Photorealist Color Photography
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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By Bob Tabor
Located in New York, NY
Bob Tabor is a well-established, New York based, photographer best known for his exquisite large scaled portraits of subjects ranging from horses to seascapes. It is his unique appro...
Category
2010s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Digital, Photogram, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment, Photographic Paper
Paul Newman
By Eva Sereny
Located in Austin, US
Modern edition, C-Type print estate stamped and authenticated on reverse by a representative of the Eva Sereny archive.
Paul Newman at his home in Connect...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Jimi Hendrix "Blue Smoke", London, February, 1967 by Gered Mankowitz
Located in Austin, US
Jimi Hendrix, London 1967 by Gered Mankowitz
A portrait of Jimi looking serious while holding a cigarette in an embroidered jacket. "Shot during my first session with Jimi at my Stu...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Bianca Jagger
By Eva Sereny
Located in Austin, US
Modern edition, C-Type print estate stamped and authenticated on reverse by a representative of the Eva Sereny archive.
Bianca Jagger is pictured wearing Zandra Rhodes clothes in a fashion shoot for Sunday Times magazine, at her house in Cheyne Walk...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
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...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Kate Bush Lionheart outtake
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...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
C Print
"Mick Giving Keith The Boot" signed limited edition print by Bill Wyman
Located in Austin, US
"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 ...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Kate Bush
Located in Austin, US
Portrait of singer Kate Bush by acclaimed photographer, Gered Mankowitz, taken in his London studio in 1978. Kate Bush has seen a huge resurgence since her s...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Kate Bush
Located in Austin, US
Portrait of singer and dancer, Kate Bush by acclaimed photographer, Gered Mankowitz, taken in his London studio in 1978. Kate Bush has seen a huge resurgence...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
C Print
David Bowie "He'd Blow Our Minds" by Sukita
Located in Austin, US
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 Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Audrey Hepburn
Located in Austin, US
Audrey Hepburn is photographed wearing a Givenchy afternoon cocktail dress from his Spring/Summer 1955 collection at ‘Villa Rolli’, a farmhouse in the A...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
C Print
The Rolling Stones "Dogs Into Camera"
Located in Austin, US
The Rolling Stones "Dogs Into Camera" - Outtake from the famous photo shoot of The Rolling Stones for their Beggars Banquet album at Sarum Chase mansion, H...
Category
1960s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Dolly Parton
By Ed Caraeff
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition print by Ed Caraeff of Dolly Parton taken during the cover session for her album ‘Here You Come Again’ in Los Angeles, CA, US, July...
Category
1970s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Kate Bush Lionheart album 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 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 Color Photography
Materials
C Print
The Rolling Stones "Mick Feeding Goat"
Located in Austin, US
The Rolling Stones "Mick Feeding Goat" - Outtake from the famous photo shoot of The Rolling Stones for their Beggars Banquet album at Sarum Chase mansion, ...
Category
1960s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
C Print
David Bowie "V-2 Schneider" by Sukita
Located in Austin, US
16" x 20", signed limited edition print of David Bowie, titled "V-2 Schneider" by Masayoshi Sukita. Taken at RCA Studios, New York, 1973
This print is also available as a 30x40" si...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Mick Jagger in bed with Anita Pallenberg and Michèle Breton, Performance
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition 16x20" print of Mick Jagger with Anita Pallenberg and Michèle Breton by Alec Byrne, taken at the film set of Nicolas Roeg’s “Pe...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Мalachite Cave - underwater photograph - archival pigment print 24x18"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater nude photograph of a young woman dancing in the pool. The photograph has bright green background.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archival paper wit...
Category
2010s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
David Bowie Starman by Sukita
Located in Austin, US
16" x 20", signed limited edition print of David Bowie, titled "Starman" by Masayoshi Sukita.
This print is also available as a 30x40" signed limited edition print.
“It’s very ha...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
C Print
David Bowie "Keep Your 'Lectric Eye" by Sukita
Located in Austin, US
16" x 20", signed limited edition print of David Bowie, titled "Keep Your 'Lectric Eye" by Masayoshi Sukita.
This print is also available as a 30x40" signed limited edition print....
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Sweet Champagne - underwater photograph - archival pigment print 24" x 36"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a young woman with her face covered with air bubbles.
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival pigment print on archival p...
Category
2010s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper
Paul McCartney
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition print of Paul McCartney by Alec Byrne, taken in London in 1970.
This Alec Byrne signed limited edition prints is available in. the f...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Kate Bush BIRDFISH
By Guido Harari
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition print of Kate Bush “Birdfish” by Guido Harari
Kate Bush 'Birdfish' photograph taken during the officlal photo shoot for her album The Sensual World in 1989.
Guido Harari recalls, "I collaborated with Kate for over ten years, doing her official press photos for “Hounds of Love”, “The Sensual World”, “The Red Shoes” and on set photography for her film “The Line, The Cross & The Curve”. She wanted me to avoid the iconizing of previous shoots, and find a different way of capturing her more naturally. Shooting in the studio for hours allowed for much improvisation as there were to be no props or fancy sets. I used different techniques more to entertain ourselves rather than to experiment! And it worked!"
Available in five sizes:
A. 11” x 16” - Edition 50
B. 16” x 20” - Edition 50
C. 20” x 28” - Edition 25
D. 32” x 44” - Edition 10
E. 44” x 59” - Edition 5
Guido Harari has photographed many music legends in his prolific career in Italy.
Lou Reed said about him: "I'm always happy when Guido takes my picture because I know it will be a musical picture...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Rolling Stones "End Of The Banquet" London 1968
Located in Austin, US
Outtake from the famous photo shoot of The Rolling Stones for their Beggars Banquet album at Sarum Chase mansion, Hampstead, London, 1968, signed limited edition by Michael Joseph. F...
Category
1960s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Dolly Parton "Here You Come Again"
By Ed Caraeff
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition print by Ed Caraeff of Dolly Parton taken during the cover session for her album ‘Here You Come Again’ in Los Angeles, CA, US, July 7, 1977. Limited edition number 2/50
This stunning Dolly Parton print is also available in the following sizes with a limited edition of 50.
20" x 24"
30" x 40"
40" x 60"
Ed Caraeff is a photographer and art director. He has worked with, photographed, designed or art directed hundreds of album covers. His photography archive includes Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Iggy Pop and The Stooges, Elton John, Carly Simon,Linda Ronstadt, Dolly Parton, Tom Waits, Tim Buckley, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Neil Diamond...
Category
1970s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Faye Dunaway Oscar outtake by Terry O'Neill signed Lifetime Edition
Located in Austin, US
Lifetime prints are the last remaining prints available, signed by Terry O’Neill and obtained from the Terry O’Neill Archive in London.
American actress Faye Dunaway takes breakfast by the pool with the day's newspapers at the Beverley Hills...
Category
1970s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
C Print
David Bowie "Pin Ups"
Located in Austin, US
David Bowie in Paris for the cover of his ‘Pin Ups’ album, 1973, by Justin de Villeneuve
Justin recalls, "Twiggy and I were staying in the Bel Air Hotel in LA when Peter Frampton...
Category
1970s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Marc Bolan T-Rex 1971 portrait
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition print of Marc Bolan and T-Rex by Alec Byrne, taken in London c. 1971
This Alec Byrne signed limited edition prints is available in. ...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Amy Winehouse portrait
By Jake Chessum
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition print of Amy Winehouse taken in London by Jake Chessum in 2004.
Jake recalls the session: “I travelled from NYC to London in February 2004 to do a press shoot...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Blood and Milk III - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 48 x 35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a topless young woman with white tulle scarf taking off her red skirt on bright red background.
Original digital print on archival paper signed by the a...
Category
2010s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Kate Bush BIRDFISH
By Guido Harari
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition print of Kate Bush “Birdfish” by Guido Harari
Kate Bush 'Birdfish' photograph taken during the officlal photo shoot for her album The Sensual World in 1989.
Guido Harari recalls, "I collaborated with Kate for over ten years, doing her official press photos for “Hounds of Love”, “The Sensual World”, “The Red Shoes” and on set photography for her film “The Line, The Cross & The Curve”. She wanted me to avoid the iconizing of previous shoots, and find a different way of capturing her more naturally. Shooting in the studio for hours allowed for much improvisation as there were to be no props or fancy sets. I used different techniques more to entertain ourselves rather than to experiment! And it worked!"
Available in five sizes:
A. 11” x 16” - Edition 50
B. 16” x 20” - Edition 50
C. 20” x 28” - Edition 25
D. 32” x 44” - Edition 10
E. 44” x 59” - Edition 5
Guido Harari has photographed many music legends in his prolific career in Italy.
Lou Reed said about him: "I'm always happy when Guido takes my picture because I know it will be a musical picture...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
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...
Category
2010s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Color
Jimi Hendrix at Monterey
By Ed Caraeff
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition print by Ed Caraeff of Jimi Hendrix setting fire to his Fender Stratocaster guitar while performing at the Monterey Internat...
Category
1960s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Les Citrons 2 by Carol Descordes, Framed Lemon Food Still Life Photograph
Located in Atlanta, GA
We discovered Carol's mesmerizing work in Paris - and it took us about one second to decide we had to have her work here at Huff Harrington. Her stunn...
Category
2010s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Cotton
Wild Blood - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 24x18"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
There are no rules for luck. I was sure the new girl would need practice and practice - and was wrong. She was just perfect from the first second till the last one. Next month she g...
Category
2010s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital
The Rolling Stones "Smokey Stones On Grass" London 1968
Located in Austin, US
“Swarkestone Contact Sheet” by Michael Joesph from the famous photo shoot of The Rolling Stones for their Beggars Banquet album at Sarum Chase mansion, Hampstead, London, 1968. Featu...
Category
1960s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
C Print
The Rolling Stones "Stones Playing Cricket" London 1968
Located in Austin, US
“From the famous photo shoot of The Rolling Stones for their Beggars Banquet album at Sarum Chase mansion, Hampstead, London, 1968. Featuring Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones...
Category
1960s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Devo
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition archival print of Signed limited edition print of Devo posing for SoHo Weekly News, NYC, 10/78 by Allan Tannenbaum. Available in different sizes. Limited edit...
Category
1970s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
C Print
FLORA ROYAL 3
Located in Deddington, GB
Allan Forsyth
FLORA ROYAL 3
Limited Edition Archival Chromagenic Photographic Print
Edition 12
Size: H 100cm x W 100cm x D 2cm
Diasec Framed
Size: H:100 cm x W:100 cm
Category
2010s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Photogram, Archival Pigment
Ivy Nicholson in New York for American Vogue, 1957
Located in Austin, US
Model and future Factor Star, Ivy Nicholson in New York for American Vogue, 1957 by Norman Parkinson
NORMAN PARKINSON POSTHUMOUS LIMITED EDITION PRINTS ...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
C Print
The Rolling Stones "Stones and Cows" London 1968
Located in Austin, US
“From the famous photo shoot of The Rolling Stones for their Beggars Banquet album at Sarum Chase mansion, Hampstead, London, 1968. Featuring Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones...
Category
1960s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Amy Winehouse
By Jake Chessum
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition print of Amy Winehouse taken in London by Jake Chessum in 2004.
Jake recalls the session: “I travelled from NYC to London in Febr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Devo Energy Dome
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition archival print of Signed limited edition print of Devo posing for SoHo Weekly News, NYC, 1981 by Allan Tannenbaum. Available in different sizes. Limited editi...
Category
1980s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Adele Collins for British Vogue
Located in Austin, US
Norman Parkinson’s homage to a painting by Dutch artist Kees van Dongen entitled The Corn Poppy.
Adele Collins wearing an Otto Lucas velvet toque. British V...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Tribute to Baroco Art - Napoli (IT) - Contemporary Panoramic Color Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Pigment photographic paper - photography & fine art print © Jean Pierre De Neef
Artwork # 3 sold in perfect condition from a limited edition of 12 ex- Composition from an assembly ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Trap Door / Swimming / Dive / Pool / Summer / Photography
By Eric Zener
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Trap Door"
12 x 41 inches
Unique
Photo transparency with resin, paint and silver or gold leaf, on a wood panel.
Eric Zener (b. 1966) is a self-taught photorealist artist recogni...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Foil, Silver
David Bowie "Pin Ups" cover
Located in Austin, US
English model Twiggy poses with David Bowie in Paris for the cover of his ‘Pin Ups’ album, 1973, by Justin de Villeneuve
Justin recalls, "Twiggy and I were st...
Category
1970s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
C Print
David Bowie Tea and Sympathy New York City
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition 20x24" print of David Bowie by Kevin Cummins, taken outside the Tea & Sympathy, the legendary British themed restaurant in NYC, 1996.
This David Bowie print...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Roof of San Francesco di Paola Naples - Contemporary Panoramic Color Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Pigment photographic paper - photography & fine art print © Jean Pierre De Neef
Artwork sold in limited edition of 12 pieces in perfect condition - Composition from an assembly of several shots made in August 2018.
The technique of assembling several images allows the production of a new very heavy file, the large number of pixels obtained offers a very detailed image
And precise in the nuances of colors. We get an effect close to 3D and clarity giving a striking transparency effect.
San Francesco...
Category
2010s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Iggy Pop and The Stooges
By Ed Caraeff
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition print by Ed Caraeff of Iggy and the Stooges (L-R Dave Alexander, Iggy Pop in front, Scott Asheton in back and Ron Asheton) taken at ...
Category
1970s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
C Print
The Rolling Stones "Sarum Chase Contact Sheet" Beggars Banquet
Located in Austin, US
“Sarum Chase Contact Sheet” by Michael Joesph from the famous photo shoot of The Rolling Stones for their Beggars Banquet album at Sarum Chase mansion, Ham...
Category
1960s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Sweet Dream - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 18" x 24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white (sepia) photograph of a naked young woman covered with tulle.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archival paper signed by the artist.
L...
Category
2010s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Devo Grey Suits
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition archival print of Signed limited edition print of Devo posing for SoHo Weekly News, NYC, 1981 by Allan Tannenbaum. Available in different sizes. Limited editi...
Category
1980s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Rolling Stones "Stones Into Camera" London 1968
Located in Austin, US
“Stones Into Camera” by Michael Joesph from the famous photo shoot of The Rolling Stones for their Beggars Banquet album at Sarum Chase mansion, Hampstead, London, 1968. Featuring Mi...
Category
1960s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Devo
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition archival print of Signed limited edition print of Devo posing for SoHo Weekly News, NYC, 1981 by Allan Tannenbaum. Available in different sizes. Limited editi...
Category
1980s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Raquel Welch on the cross signed Lifetime Edition
Located in Austin, US
Lifetime prints are the last remaining prints available, signed by Terry O’Neill and obtained from the Terry O’Neill Archive in London.
American actress Raquel Welch being crucified in an oddly anachronistic publicity still for the Hammer Films production 'One Million Years BC...
Category
1960s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Drinking Air - underwater photograph - archival pigment print 16" x 24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a young woman playing with a wine glass in the pool.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print signed by the artist.
Limited edition of 24.
The art...
Category
2010s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Dancing Flowers - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment 48" x 36"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a naked young woman wrapped in cyan tulle dancing with the bougainvillea flowers on deep black background.
Original gallery quality print signed by the a...
Category
2010s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper
Photorealist color photography for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Photorealist color photography 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 color photography 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, orange, purple and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Alex Sher, Drew Tal, Bob Tabor, and Lynn Goldsmith. Frequently made by artists working with Pigment Print, and Archival Pigment Print 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 color photography, so small editions measuring 8 inches across are also available. Prices for color photography 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 $34,000, while the average work sells for $2,200.