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Waar is da feestje ? Brussels 2018 - Contemporary Color Photography
By Jean Pierre De Neef
Located in Brussels, BE
He was at the side of the Italian photographer Fabrizio La Torre (Rome 1921, Brussels 2014) in the last few years of his life, who entrusted him with detailed instructions for digiti...
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Waar is da feestje ? Brussels 2018 - Contemporary Color Photography
By Jean Pierre De Neef
Located in Brussels, BE
He was at the side of the Italian photographer Fabrizio La Torre (Rome 1921, Brussels 2014) in the last few years of his life, who entrusted him with detailed instructions for digiti...
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The city of Ghent - Belgium - Gallery Print Edition - Panoramic Photography
By Jean Pierre De Neef
Located in Brussels, BE
He was at the side of the Italian photographer Fabrizio La Torre (Rome 1921, Brussels 2014) in the last few years of his life, who entrusted him with detailed instructions for digiti...
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Japan Cherry Trees - Brussels - Gallery Print Edition - Panoramic Photography
By Jean Pierre De Neef
Located in Brussels, BE
He was at the side of the Italian photographer Fabrizio La Torre (Rome 1921, Brussels 2014) in the last few years of his life, who entrusted him with detailed instructions for digiti...
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Tribute to Baroco Art - Napoli (IT) - Contemporary Panoramic Color Photography
By Jean Pierre De Neef
Located in Brussels, BE
He was at the side of the Italian photographer Fabrizio La Torre (Rome 1921, Brussels 2014) in the last few years of his life, who entrusted him with detailed instructions for digiti...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
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Tribute to Baroco Art - Napoli (IT) - Contemporary Panoramic Color Photography
By Jean Pierre De Neef
Located in Brussels, BE
He was at the side of the Italian photographer Fabrizio La Torre (Rome 1921, Brussels 2014) in the last few years of his life, who entrusted him with detailed instructions for digiti...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
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Spring afternoon in Central Parc NYC - Contemporary Panoramic Color Photography
By Jean Pierre De Neef
Located in Brussels, BE
He was at the side of the Italian photographer Fabrizio La Torre (Rome 1921, Brussels 2014) in the last few years of his life, who entrusted him with detailed instructions for digiti...
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The old Forum, Roma - Italy - 2012 - Contemporary Panoramic Color Photography
By Jean Pierre De Neef
Located in Brussels, BE
He was at the side of the Italian photographer Fabrizio La Torre (Rome 1921, Brussels 2014) in the last few years of his life, who entrusted him with detailed instructions for digiti...
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The Piazza Navona, Roma - Italy 2019 - Contemporary Panoramic Color Photography
By Jean Pierre De Neef
Located in Brussels, BE
He was at the side of the Italian photographer Fabrizio La Torre (Rome 1921, Brussels 2014) in the last few years of his life, who entrusted him with detailed instructions for digiti...
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The old Forum, Roma - Italy - 2012 - Contemporary Panoramic Color Photography
By Jean Pierre De Neef
Located in Brussels, BE
He was at the side of the Italian photographer Fabrizio La Torre (Rome 1921, Brussels 2014) in the last few years of his life, who entrusted him with detailed instructions for digiti...
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The Piazza Navona, Roma - Italy 2019 - Full Framed Panoramic Color Photography
By Jean Pierre De Neef
Located in Brussels, BE
He was at the side of the Italian photographer Fabrizio La Torre (Rome 1921, Brussels 2014) in the last few years of his life, who entrusted him with detailed instructions for digiti...
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The English Walkway - Nice (France) - Contemporary Panoramic Color Photography
By Jean Pierre De Neef
Located in Brussels, BE
He was at the side of the Italian photographer Fabrizio La Torre (Rome 1921, Brussels 2014) in the last few years of his life, who entrusted him with detailed instructions for digiti...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
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Iconics by Fabrizio La Torre - Set # 2 - Roma - 1956 - Vintage Photographs
By Fabrizio La Torre
Located in Brussels, BE
The first sets are dedicated to Roma and America, each of 5 of the most famous photos by Fabrizio La Torre, issued in an edition of 500 copies.
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Iconics by Fabrizio La Torre - Set # 2 - Roma - 1956 - Vintage Photographs
By Fabrizio La Torre
Located in Brussels, BE
The first sets are dedicated to Roma and America, each of 5 of the most famous photos by Fabrizio La Torre, issued in an edition of 500 copies.
Archival Pigment
Sold|$1,544
On Broadway, New York, 1955 - Limited Edition Black & White Photography
By Fabrizio La Torre
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork sold in perfect condition During the 15 year period in which Fabrizio La Torre dedicated himself to photography, he travelled in Italy, Europe, North America and Asia.
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Sold|$1,626
Parcheggio Condiviso, New York, 1955 - Contemporary Black & White Photography
By Fabrizio La Torre
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork sold in perfect condition Frame included During the 15 year period in which Fabrizio La Torre dedicated himself to photography, he travelled in Italy, Europe, North America ...
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Sold|$1,930
Uomini e Cappelli - New York, 1955 - Contemporary Black & White Photography
By Fabrizio La Torre
Located in Brussels, BE
Here, First Impressions of New York where Fabrizio La Torre spent between November and December 1955, during his 6 month trip to North America, which included Canada and California.
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Uomini dell’ombra, Roma - 1962 - Contemporary Black & White Photography
By Fabrizio La Torre
Located in Brussels, BE
They carry on the back an authentication label signed by Fabrizio La Torre and a certificate signed by the curator (FB), this exhibition taking place 3 months after the artist's death.
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Sold|$1,544
Romanità, 1958 - Vatican (Roma) - Limited Edition Black & White Photography
By Fabrizio La Torre
Located in Brussels, BE
They carry on the back an authentication label signed by Fabrizio La Torre and a certificate signed by the curator (FB), this exhibition taking place 3 months after the artist's death.
Archival Pigment
Sold|$1,930
All’ombra del Bernini, 1962 - Contemporary Black & White Photography
By Fabrizio La Torre
Located in Brussels, BE
On the back, each one carries an authentication label signed by Fabrizio La Torre and a certificate signed by the curator (FB), this exhibition taking place 3 months after the artist...
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Le Tre Vespe, Roma 1962 - Contemporary Black & White Photography
By Fabrizio La Torre
Located in Brussels, BE
They carry on the back an authentication label signed by Fabrizio La Torre and a certificate signed by the curator (FB), this exhibition taking place 3 months after the artist's death.
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Poesia Invernale, Fontana di Trevi 1956 - Limited Ed - Black & White Photography
By Fabrizio La Torre
Located in Brussels, BE
They carry on the back an authentication label signed by Fabrizio La Torre and a certificate signed by the curator (FB), this exhibition taking place 3 months after the artist's death.
Archival Pigment
Sold|$1,544
Il peso degli anni, Roma - 1962 - Contemporary Black & White Photography
By Fabrizio La Torre
Located in Brussels, BE
They carry on the back an authentication label signed by Fabrizio La Torre and a certificate signed by the curator (FB), this exhibition taking place 3 months after the artist's death.
Archival Pigment
Sold|$1,448
Salita scivolosa a Trinità dei Monti - Roma, 1956 - Black & White Photography
By Fabrizio La Torre
Located in Brussels, BE
They carry on the back an authentication label signed by Fabrizio La Torre and a certificate signed by the curator (FB), this exhibition taking place 3 months after the artist's death.
Archival Pigment
Sold|$1,930
L'Attesa, 1962 - Contemporary Photorealist Black & White Photography
By Fabrizio La Torre
Located in Brussels, BE
They carry on the back an authentication label signed by Fabrizio La Torre and a certificate signed by the curator (FB), this exhibition taking place 3 months after the artist's death.
Archival Pigment
Solitudine fra santi e colonne, 1962 Roma-Contemporary Black & White Photography
By Fabrizio La Torre
Located in Brussels, BE
They carry on the back an authentication label signed by Fabrizio La Torre and a certificate signed by the curator (FB), this exhibition taking place 3 months after the artist's death.
Archival Pigment
Sold|$1,930
L'Attesa, 1962 - Contemporary Photorealist Black & White Photography
By Fabrizio La Torre
Located in Brussels, BE
They carry on the back an authentication label signed by Fabrizio La Torre and a certificate signed by the curator (FB), this exhibition taking place 3 months after the artist's death.
Archival Pigment
Sold|$1,544
Mi spiego bene ? 1962 - Contemporary Photorealist Black & White Photography
By Fabrizio La Torre
Located in Brussels, BE
They carry on the back an authentication label signed by Fabrizio La Torre and a certificate signed by the curator (FB), this exhibition taking place 3 months after the artist's death.
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100th Anniversary Celebration Coffret # 6 - Bangkok - 1956 - Asian Oasis Version
By Fabrizio La Torre
Located in Brussels, BE
Artwork sold in perfect condition Fabrizio La Torre’s 100th Anniversary Celebration (1921-2021) Set # 6 - Bangkok Limited edition of 100 Coffrets for each themes, all artworks printe...
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Tradizioni scomparse, Hong Kong 1958 - Large size Black & White Fine Art Print
By Fabrizio La Torre
Located in Brussels, BE
Beginning in 2017, his curator, François Bayle, assisted by the team at Brussels Art Edition started work on the photos taken by Fabrizio La Torre in Asia during his five year stay i...
Archival Pigment
Trafic jam in Bangkok -Thailand 1957 - Large size Black & White Fine Art Print
By Fabrizio La Torre
Located in Brussels, BE
Beginning in 2017, his curator, François Bayle, assisted by the team at Brussels Art Edition started work on the photos taken by Fabrizio La Torre in Asia during his five year stay i...
Archival Pigment
Tradizioni scomparse, Hong Kong 1958 - Full Framed Black & White Fine Art Print
By Fabrizio La Torre
Located in Brussels, BE
Beginning in 2017, his curator, François Bayle, assisted by the team at Brussels Art Edition started work on the photos taken by Fabrizio La Torre in Asia during his five year stay i...
Archival Pigment
Trafic jam in Bangkok -Thailand 1957 - Large size Black & White Fine Art Print
By Fabrizio La Torre
Located in Brussels, BE
Beginning in 2017, his curator, François Bayle, assisted by the team at Brussels Art Edition started work on the photos taken by Fabrizio La Torre in Asia during his five year stay i...
Archival Pigment
Sold|$2,679
Le tre Vespe, 1962 - Roma - Large size Black & White Fine Art Print
By Fabrizio La Torre
Located in Brussels, BE
Beginning in 2017, his curator, François Bayle, assisted by the team at Brussels Art Edition started work on the photos taken by Fabrizio La Torre in Asia during his five year stay i...
Archival Pigment
Mezzogiorno al Pantheon, 1958 - Roma - Large size Black & White Fine Art Print
By Fabrizio La Torre
Located in Brussels, BE
Beginning in 2017, his curator, François Bayle, assisted by the team at Brussels Art Edition started work on the photos taken by Fabrizio La Torre in Asia during his five year stay i...
Archival Pigment
Er Fusto, Roma Ciampino Airport (1953) Full Framed Black & White Fine Art Print
By Fabrizio La Torre
Located in Brussels, BE
Beginning in 2017, his curator, François Bayle, assisted by the team at Brussels Art Edition started work on the photos taken by Fabrizio La Torre in Asia during his five year stay i...
Archival Pigment
Exit from the museum of the Vatican - Contemporary Panoramic Color Photography
By Jean Pierre De Neef
Located in Brussels, BE
He was at the side of the Italian photographer Fabrizio La Torre (Rome 1921, Brussels 2014) in the last few years of his life, who entrusted him with detailed instructions for digiti...
Archival Pigment
Tribute to Baroco Art - Napoli (IT) - Contemporary Panoramic Color Photography
By Jean Pierre De Neef
Located in Brussels, BE
He was at the side of the Italian photographer Fabrizio La Torre (Rome 1921, Brussels 2014) in the last few years of his life, who entrusted him with detailed instructions for digiti...
Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
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.
Find a broad range of photography on 1stDibs today.
The first permanent image created by a camera — which materialized during the 1820s — is attributed to Joseph Nicéphore Niépce. The French inventor was on to something for sure. Kodak introduced roll film in the 1880s, allowing photography to become more democratic, although cameras wouldn’t be universally accessible until several decades later.
Digital photographic techniques, software, smartphone cameras and social-networking platforms such as Instagram have made it even easier in the modern era for budding photographers to capture the world around them as well as disseminate their images far and wide.
What might leading figures of visual art such as Andy Warhol have done with these tools at their disposal?
Today, when we aren’t looking at the digital photos that inundate us on our phones, we look to the past to celebrate the photographers who have broken rules as well as records — provocative and prolific artists like Horst P. Horst, Lillian Bassman and Helmut Newton, who altered the face of fashion and portrait photography; visionary documentary photographers such as Gordon Parks, whose best-known work was guided by social justice; and pioneers of street photography such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, who shot for revolutionary travel magazines like Holiday with the likes of globetrotting society lensman Slim Aarons.
Find photographers you may not know in Introspective and The Study — where you’ll read about Berenice Abbott, who positioned herself atop skyscrapers for the perfect shot, or “conceptual artist-adventurer” Charles Lindsay, whose work combines scientific rigor with artistic expression, or Massimo Listri, known for his epic interiors of opulent Old World libraries. Photographer Jeannette Montgomery Barron was given a Kodak camera as a child. Later, she shot on Polaroid film before buying her first 35mm camera in her teens. Barron's stunning portraits of Jean-Michel Basquiat, Warhol and other artists chronicle a crucial chapter of New York’s cultural history.
Throughout the past two centuries, photographers have used their medium to create expressive work that has resonated for generations. Shop a voluminous collection of this powerful fine photography on 1stDibs. Search by photographer to find the perfect piece for your living room wall, or spend some time with the work organized under various categories, such as landscape photography, nude photography and more.