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
Amur Maple Bonsai, photorealist floral still life drawing
Located in New York, NY
Ever-interested in delicate and often toiling labor, David Morrison’s newest body of work stems from his practice as a master gardener. David’s methodical cultivation of irises and bonsai plants...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Paper, Color Pencil
$6,640 Sale Price
20% Off
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
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
"Stand Down" Graphite Drawing
Located in Denver, CO
Tammy Liu-Haller's "Stand Down" is an original, handmade charcoal and graphite drawing that depicts a dark cow looking directly at the viewer.
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Graphite
Neil McAuliffe, "Country Road". 22x30 Autumn Leaf Fall Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This painting "Country Road" is a 22x30 oil painting on canvas by the Cape Cod artist Neil McAuliffe. Featured is a country road winding up a fall mount...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Billy Bengston (Portrait of the Pop Artist)
By Theo Wujcik
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Theo Wujcik (1936-2014): Billy Al Bengston, 1970. Etching in black on wove paper. Unsigned.
9 x 8 in. (sheet), 10 x 9 in. (frame).
Custom welded brass frame with resolved corners a...
Category
1970s Photorealist Art
Materials
Etching
$760 Sale Price
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Porcelain and Тurquoise - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment 35x26"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a naked young women diving next to the bright turquoise dress she just took off.
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Cher, 1974
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Francesco Scavullo (after)
Title: Cher, 1974
Portfolio: A Photographic Retrospective, Volume I: Song
Medium: Gelatin Silver Print
Year: 2004
Edition: 150
Signed: Signed in pe...
Category
Early 2000s Photorealist Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Cure 1979 by Jill Furmanovsky
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition fine art print of The Cure taken in the snow, London 1979.
Signed and numbered by Jill Furmanovsky in pencil and featuring Jill’s official embossed studio sta...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
CONTRASTS - Black and white photograph on photographic paper
Located in Napoli, IT
Black and white analog photograph on photographic paper, author unknown
Category
1970s Photorealist Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Ma... I Want to Swim!, Photorealist Oil Painting by Wai Ming
By Ming Wai
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Wai Ming, Chinese/American (1938 - )
Title: I Want to Swim
Year: 1985
Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and titled verso
Size: 30 x 22 inches (76.2 x 55.88 cm)
Frame Size: 35 x 2...
Category
1980s Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Мalachite Cave - underwater photograph - archival pigment print 35x24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater nude photograph of a young woman dancing in the pool. The photograph has bright green background.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archival paper wit...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Spring Hills" Mid Century Modern Farmhouse Landscape in Acrylic on Masonite
Located in Soquel, CA
"Spring Hills" Mid Century Modern Farmhouse Landscape in Acrylic on Masonite
Expansive landscape by notable California artist Farren Jensen (American, 1...
Category
1970s Photorealist Art
Materials
Masonite, Acrylic
Water Sketch II - underwater black
white nude photograph - archival pigment
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white nude photograph of a young woman in the pool.
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival pigment print on archival paper wi...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Dancing Flowers - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment 23" x 17"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This ethereal underwater photograph captures a topless female figure draped in flowing turquoise tulle, suspended against a dramatic black backdrop. Vibrant magenta flowers float at the water's surface, creating striking color contrasts with the aquamarine tones. Sher's composition transforms the underwater environment into a stage for graceful movement, where fabric becomes liquid poetry. The work continues the tradition of underwater photography as contemporary fine art, exploring themes of weightlessness and transformation. The interplay between human form, textile, and botanical elements creates a dreamlike narrative that bridges dance, fashion, and aquatic artistry.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archival paper signed by the artist, furnished with certificate of authenticity.
Limited edition of 24
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Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper
Oil Peir (Pier)
Located in San Francisco, CA
This Photograph titled "Oil Peir (Pier)" c.1960, is a gelatin silver print by noted photographer Richard Stacks, 1930-2015. It has the stamp of the Baltimore Sunpapers and the name o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Blood and Milk - underwater photograph - archival pigment print 24" x 18"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a young woman in red dress with white scarf.
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival pigment print on archival paper with ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Morrissey vintage silver gelatin print by Chris Cuffaro
Located in Austin, TX
Morrissey, 8”x10” Hand-printed darkroom print, made at the time of the shoot in 1994, and stored flat in a temperature-controlled environment.
The print is in perfect new condition ...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Vintage Portrait of an Indigenous Woman
, Unknown, Black
White Photograph
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This 16" x 13" black and white vintage photograph captures the side profile of an indigenous South American woman. The portrait is a 3/4 length portrait, depicting the figure from j...
Category
Mid-20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$200 Sale Price
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Blood and Milk III - underwater nude photograph - print on aluminum 36x24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
"Blood and Milk III" charts new territory in contemporary underwater fine art photography. Set against a mesmerizing crimson background that evokes molten lava, the image captures a ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Metal
The Bather - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 35x53"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater nude photograph of a model in floating petals
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival pigment print on archival paper with metallic fin...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Elton John Takes Flight - Special co-signed limited edition print, framed
By Ed Caraeff
Located in Austin, TX
Elton John by photographer Ed Caraeff, taken on-stage at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in California, November 15, 1970.
This special edition. print i...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Golden Fish - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 24” x 18”
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater nude photograph of young woman with beautiful blond hair.
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival pigment print on archival paper with ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Dolly Parton and Mick Jagger
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition archival print of Country music star Dolly Parton hugging rock star Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones, backstage after her Bottom ...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
ESERCITO AL FRONTE - Fotografia bianco e nero , Vittorio Buonanno 1950
Located in Napoli, IT
Fotografia in bianco e nero alla gelatina ai sali d'argento, Titolo "Esercito al fronte" di Vittorio Buonanno
Category
1950s Photorealist Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Book: Chuck Close Life (hand signed by both Chuck Close and Christopher Finch)
By Chuck Close
Located in New York, NY
Chuck Close Life (hand signed by both Chuck Close and Christopher Finch), 2010
Hardback monograph with dust jacket
Hand signed by both Chuck Close and Christopher Finch on the title ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Permanent Marker, Lithograph, Offset
Signed Super Realist American School Vintage Framed Royal Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Incredible American school signed realist portrait painting. Oil on panel with gold leaf. Framed. Signed. Image size, 18.5H x 11L.
Category
Early 2000s Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$3,800 Sale Price
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Double Trouble - underwater nude photograph - print on aluminum 24" x 36"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of two naked young women in the pool.
Original digital print on aluminum plate signed by the artist.
Limited edition of 12
The artwork is fu...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Metal
"1990 Ferrari F40" Limited Edition Giclée Print
By Shan Fannin
Located in Denver, CO
Shan Fannin's (US based) "1990 Ferrari F40" is an limited edition giclée print that depicts a close up view of the back side of a 1990 Ferrari F40.
Born...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Giclée
Twin Springs Diner, Photorealist Screenprint by Ralph Goings
By Ralph Goings
Located in Long Island City, NY
Featuring two men seated at the counter of a diner, Ralph Goings’s depiction of a classic American establishment can be viewed as a prime example of photorealism. Although both figur...
Category
1980s Photorealist Art
Materials
Screen
Black Square / yoga - oil on cancas
Located in Burlingame, CA
Woman doing yoga, stretching, leaf, torn paper color composition featured in this delightful still life oil on canvas painting. In this series of trompe-l'œil oil paintings, Willard...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Window 2
By A.J. Fries
Located in Buffalo, NY
A contemporary realist oil painting by American artist A.J. Fries.
Artist’s Statement:
My paintings are less about the images or scenes that they depict and more about my state o...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oil
$6,400 Sale Price
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White Peony
Located in Greenwich, CT
Unframed Dimensions: 15 x 9 1/2 inches
Framed Dimensions: 19 x 13 1/2 inches
David Henry is a contemporary realist painter living in Philadelphia. He has devoted many years developi...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Birch, Oil, Panel
CHIARO DI LUNA - Fotografia bianco e nero su carta fotografica
Located in Napoli, IT
Fotografia analogica in bianco e nero su carta fotografica, autore ignoto
Category
1970s Photorealist Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Tutu Skirt - underwater black
white nude photograph - print on paper 14 x 24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater black and white nude photograph of a young female dancer in the pool. The dancer is putting on her tut skirt. The photograph depicts her beautiful naked butt about to hid...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper
"1958 De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver" (2021) Limited Edition Giclée Print
By Shan Fannin
Located in Denver, CO
Shan Fannin's (US based) "1958 De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver" is an limited edition giclée print that depicts close up view of the shiny metal propeller on a red and yellow vintage plane...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Giclée
"Flamin’ Chevrolet Bel Air" Limited Edition Giclée Print
By Shan Fannin
Located in Denver, CO
Shan Fannin's (US based) "Flamin’ Chevrolet Bel Air" is an limited edition giclée print that depicts a Chevrolet Bel Air.
Born 1969 in California, artist Shannon “Shan” Fannin bring...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Giclée
Tutu Skirt - underwater black
white nude photo - print on aluminum 22" x 36"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater black and white nude photograph of a young female dancer in the pool. The dancer is putting on her tut skirt. The photograph depicts her beautiful naked butt about to hid...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Metal
$1,864 Sale Price
20% Off
Black Skull
Located in Montreal, Quebec
My paintings are about staging an alternate reality, the illusion of verisimilitude on the painted surface, filtered so that it expresses my unique vision. Though my paintings may ap...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Franklin
8th
By Brian Cobble
Located in Dallas, TX
"He [Cobble] has come to accept the fact that low production can lead to under appreciation in the short run, but he also knows that his gifts of perception and discrimination are ra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Pastel
Time Square Night (Eternity), Photorealist Screenprint by Ken Keeley, circa 1995
By Ken Keeley
Located in Long Island City, NY
This screenprint was created by New York-based artist Ken Keeley. Keeley's Keeley's collections of candy bars and magazines; storefronts and street scenes gr...
Category
1990s Photorealist Art
Materials
Screen
Power and Beauty No 3, Pop Art Screenprint by Colin Self
By Colin Self
Located in Long Island City, NY
Colin Self, British (1941 - ) - Power and Beauty No 3, Year: 1969, Medium: Screenprint, signed, titled and numbered in pencil, Edition: 55/75, Size: 26.75 x 40.5 in. (67.95 x 102...
Category
1960s Photorealist Art
Materials
Screen
"Running the Rapids" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Sheri Farabaugh's "Running the Rapids" is a handmade, original oil painting that depicts a kayaker braving the whitewater current.
Artist Statement a...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Cool and Calm", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Pegah Samaie's (CA based) "Cool and Calm" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a woman holding a pink ice-cream cone with a pink background....
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
Bridgehampton, Photorealist Screenprint by Arne Besser
Located in Long Island City, NY
Bridgehampton by Arne Besser, American (1935–2012)
Portfolio: Cityscapes
Date: 1981
Screenprint, Signed and numbered in pencil
Edition of 250, 30 AP
Size: 30 in. x 22 in. (76.2 cm x ...
Category
1980s Photorealist Art
Materials
Screen
BABY- Black and white photography Italy 1970s
Located in Napoli, IT
Beautiful b/w photo depicting a little Peruvian girl
Category
1970s Photorealist Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
David Bowie 1973 by Lynn Goldsmith
Located in Austin, TX
Fine art print of David Bowie by acclaimed photographer. Lynn Goldsmith. Taken in 1973 during the Spiders from Mars tour, and now available for the first time in black and white.
Ly...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
C Print
Seated Nude Figure Study, Photorealist Oil Painting by Lisa Martin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Lisa Martin - Seated Nude Figure Study, Year: circa 2000, Medium: Oil on Masonite, Size: 17.75 x 10.5 in. (45.09 x 26.67 cm)
Category
Early 2000s Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil
Philco Ford Television Design Drawing in Pencil and Ink on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Design-quality illustration of a Philco Ford Television set by Edward T. Liljenwall (American, 1943-2010). The TV is expertly rendered against an olive green gradient background, wit...
Category
1960s Photorealist Art
Materials
Ink, Gouache, Color Pencil, Postcard
$1,080 Sale Price
20% Off
Ballet - underwater black and white nude photograph - print on paper 17 x 23"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of a young female dancer diving in pool. The naked dances is covering herself with tutu skirt.
Original gallery quality archival pigment pri...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Last Call - the facsimile print
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
The facsimile print made on a paper with size of 100x70cm (39.3x27.5 in). The dominant colors are black and white with a greyish gamma.
Describing the work of Timofey Smirnov we can say that you will find here a post-war telephone set and an ancient Egyptian relief...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Paper, Pencil, Carbon Pencil, Carbon Pigment
$360 Sale Price
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Bob Marley 1972 portrait
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition, silver print of Bob Marley, taken in the recording studio during the "I Can See Clearly Now" sessions with Johnny Nash, 1972
Alec Byrne...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment, Silver Gelatin
Marc Bolan T-Rex, The Guru
Located in Austin, TX
16" x 20", signed limited edition prints of Marc Bolan of T-Rex by Masayoshi Sukita, limited edition number 3/30, taken at Logan International Airport, Bost...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
C Print
"Jersey Girl" Graphite Drawing
Located in Denver, CO
Tammy Liu-Haller's "Jersey Girl" is an original, handmade charcoal and graphite drawing that depicts a cow in profile.
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Graphite
Kate Moss at 16
By Jake Chessum
Located in Austin, TX
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
Crane: Large Photo-Realist Painting of Industrial Red Ball
Grey Crane on Blue
Located in Hudson, NY
Large, vertical photo-realist painting on canvas of industrial red ball and steel grey crane on a sky blue background by Joseph Richards
oil on canvas,...
Category
1980s Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Black Cow", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Ali Ghassan's "Black Cow" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a black and white cow with a yellow ear tag with a blue sky background.
Abou...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Magnolia Angelic, Allan Forsyth, Contemporary Luxury Statement Art, Bright Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Allan Forsyth
MAGNOLIA ANGELIC
Limited Edition Floral Print
Archival Chromagenic Photographic Print
Edition of 25
Artwork Size: H 76cm x W 228cm x D 2cm
Diasec Framed and Ready to Ha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Metal
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
Large Photo Realist Pop Art Watercolor Painting Children
s Toys Teddy Bear Block
By Michael Beck
Located in Surfside, FL
Michael Beck (American, b. 1943)
Watercolor painting on paper, 1986
"First Fruits",
Hand signed, dated and titled along lower margins
Gallery label verso,
Matted and framed under...
Category
1980s Photorealist Art
Materials
Watercolor
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.
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