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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"White Package with Stargazer" - Oil Painting on Cradled Panel
Located in Denver, CO
"White Package with Stargazer" by Sarah van der Helm is an original, handmade oil painting on cradled panel. This piece measures 12 x 12 x 1.5 inches unframed and is ready to hang.
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
Mid Century Portrait of Raymond L. Hanson, Large-Scale Photo-Realist Figurative
By W.S. Bylityplis
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Portrait of Raymond L. Hanson, Large-Scale Photo-Realist Figurative
Refined and austere large-scale by W.S. Bylityplis (American/France, 19th-20th Century), dated 1963 with California crest. This photo-realistic portrait depicts the subject, Raymond L. Hanson, with impressive realistic detail.
Signed and dated lower right corner.
Unframed. Measures: 48"H x 36"W.
About the artist:
W.S. Bylityplis (American/France, 19th-20th Century), was an illustration and portrait artist during the 19th and early 20th century.
About the subject:
Portrait subject Raymond Hanson, was a lawyer whom establish the Hanson...
Category
1960s Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Mid Century Still-Life with Grapes, Copper Vessel
Wine
By Manuel Ventura Millán
Located in Soquel, CA
Soft and realistic mid century still life of a basket overflowing with clusters of ripe grapes, beside a copper vessel and a glass of white wine, by Manuel Ventura...
Category
Mid-20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$1,720 Sale Price
20% Off
"Lady in Waiting II" Figurative Oil Painting 55" x 39" inch by Yousra Hafad
By Yousra Hafad
Located in Culver City, CA
"Lady in Waiting II" Figurative Oil Painting 55" x 39" inch by Yousra Hafad
Yousra Hafad is a young artist who excels in portraiture and particularly the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Last Night" Figurative Oil Painting 43" x 39" inch by Yousra Hafad
By Yousra Hafad
Located in Culver City, CA
"Last Night" Figurative Oil Painting 43" x 39" inch by Yousra Hafad
Yousra Hafad is a teacher at the Faculty of Art Education in her native Luxor. Her pa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Azure Tempest -original modern realism seascape oil painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online.
In "Azure Tempest," Lia Madsen presents a breathtaking vista o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Autumn Gift - Seasonal Harvest Still Life with Flowers
Located in Soquel, CA
Autumn Gift - Seasonal Harvest Still Life with Flowers by Albin Kern.
This still life by Austrian-American painter Albin Kern (b. 1884, d. 1975) depicts a seasonal spread of gourds...
Category
1950s Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil, Masonite
Razzle Dazzle Raspberries –original realism contemporary fruit painting for sale
Located in London, Chelsea
We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil, Board
Just Peachy – original realism contemporary fruit painting for sale
Located in London, Chelsea
We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
Strawberry Deuce – original realism contemporary fruit painting for sale
Located in London, Chelsea
We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil, Board
Ora d’Oro – original realism contemporary fruit painting for sale
Located in London, Chelsea
We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
Bountiful – original realism contemporary fruit painting for sale
Located in London, Chelsea
We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil, Board
Gold Allure - original oil painting - contemporary still life realism artwork
Located in London, Chelsea
We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil, Board
Lime Light - original oil painting - contemporary still life realism artwork
Located in London, Chelsea
We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil, Board
Undamaged - original still life oil painting - contemporary realism artwork
Located in London, Chelsea
We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil, Board
Still Life with Roses
By Jeanne Duval
Located in Milford, NH
An exceptional trompe l’oeil still life with red, pink, and yellow roses in a vase, bowls of peaches, and lemons, and other vessels and vases with varying textures by contemporary American artist Jeanne Duval...
Category
1990s Photorealist Art
Materials
Linen, Oil
"There will be sausage"
Located in Zofingen, AG
Why a meat grinder?
Because behind this simple object is a whole story: everyday work, family meals, traditions passed down quietly. It’s not glamorous, but it’s real — and real life...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Paper
"Lazy day"
Located in Zofingen, AG
Original artwork description:
These young kittens sincerely rejoice at every passerby, gazing trustingly into their eyes as if inviting them to show affection. After lively games and...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Paper
"Young Flock"
Located in Zofingen, AG
Original artwork description:
This is the same flock of young birds – bold, full of energy, fearless, and confidently exploring the yard. These are the young cockerels daring to comp...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Paper
"Lunchtime Dream"
Located in Zofingen, AG
Two slightly lazy friends who are allowed to lie on their sides day and night. When the sun is hot, they both lie under the rays by the door and enjoy it, falling asleep.
This artwo...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Paper
"Warm Evening"
Located in Zofingen, AG
A summer evening when time slows down and hearts are filled with peace. A grandmother milking a cow, giving her heart to a simple but so dear routine. The smell of fresh milk, a ligh...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Paper
"The Nightmare of Childhood"
Located in Zofingen, AG
Original artwork description:
This is the very enemy that made me afraid to go out into the yard. Everyone who grew up in the countryside knows the fear that fills a child's heart wh...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Paper
SOUS LES PÉTALES ROSES 3 gold
Located in New York, NY
Coming from the world of Street art, Lis Sam is a self-taught artist. Born in Tunisia in 1989, he arrived in France at the age of 11, where he entered the world of craftsmanship, dev...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Paper
Price Upon Request
SOUS LES PÉTALES BLEU 6
Located in New York, NY
Coming from the world of Street art, Lis Sam is a self-taught artist. Born in Tunisia in 1989, he arrived in France at the age of 11, where he entered the world of craftsmanship, dev...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Paper
Price Upon Request
Reflet, Contemporary Original Painting, Acrylic and Oil, Realist, Natural Art
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
Work : Original Unique Work. Handmade artwork. Ready to Hang.
Medium : Oil and Acrylic painting on Canvas.
Artist : Deniz Bayav
Subject : Reflet (Title / FR)
In “Reflet”, contempor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
White Knight, 1980 Signed Screenprint by Ron Kleemann
By Ron Kleemann
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ron Kleemann, American (1937 - )
Title: White Knight
Year: 1980
Medium: Screenprint on Somerset Paper, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition Size: 250
Paper Size: 22 x 30 inches
Category
1980s Photorealist Art
Materials
Screen
"I always thought that records were meant to be Broken" (Ferrari F2004)
By Shan Fannin
Located in Denver, CO
About Painting: My husband and I photographed this gorgeous lady in 2018 when we took a trip to Maranello, Italy to visit Ferrari. It was such a treat to see this amazing vehicle tha...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Stoking" (2019) Still-Life Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Russell Harris (b. 1970) earned his BFA and MFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art. He continued his studies at the Schuler School of Fine Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
"1954 Ferrari 750 Monza" - Acrylic Automotive Painting on Canvas
By Shan Fannin
Located in Denver, CO
Story about Painting: I admit it, I'm a sucker for Ferraris. On our trip to Italy in 2018, we visited the Ferrari Maranello Museum. In one of the rooms was this gorgeous Monza. As I ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"What
s Behind You Doesn
t Matter" - Acrylic Painting on Canvas of Ferrari F2000
By Shan Fannin
Located in Denver, CO
About this Painting: I was so fortunate to have traveled to Italy to visit the Ferrari factory and museum in 2018. I took so many photos of phenomenal Ferraris, like this F2000.
I...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"After Hours (1990 Ferrari F40)" - Acrylic Automotive Painting on Canvas
By Shan Fannin
Located in Denver, CO
About this Painting: I originally painted this Pebble Beach awarding winning car back in 2017. The painting sat on my walls for several years, and in 2021 I recreated it on a much la...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
"The Space Between" (2025) Oil Animal Painting on Museum Series Gessobord
Located in Denver, CO
"The Space Between" by Ardith Starostka is an original, handmade oil painting on an Ampersand Museum Series Gessobord that measures 12 x 12 framed and is ready to hang.
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil, Board
Boulevard Drinks (large hand signed screen print)
Located in Aventura, FL
Screen print in colors on wove paper with full margins. Hand signed and dated lower right by Robert Cottingham. Hand numbered and titled 63/100 lower left. Sheet size: 38 x 37 inch...
Category
Early 2000s Photorealist Art
Materials
Paper, Screen
$2,590 Sale Price
30% Off
Breathe Easy
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Thomas Arvid original oil
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil
"Ghost Keeper" (2025) Oil Still-Life Painting on Panel
Located in Denver, CO
Anthony Waichulis' "Ghost Keeper" is an original, handmade oil painting on panel that measures 27 x 23 inches framed and is ready to hang.
About the artist:
Anthony Waichulis (born ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
"California" (2025) Oil Cityscape Painting on Canvas
Located in Denver, CO
"California" by Greg Gandy is an original, handmade oil painting on canvas that measures 33.5 x 49.5 inches framed and is ready to hang.
Greg Gandy is a realist painter from central...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Celestial Dinner" (2024) Oil Still-Life Painting on Panel
Located in Denver, CO
"Celestial Dinner" by Francisco Collado is an original, handmade oil painting on panel that measures 30.5 x 43.5 inches in its decorative frame and is ready to hang.
About the Artis...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Fruits on Paper" (2025) Oil Still-Life Painting on Canvas Panel
Located in Denver, CO
Carlos Bruscianelli's "Fruits on Paper" is an original, handmade oil painting on canvas panel that measures 10.25 x 24.25 inches framed and is ready to hang.
About the Artist:
Carlo...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Panel
"Marble in Martini Glass" (2025) Oil Still-Life Painting on Panel
Located in Denver, CO
Carlos Bruscianelli's "Marble in a Martini Glass" is an original, handmade oil painting on panel that measures 24 x 18 inches unframed and is ready to hang.
About the Artist:
Carlos...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Confections Of Delight" (2025) Oil Still-Life Painting on Panel
Located in Denver, CO
Russell Harris (b. 1970) earned his BFA and MFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art. He continued his studies at the Schuler School of Fine Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Coffee Break (Keep on Grinding)" (2025) Oil Still-Life Painting on Panel
Located in Denver, CO
As a trompe l’oeil painter, Jay Davenport is rooted in representational art, but his subject matter departs from tradition in offering commentaries on contemporary life--often humoro...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
"A Mother
s Love" (2025) Oil Animal Painting on Board
Located in Denver, CO
This incredible photorealist oil painting is framed at 17.75 x 24 inches, and is ready to hang.
Helen has spent the last several years establishing her reputation as a truly gifted ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil, Board
"The Illusion" (2025) Oil Animal Painting on Board
Located in Denver, CO
This incredible photorealist oil painting is framed at 10.75 x 12.75 inches
Helen has spent the last several years establishing her reputation as a truly gifted contemporary fine ar...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil, Board
"Cloud 9" (2024) Oil Animal Painting on Board
Located in Denver, CO
This adorable photorealistic oil painting is framed at 13.75 x 11 inches, and is ready to hang.
Helen has spent the last several years establishing her reputation as a truly gifted ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil, Board
"Blind Man
s Bluff (Smokem if You Got Them)" Oil Still-Life Painting on Panel
Located in Denver, CO
This beautiful original photorealist oil painting is framed at 13.50 x 10.50 inches, and is ready to hang.
Jason (Jay) Davenport has always been interested and excited by fine art, ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Toward the Light" (2025) Oil Portrait Painting on Canvas
Located in Denver, CO
This beautiful original photorealist oil painting is framed at 21 x 21 inches, and is ready to hang.
About the Artist:
Serge Marshennikov was born in 1971 in Ufa (Bashkiria, USSR). ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"The Hope" (2025) Oil Portrait Painting on Canvas
Located in Denver, CO
This incredible original oil painting is framed at 19 x 19 inches, and is ready to hang.
About the Artist:
Serge Marshennikov was born in 1971 in Ufa (Bashkiria, USSR). His grandfat...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"My Light My Salvation" (2024) Oil Portrait Painting on Aluminum Panel
Located in Denver, CO
This beautiful original oil painting is framed at 30 x 26 inches and is ready to hang.
About the Artist:
Stanley Rayfield realized his love for art early in life, pursuing his passi...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
"George Washington Carver" (2024) Graphite Drawing on Paper
Located in Denver, CO
This beautiful original graphite illustration is framed at 15 x 18 inches, and is finished and ready to hang.
About the Artist:
Stanley Rayfield realized his love for art early in ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Paper, Pencil, Graphite
"Faith Without Works is Dead" (2023) Graphite Drawing on Paper
Located in Denver, CO
This beautiful original photorealist graphite still-life is framed at 27.50 x 24.50 inches, and is ready to hang.
About the Artist:
Stanley Rayfield realized his love for art early ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Paper, Pencil, Graphite
"The Box" (2025), Original Oil Still-Life by Megan Elizabeth Read
Located in Denver, CO
This painting is framed at 14.50 x 17.50 inches, ready to hang.
Megan Elizabeth Read (b. 1982) is an American figurative artist living and working in Charlottesville, Virginia. Larg...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Linen, Oil
Dario Campanile, "Oggetti Semplici". Stunning still life featuring pink orchids
Located in Hollister, CA
"Oggetti Semplici" is a flawless limited edition giclée, on high quality canvas, ready for stretching and framing. Edition 39/75
Dario Campanile is an Italian-born artist whose car...
Category
1990s Photorealist Art
Materials
Giclée
Swan Lake, Chinese Silk Embroidery Painting
Located in Taichung, TW
Yinghua Zhou’s Swan Lake captures the graceful moment of a swan splashing across the water with extraordinary skill in Suzhou Embroidery. Recognized as one of China’s four great embroidery traditions, Suzhou Embroidery is admired for its flat, neat, harmonious, lustrous, smooth, and even qualities. This work reflects all of these traits. The stitches are impeccably even, the colors flow naturally from shade to shade, and the lines shine with a gentle radiance. Seen from afar, the composition has the depth and refinement of a fine oil painting. Up close, every feather reveals itself as countless silk threads patiently layered to create a soft, luminous glow.
Although Swan Lake is a Suzhou Embroidery, Zhou has woven into it the precision and delicacy for which she is renowned in Hair Embroidery...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Silk
Raccoons, Chinese Silk Embroidery Painting
By Shi Jun
Located in Taichung, TW
Raccoons is one of the first forty animal-themed works Shi Jun created in collaboration with Taiwan’s Liang Yi Culture, and it perfectly showcases the artistry of “Hua Embroidery,” h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Silk, Oil
Rainforest Symbol, Chinese Silk Embroidery Painting
By Shi Jun
Located in Taichung, TW
Shi Jun spent many years deep in the tropical rainforests of Xishuangbanna, Yunnan. To stay close to nature, he even bought a house in the area and went into the forest at dawn each ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Silk
"The Bee and Mother Nature" - Painting, Still Life with Flowers
Located in Denver, CO
Karina Rodríguez's "The Bee and Mother Nature" is an oil painting on panel, measuring 11 x 14 inches unframed and 13.75 x 16.5 inches framed, created in 2025. This framed artwork pre...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Peach Lily on Beige, Photorealist Screenprint by Lowell Nesbitt
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933 - 1993)
Title: Peach Lily on Beige
Year: 1980
Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 200
Image Size: 40 x 29 inches
Si...
Category
1980s Photorealist Art
Materials
Screen
Large Scale Big Sur Seascape in Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Large Scale Big Sur Seascape in Oil on Canvas
This coastal scene captures Pacific waves crashing against the rugged Big Sur coast. Sunlight lights up turquoise waves as they roll a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Photorealism acrylic painting on board, Dutch coastline island Texel, Paal 15
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Peter van der Ploeg (Rhenen, The Netherlands, 1954)
'Paal 15' (Texel, The Netherlands)
Signed P04
Acylic paint on board
55 x 105 cm.
Peter van der Ploeg turns to landscape to find h...
Category
Early 2000s Photorealist Art
Materials
Acrylic, Board
The Chronicles of New York City, Domino Park, USA - Contemporary, 21st Century
By JR artist
Located in Zug, CH
JR, The Chronicles of New York City, Domino Park, USA, 2020
Contemporary, 21st Century, Lithograph, Limited Edition
20 colors lithograph on white paper BFK Rives - 300 grams
Edit...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
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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