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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
Period: 21st Century and Contemporary
"1959 Red BMW Isetta 300" (Original Acrylic painting)
Located in Denver, CO
Shan Fannin's (US based) "1959 Red BMW Isetta 300" is an acrylic painting that depicts a red 1959 Red BMW Isetta 300. Born 1969 in California, artist Shannon “Shan” Fannin brings v...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Wood Panel, Acrylic

'Alert Hare' Contemporary photorealist painting of a hare in wildlife, green
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Alert Hare' by Ben Waddams is a photorealist painting of an english hare in the wild. With such incredible detail, you expect the hare to jump and run of...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Panel, Oil

Brown Longhorn
Located in Natchez, MS
This gorgeous brown longhorn appears as though it's stepping out of the darkness to meet you. Santibáñez Servat has created the perfect visual representation of an animal typical to...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

No Way - black & white nude photograph - archival pigment print 35x55"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A black and white photograph of a perfect woman's buttocks and her handcuffed hands giving a finger. Original gallery quality print signed by the artist. Digital archival pigment p...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

PHOTOGRAPH Landscape Women Metaverse Artist Sebastian Magnani 2023
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Sebastian Magnani's photographic series "Between Realities" explores the blurred boundary between virtual reality and the physical world, highlighting how advanced technology is resh...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

'MadMarch' Contemporary Photorealist Wildlife painting of two boxing hares
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'MadMarch' by Ben Waddams is a Contemporary Realist Wildlife oil painting of a two boxing hares in the wild. Ben Waddams is a British wildlife artist living and working in Shropshi...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

"Stack One (Parlor), " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Gregory Block's (US based) "Stack One (Parlor)" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a tall stack of five glazed donuts, with toppings, piled on top of each other. A...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil

Untamed - Powerful Ocean Waves
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Steven Nederveen's art is a testament to the complex and ever-evolving relationship between humans and nature. His vivid nature scenes, often seemingly uplifting and idyllic, also reveal the darker aspects of our connection with the natural world. Through his work, Nederveen explores the dualities of our relationship with nature - the love and destruction that can coexist within us. His masterful use of color and light illuminates the beauty and mystery of natural environments such as oceans and...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel, Mixed Media

Picturing America (monograph hand signed by both Chuck Close and Richard Estes)
Located in New York, NY
Chuck Close, Richard Estes Picturing America (hand signed by both Chuck Close and Richard Estes), 2009 Hardback Monograph (hand signed by Chuck Close and Richard Estes) Boldly signed by Chuck Close and Richard Estes 9 1/4 × 10 × 1/2 inches We have not seen another hand signed by both Chuck Close and Richard Estes anywhere else in the world - ever. And none with such fine provenance: This highly collectible monograph was hand signed by Chuck Close for the present owner at a special event held by Artifex Press held at the New York Public Library; then signed by Richard Estes at his retrospective at the Museum of Design in New York Published on the occasion of the exhibition Picturing America: Photorealism in the 1970s/Picturing America: Fotorealismus der 70er Jahre. The book was signed for the present owner by Chuck Close at Artifex Press held at the New York Public Library on December 19, 2012, and by Richard Estes at the Museum of Design. About the monograph, which itself is a collectors item: Title: Picturing America Publisher: Deutsche Guggenheim, 2009 Hardcover, 176 pp. replete with full-color images of the photorealistic work of some of the most celebrated names in American realism painting...
Category

Early 2000s Photorealist Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset

'Glistening Tide' Contemporary seascape painting of the beach, waves, blue
By LINARES
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Glistening Tides' truly conveys Linares amazing attention to detail. The sea foam is extraordinary and the beautiful detailing in the water and skis. Like looking through a window. ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Panel, Oil

"Bouquet", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Gregory Block's "Bouquet" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts pink rose blooms with baby's breath and green foliage with a contrasting black background. About the ar...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil

Blues, from the American Signs Portfolio (hand signed by Robert Cottingham)
Located in New York, NY
Robert Cottingham Blues, from the American Signs Portfolio (hand signed by Robert Cottingham), 2009 Screenprint in colors on wove paper Pencil signed, numbered 66/100, dated, and tit...
Category

Early 2000s Photorealist Art

Materials

Screen

"Being and Nothingness" trompe l'oeil & modernist oil painting, red butterflies
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Being and Nothingness" is a 2023 trompe l'oeil modernist oil painting. Mastromatteo pays homage to Malevich’s black square, and even positions it at the top left quarter of the canvas. The modernist symbol is austere, and formidable, yet it lays flat on the two-dimensional plane. Outside the square, amidst a wall of white, are little butterflies. Their angled wings...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

"Baby's Breath", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Gregory Block's "Baby's Breath" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts pink roses amidst baby's breath with a contrasting black background. About the artist: Gregory ...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil

Kate Moss at 16
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition print of Kate Moss by Jake Chessum, taken when she was an unknown 16 year old model, just starting her career. Jake recalls, "I had heard of Kate as she was...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

72
Located in Natchez, MS
Servat creates a juxtaposition between the modern world with the helmet numbered 72 and the timeless natural world with the red birds. The helmet floats in space above a pedestal whi...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Asia Major
Located in Natchez, MS
Santibañez Servat works his magic in creating this stunning example of photorealism, with his brand of the surreal. The artist works in thin layers of oil paint diluted with linseed oil to create an old world master portrait of a Japanese woman. The background inspired by his interpretation of Shunga, Japanese erotic woodblock prints.
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bird of Paradise, Painting, Oil on Wood Panel
Located in Yardley, PA
This is a small work, made with oil paints on a panel, my intention was to analyze the texture of one of my favorite flowers, the Bird of Paradise, the background is a landscape insp...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil

Itunu (Comfort)
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Itunu (Comfort)" is a heartwarming artwork by the talented artist Olalekan Adeyemi, which beautifully captures the essence of a young woman's comfort...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil

Apriel - underwater black & white nude photograph - print on aluminum 30" x 36"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of a beautiful topless young woman, Apriel swimming in the pool. Original digital print on aluminum plate signed by the artist. Limited edi...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Metal

Wild Blood - underwater nude photograph - print on aluminum 36x24"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
There is no rules for luck. I was sure the new girl would need practice and practice - and was wrong. She was just perfect from the first second till the last one. Next month she go...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Metal

Peonies, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Peonies, 2023 year :: Painting :: Photorealism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes :: Signed: Yes :: Signatur...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil

Hot Water - underwater nude photograph - print on aluminum 36" x 24"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a naked young woman diving in a pool in front of bright red background. There is no rules for luck. I was sure the new girl would need practice and prac...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Metal

Blood and Milk VII - underwater nude photograph - print on aluminum 36" x 24"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a topless young woman with white tulle scarf - taking off her red skirt on bright red background. Original digital print on aluminum plate signed by the...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Metal

The L Train
Located in New York, NY
Richard ESTES The L Train, 2017 Woodcut, ed. of 49 image: 16 x 12 inches sheet: 21 x 16 inches
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Woodcut

Blood and Milk III - underwater nude photograph - print on aluminum 36x24"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a topless young woman with white tulle scarf - taking off her red skirt on bright red background. Original digital print on aluminum plate signed by the...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Metal

TV Dinner, Fried Chicken
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

The Bather - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 35x53"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater nude photograph of a model in floating petals Original gallery quality print signed by the artist. Digital archival pigment print on archival paper with metallic fin...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

"Land of Plenty" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
About the Artist: For as long as I can remember, I have been on a quest to convincingly represent on canvas what I see in the physical world, what I see in my mind and what I feel. M...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Always Sunny - Volkswagen Type 2 Samba" (Original Acrylic Painting)
Located in Denver, CO
Shan Fannin's (US based) "Always Sunny - Volkswagen Type 2 Samba" is an acrylic painting that depicts a Volkswagen Type 2 Samba. Born 1969 in California, artist Shannon “Shan” Fann...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

"Hello, My Name Is" trompe l'oeil oil painting of nametags and sharpie on blue
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Hello, My Name Is" is a trompe l'oeil oil painting of nametags and sharpie on blue background. Anthony Mastromatteo reintroduces himself in his first exhibition with the Grenning ...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Board, Oil

"Shadow's Edge" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Diego Glazer's "Shadow's Edge" is a captivating representation of nature's untouched beauty. Painted in 2022, this oil on canvas piece stretches across dimensions of 60 x 72 x 3 inch...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Stalemate" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
About the Artist: For as long as I can remember, I have been on a quest to convincingly represent on canvas what I see in the physical world, what I see in my mind and what I feel. M...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Blue Sky
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Mubaraq Yusuf is a rising star in the contemporary art scene, known for his ability to blend traditional techniques with modern themes. "Blue Sky" is a testament to his unique vision...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'The Waters Surface' Photorealist painting of sunlight on rocks, water and sea.
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'The Waters Surface' is a realist Contemporary Seascape Painting by Marc Esteve. Sea, sand, waves and rocks make for a composition that is beautiful and tranquil. You can hear the s...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

"1970 Porsche 917k" Limited Edition Giclée Print
Located in Denver, CO
Shan Fannin's (US based) "1970 Porsche 917k" is an limited edition giclée print that depicts a 1970 Porsche 917k. Born 1969 in California, artist Shannon “Shan” Fannin brings vehicl...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Giclée

DEEP INSIDE #14, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
God has no faces. It has colours and forms. And God is love. Tender love. Series of calm artworks DEEP INSIDE are ready. Feel him in every artwork. DEEP INSIDE - it’s a series o...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil

Plums with a cup, Painting, Oil on MDF Panel
Located in Yardley, PA
100% Handmade Original Oil Painting © 2023 Albert Kechyan. All rights reserved :: Painting :: Photorealism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil

"Ellen's Diner, NYC, " Photorealist Watercolor Painting signed by Bruce McCombs
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Ellen's Diner, NYC" is an original photorealist watercolor painting by Bruce McCombs. The artist signed the piece lower right. This piece features a city diner's neon sign and clock...
Category

Early 2000s Photorealist Art

Materials

Watercolor

Emmett Till
Located in Saugatuck, MI
Hand signed limited edition print of an original graphite pencil drawing of Emmett Till framed in a black wood frame with UV plexiglass. Please note that f...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Ink

Photorealistic 'Lemons on a yellow plate' Still life oil painting of fruit
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Lemons on a Yellow Plate' is a fabulous example of Lijftogt's work. Such amazing eye for detail is what makes this piece such a knockout piece. A beautiful colour palette has been u...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Looking For Answers 2
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Ola...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Paper, Photographic Paper

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

Intimate Perspective by Josephine Cardin Contemporary Fashion photography
Located in DE
Artist: Josephine Cardin Medium: Photography Limited edition of 30 “From this new and intimate perspective, she learned a simple, obvious thing she had always known, and everyone k...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Pigment

"Good Morning" Longhorn Painting
Located in Austin, TX
This photorealistic painting by Gaylon Dingler is part of his western series and depicts a longhorn with a butterfly. The background is painted black, c...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Wanna Swim?, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
:: Painting :: Photorealism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes :: Signed: Yes :: Signature Location: bottom...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil

'Rising Tide' detailed hyperrealist painting of sea & rocks, blue, green & black
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Rising Tide' is a realist Contemporary Seascape Painting by Marc Esteve. Rockpools with glistening sunlight look like a photo such as the incredible detail Esteve is so famed for! ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

I Come Bearing Gifts 2
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Presenting my offering: 'I Come Bearing Gifts' – a visual tale of generosity and connection." Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gallery) About Artist Adigbo Tolulope...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"1990 Ferrari F40" Limited Edition Giclée Print
Located in Denver, CO
Shan Fannin's (US based) "1990 Ferrari F40" is an limited edition giclée print that depicts a close up view of the back side of a 1990 Ferrari F40. Born...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Giclée

Palette with Ink Pencil Eraser
Located in Burlingame, CA
In the world of ceramics, Richard Shaw is a professor and the master of trompe l’oeil (French for “fool the eye”) sculpture, a style often associated with paintings intended to give ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Porcelain, Glaze, Underglaze

In These Shoes
Located in London, GB
In These Shoes A super sexy oil on linen provocative BDSM painting of a sexy woman wearing Louboutin heels. Martin Allen is a London based artist. Marti...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil

A beach for daydreaming, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Original, one-of-a-kind, hand painted, inspired by the aerial view of The Bahamas Dealing with depression, PTSD and anxiety, painting is a form of therapy for me. In this painting...
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2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Porsche 993. Contemporary figurative acrylic painting, Realistic car, Polish art
Located in Warsaw, PL
Acrylic on canvas contemporary figurative painting by Michal Wojtysiak. Artwork depicts porsche car in realistic style. Colors are mostly grey. MICHAŁ WOJTYSIAK (ur. 1984) Graduate...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Heaven on Earth, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Original, one-of-a-kind, hand painted, inspired by the aerial view of The Turks And Caicos Islands Dealing with depression, PTSD and anxiety, painting is a form of therapy for me. ...
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2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Peace of Mind
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Don't search for anything except peace. Try to calm the mind. Everything else will come on its own. Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gallery) About Artist Adigbo Tolulope...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Cadmium MG Y Type" (Original Acrylic Painting)
Located in Denver, CO
Shan Fannin's (US based) "Cadmium MG Y Type" is an acrylic painting that depicts a Cadmium MG Y Type. Born 1969 in California, artist Shannon “Shan” Fannin brings vehicles to life ...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Mr Ajala
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colors. And the people there see you differently, too. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.” Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gallery) About Artist Adigbo Tolulope...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

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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