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
Bouches (Mouths), Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Mouth-shaped candies in a black try on a white background Several layers of paint hanging hardware is provided :: Painting :: Photorealism :: This piece comes with an official cert...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
January
s Calendar Month, Painting, Oil on Wood Panel
By Grace Diehl
Located in Yardley, PA
This series painting displays objects relating to the calendar month. The cold, winter's of January in this fine art reflect a bird on the calendar photo, a bright red pomagranate an...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
MARTE, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This painting make me serene and calm, its sweet colours and shades are a caress to the spirit, while the dynamism of the wine in this masculine form (hence the name Marte) gives a n...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Show (8 o
clock news), Painting, Acrylic on Wood Panel
Located in Yardley, PA
One night I was watching the 8 o'clock news with Noraly Beijer on Dutch television and wondered what I was actually watching. I decided to take a picture of my television screen ...
Category
Early 2000s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
PARZIALMENTE SCREMATO, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
What I love about this painting is the simplicity given by the two colors that compose it with all their nuances, I find that this simplicity is very relaxing and invigorating for th...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Nerium oleander with pink ribbon, Painting, Oil on Wood Panel
Located in Yardley, PA
I picked up these Nerium Oleander leaves from the ground. They were dry but still proud with that well defined shape and golden colour. :: Painting :: Photorealism :: This piece com...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
SAN GIOVANNI, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Oil on canvas, size 28x40x1.5 in This painting is very important for me because this plate was made by a very special chef in Asti. His speciality is the typical plates from Piedmon...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Self, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Irena Chmura
Located in Yardley, PA
I Painted It Over A Period Of One Year Between 2014-15, Using A Photo As A Reference. This Painting Was Chosen For Ruth Borchard Self-portrait Prize 2015 Exhibition :: Painting :: Ph...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
"California Field at Sunset" Medium Sized Landscape with Setting Sun
Located in Wellesley, MA
"California Field at Sunset," Oil on Canvas, 36 x 36 Inches is a highly realistic landscape which depicts a deep green field and dusky sky punctuated...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Ora Sorensen "Bird and Grapes" Photorealistic Floral Oil Painting on Canvas
By Ora Sorensen
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This hyperrealist floral "Birds and Grapes" by artist Ora Sorensen is a 40x30 original oil painting on canvas. Depicted is a pink protea flower and white...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$5,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Hello, My Name Is: Paintbrush - miniature pictograph oil painting on paper
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
This painting on paper can be wearable art, or mounted in a frame. Inquire for our further suggestions on framing.
Painting dimensions: 2.5 x 3.5 inches
Dimensions in the plastic holder: 4 x 5.5 inches
Anthony Mastromatteo re-introduced himself to the Grenning Gallery with his 2023 exhibition "Hello, My Name Is: Anthony Mastromatteo." The works included in the show were incredibly intricate trompe l'oeil oil paintings ranging in size from 7 x 5 inches to 48 x 36 inches. In supplement to the exhibition, Mastromatteo painted 10 pictographs on "Hello My Name Is" nametags and put them in plastic sleeves one would clip on their person for any kind of large function. There is always a bit of tongue and cheek...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Plastic, Paper, Found Objects, Oil
Hello, My Name Is: Crab Apple - miniature pictograph painting on paper
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Anthony Mastromatteo re-introduced himself to the Grenning Gallery with his 2023 exhibition "Hello, My Name Is: Anthony Mastromatteo." The works included in the show were incredibly ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Plastic, Paper, Found Objects, Oil
Novelist Graham Green. Time magazine Cover Illustration
Located in Miami, FL
Work is nicely archival matted to 17.75 x 16.75 inches but not framed. Signed lower left
Published : Oct. 29, 1951 Cover, Time Magazine
Category
1950s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Board
Oils
Located in Greenwich, CT
Painting of a canvas on an easel depicting oil paints.
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
$15,000
The Glory of Real Estate
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Eva Carzul’s artwork, “The Glory of Real Estate,” ingeniously infuses humor as the artist shares her personal experiences with the viewer. With one hand clutching keys to an undisclo...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Harvest Season", Alexander Volkov, 30x40, Oil on Canvas, Photorealism
Located in Dallas, TX
"Harvest Season" by Alexander Volkov is an original oil on canvas. The photorealistic painting beautifully captures a room full of empty baskets and barrels stacked around a wooden b...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Finest Coffe and Tea, 18x25x1.5, Acrylic on Masonite
By Charles Ford
Located in Southampton, NY
Charles Ford's work is in the permanent collection of the Museum of the City of New York. Another wonderful painting by Charles Ford that shows the great lighting and shadows of New ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Acrylic
Mourning Quinces - Photorealist Pastel Still Life Painting
Located in Boston, MA
Mourning Quinces
15.75 x 11.8 x 0.4, 0.6 lbs
Pastel on Pastelmat
Hand signed by artist
Artist's Commentary:
"When this pastel painting was finished, I suddenly realised that it ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Ribes Rubrum - Photorealist Pastel Still Life Painting
Located in Boston, MA
Ribes Rubrum
19.70 x 15.75 x 0.4, 0.6 lbs
Pastel on Pastelmat
Hand signed by artist
Artist's Commentary:
"The red currant is widespread in almost all of Europe. It occurs wild o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Three Canberries - Photorealist Pastel Still Life Painting
Located in Boston, MA
Three Cranberries
11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4, 0.4 lbs
Pastel on Pastelmat
Hand signed by artist
Artist's Commentary:
"The cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon, in German named Moosbeere, but...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Pastel
"Lady in Waiting I" Figurative Oil Painting 47" x 35" in by Yousra Hafad
By Yousra Hafad
Located in Culver City, CA
"Lady in Waiting I" Figurative Oil Painting 47" x 35" in by Yousra Hafad
Yousra Hafad is a young artist who excels in portraiture and particularly the me...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Notre Dame de Paris at Night", Sorin, Photorealism, French, Landscape
Located in Dallas, TX
"Notre Dame de Paris at Night" by Sorin is a 30x40 inch original oil on canvas. The painting captures a photorealistic night view of the medieval Cathol...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Moontide", Alexander Volkov, 24x48, Oil on Canvas, Photorealism, Landscape
Located in Dallas, TX
"Moontide" by Alexander Volkov is an original oil on canvas. This painting is a photorealistic view of the moonlight reflecting on the waters surface. The moon is hidden behind the c...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hallow Taxi
Located in Paris, FR
Jerome Romain lives and works in Montpelier, France
He defines his painting as Classic Painting for Contemporary History
" The world as a representation " His oil on canvas painting...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Man
Located in CAMPO REAL, ES
In this painting, the artist captures the essence of a man who seems to emerge from the very land he cultivates. The portrait depicts a mountain man whose life has been shaped by wor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
BQE
Located in Fairfield, CT
Eric Nash is a California artist working in oil and charcoal. His subject matter focuses on icons and scenes inspired by California. Often highly realistic, ...
Category
20th Century Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$10,200
"Tower Bridge", Oleg Turchin, Oil/Canvas, 37x60, Photorealism Landscape Original
By Oleg Turchin
Located in Dallas, TX
Oleg Turchin's "Tower Bridge" is an oil on canvas that measures 37" x 60". The painting is a beautiful photorealistic depiction of Tower Bridge. Built bet...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Echoes
Located in Fairfield, CT
Here oil on canvas images are photorealistic and gorgeous.
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Oakland Burgers
Pies
Located in Fairfield, CT
For nearly twenty years, Thompson has focused primarily on painting old neon signs that have somehow avoided the wrecking ball - the signs that have live...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
T-Bird Motel
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist Statement
Nothing But Neon, 2021
I see beauty in old neon signs.
I have always been fascinated by the glow inside the hand-bent, glass tubes. I enjo...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Rio
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist Statement
Nothing But Neon, 2021
I see beauty in old neon signs.
I have always been fascinated by the glow inside the hand-bent, glass tubes. I enjoy the sculptural, mechan...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$7,800
Tribal Indochine Woman IV
Located in Rye, NY
Nguyen Quang Huy was born in Ha Tay, Vietnam in 1971 and studied at the Hanoi Fine Arts University as well as participating in residencies in Germany, Australia and the USA. The coun...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Woman on Cot, Photorealist Oil Painting by Lisa Martin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Lisa Martin - Woman on Cot, Year: circa 1996, Medium: Oil on Canvas, Size: 63 x 49.5 in. (160.02 x 125.73 cm)
Category
1990s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait, Photorealist Oil Painting by Lisa Martin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Lisa Martin - Portrait, Year: circa 1996, Medium: Oil on Canvas, Size: 30 x 24 in. (76.2 x 60.96 cm)
Category
1990s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Woman Dressing, Photorealist Oil Painting by Lisa Martin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Lisa Martin - Woman Dressing, Year: circa 1996, Medium: Oil on Canvas, Size: 49.25 x 39.25 in. (125.1 x 99.7 cm)
Category
1990s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Woman Concealed, Photorealist Oil Painting by Lisa Martin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Lisa Martin - Woman Concealed, Year: 1996, Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated lower right, Size: 40 x 36 in. (101.6 x 91.44 cm)
Category
1990s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Woman in Bed, Photorealist Oil Painting by Lisa Martin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Lisa Martin - Woman in Bed, Year: circa 1996, Medium: Oil on Canvas, Size: 46 x 38 in. (116.84 x 96.52 cm)
Category
1990s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Bold Black Thread Portrait by Nemo Jantzen
By Nemo Jantzen
Located in Singapore, SG
Exclusive Original Artwork : A one-of-a-kind artwork by Nemo Jantzen
* Innovative Nail and Thread Technique: Handmade artwork with nails and thread on wood. Each nail is carefully pl...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Thread
Price Upon Request
Ancient Blessing
By Roseta Santiago
Located in Missouri, MO
Ancient Blessing, 2006
Roseta Santiago
Oil on Canvas
Signed Middle Left
42 x 48 inches
43 x 50 inches with frame
Roseta Santiago was born and raised in Washington D.C. She started ...
Category
Early 2000s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Price Upon Request
Solitaire (It
s 3am), Photorealist Oil on Canvas Painting by Nicholas Maravell
Located in Long Island City, NY
Solitaire (It’s 3am)
Nicholas Maravell, American
Date: 1992
Oil on Canvas, signed, titled and dated in marker on verso
Size: 78 x 54.5 in. (198.12 x 138.43 cm)
Category
1990s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
T-Series "After The Hunt" by Harnett, Photorealist Painting by John Clem Clarke
Located in Long Island City, NY
T-Series “After The Hunt” by Harnett
John Clem Clarke, American (1937–2021)
Date: 1983
Mixed Media on Canvas, titled and dated in marker on verso
Size: 72.5 x 55.5 in. (184.15 x 140....
Category
1980s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Incognito
By Nemo Jantzen
Located in Singapore, SG
Handmade resin domes on board with unparalleled craftsmanship by Nemo Jantzen. Every inch of this piece is made by hand, with careful attention to detail. "Paradise" is a stunning pi...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Epoxy Resin
Price Upon Request
KING V
By Nemo Jantzen
Located in Singapore, SG
Nails and thread on wood in plexiglass. One-of-a-kind original artwork.
In his latest body of work, the Dutch artist Nemo Jantzen is combining skills obtained in earlier years of hi...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Thread
Price Upon Request
Intergalactic
By Nemo Jantzen
Located in Singapore, SG
Nails and thread on wood in plexiglass. One-of-a-kind original artwork.
In his latest body of work, the Dutch artist Nemo Jantzen is combining skills obtained in earlier years of hi...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Thread
Price Upon Request
Silence Is Golden
By Nemo Jantzen
Located in Singapore, SG
Nails and thread on wood in plexiglass. One-of-a-kind original artwork.
In his latest body of work, the Dutch artist Nemo Jantzen is combining skills obtained in earlier years of hi...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Thread
Price Upon Request
Out of Focus
By Nemo Jantzen
Located in Singapore, SG
Nails and thread on wood in plexiglass. One-of-a-kind original artwork.
In his latest body of work, the Dutch artist Nemo Jantzen is combining skills obtained in earlier years of hi...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Thread, Acrylic
Price Upon Request
Who’s Laughing Now
By Nemo Jantzen
Located in Singapore, SG
Nails and thread on wood in plexiglass. One-of-a-kind original artwork.
In his latest body of work, the Dutch artist Nemo Jantzen is combining skills obtained in earlier years of hi...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Thread
Price Upon Request
State of Grace
Located in Rye, NY
Meditation. Prayer. Focusing on the breath. Clearing the mind. Letting go of the world that can distract us, rob us, from moments of true peace. These paintings capture individuals i...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Price Upon Request
"Fading Moment"
By Jane Jones
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
In our quick paced culture, we are hyper-stimulated with visual media, which has caused our sense of vision to become blind to many things of incredible loveliness and consequence, s...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Price Upon Request
"Closing In"
By Jane Jones
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
In our quick paced culture, we are hyper-stimulated with visual media, which has caused our sense of vision to become blind to many things of incredible loveliness and consequence, s...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Price Upon Request
"Broken"
By Jane Jones
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
In our quick paced culture, we are hyper-stimulated with visual media, which has caused our sense of vision to become blind to many things of incredible loveliness and consequence, s...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Price Upon Request
"Bluebird", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Daniel Sprick's (US based) "Bluebird" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a still life with a bird skeleton, a blue jar, a blue bowl and a broken eggshell.
Currently on display at the Madden Museum through April 28, 2024, but available for shipping in early May.
About the artist:
"Upon first glance, viewers might think Daniel's works are photographs because of their stunningly realistic elements. However, the longer we look at one of his paintings, the more we become aware that they are anything but a part of our world. We encounter Sprick's paintings not so much as statements, but more as experiences, whereby we engage deeply with his creativity. - Timothy J. Standring, exhibition curator and Gates Foundation Curator at the Denver Art Museum. Daniel Sprick's Fictions: Recent Works includes more than 30 examples of the Colorado artist's portraiture and still life paintings that blur the line between realism and abstraction. His meticulous representation of everyday objects and stirring interpretation of the human form provide viewers a new way to look at the world.
Born:
May 1, 1953, Little Rock, Arkansas
Education:
AA-Mesa College, Grand Junction...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Price Upon Request
Waterfall VI
Located in New York, NY
Leign Wen’s works reflect her personal and cultural histories. Having grown up on the island of Taiwan, she has a deep affinity for the elemental power of water and the forces of nat...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Price Upon Request
Wild Odes
By Nemo Jantzen
Located in Singapore, SG
Nails and thread on wood in plexiglass.
One-of-a-kind original artwork.
In his latest body of work, the Dutch artist Nemo Jantzen is combining skills obtained in earlier years of hi...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Thread
Price Upon Request
Up To You
By Nemo Jantzen
Located in Singapore, SG
Nails and thread on wood in plexiglass.
One-of-a-kind original artwork.
In his latest body of work, the Dutch artist Nemo Jantzen is combining skills obtained in earlier years of hi...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Thread, Board
Price Upon Request
Patterns
By Nemo Jantzen
Located in Singapore, SG
Nails and thread on wood in plexiglass. One-of-a-kind original artwork.
In his latest body of work, the Dutch artist Nemo Jantzen is combining skills obtained in earlier years of hi...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Thread
Price Upon Request
Vogue II
By Nemo Jantzen
Located in Singapore, SG
Nails and thread on wood in plexiglass. One-of-a-kind original artwork.
In his latest body of work, the Dutch artist Nemo Jantzen is combining skills obtained in earlier years of hi...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Thread
Price Upon Request
Senses
By Nemo Jantzen
Located in Singapore, SG
Nails and thread on wood in plexi-glass.
One-of-a-kind original artwork.
In his latest body of work, the Dutch artist Nemo Jantzen is combining skills obtained in earlier years of h...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Thread
Price Upon Request
X-RAY
By Nemo Jantzen
Located in Singapore, SG
Nails and thread on wood in plexi-glass.
One-of-a-kind original artwork.
In his latest body of work, the Dutch artist Nemo Jantzen is combining skills obtained in earlier years of h...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Thread
Price Upon Request
"Dreaming Venus", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Daniel Sprick's (US based) "Dreaming Venus" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a nude feminine model laying on her side in the fetal posi...
Category
2010s Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Price Upon Request
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.