Kate Bush
Located in Austin, TX
Absolutely stunning portrait of singer Kate Bush by acclaimed photographer, Gered Mankowitz, taken in his London studio in 1978. Kate Bush has seen a huge r...
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
C Print
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.
Kate Bush
Located in Austin, TX
Absolutely stunning portrait of singer Kate Bush by acclaimed photographer, Gered Mankowitz, taken in his London studio in 1978. Kate Bush has seen a huge r...
C Print
David Bowie "A Day in Kyoto 2 - Hankyu Train" by Sukita
Located in Austin, TX
16" x 20", signed limited edition print of David Bowie, titled "A Day in Kyoto 2 - Hankyu Train" by Masayoshi Sukita This print is also available as a 30x40" signed limited edition...
C Print
$1,583Sale Price|20% Off
Reflections on Forest Pond in the English Countryside with Warm Yellows & Browns
Located in Preston, GB
Reflections on Forest Pond in the English Countryside with Warm Yellows & Browns, by 20th Century British Artist, Christopher Osborne. Art measures 12 x 10 inches Frame measures 18 ...
Oil, Board
"Gold Gift Box" - Realist Still-Life of Present and Bow, Oil on Cradled Panel
Located in Denver, CO
"Gold Gift Box" by Sarah van der Helm is an original, handmade oil painting on cradled panel. This piece measures 4 x 2 x 4 inches unframed and is ready to hang. Born in 1970, Sarah...
Oil, Panel
"After, " Original Still Life Oil Painting, Donuts
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...
Oil, Board
Woman and Art Exhibition Poster, Photorealist Poster by Audrey Flack
By Audrey Flack
Located in Long Island City, NY
Audrey Flack, American (1931 - 2024) - Woman and Art Exhibition Poster, Year: 1974, Medium: Poster, Size: 22.5 x 23 in. (57.15 x 58.42 cm), Publisher: Suzanne Brown Gallery
Offset
$7,600Sale Price|20% Off
Stargazer Lily '86, Lowell Nesbitt
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Lowell Nesbitt (1933–1993) Title: Stargazer Lily '86 Year: 1986 Medium: Pastel on handmade paper Size: 24 x 23 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Signed, dated by the a...
Pastel, Handmade Paper
East River Drive
Located in Austin, TX
East River Drive by Norman Parkinson. Robin Miller and Pippa Diggle photographed on the South Street Viaduct beneath Manhattan Bridge for Go Magazine, 1960 ...
C Print
David Bowie "He'd Blow Our Minds" by Sukita
Located in Austin, TX
16" x 20", signed limited edition print of David Bowie, titled "He'd Blow Our Minds" by Masayoshi Sukita. This print is also available as a 30x40" signed limited edition print. “...
C Print
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...
Acrylic
"Reclining Nude" Original Artwork, 24kt Gold on Museum Glass
By Kate Breakey
Located in Denver, CO
About the artist: Kate Breakey is internationally known for her large-scale, richly hand-colored photographs including her acclaimed series of luminous portraits of birds, flowers a...
Gold Leaf
$1,920Sale Price|20% Off
Break Time, American Photorealist, Coffee
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Michael Sheets (American, born 1947) Signed: SHEETS 1981 (Lower, Right) " Break Time ", 1981 Acrylic on canvas 32" x 48" Housed in a 1/2 Silver Me...
Canvas, Acrylic
Jimi Hendrix at Monterey by Ed Caraeff
By Ed Caraeff
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print by Ed Caraeff of Jimi Hendrix setting fire to his Fender Stratocaster guitar while performing at the Monterey Internat...
C Print
Willie Nelson playing pool
By Scott Newton
Located in Austin, TX
Willie Nelson, taken playing pool at the Pedernales Studio's in 1983 by photographer Scott Newton Signed limited edition print, printed on heavyweight co...
Archival Pigment
"Water lilies"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
This painting was inspired by nature, specifically the beauty of water lilies. It was painted outdoors, en plein air, and later refined in the studio.
Canvas, Oil
Joe Strummer of The Clash
Located in Austin, TX
16" x 20", signed limited edition prints of Joe Strummer of punk band The Clash by Masayoshi Sukita, limited edition number 3/30, taken during the filming of Mystery Train...
C Print
$2,060Sale Price|20% Off
Greta Garbo - Black and White Photograph by Clarence Sinclair Bull, 1930
Located in Soquel, CA
Greta Garbo - Black and White Photograph by Clarence Sinclair Bull, 1930 1930 Black and white portrait photograph of Swedish/American actress Greta Garbo (Swedish, 1905-1990) by Clarence Sinclair Bull (American, 1896-1979). Greta Garbo poses in a top hat and collard shirt while gazing away from the camera. Printed by the artist circa 1970's. A black and white photograph, matte finish, double-weight paper, depicting a 1931 shot of the star titled 'Mata Hari,' printed decades later from the original negative, pencilled in the lower left corner "A.P.," Estate stamped and blind embossed in the lower right corner "Clarence Sinclair Bull," further blind embossed in same corner "The Kobal / Collection," verso with the photographer's black ink credit stamp, verso further with two "Edward Weston" black ink credit stamps dated "1981" and "1992," originally from the John Kobal Collection. Greta Garbo was a Swedish-American actress. Regarded as one of the greatest screen actresses of all time, she was known for her melancholic, somber persona, her film portrayals of tragic characters, and her subtle and understated performances. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Garbo fifth on its list of the greatest female stars of classic Hollywood cinema. Clarence Sinclair Bull was born in Sun River, Montana, in 1896. His career began when Samuel Goldwyn hired him in 1920 to photograph publicity stills of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio's stars. He is most famous for his photographs of Greta Garbo, taken between 1926 and 1941. Bull's first portrait of Garbo was a costume study for the silent romantic drama film Flesh and the Devil in September 1926. Bull was able to study with the great Western painter...
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
The Beatles, Our World 1967
By Alec Byrne
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print of The Beatles by Alec Byrne, taken at Abbey Road Studios, London, Jun. 24, 1967 Alec recalls “This wasn’t just any band: It was the Beatles. Everyone w...
Archival Pigment, Silver Gelatin
Ian Hornak, Sorcerer Series: Beast Head, Spider Web, 1969
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944–2002) Title: Sorcerer Series: Beast Head, Spider Web Year: 1969 Medium: Acrylic on canvas Size: 72 x 48 inches (182.88 x 121.92 cm) Condition: Well preserve...
Acrylic, Canvas
"Allegheny Cemetery", Oil Painting
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...
Linen, Oil
"Spotlight" (2025) Original Realist Abstract Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Gregory Block's (US based) "Spotlight" is an original, handmade oil painting, depicting a unique scene of human figures contorting over one another, with blue, yellow, red and green ...
Oil, Board
"Lineage Without Names" Oil Painting 47.5" x 47.5" inch by Casey Baugh
By Casey Baugh
Located in Culver City, CA
"Lineage Without Names" Oil Painting 47.5" x 47.5" inch by Casey Baugh Medium: oil and ash on linen ABOUT THE PAINTING: I'm forever fascinated with the idea of what is passed to u...
Linen, Oil
The Beastie Boys 1994
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...
C Print
$1,150
Ranch Hands Oppenheimer - Rancho San Carlos Cattle Ranch, 1950's Photograph
Located in Soquel, CA
Rancho San Carlos Cattle Ranch, 1950's Photograph 1950's photograph of the San Carlos Cattle Ranch located south of Carmel Valley, California by James Ziegler (American). The ranch ...
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
$796Sale Price|20% Off
Antique American Southern School Signed Moonshine Corn Whiskey Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American realist still life of corn and a bottle of corn whiskey. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Image size, 5L x 7H.
Canvas, Oil
Kate Bush Lionheart album back cover
Located in Austin, TX
Portrait of singer and dancer, Kate Bush by acclaimed photographer, Gered Mankowitz, taken in his London studio in 1978 for the back cover of her album, Lionheart. Gered recalls, "The cover series of portraits that I shot for Lionheart in August 1978. I art directed the album cover and my assistant at the time, Richard Grey...
C Print
"Raven Wing" Original Artwork, Pigment Print and Colored Pencil
By Kate Breakey
Located in Denver, CO
Artist's Statement: Ravens can live for 15 years and they mate for life. If they lose their mate they spend two years mourning before looking for another. I couldn’t help thinking ab...
Gold Leaf
David Bowie 1977 Heroes session – See No Evil
Located in Austin, TX
David Bowie, "See No Evil", 1977 by Masayoshi Sukita during the photoshoot that produced the album cover shot tor Bowie's Heroes album cover - Signed limit...
C Print
Diamond Tinker & Jet Tex, Photorealist Screenprint by Richard McLean
Located in Long Island City, NY
This captivating circa 1980 screenprint by Richard McLean features Diamond Tinker and Jet Tex rendered with the photographic precision that defines American Photorealism. McLean’s me...
Screen
Buzz Ballou, Photorealist Screenprint by Richard McLean
Located in Long Island City, NY
This exceptional 1980 screenprint by Richard McLean captures the racing horse Buzz Ballou with the photographic precision and hyperrealistic detail that defines American Photorealism...
Screen
Neptune Rising
Located in Fairfield, CT
Here oil on canvas images are photorealistic and gorgeous.
Canvas, Oil
Le Fauteuil aux Fleurs, Photorealist Oil Still Life by Patrick Le Flohic
Located in Long Island City, NY
Le Fauteuil aux Fleurs Patrick Le Flohic, French (1952) Oil on Canvas, signed lower right, titled on verso Size: 39.5 x 32 in. (100.33 x 81.28 cm) Frame Size: 45 x 38 inches
Canvas, Oil
$2,240Sale Price|20% Off
"Mick Giving Keith The Boot" signed limited edition print by Bill Wyman
By Bill Wyman
Located in Austin, TX
"Mick Giving Keith The Boot", signed limited edition print by Rolling Stones bassist, Bill Wyman. Mick Jagger helping Keith Richards with his snake-skin boots on the second day of ...
C Print
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...
C Print
Nick Cave
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition 16x20" silver gelatin print of Nick Cave by celebrated British photographer, Kevin Cummins, taken for the British music publication, N...
Silver Gelatin
Reflected Overhang III, Photorealist Screenprint by David T. Kessler
Located in Long Island City, NY
David T. Kessler, American (1950 - ) - Reflected Overhang III, Year: circa 1980, Medium: Screenprint, signed, titled and numbered in pencil, Edition: 96/100, Image Size: 23.5 x 3...
Screen
$7,200
Pomegranate, Photorealist Fruit Still Life Drawing, Colored Pencil, 18 x 28 in.
Located in New York, NY
David Morrison’s new series of drawings are regal in their naturalism. Morrison uses his extreme attention to detail to give equal weight to both the fruit's delicate features and si...
Paper, Color Pencil
$11,500
RAM C&N RR -Steel Bridge, Chicago Skyscraper, Contemporary Photorealist Painting
By Roland Kulla
Located in Chicago, IL
I’ve always been attracted to the built environment. Bridges are a great subject. Each one is specially engineered to solve the problem of how to get across the void. While usually n...
Canvas, Acrylic
Large Acrylic Photorealist Painting Nature Scene Water & Light David Kessler
Located in Surfside, FL
DAVID KESSLER (American born 1950 - ) Greyed Magic #2 (Water and Light Series) Acrylic on canvas Hand signed and titled with artist's studio stamp on verso 60 inches x 84 inches David T. Kessler was born in Park Ridge, New Jersey in 1950. He attended Arizona State University, where he received the award for Outstanding Graduate in Studio Art in 1972. In 1973, David was one of 12 painters accepted into the graduate program at The San Francisco Art Institute, where he received his M.F.A. in 1975. He is well known for his holographic airbrush paintings on aluminum. His paintings have been exhibited internationally since 1977, with shows in Tokyo, Strasbourg, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, Scottsdale, and New York. Kessler's paintings are in the permanent collections of The Strasbourg Contemporary Museum of Art, The Brooklyn Museum, The Minnesota Museum of Art, The Museum of the Rhode Island School of Design, The Santa Barbara Museum, The Barrington Art Center, and others. Within Arizona, his work is in the collections of The Phoenix Art Museum, The Scottsdale Center for the Arts, The Tucson Museum of Art, Arizona State University Art Museum, and Northern Arizona University Art Museum. Photorealism is a genre of art that encompasses painting, drawing and other graphic media. An American art movement that began in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Photorealism evolved from Pop Art as a counter to Abstract Expressionism as well as Minimalist art movements. Though Photorealists share some aspects of American realists, such as Edward Hopper, they tried to set themselves as much apart from traditional realists as they did Abstract Expressionists. Photorealists were much more influenced by the work of Pop artists and were reacting against Abstract Expressionism. The word Photorealism was coined by Louis K. Meisel in 1969 and appeared in print for the first time in 1970 in a Whitney Museum catalogue for the show "Twenty-two Realists." It is also sometimes labeled as Super-Realism, New Realism, Sharp Focus Realism...
Canvas, Acrylic
George Barris, "Chilly Wind", photolithograph, hand signed
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This image is from the last photoshoot of Marilyn Monroe taken by George Harris, 2 1/2 weeks before her death in August, 1962 in Santa Monica, California. Photolithograph taken from ...
Photographic Paper
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...
Oil
Banana Beau, Photorealist Screenprint by Richard McLean
Located in Long Island City, NY
Banana Beau Richard McLean, American (1934–2014) Date: 1981 Screenprint on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 250; HC Size: 27 in. x 29.5 in. (68.58 cm x 74.93 cm)
Screen
Bentley, Photorealist Classic Car Screenprint by Phyllis Krim
By Phyllis Krim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Bentley Phyllis Krim, American (1930–2014) Date: 1978 Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 200, AP 20 Image Size: 22 x 22 inches Size: 26 in. x 26 in. (66.04 cm x 66...
Screen
Little Italy, Gumball Machine - Photorealist Screenprint by Charles Bell
By Charles Bell
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Charles Bell, American (1935 - 1995) Title: Little Italy Year: 1981 Medium: Screenprint on White Somerset Satin, signed and numbered in pencil Edi...
Screen
$15,000
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)
Metal
$6,000
David Morrison, Wind-Up Bird No. 3, hyperrealist color pencil animal drawing
Located in New York, NY
David Morrison has extended his brand of hyperrealism to the artificial, capturing the intricate lithography that decorates his collection of vintage Kohler wind-up birds. His drawin...
Paper, Color Pencil
"A Willing Spirit #5" - Photorealist Miniature Animal Painting
By Barbara Fox
Located in Denver, CO
Statement: I crave beauty, peace, and order, and paint subjects and settings that reflect this idyllic view of the world. My creative work conveys a sense of calm beauty with captiv...
Linen, Oil
$45,000
"Iron Mountain" by Daniel Sprick, Original Oil Painting, Colorado landscape
Located in Denver, CO
Daniel Sprick's "Iron Mountain" (2024) is a handmade original photorealistic oil painting. About the artist: "Upon first glance, viewers might think Daniel's works are photographs ...
Oil
$5,000
"Spring Morning", Photorealism Floral Painting, Blooming Red and White Flowers
By Majid Javadi
Located in Carmel, CA
Majid Javadi (Iranian, born 1973) "Spring Morning", 2025 Oil paint on stretched canvas Signed on the bottom right corner. “Spring Morning” by Majid Javadi is a vibrant floral piece ...
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Birch Fragment No. 1, photorealist colored pencil nature drawing
Located in New York, NY
Artist David Morrison creates hyperrealistic, finely detailed pencil drawings of found natural objects, both by observing the object itself under magnification, and also by working f...
Paper, Color Pencil
$4,500
"The Space Between" (2025) Oil Animal Painting on Museum Series Gessobord
Located in Denver, CO
"The Space Between" by Ardith Starostka is an original, handmade oil painting on an Ampersand Museum Series Gessobord that measures 12 x 12 framed and is ready to hang.
Oil, Board
$70,400Sale Price|20% Off
Still Life with Baroque Cauliflower, Artichokes and Radishes
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Still Life with Baroque Cauliflower, Artichokes and Radishes Year: 2002 Medium: Oil on Panel with artist painted frame Size: 42 x 31.5 inches Co...
Acrylic, Wood Panel
$540Sale Price|20% Off
Woman In Ballet Pose Holding a Flower - San Francisco Richard Edwards
Located in Soquel, CA
Woman In Ballet Pose Holding a Flower - San Francisco Richard Edwards A brunette woman poses, standing on her left leg with her hand out holding a flower. A collection of photograph...
Paper, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Porsche 917K Salzburg, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
A large original painting of the LeMans 24-hour winning car from 1971. The is a Porsche 917K Salzburg, created on 92x73cm stretched canvas using acrylic paint, partially airbrushed. ...
Acrylic
Hannah's Mirror, Variation #3: The Expulsion from Eden
By Ian Hornak
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ian Hornak Title: Hannah's Mirror, Variation #3: The Expulsion from Eden Year: 1977 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed, dated, and titled verso Size: 42 x 60 inches (106.68 x 152....
Oil
Wallace Nutting Antique Hand Colored Photograph c.1910 Pencil Signed
Located in San Francisco, CA
Wallace Nutting Antique Hand Colored Photograph Photo dimensions 75" wide x 9.5" high The frame measures 14" wide x 18" high The pho...
Photographic Paper
"Cherry Cheesecake" Large Photo-Realist Painting, Slice and Bright Red Cherries
Located in Wellesley, MA
Mary Ellen Johnson is internationally recognized as one of the top Photo Realist painters working today whose extraordinary area of expertise is large-scale, unimaginably realistic, stunningly beautiful and delightful images of food. Currently available are this delicious slice of cherry cheesecake, a slice of cherry pie with vanilla ice cream, an equally gorgeous strawberry parfait sundae, and a bowl of mixed berries with whipped cream: Mary Ellen Johnson "Cherry Cheesecake" 2010 Oil on Wood Panel 38 x 27.5 Inches Note: This painting is framed in dark wood. THE BACKGROUND IS A VERY LIGHT CREAM SOLID COLOR WITH THE SHADOW. The artist has also completed many commissioned food paintings including the Canadian Government's request for images of 5 of Canada's favorite foods which subsequently became stamp images - and The Cheesecake Factory's two commissions for their corporate headquarters and the owners' Malibu beach house. A quote from the artist: “I make the panels large to give a monumental feeling to the painting when viewed. These large images not only confront the viewer with their size but with their tremendous sense of extravagance. My work explores the deep connection that food has with humanity.” Mary Ellen Johnson Johnson further describes herself as a ‘Precision Realist’ whose primary subject is food. Sold works include paintings of PB & J sandwiches, pancakes with blueberries and syrup, banana splits, ice cream, hot dogs, cupcakes, waffles, muscles and sushi, among others. Unequaled for their brilliance and dramatic depictions of mundane subjects with their connotations of nostalgia, comfort and tradition, it is also her scale, cropping and over the top technical skill that renders these works so overwhelmingly appealing! MARY ELLEN JOHNSON Born: 1967, West Long Branch, NJ. Education: 1989, Ringling School of Art and Design, Sarasota ONE PERSON EXHIBITIONS: Beth Urdang...
Oil, Wood Panel
MAN RAY (1890-1976), ROCK LINES ABSTRACT, 1920 Photogravure, FIRST EDITION
By Man Ray
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: Man Ray (American born, 1890 - 1976) Title: ROCK LINES ABSTRACT Date Of Negative: 1920 Type Of Print: Authentic Vintage Sheet Fed Photogravure/Heliogravure. Date Of Print: 19...
Photogravure
$8,000
Blues (The Original Edition), Color aquatint on wove paper, Signed/N Ed of 45
Located in New York, NY
Robert Cottingham Blues (The Original), 1989 Color aquatint on wove paper Edition 31/45 Pencil signed and numbered 31/45 by Robert Cottingham on the front Framed This is the original...
Aquatint
Anne Wolff, "Zenyatta", 24x20 Equine Racing Portrait Oil on Canvas
By Anne Wolff
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This equine racing portrait "Zenyatta" by artist Anne Wolff is a 24x20 original oil painting on canvas. Depicted is a profile view of the famous champion winning thoroughbred race h...
Canvas, Oil