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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
"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...

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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...

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2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil

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...

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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Exit from the museum of the Vatican - Contemporary Panoramic Color Photography
Exit from the museum of the Vatican - Contemporary Panoramic Color Photography

Exit from the museum of the Vatican - Contemporary Panoramic Color Photography

By Jean Pierre De Neef

Located in Brussels, BE

Pigment photographic paper - photography & fine art print © Jean Pierre De Neef Artwork sold in perfect condition - Composition from an assembly of 4 shots made in February 2020. Th...

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2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

La sorella maggiore, Thailand (1959) - Full Framed Black & White Fine Art Print
La sorella maggiore, Thailand (1959) - Full Framed Black & White Fine Art Print

La sorella maggiore, Thailand (1959) - Full Framed Black & White Fine Art Print

By Fabrizio La Torre

Located in Brussels, BE

Artwork # 1 on 5 sold in limited edition in perfect condition « La sorella maggiore », In a Méo village, Thaïland This is a Minimalist framing & presentation of the artwork : The F...

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1950s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Still Life with Baroque Cauliflower, Artichokes and Radishes
Still Life with Baroque Cauliflower, Artichokes and Radishes

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...

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Early 2000s Photorealist Art

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

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...

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2010s Photorealist Art

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

Hannah's Mirror, Variation #3: The Expulsion from Eden
Hannah's Mirror, Variation #3: The Expulsion from Eden

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....

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1970s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil

Les Indestinés, Charcoal and Graphite Drawing on Archival Paper
Les Indestinés, Charcoal and Graphite Drawing on Archival Paper

Les Indestinés, Charcoal and Graphite Drawing on Archival Paper

By Fabien Granet

Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR

Work : Original Drawing, Handmade Artwork, Unique Work. Medium : Charcoal and Graphite on Archival Watercolour paper 300Gsm. Artist : Fabien Granet Subject : Les Indestinés (series ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite

Arie Azene Israeli Photo Realist Oil Painting Manhattan New York Street Scene
Arie Azene Israeli Photo Realist Oil Painting Manhattan New York Street Scene

Arie Azene Israeli Photo Realist Oil Painting Manhattan New York Street Scene

By Arie Azene

Located in Surfside, FL

Arie Azene, Israeli painter, born in Germany, 1934 Arie (Eisman) Azene was born in Hamburg, Germany. He immigrated to the Land of Israel with his parents soon after birth. In 1958, after studying art in Paris, he settled on Kibbutz Tzova in the Judean Hills, where he lived for 28 years. He spent 1968-1970 in France, England and Germany. In 1984, he moved to Jerusalem. Stylistically, Azene was influenced by the New Horizons group to which he was exposed during his studies at the Avni Institute in Tel Aviv. Other influences were Joseph Zaritsky, Avigdor Stematsky and Yehezkel Streichman. Azene works in oil paint, pencil and aquarelle. His early work was abstract, but over the years, it has become more figurative and realistic. His colour palette is often based on two complementary hues, with a predominance of various combinations of gray. Education 1948-51 Avni Institute, Tel Aviv 1951-52 Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem 1957-58 Academie de la Grande Chaumiere, Paris, France, Advanced Studies Select Exhibitions Autumn Exhibition Autumn Exhibition Yad Lebanim Museum, Petach Tikva 1974 Artists: Shimon Avni, Mordechai Avniel, Azene, Arie, Eli Ilan, Michael Argov, Naftali Bezem, Nachum Gutman, Shraga Weil, Boaz Vaadia, Shmuel Katz, Ruth Schloss. Zaritsky Artists House, Tel Aviv 1976 Artists: Yitzhak Danziger, Menashe Kadishman, Osvaldo Romberg, Michal Wolman, Raffi Lavie The Kadishman Connection Israel Museum, Jerusalem 1979 Artists: Larry Abramson, Jacob El Hanani, Ovadia Alkara, Yosl Bergner, Marcel Janco, Lea Nikel, George Chemeche, Igael Tumarkin. Israeli Prints...

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1990s Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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...

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Early 20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

Photography

The Surrounding Water XV

The Surrounding Water XV

Located in Greenwich, CT

Cuban, b. 1974 Antonio Espinosa is a Cuban Postwar & Contemporary artist born in Manzanillo, Cuba in 1974. He graduated from the Instituto Superior de Arte (University of Arts of Cu...

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2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Paper, Graphite

The Unexpected Frontier, Ian Hornak
The Unexpected Frontier, Ian Hornak

The Unexpected Frontier, Ian Hornak

By Ian Hornak

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: The Unexpected Frontier Year: 1981 Edition: 57/150, plus proofs Medium: Silkscreen in colors on vélin de Rives BFK paper Size: 29.13 x 38.19 in...

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1980s Photorealist Art

Materials

Screen

Trinità dei Monti, Rome, 1962 - Contemporary Black & White Photography
Trinità dei Monti, Rome, 1962 - Contemporary Black & White Photography

Trinità dei Monti, Rome, 1962 - Contemporary Black & White Photography

By Fabrizio La Torre

Located in Brussels, BE

Artwork # 1 on 5 sold in perfect condition Limited Edition of 5 + 2 AP Artwork printed on baryta paper 310 grs museum quality pigment inks, limited edition of 7 copies in total Brussels Art Edition is the custodian of the archives of the great Italian photographer Fabrizio La Torre...

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1960s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Texas Exotic, Large Painting by Bill Wiman
Texas Exotic, Large Painting by Bill Wiman

Texas Exotic, Large Painting by Bill Wiman

By Bill Wiman

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Bill Wiman, American (1940 - ) Title: Texas Exotic Year: 1977 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed Size: 56 x 59.5 in. (142.24 x 151.13 cm) Frame: 57 x 61 inches

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1970s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil

La sorella maggiore, Thailand (1959) - Large size Black & White Fine Art Print
La sorella maggiore, Thailand (1959) - Large size Black & White Fine Art Print

La sorella maggiore, Thailand (1959) - 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 « La sorella maggiore », In a Méo village, Thaïland This photo was made in 1959, printed later, the negative was digit...

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1950s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

David Morrison, Wind-Up Bird No. 6, hyperrealist color pencil animal drawing
David Morrison, Wind-Up Bird No. 6, hyperrealist color pencil animal drawing

David Morrison, Wind-Up Bird No. 6, hyperrealist color pencil animal drawing

By David Morrison

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 drawings are often mistaken for a photograph from afar - on approach, they dissolve into a mesmerizing display of mark-making.This new body of work plays with the boundaries between organic and manufactured: the metal imposters are resplendent as they perch, pert and expectant, on wilting greenery. Yet another layer of irony, the toy birds...

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2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Paper, Color Pencil

"Cherry Cheesecake"  Large Photo-Realist Painting, Slice and Bright Red Cherries
"Cherry Cheesecake"  Large Photo-Realist Painting, Slice and Bright Red Cherries

"Cherry Cheesecake" Large Photo-Realist Painting, Slice and Bright Red Cherries

By Mary Ellen Johnson

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...

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2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

"Powdered Sugar" Oil Painting
"Powdered Sugar" Oil Painting

"Powdered Sugar" Oil Painting

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 (US based) "Powdered Sugar...

Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Board, Oil

“Physalis”
“Physalis”

“Physalis”

By Kateryna Kostyk

Located in Zofingen, AG

"“Physalis” captures the quiet, melancholic beauty of autumn in all its nuances. The muted grey background evokes a rainy autumn day, filled with mist, overcast skies, and the still...

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2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Acrylic

Contemporary 'Still Life with Limes' Painting of glass, fruit and candle
Contemporary 'Still Life with Limes' Painting of glass, fruit and candle

Contemporary 'Still Life with Limes' Painting of glass, fruit and candle

By Paco Yuste

Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Depicted in hyperrealist style. A mottled marble block in warm terracotta tones with white lines running through it is featured in the centre of the painting. Upon this block, a clea...

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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Take Me Somewhere

Take Me Somewhere

By Cindy Press

Located in East Hampton, NY

Photorealist Figurative Painting. Woman walking on beach in bathing suit Sexy & Seductive About The Artist: Cindy Press is a visual artist living a...

Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Cherries  in a Dish: Original Contemporary realism Still Life painting 40x40cm
Cherries  in a Dish: Original Contemporary realism Still Life painting 40x40cm

Cherries in a Dish: Original Contemporary realism Still Life painting 40x40cm

By Christopher Witchall

Located in London, Chelsea

Gallery service: Complimentary worldwide shipping is offered, with Signet Contemporary Art covering all tariffs, customs duties and import taxes, making international collecting simp...

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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Time to Save
Time to Save

Time to Save

By Audrey Flack

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Time to Save From: 12 Photographs: 1973-1983, Plate 8 of 12 Dye transfer photograph, 1979 Signed in ink Edition: 50, this example an Artist's Proof (7/10) Printer: Guy Stricherz Pu...

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1970s Photorealist Art

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Dye Transfer

Empire Diner, Photorealist Screenprint by Harry McCormick
Empire Diner, Photorealist Screenprint by Harry McCormick

Empire Diner, Photorealist Screenprint by Harry McCormick

By Harry McCormick

Located in Long Island City, NY

Harry McCormick, American (1942 - ) - Empire Diner. Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 250, Image Size: 24 x 31.5 inches, Size: 29 in. x 40 in. (73.66 cm x ...

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Early 20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

Screen

V and M Delicatessen
V and M Delicatessen

V and M Delicatessen

By Charles Ford

Located in Surfside, FL

Charles Ford's work is in the permanent collection of the Museum of the City of New York. Another wonderful painting by Charles Ford that shows the great lighting and shadows of New ...

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20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil

Prince Street Blues

Prince Street Blues

By Luis Perez

Located in Greenwich, CT

Born in Valladolid, Spain, in 1978, Luis Pérez developed an early interest in the visual arts that would later shape his distinctive artistic path. He graduated with a degree in Art ...

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2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Yosemite Falls Close Up, " Black & White Photograph signed by Thomas Ferderbar

"Yosemite Falls Close Up, " Black & White Photograph signed by Thomas Ferderbar

By Thomas Ferderbar

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Yosemite Falls Close Up" is an original black and white archival pigment print. Using the original photograph taken in 1958. This is signed by the artist Thomas Ferderbar in the lower right and titled on the lower left using silver sharpie. A view from down stream of Yosemite Fall, so that the viewer feels as if they are there comparing human size to the large waterfall. Boulders and trees frame the view making it all the more impressive. Paper Size: 50" x 40" Frame Size: 54" x 44" Artist Statement: "I wanted to become a photographer at the age of 12, when my sister Grace gave me a Kodak Box...

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1950s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Pigment

SINFONIE D'AMBRA, Painting, Oil on Canvas
SINFONIE D'AMBRA, Painting, Oil on Canvas

SINFONIE D'AMBRA, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Lucia Bergamini

Located in Yardley, PA

DETAILS: Oil on canvas, size 20X40X1.5 inches - 50X100X4 cm - Sides are painted to match the painting SUPPORT: gallery canvas, wrapped around the sides and stapled to the back SIGN...

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2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil

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.