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PHOTOREALISM

A direct challenge to Abstract Expressionism’s subjectivity and gestural vigor, Photorealism was informed by the Pop predilection for representational imagery, popular iconography and tools, like projectors and airbrushes, borrowed from the worlds of commercial art and design.

Whether gritty or gleaming, the subject matter favored by Photorealists is instantly, if vaguely, familiar. It’s the stuff of yellowing snapshots and fugitive memories. The bland and the garish alike flicker between crystal-clear reality and dreamy illusion, inviting the viewer to contemplate a single moment rather than igniting a story.

The virtues of the “photo” in Photorealist art — infused as they are with dazzling qualities that are easily blurred in reproduction — are as elusive as they are allusive. “Much Photorealist painting has the vacuity of proportion and intent of an idiot-savant, long on look and short on personal timbre,” John Arthur wrote (rather admiringly) in the catalogue essay for Realism/Photorealism, a 1980 exhibition at the Philbrook Museum of Art, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. At its best, Photorealism is a perpetually paused tug-of-war between the sacred and the profane, the general and the specific, the record and the object.

Robert Bechtle invented Photorealism, in 1963,” says veteran art dealer Louis Meisel. “He took a picture of himself in the mirror with the car outside and then painted it. That was the first one.”

The meaning of the term, which began for Meisel as “a superficial way of defining and promoting a group of painters,” evolved with time, and the core group of Photorealists slowly expanded to include younger artists who traded Rolleiflexes for 60-megapixel cameras, using advanced digital technology to create paintings that transcend the detail of conventional photographs.

On 1stDibs, the collection of Photorealist art includes work by Richard Estes, Ralph Goings, Chuck Close, Audrey Flack, Charles Bell and others.

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Style: Photorealist
Complementary I -original modern realism waterscape painting -contemporary art
Complementary I -original modern realism waterscape painting -contemporary art

Complementary I -original modern realism waterscape painting -contemporary art

By Alina Huberenko

Located in London, Chelsea

We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...

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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Wordsworth in the Tropics, Hyper-realist Painting by Ian Hornak
Wordsworth in the Tropics, Hyper-realist Painting by Ian Hornak

Wordsworth in the Tropics, Hyper-realist Painting by Ian Hornak

By Ian Hornak

Located in Long Island City, NY

American Photorealist Ian Hornak’s stunning depiction of a tropical landscape is framed by back-lit palm trees and clouds illuminated with the setting sun. The painting is signed, ti...

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1970s Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Canadian Pacific Train (1956-Canada) Large size Black & White Fine Art Print
The Canadian Pacific Train (1956-Canada) Large size Black & White Fine Art Print

The Canadian Pacific Train (1956-Canada) Large size Black & White Fine Art Print

By Fabrizio La Torre

Located in Brussels, BE

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

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1950s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

"Ram" Original Painting by Tammy Liu-Haller
"Ram" Original Painting by Tammy Liu-Haller

"Ram" Original Painting by Tammy Liu-Haller

Located in Denver, CO

Tammy Liu-Haller's "Ram" is an original, handmade graphite on clayboard, gold leaf and acrylic that depicts a ram with majestic horns. About the artist: Tammy was born in 1975 in Kingston, NY. She is a realism artist, working primarily in graphite and charcoal. After spending 15 years away from the field, she began drawing again in 2011 and went full-time by 2015. She is an avid supporter of organizations that rescue, conserve, and protect domestic and wild animals, and she often donates artwork to these causes each year. Tammy has also created a small niche of golf drawings...

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2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

"Blackberries Are Red When They Are Green" - Trompe L'Oeil Still Life
"Blackberries Are Red When They Are Green" - Trompe L'Oeil Still Life

"Blackberries Are Red When They Are Green" - Trompe L'Oeil Still Life

By Alexis Pencovic

Located in Soquel, CA

"Blackberries Are Red When They Are Green" - Trompe L'Oeil Still Life Hyper realistic still life by Alexis Pencovic (American, 1921-1987). A still life arrangement of blackberries w...

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1970s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

"Sunset on Golden Marsh"  Large Landscape with Pink/Orange Sky and Setting Sun
"Sunset on Golden Marsh"  Large Landscape with Pink/Orange Sky and Setting Sun

"Sunset on Golden Marsh" Large Landscape with Pink/Orange Sky and Setting Sun

By Kimberly MacNeille

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...

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2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil

Window to My Soul
Window to My Soul

Window to My Soul

By Lynette Cook

Located in Burlingame, CA

'Window To My Soul' - depicts a San Francisco building with warm sunlight and shadows cascading across the facade of the white building with blue inset window and trim. A tree and bi...

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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Prince 1981 by Tony Mottram
Prince 1981 by Tony Mottram

Prince 1981 by Tony Mottram

Located in Austin, TX

Prince by photographer Tony Mottram. Taken at the Lyceum, London on 2nd June 1981, during Prince's first ever UK appearance. Signed limited A2 size print, Edition number 11/100 Tony recalls - I got a call from Jill Furmanovsky saying she’d double booked herself. She had been booked to photograph Bruce Springsteen at Wembley, and some unknown guy at a small venue in The Strand. “She said she would go to the Wembley and asked me to go to photo the other gig. Well it turned out to be Prince at his first ever gig in the UK. Back then nobody was too sure about Prince’s sexuality so I went along to The Strand and assumed he’d be playing at Heaven – a gay venue. I got there, but my name wasn’t on the door which wasn’t too unusual. I talked the security guard around to let me in saying I had to photo this performer who was about to go on stage inside. I got in and realized Prince wasn’t performing there and it was just a normal night in the club. So I had a quick pint of Guinness and left. I had to sprint up the road to the Lyceum knowing that I’d probably miss the support act. I got there in time and got the photos of Prince...

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Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

Giclée

Strawberry and Cherry Tart with Hair
Strawberry and Cherry Tart with Hair

Strawberry and Cherry Tart with Hair

By Marc Dennis

Located in Denver, CO

Marc Dennis is an American artist known for his hyper-realistic paintings that celebrate the subversive potential of art history, beauty and humor. In his "Desserts with Hair" seri...

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2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Linen, Oil

"Before, " Original Still Life Oil Painting, Donuts
"Before, " Original Still Life Oil Painting, Donuts

"Before, " Original Still Life Oil Painting, Donuts

By Gregory Block

Located in Denver, CO

This work is part of a group exhibition at the Arvada Center for the Arts (September 10 - November 8, 2026). Available for purchase; shipping begins mid-November. Gregory Block's (U...

Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Johnny Cash 1968 portrait

Johnny Cash 1968 portrait

By Barrie Wentzell

Located in Austin, TX

Signed limited edition silver gelatin print of Johnny Cash, taken by Barrie Wentzell in London in 1968. This Johnny Cash print is available in the following sizes. 16" x 20" - Edi...

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Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

"Féith", Oil painting
"Féith", Oil painting

"Féith", Oil painting

By Lindsey Kustusch

Located in Denver, CO

Lindsey Kustusch’s (US based) "Féith" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a Great blue Heron bird perched on a fountains with red floral designs in the background. A...

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2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Horizon en été, Oil painting on canvas, Sea and Beach under a Summer Sky
Horizon en été, Oil painting on canvas, Sea and Beach under a Summer Sky

Horizon en été, Oil painting on canvas, Sea and Beach under a Summer Sky

By Gabriel Riesnert

Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR

Work : Original Oil Painting, Handmade artwork, Unique Work. Ready to Hang. Medium : Oil painting on stretched Linen. Artist : Gabriel Riesnert Subject : Horizon en été (Title / FR ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Linen, Oil

Ian Hornak, Lion’s Head Rock, East Hampton, New York, 1971
Ian Hornak, Lion’s Head Rock, East Hampton, New York, 1971

Ian Hornak, Lion’s Head Rock, East Hampton, New York, 1971

By Ian Hornak

Located in Fairfield, CT

IAN HORNAK (1944–2002) Title: Lion’s Head Rock, East Hampton, New York Date: January 1971 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Dimensions: 42 x 66 inches (106.68 x 167.64 cm) Inscript...

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1970s Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Ghost Keeper" (2025) Oil Still-Life Painting on Panel
"Ghost Keeper" (2025) Oil Still-Life Painting on Panel

"Ghost Keeper" (2025) Oil Still-Life Painting on Panel

By Anthony Waichulis

Located in Denver, CO

Anthony Waichulis' "Ghost Keeper" is an original, handmade oil painting on panel that measures 27 x 23 inches framed and is ready to hang. About the artist: Anthony Waichulis (born ...

Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

The Beastie Boys

The Beastie Boys

By Jake Chessum

Located in Austin, TX

Signed limited edition print of the Beastie Boys by Jake Chessum. Jake recalls ” This was from April 1994. I flew from London to shoot at Mike D’s ba...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

C Print

David Bowie on set 1975, framed signed print by Terry O'Neill
David Bowie on set 1975, framed signed print by Terry O'Neill

David Bowie on set 1975, framed signed print by Terry O'Neill

By Terry O'Neill

Located in Austin, TX

Framed, 20x24" signed lifetime edition print by Terry O'Neill of David Bowie taken in Los Angeles in 1975 on the set of “The Man Who Fell To Earth” Signed limited edition number 2/5...

Category

Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Radiance
Radiance

Radiance

By Lynette Cook

Located in Burlingame, CA

The subtle and brilliant work of art is meticulously hand painted by Lynette Cook, who realistically depicts scenes that she sees during her morning walks through the city, yet her p...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

"Jersey Girl" Graphite Drawing
"Jersey Girl" Graphite Drawing

"Jersey Girl" Graphite Drawing

Located in Denver, CO

Tammy Liu-Haller's "Jersey Girl" is an original, handmade charcoal and graphite drawing that depicts a cow in profile.

Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Graphite

Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish by Kevin Cummins

Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish by Kevin Cummins

By Kevin Cummins

Located in Austin, TX

Signed limited edition print of English band Blur, posing in front of the graffiti slogan 'Modern Life is Rubbish', the title of their 1993 album. Blur were the kings of Britpop and are from L-R: Damon...

Category

1990s Photorealist Art

Materials

C Print

Cold Song III - underwater photograph - archival pigment print
Cold Song III - underwater photograph - archival pigment print

Cold Song III - underwater photograph - archival pigment print

By Alex Sher

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

'Cold Song III' exemplifies the avant-garde evolution of underwater fine art photography, merging contemporary conceptual art with technical mastery. This ethereal composition captur...

Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Peaceful beach, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Peaceful beach, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Peaceful beach, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Ana Hefco

Located in Yardley, PA

Unique ocean and beach paintings with gold sand and frothy splashing waves, inspired by the Turks And Caicos Islands Ocean Seascape Painting with gold sand beach and frothy white sp...

Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Norman Rockwell 'Ye Pipe And Bowl' 1983, signed & numbered lithograph
Norman Rockwell 'Ye Pipe And Bowl' 1983, signed & numbered lithograph

Norman Rockwell 'Ye Pipe And Bowl' 1983, signed & numbered lithograph

By Norman Rockwell

Located in Pembroke Pines, FL

"Ye Pipe and Bowl" by Norman Rockwell Media: Lithograph on Paper Image Dimensions: 27" x 21" Year Produced: 1983 Edition Size: 200 Numbered (1-200), 60 Artist proof Edition Number: A/P (Artist Proof) Signed and Numbered in pencil by the artist Condition: In excellent Norman Rockwell was an American painter and illustrator known for his iconic depictions of American culture created for The Saturday Evening Post. With a range of favorite subjects that included nuclear families, mischievous children, and small-town life, his work has achieved an iconic status: the 1943 painting of a Thanksgiving dinner, Freedom from Want, has been reproduced and parodied countless times in contemporary culture. As an artist, Rockwell has had a lasting effect on US society beyond any singular work, with his paintings seen as indelible images that went on to inspire American directors such as George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, and particularly Robert Zemeckis, whose 1994 film Forrest Gump recreates several of Rockwell’s paintings as scenes throughout the film. Though he enjoyed success throughout his career, Rockwell’s idyllic and sentimental outlook on American society was not necessarily embraced by art critics, though his later politically activist work garnered praise for its tackling of controversial subjects. Born on February 3, 1894 in New York, NY, he went on to study at the National Academy of Design and the Art Students League. Rockwell notably had a longstanding relationship with the Boy Scouts of America...

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1970s Photorealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

1980s Vintage American Street Scene Painting, Landscape with Taxi Cabs
1980s Vintage American Street Scene Painting, Landscape with Taxi Cabs

1980s Vintage American Street Scene Painting, Landscape with Taxi Cabs

By Val Lewton

Located in Surfside, FL

Val Edwin Lewton (May 23, 1937 – April 24, 2015) was a painter and museum exhibition designer. As an artist, he created Realist acrylic paintings and watercolors of urban and suburba...

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1980s Photorealist Art

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Paper

Muhammad Ali training

Muhammad Ali training

By Michael Brennan

Located in Austin, TX

Signed limited edition print of American professional boxer and activist Muhammad Ali during a training session at his training camp on 58 Sculps Hill Road, Deer Lake, Pennsylvania, ...

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1970s Photorealist Art

Materials

C Print

"Polk Street" Large Scale Textural Photograph San Francisco Abstract
"Polk Street" Large Scale Textural Photograph San Francisco Abstract

"Polk Street" Large Scale Textural Photograph San Francisco Abstract

By Bill Clark

Located in Soquel, CA

"Polk" Large Scale Textural Photograph Detailed macro photo by Bill Clark (American, 20th Century). Clark has taken a photograph of heavily painted concrete. The paint is bold yello...

Category

1990s Photorealist Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Abundance, Oil painting on Canvas, Leafs, Forest, Realistic Nature
Abundance, Oil painting on Canvas, Leafs, Forest, Realistic Nature

Abundance, Oil painting on Canvas, Leafs, Forest, Realistic Nature

By Deniz Bayav

Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR

Work : Original Oil Painting, Unique Work. Handmade artwork. Ready to Hang. Medium : Oil and Acrylic painting on Canvas. Artist : Deniz Bayav Subject : Foisonnement (Title / FR) Si...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Stephanie Serpick, A New Fall 4, 2017, Oil On Panel, 16 x 20 inches, Realism

Stephanie Serpick, A New Fall 4, 2017, Oil On Panel, 16 x 20 inches, Realism

By Stephanie Serpick

Located in Darien, CT

Intimate paintings represented by unmade beds and tossed sheets, absent of any human evidence, on intentionally blank, somewhat rough backgrounds. The empty bed in these paintings represents a place for grief, isolation or healing. As such, the work speaks to our shared feeling of grief, with the understanding that while we all suffer in our individual ways, suffering is universal. Source material for this work are photographs the artist has both taken and found, and the intimate size of the paintings references the intimate nature of the subject matter. The backgrounds of the paintings are repeatedly painted and sanded, to create a frame and backdrop for the bedding that is flat, yet rough with work and time. The bedding itself is seen from different perspectives, but still indicates a scene of desolation and despair. While the series began in the fall of 2016, recent events—including the pandemic—have provided a new dimension to the work and have compelled Serpick to consider the themes in light of these events. Our forced isolation and the challenges it has brought to our physical and mental health provides an additional shared experience from which to consider grief and eventual healing. Biography Stephanie Serpick is a painter whose work explores themes of isolation, grief, and healing. Her work has been shown in various exhibitions in the U.S. and internationally, and she is a fellow at several residencies, most notably at the Florence Trust Studios in London, MASS MoCA in North Adams, Massachusetts, and the Vermont Studio Center, where she was awarded a full fellowship and stipend to attend. Recent exhibitions include solo shows at Sweet Lorraine Gallery in Brooklyn, the College of Southern Nevada, and a two-person exhibition at The Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute at the Museum of Art at Pratt in Utica NY...

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2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Newspapers on the Table - Still Life Etching on Heavy Paper
Newspapers on the Table - Still Life Etching on Heavy Paper

Newspapers on the Table - Still Life Etching on Heavy Paper

Located in Soquel, CA

Newspapers on the Table - Still Life Etching on Heavy Paper, #20/150 Black and white etching by Darien Payne (American, b. 1951). This piece is a meticulously detailed depiction of ...

Category

1990s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Drypoint, Etching

Patti Smith in her apartment studio 1974

Patti Smith in her apartment studio 1974

By Allan Tannenbaum

Located in Austin, TX

Signed limited edition archival print of Patti Smith taken in her apartment studio by Allan Tannenbaum, New York City, 1974. Allan Tannenbaum prints are available in the following s...

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Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Fisherman's Toys-original hyperrealism seascape oil painting- contemporary Art
Fisherman's Toys-original hyperrealism seascape oil painting- contemporary Art

Fisherman's Toys-original hyperrealism seascape oil painting- contemporary Art

By Alina Huberenko

Located in London, Chelsea

We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Linen, Oil

Green Bud - underwater photograph - print on paper 56" x 43"
Green Bud - underwater photograph - print on paper 56" x 43"

Green Bud - underwater photograph - print on paper 56" x 43"

By Alex Sher

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

An underwater photograph of a young woman wrapped in bright green tulle. Her head is above the water, hidden from the camera. Original gallery quality print signed by the artist. ...

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2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

"Allegheny Cemetery", Oil Painting

"Allegheny Cemetery", Oil Painting

By Adrienne Stein

Located in Denver, CO

Adrienne Stein's (US based) "Allegheny Cemetery" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an angel statue in a cemetery at dawn. About the artist: Adrienne Stein (b. 198...

Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Linen, Oil

Shadowdance

Shadowdance

By Lynette Cook

Located in Burlingame, CA

'Shadowdance' depicts an historic San Francisco home with warm sunlight and shadows cascading across the facade. The subtle and brilliant work of art is meticulously hand painted by ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Acrylic, Panel

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.