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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
Ancestors Heritage - Cusco, Peru, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
The Cusco vase is symbolic of the Peruvian heritage. Included in this still life is a metal stand in the background that is rusted and has a nice corroded patina which gives an Old W...
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2010s Photorealist Art

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Oil

Self portrait. 2019, canvas, oil, 40x30 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Self portrait. 2019, canvas, oil, 40x30 cm Abeltina Barbara (1988) graduated in 2017 from the Art Academy of Latvia with a Master’s degree in painting. She also holds a Master’s de...
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2010s Photorealist Art

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Canvas, Oil

"Semper Paratus (Firetruck-First Responders Tribute)" Limited Edition Print
Located in Denver, CO
Shan Fannin's (US based) "Semper Paratus (Firetruck-First Responders Tribute)" is an limited edition giclée print that depicts a Semper Paratus. Born 1...
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2010s Photorealist Art

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Giclée

"Flamin’ Chevrolet Bel Air" Limited Edition Giclée Print
Located in Denver, CO
Shan Fannin's (US based) "Flamin’ Chevrolet Bel Air" is an limited edition giclée print that depicts a Chevrolet Bel Air. Born 1969 in California, artist Shannon “Shan” Fannin bring...
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2010s Photorealist Art

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Giclée

"Ferrari F2002" Limited Edition Giclée Print
Located in Denver, CO
Shan Fannin's (US based) "Ferrari F2002" is an limited edition giclée print that depicts a Ferrari F2002. Born 1969 in California, artist Shannon “Shan” Fannin brings vehicles to li...
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2010s Photorealist Art

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Giclée

Lifeguard On Duty, Painting, Acrylic 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...
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2010s Photorealist Art

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Acrylic

"Tracks, " Oil on Linen, Signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Tracks" is an original oil painting on linen by Leslie Parke. The artist signed the piece in the lower right. This hyper-realist painting depicts tire tracks in wet grey mud. 31" ...
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2010s Photorealist Art

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Linen, Oil

Missed Connection, Painting, Oil on Wood Panel
Located in Yardley, PA
Everyone requires a bit of sunshine and air. To experience the magnificence of nature, and think for a brief moment Measuring 9 x 9 inches, it is set in a flat panel black frame w...
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2010s Photorealist Art

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Oil

Fig 9 Deer, Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Dimensional phot relistic cutout of a deer, surrounded by nature scenics :: Mixed Media :: Photorealism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the...
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2010s Photorealist Art

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Mixed Media

The Cramps by Ebet Roberts
Located in Austin, US
The Cramps at CBGB in New York City on December 10, 1993 by Ebet Roberts. Signed limited edition print. Ebet Roberts began her career in 1977 when she began documenting the evolvin...
Category

Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

Giclée

Color Composite Digital Landscape Print, "Flourish" 2023
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original digital composite landscape print by southern California artist, Denise Strahm. Its size is 11.75" x 11.75" x 1". It is already framed. A certificate of authenticity will follow delivery. Artist Statement: This tree/image is in every sense of the word is trying to your capture attention. Flourish is vibrant, textural, flowing and made up of five layers of digital photographs: the main image, two layers of textured wall colors...
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2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Digital

Abstract Color Conceptual Photographic Print, "Floating" 2014
Located in San Diego, CA
This is an original photographic print from Southern California artist Michal Greenboim. It is a close up color print that is 13" x 19" x 0.5" (HxLxD) and is edition 5 of 10. It is u...
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2010s Photorealist Art

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Color

Close Up Nature Color Photographic Print, "Butterflies" 2015
Located in San Diego, CA
This is an original photographic print from Southern California artist Michal Greenboim. It is a close up color print that is 13" x 19" x 0.5" (HxLxD) and is edition 5 of 10. It is u...
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2010s Photorealist Art

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Color

Close Up Nature Color Photographic Print, "Dancers" 2014
Located in San Diego, CA
This is an original photographic print from Southern California artist Michal Greenboim. It is a close up color print that is 13" x 19" x 0.5" (HxLxD) and is edition 5 of 10. It is u...
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2010s Photorealist Art

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Animal Skin, Color

Close Up Nature Color Photographic Print, "Closing" 2015
Located in San Diego, CA
This is an original photographic print from Southern California artist Michal Greenboim. It is a close up color print that is 13" x 19" x 0.5" (HxLxD) and is edition 5 of 10. It is u...
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2010s Photorealist Art

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Color

Close Up Figurative Color Photographic Print, "Running Away" 2017
Located in San Diego, CA
This is an original photographic print from Southern California artist Michal Greenboim. It is a close up figurative color print that is 13" x 19" x 0.5" (HxLxD) and is edition 5 of ...
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2010s Photorealist Art

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Color

Close Up Nature Color Photographic Print, "White Hair" 2014
Located in San Diego, CA
This is an original photographic print from Southern California artist Michal Greenboim. It is a close up color print that is 13" x 19" x 0.5" (HxLxD) and is edition 5 of 10. It is u...
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2010s Photorealist Art

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Color

Close Up Nature Color Photographic Print, "White Strings" 2015
Located in San Diego, CA
This is an original photographic print from Southern California artist Michal Greenboim. It is an abstract color print that is 13" x 19" x 0.5" (HxLxD) and is edition 5 of 10. It is ...
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2010s Photorealist Art

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Color

Close Up Nature Color Photographic Print, "Daisy" 2015
Located in San Diego, CA
This is an original photographic print from Southern California artist Michal Greenboim. It is a close up nature color print that is 13" x 19" x 0.5" (HxLxD) and is edition 5 of 10. ...
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2010s Photorealist Art

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Color

Abstract Color Conceptual Photographic Print, "Sparks" 2015
Located in San Diego, CA
This is an original photographic print from Southern California artist Michal Greenboim. It is an abstract color print that is 13" x 19" x 0.5" (HxLxD) and is edition 5 of 10. It is ...
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2010s Photorealist Art

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Photographic Paper

I LOVE YOU, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
"I LOVE YOU" made with red and gold balloons on a black background. Several layers of paint, using traditionnal tools, :: Painting :: Photorealism :: This piece comes with an offici...
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2010s Photorealist Art

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Oil

LOL, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
LOL written with gold balloons on a pink background :: Painting :: Photorealism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang...
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2010s Photorealist Art

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Oil

Paroles de femmes (Women's words, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
A red moouth in a white plastic bag on a black background :: Painting :: Photorealism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready t...
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2010s Photorealist Art

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Oil

????, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Four silver balloons representing question marks on a black background; Painted with several layers of paint on a fine canvas, :: Painting :: Photorealism :: This piece comes with a...
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2010s Photorealist Art

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Oil

Lys roses (Pink lilies), Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Pink lilies and other flowers on a white background. Several layers of paint. Matt varnish :: Painting :: Photorealism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenti...
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2010s Photorealist Art

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Oil

Maquina 1
Located in New York, NY
Black and white photography in Cuba.
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2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Digital, Digital Pigment

Dream Garden
Located in New York, NY
Edition of 5. Other sizes available.
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2010s Photorealist Art

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Pigment

Narcissistic Lillies
Located in New York, NY
Edition of 5. Other sizes available.
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2010s Photorealist Art

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Pigment

Whispering Flower
Located in New York, NY
There are other sizes available. Edition of 5.
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2010s Photorealist Art

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Pigment

Dahlias and Friends
Located in New York, NY
There are other sizes of this image available. Edition of 5.
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2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Pigment

Metus (Fear)
By Yonder Castillo
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Two sisters wrapped in webbings and covered in spiders. This artist has dove deep into the fear of arachnophobia. When looking at this piece people at first spot the dew on the webbi...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Board

El Puerto
Located in New York, NY
Steve Schlackman is a lawyer by profession and a photographer by choice. Fascinated by the magical world of photography since his youth, he honed this...
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2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Digital, Photogram, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Yank Tank
Located in New York, NY
Steve Schlackman is a lawyer by profession and a photographer by choice. Fascinated by the magical world of photography since his youth, he honed this...
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2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Digital, Photogram, Digital Pigment

Graffiti Tree 5, photorealist graphite landscape drawing, 2022
Located in New York, NY
In this work, the artist returns to a favorite spot in Alley Pond Park, Queens, to memorialize the ever-evolving carved names and glyphs in this majestic trunk. She is documenting no...
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2010s Photorealist Art

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Paper, Graphite

Maquina 2
Located in New York, NY
Steve Schlackman is a lawyer by profession and a photographer by choice. Fascinated by the magical world of photography since his youth, he honed this...
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2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Photographic Film, Digital, Photogram, Digital Pigment

Italian Contemporary Photography by Luca Battaglia - Folding Cities #72
Located in Paris, IDF
Photographic Fine Art Paper 325 g, ed. 2/7. Artwork can be shipped in a tube or in a crate if frame is requested Luca Battaglia is an Italian architect and photographer born in 1970...
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2010s Photorealist Art

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Photographic Paper

Italian Contemporary Photography by Luca Battaglia - Folding Cities #70
Located in Paris, IDF
Photographic Fine Art Paper 325 g, ed. 3/7. Artwork can be shipped in a tube or in a crate if frame is requested Luca Battaglia is an Italian architect and photographer born in 1970...
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2010s Photorealist Art

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Photographic Paper

Italian Contemporary Photography by Luca Battaglia - Folding Cities #15
Located in Paris, IDF
Photographic Fine Art Paper 325 g, ed. 2/7. Artwork can be shipped in a tube or in a crate if frame is requested Luca Battaglia is an Italian architect and photographer born in 1970...
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2010s Photorealist Art

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Photographic Paper

Italian Contemporary Photography by Luca Battaglia - Folding Cities #11
Located in Paris, IDF
Photographic Fine Art Paper 325 g, ed. 3/7. Artwork can be shipped in a tube or in a crate if frame is requested Luca Battaglia is an Italian architect and photographer born in 1970...
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2010s Photorealist Art

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Photographic Paper

Italian Contemporary Photography by Luca Battaglia - Honfleur
Located in Paris, IDF
Photographic Fine Art Paper 325 g, ed. 2/7. Artwork can be shipped in a tube or in a crate if frame is requested Luca Battaglia is an Italian architect and photographer born in 1970...
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2010s Photorealist Art

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Photographic Paper

Rolling Stones Keith Richards by Bill Wyman
Located in Austin, US
The Rolling Stones guitarist, Keith at the microphone at Olympic Studios, Barnes, London England, October, 1966. Signed limited edition, signed and numbered by Bill Wyman and featur...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

C Print

Intelledex Industrial Machinery Design Drawing in Pencil and Ink on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Design-quality illustrations of Intelledex machinery by Edward T. Liljenwall (American, 1943-2010). The machine is expertly rendered, with smooth shading and specific details. Highli...
Category

1980s Photorealist Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Gouache, Color Pencil

The Landscape around the Marcel Mine, Radlin - Industrial - Rare Vintage Print
Located in London, GB
THE LANDSCAPE AROUND THE MARCEL MINE, RADLIN, 1978 Vintage Gelatin Silver Print 47.5 x 32.5 cm Series: Silesia Signed, titled and dated on verso; Artist's stamp Using a basic 35mm Exa 500 camera, Cała managed to produce images of lyrical beauty, emphasised by a dark graphic printing style that gave the landscape an apocalyptic, otherworldly look. More print information: A little tape marks in the back corners of the print. Nr 61 noted in the middle on the back of the print. The front of the photograph in a very good condition. Hand printed by the photographer on gloss paper. A rare vintage gelatin silver print from the Silesia series. Michal Cala was born in Toruń, Poland in 1948 and studied aircraft construction in Warsaw at the University of Technology in the early 1970's. From 1974 to 1983 he worked as an engineer in various companies in Silesia, and began photographing in the area. In 1977, he moved to Tychy in Upper Silesia, where he co-founded the photographers' association KRON and become a member of the ZPAF - the Union of Polish Art Photographers. Publications on his work include The Anthology of Polish Photography 1839 - 1989, The Masters of Polish Landscape...
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1970s Photorealist Art

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Silver Gelatin

"Cool and Calm", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Pegah Samaie's (CA based) "Cool and Calm" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a woman holding a pink ice-cream cone with a pink background....
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2010s Photorealist Art

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Panel, Oil

Marianne Faithfull by Gered Mankowitz
Located in Austin, US
English singer, songwriter and actress Marianne Faithfull, photographed at The Salisbury pub in London, 1964. Available in the following sizes. All prints signed and numbered by Ger...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

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C Print

Kate Bush Lionheart album back cover
Located in Austin, US
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...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

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C Print

"Asterix in Spain" Pastel Drawing
Located in Denver, CO
Irene Georgopoulou's "Asterix in Spain" is an original, handmade pastel drawing that depicts a items from childhood such as: jelly beans, letter blocks, marbles, game pieces and cart...
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2010s Photorealist Art

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Paper, Pastel

Fragile Protection
Located in Spetses, GR
One of those pieces you could stare at all day long. Part of Fotiadou's 'Eternity' series, this painting was exhibited in the solo exhibition in Athens. Sofia is an exceptional Greek...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled (0901-5A), Original Black and White Photograph, 2012
Located in Boston, MA
Untitled (0901-5A), Original Black and White Photograph, 2012 Black & white photograph. The composition frames the sunlight reflecting onto the water between two high contrast black ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

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Silver Gelatin

Souvenirs de Paris II, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Golden Eiffel towers in a transparent box on a pink-orange backgroune :: Painting :: Photorealism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

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Oil

Natural Color Photograph, "Giant Kelp"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original color cyanotype color photograph by San Diego artist, Oriana Poindexter. Its dimensions are 56"x44"x2". It comes fra...
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2010s Photorealist Art

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Color

Gary Clark Jr backstage
Located in Austin, US
Gary Clark Jr taken in his dressing room, backstage at the Fillmore West, San Francisco by Ben Sklar Available in the following sizes: 16" x 20" - Edition 20 - signed and numbered b...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

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Archival Pigment

Gary Clark Jr backstage Troubadour portrait
Located in Austin, US
Gary Clark Jr taken on backstage at The Troubadour, LA, by Ben Sklar Available in the following sizes: 16" x 20" - Edition 20 - signed and numbered by Ben Sklar 20" x 24" - Edition ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

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Archival Pigment

A Constellation in Winter
By Bakpak Durden
Located in Detroit, MI
Reproduction Print on fabric, metal grommets
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Metal

Broken light
Located in Spetses, GR
Broken rays of light reflect under the water surface. Photorealistic artwork by Katerina Hatzi, ready to hang. Signed by the artist at the bottom right ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

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Linen, Oil

Onwards
Located in Spetses, GR
Original artwork by Katerina Hatzi, ready to hang. Signed by the artist at the bottom right corner. Certificate of authenticity provided by the gallery.
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Linen, Oil

Steve Martin, Los Angeles 1974 “Let’s Get Small”
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition fine art print of Steve Martin, taken in Los Angeles by Norman Seeff in 1974. Norman recalls - “When I relocated to LA as Creative Director of United Artist ...
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Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

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Archival Pigment

‘LE CORBUSIER BRIEY TWO’ (with Le Corbusier flaking paint from Cité de Refuge)
Located in London, GB
‘LE CORBUSIER BRIEY TWO’ (with Le Corbusier flaking paint from Cité de Refuge)
Category

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.

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