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
Butterfly Collector #2
Located in New York, NY
Coming from the world of Street art, Lis Sam is a self-taught artist. Born in Tunisia in 1989, he arrived in France at the age of 11, where he entered the world of craftsmanship, dev...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Paper
Butterfly Collector #1
Located in New York, NY
Coming from the world of Street art, Lis Sam is a self-taught artist. Born in Tunisia in 1989, he arrived in France at the age of 11, where he entered the world of craftsmanship, dev...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Paper
Automn Shadow
Located in New York, NY
Coming from the world of Street art, Lis Sam is a self-taught artist. Born in Tunisia in 1989, he arrived in France at the age of 11, where he entered the world of craftsmanship, dev...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Paper
Purple Orchid 2
Located in New York, NY
Coming from the world of Street art, Lis Sam is a self-taught artist. Born in Tunisia in 1989, he arrived in France at the age of 11, where he entered the world of craftsmanship, dev...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Paper
Purple Orchid 1
Located in New York, NY
Coming from the world of Street art, Lis Sam is a self-taught artist. Born in Tunisia in 1989, he arrived in France at the age of 11, where he entered the world of craftsmanship, dev...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Paper
Purple Orchid 3
Located in New York, NY
Coming from the world of Street art, Lis Sam is a self-taught artist. Born in Tunisia in 1989, he arrived in France at the age of 11, where he entered the world of craftsmanship, dev...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Paper
Shadow Diptyque
Located in New York, NY
Coming from the world of Street art, Lis Sam is a self-taught artist. Born in Tunisia in 1989, he arrived in France at the age of 11, where he entered the world of craftsmanship, dev...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Paper, Plexiglass
Ancient Blessing
By Roseta Santiago
Located in Missouri, MO
Ancient Blessing, 2006
Roseta Santiago
Oil on Canvas
Signed Middle Left
42 x 48 inches
43 x 50 inches with frame
Roseta Santiago was born and raised in Washington D.C. She started ...
Category
Early 2000s Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bob Dylan, "Bowling For Dollars" Liverpool, England 1966
Located in Austin, TX
Bob Dylan, mock Olympic curling tryouts, Liverpool, England, 1966 by Barry Feinstein
All limited-edition prints released by the Estate of Barry Feinstein are embossed in the margin ...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Bob Dylan "Licensed Betting Office" Sheffield, England 1966
Located in Austin, TX
Bob Dylan, leaving betting office, Sheffield, England, 1966 by Barry Feinstein.
All limited-edition prints released by the Estate of Barry Feinstein are embossed in the margin of th...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Bob Dylan, The Royal Albert Hall, London 1966
Located in Austin, TX
Bob Dylan taken during his sound check at the Royal Albert Hall, London, England, 1966
All limited-edition prints released by the Estate of Barry Feinstein are embossed in the margi...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Bob Dylan, Trying on boots, England 1966
Located in Austin, TX
Bob Dylan taken while trying on boots, in England, 1966 by Barry Feinstein
All limited-edition prints released by the Estate of Barry Feinstein are embossed in the margin of the pri...
Category
1960s Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Bob Dylan, Liverpool, England 1966
Located in Austin, TX
Bob Dylan by Barry Feinstein, taken on the cobbled streets of Liverpool, England, 1966
All limited-edition prints released by the Estate of Barry Feinstein are embossed in the margi...
Category
1960s Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Bob Dylan "The Giant" Liverpool, England 1966
Located in Austin, TX
Bob Dylan “The Giant” by Barry Feinstein, Liverpool, England, 1966
All limited-edition prints released by the Estate of Barry Feinstein are embossed in the margin of the print recto...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Bob Dylan, "Kids On Steps" Liverpool, England 1966
Located in Austin, TX
Bob Dylan taken by Barry Feinstein, Liverpool, England, 1966
All limited-edition prints released by the Estate of Barry Feinstein are embossed in the margin of the print recto. The ...
Category
1960s Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Bob Dylan "Fans Looking in Limo" The Royal Albert Hall, London, 1966
Located in Austin, TX
Musician Bob Dylan with fans looking into his limousine, London, England, 1966 by Barry Feinstein.
All limited-edition prints released by the Estate of Barry Feinstein are embossed ...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Bob Dylan - "The Times They Are A-Changin'" cover
Located in Austin, TX
Barry Feinstein's iconic cover for Bob Dylan's 1964 album, The Times They Are A-Changin'. Take in New York City, 1963.
All limited-edition prints released by the Estate of Barry Fei...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Solitaire (It's 3am), Photorealist Oil on Canvas Painting by Nicholas Maravell
Located in Long Island City, NY
Solitaire (It’s 3am)
Nicholas Maravell, American
Date: 1992
Oil on Canvas, signed, titled and dated in marker on verso
Size: 78 x 54.5 in. (198.12 x 138.43 cm)
Category
1990s Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Shimmer Abstraction, Photorealist Acrylic Painting on Aluminum by David Kessler
Located in Long Island City, NY
Shimmer Abstraction
David T. Kessler, American (1950)
Date: 2005
Acrylic on Brushed Aluminum mounted to board, signed, titled and dated on verso
Size: 48 x 72 in. (121.92 x 182.88 cm)
Category
Early 2000s Photorealist Art
Materials
Metal
T-Series "After The Hunt" by Harnett, Photorealist Painting by John Clem Clarke
Located in Long Island City, NY
T-Series “After The Hunt” by Harnett
John Clem Clarke, American (1937–2021)
Date: 1983
Mixed Media on Canvas, titled and dated in marker on verso
Size: 72.5 x 55.5 in. (184.15 x 140....
Category
1980s Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Porcelain Alliance
By Drew Tal
Located in New York, NY
Edition of 7
With his works included in the permanent collection at the Norton and the New Britain Museum, Drew Tal’s successful career has been nothing but a soaring ascension into...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Film, Dye, Photographic Paper, Photogravure, Ph...
Incognito
By Nemo Jantzen
Located in Singapore, SG
Handmade resin domes on board with unparalleled craftsmanship by Nemo Jantzen. Every inch of this piece is made by hand, with careful attention to detail. "Paradise" is a stunning pi...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Epoxy Resin
KING V
By Nemo Jantzen
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...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Thread
Intergalactic
By Nemo Jantzen
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...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Thread
Silence Is Golden
By Nemo Jantzen
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...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Thread
Out of Focus
By Nemo Jantzen
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...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Thread, Acrylic
Who’s Laughing Now
By Nemo Jantzen
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...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Thread
Finding the light
Located in Rye, NY
Meditation. Prayer. Focusing on the breath. Clearing the mind. Letting go of the world that can distract us, rob us, from moments of true peace. These paintings capture individuals i...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
State of Grace
Located in Rye, NY
Meditation. Prayer. Focusing on the breath. Clearing the mind. Letting go of the world that can distract us, rob us, from moments of true peace. These paintings capture individuals i...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
The Psychotropic Splendor of Utopian Intoxication
Located in Greenwich, CT
Still life of grapes, wine and foliage against an ocean background
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Fading Moment"
By Jane Jones
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
In our quick paced culture, we are hyper-stimulated with visual media, which has caused our sense of vision to become blind to many things of incredible loveliness and consequence, s...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Closing In"
By Jane Jones
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
In our quick paced culture, we are hyper-stimulated with visual media, which has caused our sense of vision to become blind to many things of incredible loveliness and consequence, s...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Broken"
By Jane Jones
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
In our quick paced culture, we are hyper-stimulated with visual media, which has caused our sense of vision to become blind to many things of incredible loveliness and consequence, s...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Bluebird", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Daniel Sprick's (US based) "Bluebird" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a still life with a bird skeleton, a blue jar, a blue bowl and a broken eggshell.
Currently on display at the Madden Museum through April 28, 2024, but available for shipping in early May.
About the artist:
"Upon first glance, viewers might think Daniel's works are photographs because of their stunningly realistic elements. However, the longer we look at one of his paintings, the more we become aware that they are anything but a part of our world. We encounter Sprick's paintings not so much as statements, but more as experiences, whereby we engage deeply with his creativity. - Timothy J. Standring, exhibition curator and Gates Foundation Curator at the Denver Art Museum. Daniel Sprick's Fictions: Recent Works includes more than 30 examples of the Colorado artist's portraiture and still life paintings that blur the line between realism and abstraction. His meticulous representation of everyday objects and stirring interpretation of the human form provide viewers a new way to look at the world.
Born:
May 1, 1953, Little Rock, Arkansas
Education:
AA-Mesa College, Grand Junction...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil, Board
Mississippi Street Intersection
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created in 2007, this color soft ground etching with aquatint on paper is hand-signed and dated by Robert Bechtle (San Francisco, 1932 - Berkeley, 2020)...
Category
Early 2000s Photorealist Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Inked In Kyoto
Located in New York, NY
Reka Nyari’s erotically charged photographs engage cultural narratives surrounding gender and sexuality. A master at the art of storytelling, Nyari’s newest series, GEISHA INK, documents Ginzilla, a dramatically-posed young woman whose naked body is lavishly-adorned with tattoos.
A champion of feminine fortitude, Nyari has long been fascinated with the art of capturing women without pretense. Recognizing strength in the vulnerability of the nude female form, she chooses most often to photograph women...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographi...
The Bride
By Drew Tal
Located in New York, NY
With his works included in the permanent collection at the Norton and the New Britain Museum, Drew Tal’s successful career has been nothing but a soaring ascension into the global ar...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Film
Sight Unseen
By Drew Tal
Located in New York, NY
With his works included in the permanent collection at the Norton and the New Britain Museum, Drew Tal’s successful career has been nothing but a soaring ascension into the global ar...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Empire
By Drew Tal
Located in New York, NY
With his works included in the permanent collection at the Norton and the New Britain Museum, Drew Tal’s successful career has been nothing but a soaring ascension into the global ar...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Mosaic
By Drew Tal
Located in New York, NY
With his works included in the permanent collection at the Norton and the New Britain Museum, Drew Tal’s successful career has been nothing but a soaring ascension into the global ar...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Photogram
Nomad
By Drew Tal
Located in New York, NY
With his works included in the permanent collection at the Norton and the New Britain Museum, Drew Tal’s successful career has been nothing but a soaring ascension into the global ar...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Photogram
Children of God II
By Drew Tal
Located in New York, NY
With his works included in the permanent collection at the Norton and the New Britain Museum, Drew Tal’s successful career has been nothing but a soaring ascension into the global ar...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Photogram
Porcelain Alliance
By Drew Tal
Located in New York, NY
With his works included in the permanent collection at the Norton and the New Britain Museum, Drew Tal’s successful career has been nothing but a soaring ascension into the global ar...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Photogram
Farewell
By Drew Tal
Located in New York, NY
With his works included in the permanent collection at the Norton and the New Britain Museum, Drew Tal’s successful career has been nothing but a soaring ascension into the global ar...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Photorealist Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Photogram
Tell no one
By Drew Tal
Located in New York, NY
With his works included in the permanent collection at the Norton and the New Britain Museum, Drew Tal’s successful career has been nothing but a soaring ascension into the global ar...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Photogram
Silence
By Drew Tal
Located in New York, NY
With his works included in the permanent collection at the Norton and the New Britain Museum, Drew Tal’s successful career has been nothing but a soaring ascension into the global ar...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Photogram
Monarchy
By Drew Tal
Located in New York, NY
With his works included in the permanent collection at the Norton and the New Britain Museum, Drew Tal’s successful career has been nothing but a soaring ascension into the global ar...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Photogram
Princess Song
By Drew Tal
Located in New York, NY
With his works included in the permanent collection at the Norton and the New Britain Museum, Drew Tal’s successful career has been nothing but a soaring ascension into the global ar...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Photogram
Longing
By Drew Tal
Located in New York, NY
With his works included in the permanent collection at the Norton and the New Britain Museum, Drew Tal’s successful career has been nothing but a soaring ascension into the global ar...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Photogram
Hands of Faith
By Drew Tal
Located in New York, NY
With his works included in the permanent collection at the Norton and the New Britain Museum, Drew Tal’s successful career has been nothing but a soaring ascension into the global ar...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Photogravure, Photogram
Desert Wanderer
By Drew Tal
Located in New York, NY
With his works included in the permanent collection at the Norton and the New Britain Museum, Drew Tal’s successful career has been nothing but a soaring ascension into the global ar...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Photogram
Three Pearls
By Drew Tal
Located in New York, NY
With his works included in the permanent collection at the Norton and the New Britain Museum, Drew Tal’s successful career has been nothing but a soaring ascension into the global ar...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Photogram
Royalty in Waiting
By Drew Tal
Located in New York, NY
With his works included in the permanent collection at the Norton and the New Britain Museum, Drew Tal’s successful career has been nothing but a soaring ascension into the global ar...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Photogram
Night Secrets
By Drew Tal
Located in New York, NY
With his works included in the permanent collection at the Norton and the New Britain Museum, Drew Tal’s successful career has been nothing but a soaring ascension into the global ar...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Photogram
Daydream
By Drew Tal
Located in New York, NY
With his works included in the permanent collection at the Norton and the New Britain Museum, Drew Tal’s successful career has been nothing but a soaring ascension into the global ar...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Photogram
Postman 4
By Maleonn
Located in New York, NY
The son of a known Chinese drama director and a very famous actress, Maleonn grew up in an artistic environment, where he began to study art when only 11 years old. After graduating ...
Category
Early 2000s Photorealist Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Film, Mixed Media, Photographic Paper, Photogram
What Love is 6
By Maleonn
Located in New York, NY
The son of a known Chinese drama director and a very famous actress, Maleonn grew up in an artistic environment, where he began to study art when only 11 years old. After graduating ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Film, Mixed Media, Photographic Paper, Photogram
Postman 2
By Maleonn
Located in New York, NY
The son of a known Chinese drama director and a very famous actress, Maleonn grew up in an artistic environment, where he began to study art when only 11 years old. After graduating ...
Category
Early 2000s Photorealist Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Film, Mixed Media, Photographic Paper, Photogram
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.