Oil on Canvas, Landscape
Located in Dallas, TX
"Night Flight Over Sedona Redrocks" by Alexander Volkov is an original oil on canvas. The painting captures a photorealistic view of the red rocks in Arizona during a sunset. The lig...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil Pastel

Bahamas Harbour Island pink sand beach, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Pink sand beach painting - inspired by the amazing Harbour Island beach in the Bahamas Dealing with depression, PTSD and anxiety, painting is a form of thera...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Bette Midler Film Set Backstage Baby Daughter Vintage b&w Print Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Bette Midler Film Set Backstage Baby Daughter Vintage b&w Print Contemporary Roddy McDowall (British-American, 1928-1998)m "Bette Midler & Daughter Sop...
Category

1980s Photorealist Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Marilyn Monroe . Marilyn Monroe in chinchilla coat
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Bert stern Marilyn Monroe in chinchilla coat Mythical photo of the last seance (1962) ink jet print by bert stern 2010 signed on both sides certificat...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Lama 1 (China)
Located in MADRID, ES
China - Manipulated photography. A series of photographs manipulated with oil paint in which the artist Wei Chiang shows us different aspects of life in China, some of them surprisin...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Oil, Cardboard

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Bird paradise, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Welcome to my gallery of original flower arrangements made with professional oil paints. My paintings are created manually, in several sessions, in classical execution. I also make s...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil

TV Dinner - Ham
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles -- Artist Statement Nothing But Neon, 2021 I see beauty in old neon signs. I have always been fascinated by the glow inside the h...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Italian Contemporary Photography by Luca Battaglia - Folding Cities #11
Located in Paris, IDF
Photographic Fine Art Paper 325 g, ed. 3/7. Artwork can be shipped in a tube or in a crate if frame is requested Luca Battaglia is an Italian architect and photographer born in 1970...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Devo "Chili Dog Mac" Akron 1978
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print of Devo photographed outside Chili Dog Mac restaurant in Akron, Ohio on August 14, 1978 by Janet Macoska 16x20" signed limited edition, number 6/25 Ava...
Category

Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

C Print

Sunflowers, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
In this creation I chose a muted grey for the sky as I wanted the focus to be on the sunflowers and the background to compliment, not take over. This was purely from my imagination u...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Stanley Korshak B&W original framed and signed photograph by Roman Crescimanno
Located in Dallas, TX
"Stanley Korshak" photographed in Dallas, TX, is an exquisite, original work of art by the talented Roman Crescimanno. This captivating photograph measures 10.5 x 10.5 inches and is ...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

RL 311
Located in New York, NY
Bob Tabor is a well-established, New York based, photographer best known for his exquisite large scaled portraits of subjects ranging from horses to seascapes. It is his unique appro...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Digital, Photogram, Archival Pigm...

Hummingbird Rhino
Located in Bozeman, MT
This is a framed original drawing on paper. Adonna Khare is an America Artist mainly focused on carbon pencil on paper drawings. She received her Masters of Fine Art from California...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Carbon Pencil

"Eight Men Working", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Dianne L. Massey Dunbar's (US based) "Eight Men Working" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts construction workers laying fresh cement in th...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil

"A Long Day's Work", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Dianne L. Massey Dunbar's (US based) "A Long Day's Work" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts construction workers gathering around a pit in the street lined with caut...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil

"Rain on Windshield", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Dianne L. Massey Dunbar's (US based) "Rain on Windshield" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a cascading pattern of rain drops on a windshield that partly obscures t...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil

Anne Wolff, "California Chrome", Equine Racing Portrait Oil on Canvas
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This equine racing portrait "California Chrome" by artist Anne Wolff is a 24x24 original oil painting on canvas. Depicted is a profile view of the famous thoroughbred race horse California Chrome in a green and purple silk mask...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Hangyaku No
Located in New York, NY
“Ink Stories”, which was introduced at Nyari’s very first solo gallery exhibit, consists of large-scale nude photographs that explore the concept of self-identity and female empowerm...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Pho...

Midtown Tunnel
Located in Fairfield, CT
Eric Nash is a California artist working in oil and charcoal. His subject matter focuses on icons and scenes inspired by California. Often highly realistic, ...
Category

20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Double Bubble" silkscreen by Photorealist painter Charles Bell Edition of 150
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Double Bubble" silkscreen of gumball machine by Photorealist painter Charles Bell. Hand-numbered 117/150 in pencil in front lower left corner. Hand-signed Charles Bell in pencil in ...
Category

1990s Photorealist Art

Materials

Screen

Little wave #6, Painting, Acrylic on Wood Panel
Located in Yardley, PA
Miniature round ocean painting Inspired by The Turks And Caicos ocean colors Different shades of blue tones, turquoise, teal, aqua, gold and white This painting does not need t...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Reflection, Contemporary Photorealist Painting of Japanese Figure & Vervet Skull
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Reflection 2015 Oil on Panel 9" x 12" unframed 15" x 18" framed Photorealist oil painting of a black pedestal in black reflection pool with floating flowers, vervet skull wrapped in...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Lila, first snow, orange chrome
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Portrait of Lila, oil on canvas 47 3/4 in x 31 in 2015
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Landscape with a boat, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Painting. Landscape with a boat. A saturated palette of greenery, water, boats on the shore, forest, pine trees, cause a feeling of love and gratitude to nature. The picture has a go...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil

Master of the city, Digital on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
a gargoyle on the top of the Notre dame Cathedral in Paris looking over the city of light :: Digital :: Photorealism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity ...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Digital

Let It Burn
Located in Bozeman, MT
This is a unframed original drawing on paper. Adonna Khare is an America Artist mainly focused on carbon pencil on paper drawings. She received her Masters of Fine Art from Californi...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Carbon Pencil

Studio Lexington - Contemporary, 21st Century, Dry-print, Limited Edition
Located in Zug, CH
Cy Twombly, Studio Lexington Contemporary, 21st Century, Dry-print, Limited Edition Dry-print on cardboard Edition of 50 43.1 x 27.9 cm (17 x 11 in) Signed and numbered, accompanied ...
Category

Early 2000s Photorealist Art

Materials

Digital

AROMATICO, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
DETAILS: Oil on canvas, size 20x40x1.5 inches - 50x100x4 cm - Sides are painted to match the painting SUPPORT: gallery canvas, wrapped around the sides and stapled to the back SIGN...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil

Peaches
Located in Greenwich, CT
Peaches in a bag
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Muhammed Ali shadow boxes, 1977
Located in White Plains, NY
'Muhammed Ali shadow boxes,' 1977 by famed American photographer, Allan Tannenbaum. Archival pigment print, 15 x 10 inch photo on 16 x 20 inch on the fine...
Category

1970s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Shining horizon., Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Shining horizon. Blue water, clear skies, waves, serene views, sun glare on the water create an atmosphere of relaxation and romance. The blue and white palette, made in the style of...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Acrylic

The King Tide
Located in Natchez, MS
A beautiful and deceptively simple example of Sloan's work. The King Tide is a seascape, speaking on climate change - specifically sea level rise. Adding to the surrealistic nature ...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

The landing, Digital on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Multiple shots of a blue heron landing on a tree top. The photo is in black and white, emphasizing the grace of those fantastic birds in their flight :: Digital :: Photorealism :: Th...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Digital

Mountain Lake - Black and White Figurative - Landscape Photography
Located in Soquel, CA
Mountain Lake - Black and White Landscape Photography Skillful black and white photograph of a lake in the mountains by by Bill Clark (American, 20th Century). Dramatic rock format...
Category

Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

contemporary realist watercolor painting building diner close up flowers signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Diner" is an original signed watercolor by Bruce McCombs. It depicts the front facade of a diner with careful attention to reflection, atmosphere, and light. 22" x 29 1/2" art 25"...
Category

1990s Photorealist Art

Materials

Watercolor

Blue heaven, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Ocean painting inspired by The Turks And Caicos and The Bahamas ocean colors, as seen from an aerial perspective Different shades of blue, turquoise, teal, aqua, beige and white Th...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Lucent ocean waters, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Dealing with depression, PTSD and anxiety, painting is a form of therapy for me. In this painting I create a peaceful and safe space for the child and adult in me both, a place to ...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Acrylic

"There Is No Room For Subtle Things" trompe l'oeil oil painting of comic clips
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"There Is No Room For Subtle Things" is a trompe l'oeil oil painting of comic clips taped to a red wall. Recently, it feels like there is no room for complexity in our world. You e...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

"Scarecrow: Owczarski in the Garden" by Deborah Benedic
Located in Chesterfield, MI
Scarecrows are often unusual, and this is no exception. The homeowner decided to mount a metal sculpture by Polish/American artist Marian Owczarski in the garden to scare off variou...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

The Black Keys Dan Auerbach "Mirror" by Larry Niehues
Located in Austin, TX
The Black Keys “Mirror” taken on the Dropout Boogie Tour 2022, signed limited edition prints by The Black Keys official photographer Larry Niehues. The Black Keys relationship with...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

The Black Keys "Shadow" by Larry Niehues
Located in Austin, TX
The Black Keys “Shadow” taken in Tel Aviv Israel 2023, signed limited edition prints by The Black Keys official photographer Larry Niehues. The Black Keys relationship with Larry N...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

The Black Keys Recording with Beck Los Angeles 2023 by Larry Niehues
Located in Austin, TX
The Black Keys, Recording with Beck, Los Angeles 2023, signed limited edition prints by The Black Keys official photographer Larry Niehues. The Black Keys relationship with Larry N...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

The Black Keys "Red Vision 2" Phoenix AZ 2022 by Larry Niehues
Located in Austin, TX
The Black Keys “Red Vision 2” Phoenix AZ 2022, signed limited edition prints by The Black Keys official photographer Larry Niehues. The Black Keys relatio...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

The Black Keys "Red Vision 1" Phoenix AZ 2022 by Larry Niehues
Located in Austin, TX
The Black Keys, “Red Vision 1” Phoenix AZ 2022, signed limited edition prints byThe Black Keys official photographer Larry Niehues. The Black Keys relatio...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

The Black Keys "Tour Life, somewhere on the road 2022" by Larry Niehues
Located in Austin, TX
The Black Keys, “Tour Life”, somewhere on the road 2022, signed limited edition prints by The Black Keys official photographer Larry Niehues. The Black Keys relationship with Larry...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

The Black Keys, Iowa State Fair, Des Moines IA 2023 by Larry Niehues
Located in Austin, TX
The Black Keys, Iowa State Fair, Des Moines IA 2023, signed limited edition prints by The Black Keys official photographer Larry Niehues. The Black K...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Photographic Film

The Black Keys, Dan Auerbach, Glasgow Scotland 2023 by Larry Niehues
Located in Austin, TX
The Black Keys, Dan Auerbach, Glasgow Scotland 2023, signed limited edition prints by The Black Keys official photographer Larry Niehues. The Black ...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

The Black Keys "Double Dan" by Larry Niehues
Located in Austin, TX
The Black Keys, “Double Dan” print taken in Kansas City, KS, signed limited edition prints by The Black Keys official photographer Larry Niehues. The Black Keys relationship with L...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Contemporary female artist still life gouache painting vase flowers signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Gloxinia & Slice of Torte" is an original gouache painting by Alicia Czechowski. It depicts a basket of lush flowers and a slice of a dessert painted in a photorealist style. 20 1/...
Category

1990s Photorealist Art

Materials

Gouache

Wrapped Christmas Goat
Located in Malmo, SE
Unframed. Edition of 375 ex. Free shipment worldwide. Reality or fantasy? What is the difference between fantasy and fact, between night and day, between torment and transports of d...
Category

Early 2000s Photorealist Art

Materials

Giclée

Gwen Stefani and No Doubt 1997 vintage print by Chris Cuffaro
Located in Austin, TX
Gwen Stefani with 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

Little wave #3, Painting, Acrylic on MDF Panel
Located in Yardley, PA
"Little wave" is part of the "Ocean Waves" collection inspired by the colors ocean has in the Bahamas. Calm splashing waves, warm and teal turquoise ocean, clear blue sky. Peace and ...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Oceanic Pearls
Located in Greenwich, CT
Oceanic Pearls is an oil painting on prepared paper, sheet size 15.75 x 22 inches, signed, titled and dated verso, 'Ben Weiner Oceanic Pearls 2019' and framed in a contemporary white frame. Connecting two opposing styles—abstraction and photorealism—Ben Weiner creates hyper-detailed, lush paintings and videos of extremely magnified consumer products, including hair gel, chemical food additives, and deodorant. In his work, he presents such meticulously rendered, close-up views of his subjects that they read as pure abstractions. A through-line in Weiner’s various bodies of work is contemporary culture’s obsession with bodily enhancement through chemical products—whether by using hair products or taking illegal drugs. "My paintings of pearls and hair gel merge varied notions of art as creation with biological and mythological concepts of creation. Visually, the pearls seem to emerge from the hair gel, suggesting biological processes such as cellular division, or the primordial soup that preceded life on earth. The all-over, abstract qualities of the hair gel recall the abstract expressionists’ concepts of the sublime art object and art as a transcendent act of creation. Additionally, the pearl itself is a naturally produced object of profound beauty. I use it to symbolize my understanding of creation as a feminine power, intrinsically linked to beauty (as in Boticelli’s The Birth of Venus). Finally, the pearls are an ode to Audrey Flack, one of my early artistic influences." - Ben Weiner Ben Charles Weiner (b. 1980) is a New York based contemporary artist. His work bridges the seemingly opposite styles of hyperrealism, and process-based abstraction. Mr. Weiner has exhibited his work widely in the US and internationally, at institutions including The Carnegie Art Museum, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, The Boca Raton Museum of Art, and The Tarble Art Center. His work is in public collections including Microsoft, Sammlung/Collection, Progressive Insurance, and The Frederick R. Weisman Collection...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Paper, Oil

The Game of Life, Jacque
Located in West Hollywood, CA
In her painting entitled “The Game of life, Jaque”, Eva Carzul captures life’s complexities, portraying it as a chess game, all the while adorned in a top that ironically expresses g...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Acrylic

San Pietro
Located in Milano, MI
Photo taken at San Pietro - Rome Marcelo Soulé (Buenos Aires, 1958) trained at the Artistic Lyceum and the Brera Academy in Milan. He lives and works be...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Black and White, Inkjet, Pigment

Blissful moments, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Unique resin ocean painting with gold sand beach and frothy splashing waves, inspired by The Turks and Caicos Islands This painting does not need to be framed, the painted image i...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Acrylic

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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