Photorealist Paintings
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
Xtraordinary
By Lynette Cook
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Xtraordinary' - depicts a San Francisco building with warm sunlight casting shadows that cascade across the facade of the green building with red inset window and trim. The piece i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Butterfingering" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Gregory Block's (US based) "Butterfingering" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a donut topped with butterfinger topping.
Gregory was born in Kansas City, Missouri,...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
White Crucifixion- Self Portrait With Marc Chagall, Painting, Acrylic on MDF
Located in Yardley, PA
On this painting you see me looking at Marc Chagall's 1938 painting White Crucifixion. The painting dramatically calls attention to the persecutio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Pure Gold" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Sheri Farabaugh's "Pure Gold" is a handmade, original oil painting that depicts the white and golden flowers of a yucca plant blossoming.
Artist Stat...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Emeralds" photorealist contemporary seascape of waves crashing on Northeast U.S
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Emeralds" is a photorealist contemporary seascape of waves crashing on the Northeastern U.S. coast
Frame Dimensions 15.75 x 23.75in
Edward Minoff Graduated with honors from NYU's...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Coffee pink peonies, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
A composition of peonies made in delicate pink coffee shades.... The background is airy, light turquoise. The painting is ready to hang on the wall. The painting will be covered with...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Shady Hollow Motel, Green River, Utah, US Highway 50
By Lloyd Brown
Located in Dallas, TX
This is acrylic on three shaped ragboard panels in artist-made frames.
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Rag Paper
Bird paradise, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Flower arrangement of tropical plants. Made on canvas gallery stretch, professional paints. Before sending, the painting will be covered with a protective varnish :: Painting :: Phot...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Promise of Spring
Contemporary Painting of a blue tit bird on a branch, yellow
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Promise of Spring' by Ben Waddams is a Contemporary Realist Wildlife oil painting of an English Blue Tit bird on a branch. With such incredible detail you almost expect the bird to ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Les roses rouges (The red roses), Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Red roses on a white background Several layers of paint on a fine canvas :: Painting :: Photorealism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the a...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Lexington Backyard
By Brian Cobble
Located in Dallas, TX
Brian Cobble’s landscapes tend to particularly focus on the interplay of man and his surroundings, whether natural or built. A signature attention to the liminal aspects of a scene, ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Cream rose on dark brown background, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Welcome to my gallery of original flower arrangements made with professional oil paints. My paintings are created manually, in several sessions, in classical execution. I also make s...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Mickey Pin" Oil painting
By Nick Leibee
Located in Denver, CO
Nick Leibee's (US based) "Mickey Pin" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an enamel pin of Mickey Mouse, the beloved Disney character,...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Vaca", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Ali Ghassan's "Vaca" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a black and white cow with yellow and blue graffiti in the background.
About the ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Agelada", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Ali Ghassan's "Agelada" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a orange cow with yellow ear tags licking its nose with green and blue graffiti ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Stack One (Parlor), " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Gregory Block's (US based) "Stack One (Parlor)" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a tall stack of five glazed donuts, with toppings, piled on top of each other.
A...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Baker
s Dozen", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Dianne L. Massey Dunbar's (US based) "Baker's Dozen" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts twelve glazed donuts in a white pastry box.
About the artist:
When Dianne Massey...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$1,250 Sale Price
56% Off
"Samsara" Oil Painting
By Mia Bergeron
Located in Denver, CO
Mia Bergeron's (US based) "Samsara" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts the glow of a lit candle casting a halo on a blue background.
Mia Bergeron's interest in art ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Wax, Oil, Panel
Camellia Branch, colorful, still life, superealsim
By Doug Newton
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Painted directly from live observation, Doug Newton’s hyper-real paintings explore translucency, reflections and luminosity, and dazzle the viewer with ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Magnitude" Oil Painting
By Mia Bergeron
Located in Denver, CO
Mia Bergeron's (US based) "Magnitude" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a masculine face with shadows and white thinning hair.
Mia Bergeron's interest in art was c...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Cle Series: Lift w/Ladders.
Located in New York, NY
Inspired by the geometric landscape of his hometown Thomas Roese has created a photorealist series using acrylic, graphite, and colored pencil.
Since graduating from the Cleveland...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Color Pencil, Graphite
725 CLE Series: Tank, Hopper w/Yellow Ladder.
Located in New York, NY
Inspired by the geometric landscape of his hometown Thomas Roese has created a photorealist series using acrylic, graphite, and colored pencil.
Since graduating from the Cleveland...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Color Pencil, Graphite
"Chocolate Coconut" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Gregory Block's (US based) "Chocolate Coconut" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a chocolate donut covered with coconut shavings.
Gregory was born in Kansas City, ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Old Dirty Bastard" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Gregory Block's (US based) "Old Dirty Bastard" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a donut topped with chocolate and peanut butter.
Gregory was born in Kansas City,...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Ogni Giorno, Painting, Acrylic on Wood Panel
Located in Yardley, PA
Brand new painting entitled Ogni Giorno, Italian for Every Day. Inspired by a trip to Agrigento, Sicily. It shows a man working in a supermarket. :: Painting :: Photorealism :: This ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Photorealist Eagle Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Stunning Photorealist painting of an eagle on a branch against a blue sky. Grey painted wooden frame. The work is signed by the artist Rena Fennessy who ...
Category
1980s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
"Bicycles III", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Dianne L. Massey Dunbar's (US based) "Bicycles III" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts the layered view of red bicycles and gears, in profile, locked to a bike rack...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Rush Hour" Large 38x50" Super Realism painting of vintage Tin Toys PLUS toys
Located in Southampton, NY
This large Super realism painting by New York artist Cesar Santander Is one of his masterpieces. It is titled "Rush Hour," and measures 38 x50".
Painted in 2001, it is signed, titled, and dated on the verso and is acrylic on canvas and wood panel.
Making this listing very Special, we have also included in this offering, all of the tin toys that inspired this painting and they are in a clear box with mirrors on the 2 sides, the back and the bottom of the lucite box
and can be displayed along side the painting just how the toys are featured in the painting. You can see an image of that mirrored box in this listing.
Santander first sets up the layout of these vintage tin toys...
Category
Early 2000s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
"I Believe in Ghosts" is a contemporary trompe l
oeil painting
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"I Believe in Ghosts" is a contemporary trompe l'oeil painting of words scrambled with Casper the Friendly Ghost.
The ghost in this case is not just Casper the Friendly Ghost, howe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Scraping", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Dianne L. Massey Dunbar's (US based) "Scraping" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a construction worker smoothing freshly poured cement in a developing urban landscape.
About the artist:
When Dianne Massey...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Efflorescence
By Lynette Cook
Located in Burlingame, CA
Efflorescence - acrylic on canvas - 48 x 30 inches, depicts a building by Julia Morgan — noted architect of Hearst Castle — located on Baker Street near G...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Leap of Faith
Photorealist wildlife painting of a Puffin on vibrant blue water
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Leap of Faith' by Ben Waddams is a Contemporary Realist Wildlife oil painting. With such incredible detail!
Ben Waddams is a British wildlife artist living and working in Shropshire. Originally from Buckinghamshire, South East England, Ben has lived in the States for many years on several different occasions and traveled in search of exotic wildlife...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Dark Mane - Photorealistic Painting of a Safari with a Lion and Land Rover
By Rick Pas
Located in Chicago, IL
A lion strolls in front of a Range Rover in this photorealistic painting entitled "Dark Mane" by Rick Pas. Though small in scale this painting delivers gr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
Viewing The Scream
Located in Boca Raton, FL
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About Gerard Boersma
Gerard Boersma (Harlingen, 1 August 1976) is a Dutch painter in Northern Realism. His work is characterized by a very fine technique and is comparable to that of his great-uncle Jopie Huisman...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Hammock in the Garden"
By John Powell
Located in Hinsdale, IL
John Powell has worked in the arts throughout his life. Born in Hollywood, California, he began to paint at the age of 16. Over the past 45 years he has melded his life experiences i...
Category
Early 2000s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
$4,000 Sale Price
20% Off
"Transcendence" Figurative Narrative "Being Human" vs "Human Being"
Located in San Antonio, TX
Samuel Wilson
(Born 1986)
San Antonio, TX
Image Size: 24 x 48
Medium: Oil on Canvas
"Transcendence"
When you see them in person you will say UNBELIEVEAB...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Through a Rainy Window II", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Dianne L. Massey Dunbar's (US based) "Through a Rainy Window II" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a window dotted with rain that obscures and abstracts the gray ov...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Jaguar E Type S1 dhc, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
My painting of a US-spec 1967 Jaguar E Type (XKE) S1 convertible (dhc), painted using acrylic paint onto stretched canvas measuring approx 26" x 22". :: Paint...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Porsche 917K Salzburg, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
A large original painting of the LeMans 24-hour winning car from 1971. The is a Porsche 917K Salzburg, created on 92x73cm stretched canvas using acrylic paint, partially airbrushed. ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Afternoon Drink (Super-Realism Contemporary Photorealistic Still Life Painting)
Located in New Orleans, LA
A superb super-realist depiction of a sliver pitcher and a glass in a silver sleeve, by one of the best, Brandon Drake. Super-realists often like to tak...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
"French Breakfast Radish", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Heather Neill's (US based) "French Breakfast Radish" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a radish rising from an open tea kettle with a Fr...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Eye of the Beholder" (2024) Original Abstract Acrylic on Canvas Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Gregory Block's (US based) "Eye of the Beholder" is an original, handmade acrylic painting, depicting a forest, abstracted into multiple unique textures and tones, with color scales ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Arabella" (2024) Original Still Life Oil Portrait, Child Portrait
Located in Denver, CO
Gregory Block's (US based) "Arabella" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a blurred portrait of a young girl.
Gregory was born in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1986 and ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Chicago geese
Located in Kraków, Województwo małopolskie
Chicago geese is a limited-edition photograph by contemporary artist Tadeusz Zych from the series entitled "United states in color". The photo was taken during a trip to the United S...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Digital
Wanna Swim?, Painting, Oil 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...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Violet" Figurative Oil Painting 55" x 32" inch by Yousra Hafad
By Yousra Hafad
Located in Culver City, CA
"Violet" Figurative Oil Painting 55" x 32" inch by Yousra Hafad
Yousra Hafad is a young artist who excels in portraiture and particularly the meticulous art of drapery which she adorns her demure female figures in. Her works capture the ideals of female empowerment, and the feminine traits of motherhood, sisterhood, intuition, compassion and grace, all of which her carefully created subjects embody.
Yousra Hafad is an Egyptian artist...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
"You Can Leave Your Hat On" - Large Contemporary Still Life Painting
Located in New Orleans, LA
I have noticed the work of this Tennessee-based painter for awhile now, and the superb craftsmanship and subject story appeal are so engaging. He's widely show, and has been part of ...
Category
Early 2000s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
$2,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Massis Kabob, Painting, Acrylic on Wood Panel
Located in Yardley, PA
On my painting you see a man waiting for his order at kabobery Massis Kabob in Los Angeles. As a painter I'm interested in these small moments we usually don't think much about. To m...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"We the People" Figurative Narrative "Being Human" vs "Human Being"
Located in San Antonio, TX
Samuel Wilson
(Born 1986)
San Antonio, TX
Image Size: 30 x 24
Medium: Oil on Board
"WE THE PEOPLE"
When you see them in person you will say UNBELIEVEABL...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Amaryllis, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Flowers on a white background Several layers of paint Hanging hardware is provided :: Painting :: Photorealism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity sign...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pink Sand Beach - Elafonisi Beach Greece #1, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Pink sand beach painting - inspired by the amazing Elafonisi beach on the Crete Island in Greece Dealing with depression, PTSD and anxiety, painting is a form of therapy for me. I...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Jaguar D Type, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
I spotted the car at the LeMans race circuit. This 1955 Jaguar D Type is exactly the model which won the LeMans 24-hour race in 1955 driven by Mike Hawthorn, I cannot be certain that...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Chevrolet Impala Convertible, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Painted onto 3mm thick MDF-backed canvas, a 1961 Chevrolet Impala convertible, completed using acrylic paints. The painting shows the car on Paris licence plates which can be over-pa...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Love comes like the ocean, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Original Mixed Media ocean painting Unique ocean painting with white sand beach and frothy splashing waves, inspired by The Turks And Caicos Islands Different shades of blue, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
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 Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
A drop in the ocean, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Aerial ocean view white sand beach ocean painting Original, one-of-a-kind, hand painted, inspired by the aerial view of The Bahamas Layered tinted resin on stretched canvas Differ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Eleuthera Bahamas, Painting, Acrylic on Wood Panel
Located in Yardley, PA
Aerial ocean painting inspired by satellite and aerial imagery of The Bahamas - Eleuthera Layered tinted resin on cradled wood panels Different shades of blue, turquoise, teal,...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Fly Away With Me, Painting, Acrylic on Metal
Located in Yardley, PA
In this painting, I explored the serenity and depth of oceanic expanses. Using acrylics and resin, I harnessed a blend of minimalism and semi-abstract styles to capture the dynamic u...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
The Sun Is Hiding, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Realistic painting of a dandelions field in late evening 70x50x2 cm, on high quality stretched canvas. Contre-jour lighting effect. Painted edges (sides) of a canvas, ready to han...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Waterfall with Spray and Shrubs" Small Landscape with Waterfall, Sky, Greenery
Located in Wellesley, MA
"Waterfall with Spray and Shrubs," Oil on Panel, 12 x 12 x 3/4 inches, is a meticulously painted rendition of a waterfall on a summer day. The top half of the painting is dominate...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Photorealist paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Photorealist paintings 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 paintings created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, green, pink and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Gregory Block, James Zamora, Ian Hornak, and Kathleen Keifer. 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 paintings, so small editions measuring 3.5 inches across are also available. Prices for paintings 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 $125 and tops out at $585,000, while the average work sells for $3,772.