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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
Graig Right Profile
Located in New York, NY
Inspired by her love for nature, Griet Van Malderen (Belgium, 1970), a self-taught wildlife photographer from Flanders in Belgium, has been explorin...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Photogram, Archival Pigment, Pigment

Vogue II
Located in Singapore, SG
Nails and thread on wood in plexiglass. One-of-a-kind original artwork. In his latest body of work, the Dutch artist Nemo Jantzen is combining skills obtained in earlier years of hi...
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2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Thread

Vogue II
Price Upon Request
Photo- Tableau ( Collab with Kito Mbiango )
Located in New York, NY
Inspired by her love for nature, Griet Van Malderen (Belgium, 1970), a self-taught wildlife photographer from Flanders in Belgium, has been explorin...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Photographic Film, Mixed Media, Photographic Paper, Photogram, Pigment, ...

Too Close
Located in New York, NY
Inspired by her love for nature, Griet Van Malderen (Belgium, 1970), a self-taught wildlife photographer from Flanders in Belgium, has been explorin...
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2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Photogram, Pigmen...

Senses
Located in Singapore, SG
Nails and thread on wood in plexi-glass. One-of-a-kind original artwork. In his latest body of work, the Dutch artist Nemo Jantzen is combining skills obtained in earlier years of h...
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2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Thread

Senses
Senses
Price Upon Request
X-RAY
Located in Singapore, SG
Nails and thread on wood in plexi-glass. One-of-a-kind original artwork. In his latest body of work, the Dutch artist Nemo Jantzen is combining skills obtained in earlier years of h...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Thread

X-RAY
Price Upon Request
Graig Left Profile
Located in New York, NY
Inspired by her love for nature, Griet Van Malderen (Belgium, 1970), a self-taught wildlife photographer from Flanders in Belgium, has been explorin...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Photogram, Pigmen...

Beauty
Located in New York, NY
Inspired by her love for nature, Griet Van Malderen (Belgium, 1970), a self-taught wildlife photographer from Flanders in Belgium, has been explorin...
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2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment,...

"Dreaming Venus", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Daniel Sprick's (US based) "Dreaming Venus" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a nude feminine model laying on her side in the fetal posi...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Curious
Located in New York, NY
Inspired by her love for nature, Griet Van Malderen (Belgium, 1970), a self-taught wildlife photographer from Flanders in Belgium, has been exploring Africa’s wild places for the pas...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Photogram, Pigmen...

Boys Band
Located in New York, NY
Inspired by her love for nature, Griet Van Malderen (Belgium, 1970), a self-taught wildlife photographer from Flanders in Belgium, has been exploring Africa’s wild places for the pas...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Pigment, Archival...

Intimate
Located in New York, NY
Inspired by her love for nature, Griet Van Malderen (Belgium, 1970), a self-taught wildlife photographer from Flanders in Belgium, has been exploring Africa’s wild places for the pas...
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2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Photogram, Pigmen...

Zenitude
Located in New York, NY
Inspired by her love for nature, Griet Van Malderen (Belgium, 1970), a self-taught wildlife photographer from Flanders in Belgium, has been exploring Africa’s wild places for the pas...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Photogram, Pigment, Archival Pigment

On the Hunt
Located in New York, NY
Inspired by her love for nature, Griet Van Malderen (Belgium, 1970), a self-taught wildlife photographer from Flanders in Belgium, has been exploring Africa’s wild places for the pas...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Photogram, Pigment, Archival Pigment

Next Generation
Located in New York, NY
Inspired by her love for nature, Griet Van Malderen (Belgium, 1970), a self-taught wildlife photographer from Flanders in Belgium, has been exploring Africa’s wild places for the pas...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Pigment

'Sparkling Crest' Photorealist painting of a blue, turquoise wave, sea foam
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Sparkling Crest' is a realist Contemporary Seascape Painting by Marc Esteve. Sea, sand and waves make for a composition that is beautiful and tranquil. You can hear the rolling wave...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Seated Figure
By John DeAndrea
Located in Long Island City, NY
John De Andrea was a leading proponent of the Hyper-Realism movement in the 1960's and 1970's. This extraordinarily detailed painted resin sculpture of ...
Category

1970s Photorealist Art

Materials

Fiberglass, Polyester, Oil

Trompe l'oeil, Les Falaises du Trocadéro, 2021 -JR, Set 2, Print, Art, Edition
Located in Zug, CH
JR Trompe l'oeil, Les Falaises du Trocadéro (Set of 2) 2021 Giclée Print Laminated with G-gloss, Mounted on 3mm Dibond 64 × 96 cm (25.2 × 37.8 in) In matching edition numbers In mint...
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2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Patti Smith
Located in Austin, TX
Fine art print of punk musician and poet, Patti Smith by acclaimed photographer. Lynn Goldsmith, taken in 1977. This stunning portrait appeared on the cove...
Category

Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

C Print

Patti Smith
Located in Austin, TX
Fine art print of punk musician and poet, Patti Smith by acclaimed photographer. Lynn Goldsmith, taken in 1977. "She loved Vogue magazine, especially the ...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

C Print

Patti Smith 1977
Located in Austin, TX
Fine art print of punk musician and poet, Patti Smith by acclaimed photographer. Lynn Goldsmith, taken in 1977. "She loved Vogue magazine, especially the French version. Even though...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

C Print

Patti Smith "Easter" cover
Located in Austin, TX
Fine art print of punk musician and poet, Patti Smith by acclaimed photographer. Lynn Goldsmith, taken in 1977 for the Easter album cover. Lynn Goldsmith only produces 20 prints of ...
Category

Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

C Print

Bruce Springsteen
Located in Austin, TX
Fine art print of Bruce Springsteen by acclaimed photographer. Lynn Goldsmith, taken with his guitar in 1978. Lynn Goldsmith only produces 20 prints...
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1970s Photorealist Art

Materials

C Print

David Bowie 1973
Located in Austin, TX
Fine art print of David Bowie by acclaimed photographer. Lynn Goldsmith. Lynn Goldsmith only produces 20 prints of her images, regardless of size with the prints being made from th...
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1970s Photorealist Art

Materials

C Print

Debbie Harry, Blondie 1978
Located in Austin, TX
Fine art print of Debbie Harry from Blondie wearing a sailor hat and giving a salute, by acclaimed photographer. Lynn Goldsmith. Lynn Goldsmith only produces 20 prints of her image...
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1970s Photorealist Art

Materials

C Print

Bob Dylan, Aust Ferry, Bristol, England, 1966
Located in Austin, TX
Bob Dylan , Aust Ferry, Bristol, England, 1966 by Barry Feinstein. "11 May, waiting at the Aust Ferry Terminal near Bristol to go to Cardiff in Wales. They chose this shot for the cover of Scorsese’s No Direction Home CD and DVD. It’s one that Bob likes as it told it all. It has depth, he looked cool. I guess he felt it represented the moment to him. Just waiting for the ferry...
Category

1960s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Soccer Players in Central Park
Located in Long Island City, NY
An oil painting by Hilo Chen from 1973. A photo-realistic scene of a park in midday overlooking a soccer field from a sidewalk vantage point. Signed and dated verso, framed in a natural wood frame. Artist: Hilo Chen Title: Soccer Players...
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1970s Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vibrant & Vivid Still life painting 'Yellow Napkin' with lemons, peaches & Bowl
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Lijftogt was born in Amsterdam and at the age of 19 decided to pursue his creative path. He would spend every day for several years in the Museums of Amsterdam studying the old maste...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

'Quinces & Apples' Still life panting of fruit in a bowl by Mark Lijftogt
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Quinces & Apples' is a subtle, meditative and delicate painting by the hugely talented Contemporary Still life painter Mark Lijftogt. Photorealism at its very best! Lijftogt was b...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

The Viking, Pinball Machine by Charles Bell
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Charles Bell Title: The Viking Year: 1994 Medium: Silkscreen on Bristol Rag Museum Board, Signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 2/50 Image: 24 x 34...
Category

1990s Photorealist Art

Materials

Screen

Bicycle Presentation
Located in Kansas City, MO
Artist : Gary Hodson Title : Bicycle Presentation Materials : Archival Pigment Print Date : 2014 Dimensions : 11 x 17 in. Gary Hodson’s subject matter remains diverse and includes ...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment

River Narew - Contemporary Watercolor Painting, Blue and Green, Water Landscape
Located in Warsaw, PL
LUDOMIR SŁUPECZAŃSKI (b. 1934, d. 2012) graduated from the Faculty of Architecture after studies accomplished at the atelier of professor Jan Bogusławski in 1959. Since 1955, he has ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

Staged landscape photograph by Gregory Crewdson, Untitled (Natural Wonder)
Located in White Plains, NY
'Untitled (Natural Wonder Series)' by Gregory Crewdson, 1995. C-print, Ed. 6, 30 x 40 in. Best known for staging complex, cinematic scenes to dramatic effect, the featured color C-pr...
Category

1990s Photorealist Art

Materials

C Print

Studio 54 Portfolio, 1977-1981 (36 prints)
Located in White Plains, NY
'Studio 54 Portfolio, 1977-1981' by American photographer, Allan Tannenbaum. Archival pigment prints, Ed. 11/30, 36 prints. Image: 6 x 9 in. / Paper: 11 x 14 in. This rare 36-print portfolio features photographs taken between 1977-1981 at the famed nightclub, Studio 54. Images of well-known celebrities include such luminaries as Liz Taylor, Andy Warhol, Bianca Jagger, and Michael Jackson. Allan Tannenbaum's career in photography spans more than four decades. Born in Passaic, New Jersey, in 1945, he received a B.A. in Art from Rutgers University in 1967, where he photographed for The Targum – the campus newspaper – and made films for his art courses. In 1973, when the SoHo Weekly News commenced publication, Tannenbaum became the Photo Editor and Chief Photographer. The newspaper started out as an eight-page free paper, but soon became a popular newsstand seller that rivaled the established Village Voice. Tannenbaum relentlessly covered the art world, music scene, politics, show business, and nightlife until 1982 when the SoHo News folded. Tannenbaum has also done documentary and feature photography in places like Thailand, Indonesia, Palau, Jordan, Bahrain, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Brazil, Israel, Iceland, and Mexico. He has covered numerous political campaigns, nominating conventions and news stories in the U.S. such as the Oklahoma City bombing and the Columbine massacre. His work has appeared in many photo books and exhibitions, as well as appearing regularly in NEWSWEEK, TIME, LIFE, ROLLING STONE, PARIS MATCH, and STERN. His photographs have graced the covers of TIME three times, and NEWSWEEK five times. He now works as an international photojournalist contributing to various noted publications including Time, Life, and Newsweek. He is the author of three other books of his photography, including New York in the 70s (Feierabend, 2003), New York (Feierabend, 2004), and John and Yoko: A New York Love Story...
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1970s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Dandelions Suite
Located in London, GB
The complete set of six mezzotints. Each signed, dated and numbered from the edition of 24 in pencil. Printed on mold-made Hahnemüller paper. Published by Pace Editions, Inc., New...
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1990s Photorealist Art

Materials

Mezzotint

Dandelions Suite
Price Upon Request
Davis
Located in Fairfield, CT
Born and raised in France, Anouk Masson Krantz moved to the United States in the late 1990s. She earned her bachelor's degree and worked at Cartier’s New York corporate office. Anou...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Pigment

Davis
Price Upon Request
Archie's ghost board
Located in Fairfield, CT
Andrew Blauschild is an artist who began photographing the New York surf, seascape and art cultures in the late 80s accumulating one of the richest archives of New York's underground...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Dye Transfer

Ditch
Located in Fairfield, CT
This is from an edition of 6. Frame is an additional $1,500. Andrew Blauschild is an artist who began photographing the New York surf, seascape and art cultures in the late 80s accu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Ditch 1 16 Summer
Located in Fairfield, CT
Andrew Blauschild is an artist who began photographing the New York surf, seascape and art cultures in the late 80s accumulating one of the richest archives of New York's underground...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

C Print

Twin fin ghost board
Located in Fairfield, CT
Andrew Blauschild is an artist who began photographing the New York surf, seascape and art cultures in the late 80s accumulating one of the richest archives of New York's underground...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Dye Transfer

Under the boardwalk
Located in Fairfield, CT
Andrew Blauschild is an artist who began photographing the New York surf, seascape and art cultures in the late 80s accumulating one of the richest archives of New York's underground...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Dye Transfer

Venice 16
Located in Fairfield, CT
Andrew Blauschild is an artist who began photographing the New York surf, seascape and art cultures in the late 80s accumulating one of the richest archives of New York's underground...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Venice 16
Price Upon Request
Poles
Located in Fairfield, CT
Andrew Blauschild is an artist who began photographing the New York surf, seascape and art cultures in the late 80s accumulating one of the richest archives of New York's underground...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Dye Transfer

Poles
Price Upon Request
Untitled
Located in Fairfield, CT
Born and raised in France, Anouk Masson Krantz moved to the United States in the late 1990s. She earned her bachelor's degree and worked at Cartier’s New York corporate office. Anou...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

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Pigment

Untitled
Price Upon Request
Baptist Church 1
Located in Fairfield, CT
Born and raised in France, Anouk Masson Krantz moved to the United States in the late 1990s. She earned her bachelor's degree and worked at Cartier’s New York corporate office. Anou...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

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Pigment

Plum Orchard 4
Located in Fairfield, CT
Born and raised in France, Anouk Masson Krantz moved to the United States in the late 1990s. She earned her bachelor's degree and worked at Cartier’s New York corporate office. Anou...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

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Pigment

Boardwalk
Located in Fairfield, CT
Born and raised in France, Anouk Masson Krantz moved to the United States in the late 1990s. She earned her bachelor's degree and worked at Cartier’s New York corporate office. Anou...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

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Pigment

Boardwalk
Price Upon Request
Brickhill Marsh
Located in Fairfield, CT
Born and raised in France, Anouk Masson Krantz moved to the United States in the late 1990s. She earned her bachelor's degree and worked at Cartier’s New York corporate office. Anou...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Pigment

Balthazar
Located in Fairfield, CT
Born and raised in France, Anouk Masson Krantz moved to the United States in the late 1990s. She earned her bachelor's degree and worked at Cartier’s New York corporate office. Anou...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

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Pigment

Balthazar
Price Upon Request
Willow
Located in Fairfield, CT
Born and raised in France, Anouk Masson Krantz moved to the United States in the late 1990s. She earned her bachelor's degree and worked at Cartier’s New York corporate office. Anou...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

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Pigment

Willow
Price Upon Request
Solitaire
Located in Fairfield, CT
Born and raised in France, Anouk Masson Krantz moved to the United States in the late 1990s. She earned her bachelor's degree and worked at Cartier’s New York corporate office. Anou...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

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Pigment

Solitaire
Price Upon Request
Aerial Curves
Located in Fairfield, CT
Born and raised in France, Anouk Masson Krantz moved to the United States in the late 1990s. She earned her bachelor's degree and worked at Cartier’s New York corporate office. Anou...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

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Pigment

Tryst
Located in Fairfield, CT
Born and raised in France, Anouk Masson Krantz moved to the United States in the late 1990s. She earned her bachelor's degree and worked at Cartier’s New York corporate office. Anou...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

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Pigment

Tryst
Price Upon Request
Sanctuary
Located in Fairfield, CT
Born and raised in France, Anouk Masson Krantz moved to the United States in the late 1990s. She earned her bachelor's degree and worked at Cartier’s New York corporate office. Anou...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

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Pigment

Sanctuary
Price Upon Request
Windswept
Located in Fairfield, CT
Born and raised in France, Anouk Masson Krantz moved to the United States in the late 1990s. She earned her bachelor's degree and worked at Cartier’s New York corporate office. Anou...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

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Pigment

Windswept
Price Upon Request
Vanitas 15.12.01, Photorealist Acrylic Painting on Canvas by Paul Beliveau
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Paul Beliveau, Canadian (b. 1954) Title: Vanitas 05.12.01 Year: 2015 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed, titled, and dated verso Size: 30 x 60 inches
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2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Vanitas 15.10.28, Photorealist Acrylic on Canvas Painting by Paul Beliveau
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Paul Beliveau, Canadian (b. 1954) Title: Vanitas 05.10.28 Year: 2015 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed, titled, and dated verso Size: 30 x 60 inches
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2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Camino de los indios
Located in Fairfield, CT
Gustavo Ten Hoever was born in Uruguay and attended photography school in Montevideo, Uruguay. He moved to New York in 1986 and now divides his time between Paris and New York. After an eye opening time spent traveling into the Brazilian Amazon, he began shooting for his first photo exhibit, Full Moon People, covering the indigenous people of this region. Since then, the artist has traveled continuously and exhibited globally, while his editorial work can be seen in publications around the world. Publications featuring his work include I-D Magazine, French Vogue, Wall Street Journal Magazine, US Vogue, Arena, and the New Yorker. His clients include Hermes, Dosa, Editions Gallimard, Persol, Dunhill, Jose...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

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C Print

Macon
Located in Fairfield, CT
Gustavo Ten Hoever was born in Uruguay and attended photography school in Montevideo, Uruguay. He moved to New York in 1986 and now divides his time between Paris and New York. After an eye opening time spent traveling into the Brazilian Amazon, he began shooting for his first photo exhibit, Full Moon People, covering the indigenous people of this region. Since then, the artist has traveled continuously and exhibited globally, while his editorial work can be seen in publications around the world. Publications featuring his work include I-D Magazine, French Vogue, Wall Street Journal Magazine, US Vogue, Arena, and the New Yorker. His clients include Hermes, Dosa, Editions Gallimard, Persol, Dunhill, Jose...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

C Print

Melancholy Che
Located in Fairfield, CT
Gustavo Ten Hoever was born in Uruguay and attended photography school in Montevideo, Uruguay. He moved to New York in 1986 and now divides his time between Paris and New York. After...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

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C Print

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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