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
Peaceful beach, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Unique ocean and beach paintings with gold sand and frothy splashing waves, inspired by the Turks And Caicos Islands Ocean Seascape Painting with gold sand beach and frothy white sp...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Little wave #3, Painting, Acrylic on MDF Panel
Located in Yardley, PA
"Little wave" is part of the "Ocean Waves" collection inspired by the colors ocean has in the Bahamas. Calm splashing waves, warm and teal turquoise ocean, clear blue sky. Peace and ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Acrylic
The ocean from the sky, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Original Mixed Media seascape painting Unique ocean painting with white sand beach and frothy splashing waves, inspired by The Turks And Caicos Islands Different shades of blu...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Kate Moss at 16 by Jake Chessum
By Jake Chessum
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition print of Kate Moss by Jake Chessum, taken when she was an unknown 16 year old model, just starting her career.
Jake recalls, "I had heard of Kate as she was...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Just a perfect day, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Inspired by The Turks And Caicos ocean colors Different shades of blue tones, turquoise, teal, aqua, gold and white This painting does not need to be framed, the painted image exte...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Acrylic
The Fall of Eden (Garden of Eden)—Untitled
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002)
Title: The Fall of Eden (Garden of Eden)—Untitled
Year: 1985
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 48 x 24 inches
Condition: Excellent
Inscription: Signed, ...
Category
1980s Photorealist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Welcome to my beach, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
White Sand Beach Aerial perspective Ocean Painting with different shades of blue, turquoise, teal, aqua, beige and white inspired by The Bahamas and Turks And Caicos Islands This pa...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Blissful moments, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Unique resin ocean painting with gold sand beach and frothy splashing waves, inspired by The Turks and Caicos Islands This painting does not need to be framed, the painted image i...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Ocean harmony, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
White Sand Seascape Painting - ocean painting Original, one-of-a-kind, hand painted, inspired by there view The Bahamas and Turks And Caicos...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Marilyn Monroe by Lawrence Schiller
Located in Austin, US
Museum quality print of Marilyn Monroe by Lawrence Schiller, taken in 1960
Signed limited edition 16x20" print, edition number 15/75
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Aerial Australia #2, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Unique original aerial ocean painting inspired by aerial view of the spectacular Shark Bay, Australia Different shades of blue, turquoise, teal, aqua, beige, black and gold This pain...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Lucent ocean waters, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Dealing with depression, PTSD and anxiety, painting is a form of therapy for me. In this painting I create a peaceful and safe space for the child and adult in me both, a place to ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Peaceful ocean, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Dealing with depression, PTSD and anxiety, painting is a form of therapy for me. In this painting I create a peaceful and safe space for the child and adult in me both, a place to ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Jimi Hendrix classic color by Gered Mankowitz - Signed limited edition 49/50
Located in Austin, US
ONE OF THE LAST REMAINING PRINTS IN THIS SIZE
Jimi Hendrix “Classic Color” 1967 by Gered Mankovitz
Signed and numbered by Gered Mankowitz.
One of the last prints available, signed...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
C Print
Our white sand beach, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
White sand beach painting Original, one-of-a-kind, hand painted, inspired by the view of The Bahamas and Turks And Caicos Islands seen from the airplane in my last vacation there. ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Warm ocean waters, Painting, Acrylic on Wood Panel
Located in Yardley, PA
Dealing with depression, PTSD and anxiety, painting is a form of therapy for me. In this painting I create a peaceful and safe space for the child and adult in me both, a place to ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Santa Monica Harley, Tom Blackwell
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Tom Blackwell (1938-2020)
Title: Santa Monica Harley
Year: 1977
Medium: Silkscreen on Masonite
Edition: 56/60, plus proofs
Size: 23 x 37.5 inches
Condition: Good
Inscription:...
Category
1970s Photorealist Art
Materials
Screen
The Rolling Stones "Out Of Our Heads" by Gered Mankowitz
Located in Austin, US
The Rolling Stones, taken in London back in 1965 by Gered Mankowitz. This image was used for the cover of Out Of Our Heads. Featuring Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Bill...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
C Print
Sailor fisherman in his boat Spain oil on canvas painting seascape
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Domingo Alvarez (Spain 1942) - sailor fisherman in his boat - oil on canvas
Canvas size 46x61 cm.
Unframed.
Category
Early 2000s Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Patti Smith and John Belushi by Allan Tannenbaum
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition 20x24" print of Patti Smith and John Belushi taken backstage before their Saturday Night Live appearance in April 1976 by Allan Tannenbaum.
Limited edition nu...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Kirill / Boy with Crossed Legs (peekaboo)
Located in New Orleans, LA
A signed Certificate of Authority will be included with all photographs. A nude boy faces the viewer siting in front of an open window.
This impression is printed on Hahnemuhle arc...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Digital
Vegetable Still Life No. 4, Contemporary watercolor by Ohio trompe l'oeil artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
George Mauersberger (American, 20th Century)
Veg 4, 2004
Watercolor on paper
9 x 12 inches
13 x 16 inches, framed
George Mauersberger completed th...
Category
Early 2000s Photorealist Art
Materials
Watercolor
Set of two signed Terry O'Neill prints of David Bowie
Located in Austin, US
Set of two, signed open edition, 8” x 10” archival prints by Terry O'Neill, featuring Terry O’Neill’s embossed studio stamp
One print features Bowie with author, William Burroughs, ...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
In the Hall of the Mountain King - underwater b&w nude photograph - paper 16x24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white nude photograph of a female dancer performing in a swimming pool.
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival pigment print ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Vegetable Still Life No. 10 Contemporary watercolor by Ohio trompe l'oeil artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
George Mauersberger (American, 20th Century)
Veg 10, 2004
Watercolor on paper
9 x 12 inches
13 x 16 inches, framed
George Mauersberger completed t...
Category
Early 2000s Photorealist Art
Materials
Watercolor
Vegetable Still Life No. 2, Contemporary watercolor by Ohio trompe l'oeil artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
George Mauersberger (American, 20th Century)
Veg 2, 2004
Watercolor on paper
9 x 12 inches
13 x 16 inches, framed
George Mauersberger completed th...
Category
Early 2000s Photorealist Art
Materials
Watercolor
Vegetable Still Life No. 7, Contemporary watercolor by Ohio trompe l'oeil artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
George Mauersberger (American, 20th Century)
Veg 7, 2004
Watercolor on paper
9 x 12 inches
13 x 16 inches, framed
George Mauersberger completed th...
Category
Early 2000s Photorealist Art
Materials
Watercolor
Roxy
Located in New York, NY
Color offset lithograph. Signed and numbered 2/100 in pencil by Cottingham.
This work is based on the same-titled color screenprint by Cottingham.
Category
Early 2000s Photorealist Art
Materials
Color, Lithograph, Offset
Vegetable Still Life No. 3, Contemporary watercolor by Ohio trompe l'oeil artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
George Mauersberger (American, 20th Century)
Veg 3, 2004
Watercolor on paper
9 x 12 inches
13 x 16 inches, framed
George Mauersberger completed th...
Category
Early 2000s Photorealist Art
Materials
Watercolor
Joni Mitchell vintage 8x10" Print by Norman Seeff
By Norman Seeff
Located in Austin, US
Original vintage 8x10” work print from Norman Seeff of Joni Mitchell. Hand printed in 1982 at the time of the photoshoot, signed on the back by Norman Seeff and also featuring his studio stamp.
In excellent condition having been stored flat in a climate controlled room
These Norman Seeff vintage...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Flower Piece with Storm, Ian Hornak
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002)
Title: Flower Piece with Storm
Year: 1986
Medium: Acrylic on Panel, with Artist Painted Frame
Size: 58.5 x 46.5 inches
Condition: Excellent
Inscription...
Category
1980s Photorealist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Nirvana color slide print Nevermind by Kirk Weddle - framed signed print
Located in Austin, US
Signed color slide print of Nirvana taken by Kirk Weddle during his session with the band in the pool to promote the 1991 groundbreaking album, Nevermind.
This is a photograph, take...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Giclée
ARCHITECTURE - Photograph on baryta paper, Bob De Masi, Italy 1970s
Located in Napoli, IT
Black and white photograph on baryta paper, title "Architecture" 1970s - Bob De Masi, with frame
Category
1970s Photorealist Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Noel Gallagher by Jill Furmanovsky
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition fine art photograph of Noel Gallagher during his Oasis days by celebrated rock photographer, Jill Furmanovsky.
Location: Music G...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Liesenbruken, Abandoned Train Bridge, Contemporary Photorealist Painting
By Roland Kulla
Located in Chicago, IL
A bridge to nowhere has been taking no one there for almost 70 years. The Liesenbrücken bridge has been rusting with iron will and doing little else since it was abandoned in favor o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Macaroons' abstraction VII, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
16 crushed macaroons with crumbs on a white backgrouond :: Painting :: Photorealism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil
Elevated View of a Sussex Town in the Countryside of South England in Summer
Located in Preston, GB
Elevated View of Sussex Town in the Countryside of the South of England in Summer, by 20th Century British Artist, Christopher Osborne.
Art measures ...
Category
Early 2000s Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
SIMPSON, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
DETAILS: Oil on canvas, size 16x48x1.5 inches - 40X120X4 cm - sides are painted to match the painting SUPPORT: gallery canvas, wrapped around the sides and stapled to the back SIGN...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil
CHILDREN AND CHRISTMAS - Black and white photograph on baryta paper
Located in Napoli, IT
Rare old black and white photograph on sepia paper, depicts three children watching Santa Claus from the window.
Category
1970s Photorealist Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Joni Mitchell vintage 8x10" Print by Norman Seeff from 1983
By Norman Seeff
Located in Austin, US
Original vintage 8x10” work print from Norman Seeff of Joni Mitchell. Hand printed in 1983 at the time of the photoshoot, featuring Norman Seeff's official studio stamp on the back.
In excellent condition having been stored flat in a climate controlled room
These Norman Seeff vintage...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Iggy Pop Scala Cinema London 1972 - 20x24" silver gelatin print
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition, silver gelatin print of Iggy Pop by Alec Byrne, taken at the Scala Cinema, Kings Cross, London, July 15th 1972.
Alec Byrne signed limited edition 20x24" silv...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Blood and Milk III - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 60x43"
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 Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Joni Mitchell 1983 vintage 8x10" Print by Norman Seeff
By Norman Seeff
Located in Austin, US
Original vintage 8x10” work print from Norman Seeff of Joni Mitchell. Hand printed in 1983 at the time of the photoshoot, signed on the back by Norman Seeff and also featuring his studio stamp.
In excellent condition having been stored flat in a climate controlled room
These Norman Seeff vintage...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
NAPOLI , MASCHIO ANGIOINO - Fotografia a colori su carta baritata, 1980s
Located in Napoli, IT
Bellissima fotografia di Piazza Municipio e Castello Maschio Angioino illuminata di sera, Napoli
Category
1980s Photorealist Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
ROAD SIGNS - Black and white photograph on baryta paper
Located in Napoli, IT
Iconic black and white photograph on baryta paper of the intersection of Broadway and Wall Street.
Category
1970s Photorealist Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Summer Scene on Tree Lined River with Cattle in English Countryside in Sunshine
Located in Preston, GB
Summer Scene on a Tree Lined River with Cattle in the English Countryside in beautiful Sunshine, by 20th Century British Artist, Christopher Osborne.
Art measures 12 x 8 inches
Fram...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
ARCHITECTURE - Photograph on baryta paper, Bob De Masi, Italy 1970s
Located in Napoli, IT
Black and white photograph on baryta paper, title "Architecture" 1970s - Bob De Masi, with frame
Category
1970s Photorealist Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Sailor fisherman in his boat Spain oil on canvas painting seascape
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Domingo Alvarez (Spain 1942) - sailor fisherman in his boat - oil on canvas
Canvas size 46x61 cm.
Unframed.
Category
Early 2000s Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Chroma sky (Blue key) 10 - Contemporary, Blue, Minimalist, Figurative, Landscape
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Chroma sky (Blue key) 10, 2007
Acrylic and oil on canvas
(Signed on reverse)
23.62 H x 31.49 W in
60 H x 80 W cm
The artist wrote about how he conceives this work:
"The transformat...
Category
Early 2000s Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Beastie Boys by Jake Chessum framed signed 9x12" print
By Jake Chessum
Located in Austin, US
Framed, 9x12" signed open edition print of The Beastie Boys by Jake Chessum
Jake recalls ” This was from April 1994. I flew from London to shoot at Mike D’s backyard and around G-So...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Giclée
Audrey Flack On Painting (hand signed, dated and inscribed by Audrey Flack)
By Audrey Flack
Located in New York, NY
Audrey Flack
Audrey Flack On Painting (hand signed, dated and inscribed by Audrey Flack), 1981
Hardback monograph with dust jacket (hand signed, dated and inscribed by Audrey Flack)
...
Category
1980s Photorealist Art
Materials
Offset, Lithograph, Mixed Media, Ink, Paper
Mauritanie - Jeune fille Maure. Adrar
Located in SAINT-PAUL-DE-VENCE, FR
In the captivating photograph titled "Mauritanie - Jeune fille Maure. Adrar," artist Patrick de Wilde skillfully captures the essence of Mauritanian culture through the lens of his c...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Robert Mapplethorpe and Patti Smith, New York 1969 by Norman Seeff
By Norman Seeff
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition fine art print of Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe, taken in her kitchen in New York by celebrated photographer and filmmaker, Norman Seeff in 1969.
This P...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Woman In Ballet Pose Holding a Flower - San Francisco Richard Edwards
Located in Soquel, CA
Woman In Ballet Pose Holding a Flower - San Francisco Richard Edwards
A brunette woman poses, standing on her left leg with her hand out holding a flower.
A collection of photograph...
Category
1960s Photorealist Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper, Paper
Sky Dance - underwater black& white photograph - archival pigment print 24"x35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of a female dancer in the pool.
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival pigment print on archival paper with ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
DER DEUSCHER VOLKE - Photograph on baryta paper, Nino La Rocca , Italy 1987
Located in Napoli, IT
Analog photograph on baryta paper in black and white titled "Der Deuscher Volke" , the photo depicts the German Parliament and the Berlin Wall before the fall . The photograph is by ...
Category
1980s Photorealist Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
BOYS - Photograph on baryta paper, Fabio Donato, Italy 2010
Located in Napoli, IT
Black and white photograph on baryta paper, title "The Boys" - Fabio Donato, with frame
Fabio Donato, a lecturer at the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples, was born in 1947. A photograph...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Barn Find (Ford F100)" Limited Edition Giclée Print
By Shan Fannin
Located in Denver, CO
Shan Fannin's "Barn Find (Ford F100)" is a limited edition giclée print that meticulously reproduces the original artwork's vibrant patina and character. This print, available unfram...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Giclée
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.