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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
"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

Willie Nelson playing chess

Willie Nelson playing chess

By Scott Newton

Located in Austin, TX

Willie Nelson, taken at Willie's WHQ, Luck TX 2001 by Austin based photographer Scott Newton Signed limited edition print, printed on heavyweight cotton ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

"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

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...

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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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

"Water lilies"
"Water lilies"

"Water lilies"

By Madalena Zampassi

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.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Kate Bush

Kate Bush

By Gered Mankowitz

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...

Category

Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

C Print

Reflections on Forest Pond in the English Countryside with Warm Yellows & Browns
Reflections on Forest Pond in the English Countryside with Warm Yellows & Browns

Reflections on Forest Pond in the English Countryside with Warm Yellows & Browns

By Christopher Osborne

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 ...

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1970s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

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

Early 20th-century San Francisco Swedish Ladies’ Luncheon Photo
Early 20th-century San Francisco Swedish Ladies’ Luncheon Photo

Early 20th-century San Francisco Swedish Ladies’ Luncheon Photo

Located in San Francisco, CA

Captioned “Luncheon given Mrs. Richard Bernstrom by the Ladies Auxiliary of the Swedish American Worlds Fair Committee, Hotel St. Francis, Dec 1, 1915,” this photograph captures an e...

Category

Early 20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

Photography

East River Drive

East River Drive

By Norman Parkinson

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 ...

Category

Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

C Print

David Bowie "He'd Blow Our Minds" by Sukita

David Bowie "He'd Blow Our Minds" by Sukita

By Masayoshi 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. “...

Category

Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

C Print

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

"After, " 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

Willie Nelson playing pool

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...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Stargazer Lily '86, Lowell Nesbitt
Stargazer Lily '86, Lowell Nesbitt

Stargazer Lily '86, Lowell Nesbitt

By 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...

Category

1980s Photorealist Art

Materials

Pastel, Handmade Paper

Greta Garbo - Black and White Photograph by Clarence Sinclair Bull, 1930
Greta Garbo - Black and White Photograph by Clarence Sinclair Bull, 1930

Greta Garbo - Black and White Photograph by Clarence Sinclair Bull, 1930

By Clarence Sinclair Bull

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...

Category

1930s Photorealist Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Break Time, American Photorealist, Coffee
Break Time, American Photorealist, Coffee

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...

Category

Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

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

The Beastie Boys 1994

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...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

C Print

Kate Bush Lionheart album back cover

Kate Bush Lionheart album back cover

By Gered Mankowitz

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...

Category

Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

C Print

"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

"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...

Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil

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

Nick Cave
Nick Cave

Nick Cave

By Kevin Cummins

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...

Category

Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Yosemite Blue Mountain, Cyanotype on Watercolor Paper, Landscape in Indigo
Yosemite Blue Mountain, Cyanotype on Watercolor Paper, Landscape in Indigo

Yosemite Blue Mountain, Cyanotype on Watercolor Paper, Landscape in Indigo

By Kind of Cyan

Located in Barcelona, ES

This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype. This cyanotype shows one of the mountains in beautiful Yosemite National park in California. Details: + Title: Yosemite B...

Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Emulsion, Watercolor, Photographic Paper, C Print, Engraving, Etching, M...

RAM C&N RR -Steel Bridge, Chicago Skyscraper, Contemporary Photorealist Painting
RAM C&N RR -Steel Bridge, Chicago Skyscraper, Contemporary Photorealist Painting

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...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

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.