Photorealist 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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Style: Photorealist
Bridges. Chicago I
Located in Kraków, Województwo małopolskie
"Chicago I" is a limited-edition black & white photograph by contemporary artist Tadeusz Zych from the series entitled Black and white States. The photo was taken during a trip to th...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
"Tree
Half Dome (Yosemite National Park, CA)" Photograph signed by T Ferderbar
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Tree & Half Dome (Yosemite National Park, CA" is a black and white photograph signed by Thomas Ferderbar. This photo shows a vista in the Yosemite National Park in California. The center of the piece is a evergreen with asymmetrical limbs. In the distance, one can see the mountains, valley, and clouds...
Category
1950s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Chicago II
Located in Kraków, Województwo małopolskie
Chicago II is a limited-edition black & white photograph by contemporary artist Tadeusz Zych from the series entitled Black and white States. The photo was taken during a trip to th...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Covid-Free Cardboard-Photograph
Located in Chesterfield, MI
Photo taken at Eastern Market in Detroit during Covid, 2020--just before the lockdown.
Measures 8 x 10 inches and is Unframed. Also available: 5 x 7 inches.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Italian Contemporary Photography by Luca Battaglia - Folding Cities #24
Located in Paris, IDF
Photographic Fine Art Paper 325 g, ed. 4/7. Artwork can be shipped in a tube or in a crate if frame is requested
Luca Battaglia is an Italian architect and photographer born in 1970...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
1960
s Hollywood Photography by Lawrence Schiller
Barbara Streisand
Located in White Plains, NY
'Barbara Streisand, 1969' by American photographer, Lawrence Schiller. Digital pigment, Ed. 10/35. Image: 13.75 x 19 in. / Paper: 16 x 20 in. This bl...
Category
1960s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
David Bowie, Tokyo Restaurant by Denis O
Regan framed limited edition print
Located in Austin, TX
David Bowie taken in a Tokyo restaurant in 1983 by photographer Denis O'Regan.
Framed, signed limited edition 16x20" print. Edition number 1/5
Giclée print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag ...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
Giclée
1960
s Hollywood Photography by Lawrence Schiller
Marilyn Monroe
Located in White Plains, NY
'Marilyn Monroe, 1962' by American photographer, Lawrence Schiller. Digital pigment, Ed. 12/35. Image: 17.25 x 12 in. / Paper: 20 x 15.25 in. From the set of the film 'Something's Got to Give', this colored photograph features Marilyn Monroe standing by a pool putting on her bathrobe.
In 1962, Schiller received an assignment from Paris Match...
Category
1960s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
"Yosemite Falls, " Black and White Photograph signed by Thomas Ferderbar
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Yosemite Falls" is a black and white photograph signed by Thomas Ferderbar. This view of the waterfall is from the side, not a center view. One can see how far the water falls down and where it creates mist as well. An evergreen tree balances the piece. Archival inkjet print on archival Epson Premium Luster paper. Camera that was used was an 8x10 Ansco View with a Goerz lens. And was scanned in the early 2000's with a drum scanner prior to achivally digitally printed. Signed by artist in lower left corner.
Paper: 50 x 40 in
Frame: 54 x 44 in
Interview with the Artist:
I wanted to become a photographer at the age of 12, when my sister Grace gave me a Kodak Box...
Category
1950s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Luster, Archival Ink, Digital
Italian Contemporary Photography by Luca Battaglia - Folding Cities #70
Located in Paris, IDF
Photographic Fine Art Paper 325 g, ed. 7/7. Artwork can be shipped in a tube or in a crate if frame is requested
Luca Battaglia is an Italian architect and photographer born in 1970...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Sea
Sky III
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
30 x 45 inches ($5200) and 40 x 60 inches ($7200) limited editions of 10, printed on Archival Watercolor Fine Art Paper, 335 gram weight, signed by the artist.
Cheryl Maeder was b...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
7247
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 Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Digital, Photogram, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
$17,550
"Pancakes and Syrup" Modern Photography Still-Life Food Pop Sensibility
By Beth Galton
Located in Wellesley, MA
These are available individually as well for $1,200 each, unframed.
"I am a professional food and still life photographer with over 30 years experience based in New York City. My a...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Bette Midler Film Set Backstage Baby Daughter Vintage b&w Print Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Bette Midler Film Set Backstage Baby Daughter Vintage b&w Print Contemporary
Roddy McDowall (British-American, 1928-1998)m "Bette Midler & Daughter Sop...
Category
1980s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
President Jimmy Carter, Detroit, 1976
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Jimmy Carter photograph Detroit, 1976:
This timeless, silhouette-like photograph of President Jimmy Carter was captured by the legendary Detroit photo-journalist
counter cultu...
Category
1970s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Inkjet
$240 Sale Price
26% Off
Chinese Chess (China)
Located in MADRID, ES
China - Manipulated photography.
A series of photographs manipulated with oil paint in which the artist Wei Chiang shows us different aspects of life in China, some of them surprisin...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Cardboard
$3,410 Sale Price
20% Off
"Tin Roof in Winter (White Thatch), " Sepia Photograph signed by James Auer
By James Auer
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Tin Roof in Winter (White Thatch)" is an original fine art photography print by James Auer. The artist signed and titled the piece on the mat below the photograph. This photograph d...
Category
1970s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color
The Black Keys "Shadow" by Larry Niehues
Located in Austin, TX
The Black Keys “Shadow” taken in Tel Aviv Israel 2023, signed limited edition prints by The Black Keys official photographer Larry Niehues.
The Black Keys relationship with Larry N...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Black Keys "Red Vision 1" Phoenix AZ 2022 by Larry Niehues
Located in Austin, TX
The Black Keys, “Red Vision 1” Phoenix AZ 2022, signed limited edition prints byThe Black Keys official photographer Larry Niehues.
The Black Keys relatio...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Black Keys "Double Dan" by Larry Niehues
Located in Austin, TX
The Black Keys, “Double Dan” print taken in Kansas City, KS, signed limited edition prints by The Black Keys official photographer Larry Niehues.
The Black Keys relationship with L...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Dan Auerbach "Ride" San Francisco 2022 by Larry Niehues
Located in Austin, TX
Dan Auerbach “Ride”, San Francisco 2022, signed limited edition prints by The Black Keys official photographer Larry Niehues.
The Black Keys relationship with Larry Niehues began t...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Film
Tori Amos 1994 Vintage 12"x16" Darkroom Print by Jake Chessum
By Jake Chessum
Located in Austin, TX
Oginal hand-printed 12x16” darkroom vintage print from photographer Jake Chessum of Tori Amos. Printed by Jake in the 90's, at the time of the photo shoot.
Jake recalls the session...
Category
1990s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Fiona Apple vintage silver gelatin print by Chris Cuffaro
Located in Austin, TX
Fiona Apple, 8”x10” Hand-printed darkroom print, made at the time of the shoot in 1996, and stored flat in a temperature-controlled environment.
The print...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Rolling Stones "Out Of Our Heads" by Gered Mankowitz
Located in Austin, TX
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 Photography
Materials
C Print
Italian Contemporary Photography by Luca Battaglia - Honfleur
Located in Paris, IDF
Photographic Fine Art Paper 325 g, ed. 2/7. Artwork can be shipped in a tube or in a crate if frame is requested
Luca Battaglia is an Italian architect and photographer born in 1970...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Willie Nelson portrait by Lynn Goldsmith signed limited edition 20x24" print
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition 20x24"" print of Willie Nelson taken in 1978 by Lynn Goldsmith.
Limited edition number 5/20
Modern C-type print. Available for immediate shipping.
Lynn Gold...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
C Print
Italian Contemporary Photography by Luca Battaglia - Folding Cities #11
Located in Paris, IDF
Photographic Fine Art Paper 325 g, ed. 3/7. Artwork can be shipped in a tube or in a crate if frame is requested
Luca Battaglia is an Italian architect and photographer born in 1970...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The B-52s by Lynn Goldsmith signed limited edition 20x24" print
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition 20x24"" print of The B-52s by Lynn Goldsmith, shot in 1980.
Limited edition number 3/20
Modern C-type print. Available for immediate shipping.
Lynn Goldsmit...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
C Print
$2,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Contemporary Photography by Luca Battaglia - Folding Cities #72
Located in Paris, IDF
Photographic Fine Art Paper 325 g, ed. 2/7. Artwork can be shipped in a tube or in a crate if frame is requested
Luca Battaglia is an Italian architect and photographer born in 1970...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Stanley Korshak B&W original framed and signed photograph by Roman Crescimanno
Located in Dallas, TX
"Stanley Korshak" photographed in Dallas, TX, is an exquisite, original work of art by the talented Roman Crescimanno. This captivating photograph measures 10.5 x 10.5 inches and is ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Milano, Italia, " Crucifix Photo Silver Gelatin Print signed by Philip Krejcarek
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Milano, Italia" is an original silver gelatin print by Philip Krejcarek. The artist signed the piece. This artwork features a close-up of a statue of a woman holding the crucifix in black and white.
9 1/4" x 7 1/4" image
20 1/4" x 16 1/4" frame
EDUCATION:
M.F.A. - University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee (1973)
B.S. in Art - University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh (1968)
POSITION:
Professor of Art, Carroll College (began1977) Co-Chairman, Art Dept.
COLLECTIONS
Milwaukee Art Museum
Haggerty Museum of Art, Milwaukee
Denver Art Museum
Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, Racine
City of Milwaukee
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, Fine Art Gallery
The University of Wisconsin Center - Waukesha
Oshkosh Public Museum
Wisconsin Artists Collection, Carroll College
ONE-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
1972 University of Wisconsin Center - Waukesha
1974 Tom Hayes Gallery...
Category
1990s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
El Puerto
Located in New York, NY
Steve Schlackman is a lawyer by profession and a photographer by choice. Fascinated by the magical world of photography since his youth, he honed this...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Digital, Photogram, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
5S5A0094
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 Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digita...
$15,600
David Bowie at The Dorchester Hotel 1972 - Artist Proof Print
Located in Austin, TX
Signed artist proof 20x24" print of David Bowie by Alec Byrne, taken at the Dorchester Hotel, July 1972
Signed by photographer, Alec Byrne and marked "AP" ...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish by Kevin Cummins
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print of English band Blur, posing in front of the graffiti slogan 'Modern Life is Rubbish', the title of their 1993 album. Blur were the kings of Britpop and are from L-R: Damon...
Category
1990s Photorealist Photography
Materials
C Print
Morrissey by Kevin Cummins
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition silver gelatin print of Morrissey, former frontman of rock band The Smiths, wearing a plaster on his forehead, September 5, 1991.
This Morrissey print by Kevi...
Category
1990s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Marilyn Monroe . Marilyn Monroe in chinchilla coat
By Bert Stern
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Bert stern
Marilyn Monroe in chinchilla coat
Mythical photo of the last seance (1962)
ink jet print by bert stern
2010
signed on both sides
certificat...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Rolling Stones Brian Jones by Bill Wyman
Located in Austin, TX
The Rolling Stones guitarist Brian Jones photographed in the back of a chauffeured car on
the way to the band’s concert at the Palazzo dello Sport in Milan, Italy. April 8th, 1967.
...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
C Print
John Lee Hooker
By Guido Harari
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print of John Lee Hooker by Guido Harari, taken in Redwood City, California, 1991.
Available in the following 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 Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Gary Clark Jr backstage Troubadour portrait
By Ben Sklar
Located in Austin, TX
Gary Clark Jr taken on backstage at The Troubadour, LA, by Ben Sklar
Available in the following sizes:
16" x 20" - Edition 20 - signed and numbered by Ben Sklar
20" x 24" - Edition ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Muhammad Ali
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition archival print of Muhammad Ali shadow boxes at his Deer Lake, PA, training camp. Taken by Allan Tannenbaum in 1977.
Allan Tannenbaum prints are available in t...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Amy Winehouse
By Jake Chessum
Located in Austin, TX
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 Photography
Materials
C Print
The Beastie Boys
By Jake Chessum
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited 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 ba...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Photography
Materials
C Print
Patti Smith in her apartment studio 1974
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition archival print of Patti Smith taken in her apartment studio by Allan Tannenbaum, New York City, 1974.
Allan Tannenbaum prints are available in the following s...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Devo
Located in Austin, TX
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 Photography
Materials
C Print
"Tablescape - Lillet and Chicharron" Modern Still-Life Photography Food
By Beth Galton
Located in Wellesley, MA
I am a professional food and still life photographer with over 30 years experience based in New York City. My attention to detail and strong sense of composition has allowed me to ac...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
MG_0017
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 Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digita...
$14,300
El Patriarch
Located in New York, NY
Steve Schlackman is a lawyer by profession and a photographer by choice. Fascinated by the magical world of photography since his youth, he honed this...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Digital, Photogram, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
Milano Palazzo Reale
Located in Milano, MI
Photo taken inside the Royal Palace of Milan.
Marcelo Soulé (Buenos Aires, 1958) trained at the Artistic Lyceum and the Brera Academy in Milan. He lives...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Black and White, Inkjet, Pigment
David Burdeny - Khufu with Horses, Giza, Egypt (Photography)
Located in New York City, NY
Archival Pigment Print - UNFRAMED
21 x 21 inches - edition of 7
32 x 32 inches - edition of 7
44 x 44 inches - edition of 10
59 x 59 inches – edition of 5
Ask us for custom frami...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ninos de la Calle 1
Located in New York, NY
Steve Schlackman is a lawyer by profession and a photographer by choice. Fascinated by the magical world of photography since his youth, he honed this...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digital P...
"Tablescape - Lillet and Chicharron" Modern Photography Still-Life Food
By Beth Galton
Located in Wellesley, MA
I am a professional food and still life photographer with over 30 years experience based in New York City. My attention to detail and strong sense of composition has allowed me to ac...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Maquina 2
Located in New York, NY
Steve Schlackman is a lawyer by profession and a photographer by choice. Fascinated by the magical world of photography since his youth, he honed this...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Digital, Photogram, Digital Pigment
Three Pears and a Bowl
Located in New York, NY
hand colored photograph. Edition 4/11
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Bob Marley Portrait, 1979
Located in White Plains, NY
'Bob Marley Portrait,' 1979 by famed American photographer, Allan Tannenbaum. Archival pigment print, 10 x 15 inch photo on 17 x 22 inch on the fin...
Category
1970s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Pigment
0311
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 Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Digital, Photogram, Archival Pigm...
$11,700
RL 29
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 Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Digital, Photogram, Archival Pigm...
$6,500
RL 311
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 Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Digital, Photogram, Archival Pigm...
$6,500
"Cut Food - Cereal" Modern Photography Food Still-Life with Pop Sensibility
By Beth Galton
Located in Wellesley, MA
"I am a professional food and still life photographer with over 30 years experience based in New York City. My attention to detail and strong sense of composition has allowed me to ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
RL 0301
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 Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Digital, Photogram, Archival Pigm...
$6,500
Photorealist photography for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Photorealist 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 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, pink, orange and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Alex Sher, Allan Tannenbaum, Lynn Goldsmith, and Jake Chessum. 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 photography, so small editions measuring 5.5 inches across are also available. Prices for 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 $200,247, while the average work sells for $1,930.