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
Boy and Hawk by Keith Carter. Signed limited edition 16 x 20" print
Located in Austin, TX
Boy and Hawk by Keith Carter
Signed limited edition 11/35, 2005
Silver gelatin, vintage print made by the artist
Signed au verso in pencil by the artist
Printed image 15" x 15"
Pap...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones by Barrie Wentzell
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition silver gelatin print of Keith Richards, taken by Barrie Wentzell in 1966 on the set of English TV show, “Ready Steady Go”
This print is available in the follo...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
David Bowie "I Saw You Again in the Rainbow Theater", 1972 by Sukita
Located in Austin, TX
16" x 20", signed limited edition print of David Bowie, titled "I Saw You Again in the Rainbow Theater", 1972 by Masayoshi Sukita
Limited edition number 7/30 - signed and numbered ...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
C Print
The Rolling Stones "End Of The Banquet" London 1968
Located in Austin, TX
Outtake from the famous photo shoot of The Rolling Stones for their Beggars Banquet album at Sarum Chase mansion, Hampstead, London, 1968, signed limited edition by Michael Joseph. F...
Category
1960s Photorealist Art
Materials
C Print
"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
Willie Nelson by Ebet Roberts
By Ebet Roberts
Located in Austin, TX
Willie Nelson at The Palladium in NYC on December 11, 1980 by Ebet Roberts.
Signed limited edition, hand printed silver gelatin print.
Ebet Roberts began her career in 1977 when sh...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Pamela Des Barres 1968 Groupies, signed limited edition silver gelatin print
By Baron Wolman
Located in Austin, TX
Miss Pamela by Baron Wolman, taken in Los Angeles in 1968 as part of Baron's Groupies series, taken for Rolling Stone magazine.
Limited edition number 2/1...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
David Bowie on set 1975, framed signed print by Terry O
Neill
Located in Austin, TX
Framed, 20x24" signed lifetime edition print by Terry O'Neill of David Bowie taken in Los Angeles in 1975 on the set of “The Man Who Fell To Earth”
Signed limited edition number 2/5...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$7,080 Sale Price
20% Off
First Bite
Located in Fairfield, CT
Her oil on canvas images are photorealistic and gorgeous.
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Devo
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition archival print of Signed limited edition print of Devo posing for SoHo Weekly News, NYC, 1981 by Allan Tannenbaum. Available in different sizes. Limited editi...
Category
1980s Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Barriers, Photorealist Screenprint on Paper by Lowell Nesbitt
Located in Long Island City, NY
Photorealist cityscape screenprint by American artist Lowell Blair Nesbitt, signed and numbered in pencil
Barriers
Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933–1993)
Date: 1971
Screenprint,...
Category
1970s Photorealist Art
Materials
Screen
The Cure portrait by Ebet Roberts
By Ebet Roberts
Located in Austin, TX
The Cure taken in 1981 by Ebet Roberts.
Signed limited edition print.
Ebet Roberts began her career in 1977 when she began documenting the evolving punk scene at CBGB’s in New York...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Giclée
David Bowie
Twiggy Pin-Ups Contact Sheet, 1973 by Justin De Villeneuve
Located in Austin, TX
English model Twiggy poses with David Bowie in Paris for the cover of his ‘Pin Ups’ album, 1973, by Justin de Villeneuve
Justin recalls, "Twiggy and I were staying in the Bel Air Hotel in LA when Peter...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
C Print
Patti Smith Fuck The Clock
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition archival print of Patti Smith wearing her “Fuck The Clock” t-shirt by Allan Tannenbaum, taken at CBGB in New York, New Years Eve 1977. Available in different ...
Category
1970s Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ian Curtis of Joy Division by Kevin Cummins
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition silver gelatin print of Ian Curtis by Kevin Cummins. Edition number 38/75
This iconic shot of the Joy Division singer was taken at T...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Mick Jagger with camera by Baron Wolman signed 11x14" limited edition print
By Baron Wolman
Located in Austin, TX
Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones by the legendary late photographer, Baron Wolman, Taken on the set of "Performance" in London, September 1968.
One copy available
Signed limited e...
Category
1960s Photorealist Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Patti Smith and John Belushi by Allan Tannenbaum
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition 20x24" print of Patti Smith and John Belushi taken backstage before their Saturday Night Live appearance in April 1976 by Allan Tannenbaum.
Limited edition nu...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Debbie Harry Blondie 1977 portrait
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print of Debbie Harry of Blondie by Michael Brennan, taken at the studio on East 45th in Manhattan, New York, USA, Febru...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
C Print
David Morrison, Wind-Up Bird No. 5, hyperrealist color pencil animal drawing
Located in New York, NY
David Morrison has extended his brand of hyperrealism to the artificial, capturing the intricate lithography that decorates his collection of vintage Kohler wind-up birds. His drawin...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Paper, Color Pencil
$5,720 Sale Price
20% Off
Tiled Lunch Counter, Photorealist Screenprint by Ralph Goings
By Ralph Goings
Located in Long Island City, NY
Focusing on the three men seated at the countertop and the waitress with her back to them, Ralph Goings employs photorealism to share an idyllic image of a classic American diner.
F...
Category
1980s Photorealist Art
Materials
Screen
Patti Smith and John Belushi
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition archival print of Patti Smith and John Belushi taken backstage before their Saturday Night Live appearance in April 1976 by Allan T...
Category
1970s Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Rolling Stones Charlie Watts by Bill Wyman
Located in Austin, TX
The Rolling Stones drummer, Charlie in the dressing room before a show in San Francisco. July 26th, 1966
Signed limited edition, signed and numbered by Bill Wyman and featuring the ...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
C Print
Transparent Barricades, Ian Hornak
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002)
Title: Transparent Barricades
Year: 1981
Medium: Silkscreen in colors vélin de Rives BFK paper
Size: 26 x 40 inches
Edition: 86/200, plus proofs
Condit...
Category
1980s Photorealist Art
Materials
Screen
$1,160 Sale Price
20% Off
"Vanity" by Daniel Sprick, Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Daniel Sprick's (US based) "Vanity" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts glasses, fingernail clippers and various tubes and bottles reflected in a mirror.
About the a...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil, Board
Prince 1981 by Tony Mottram
Located in Austin, TX
Prince by photographer Tony Mottram. Taken at the Lyceum, London on 2nd June 1981, during Prince's first ever UK appearance.
Signed limited A2 size print, Edition number 11/100
Tony recalls - I got a call from Jill Furmanovsky saying she’d double booked herself. She had been booked to photograph Bruce Springsteen at Wembley, and some unknown guy at a small venue in The Strand. “She said she would go to the Wembley and asked me to go to photo the other gig. Well it turned out to be Prince at his first ever gig in the UK. Back then nobody was too sure about Prince’s sexuality so I went along to The Strand and assumed he’d be playing at Heaven – a gay venue. I got there, but my name wasn’t on the door which wasn’t too unusual. I talked the security guard around to let me in saying I had to photo this performer who was about to go on stage inside. I got in and realized Prince wasn’t performing there and it was just a normal night in the club. So I had a quick pint of Guinness and left. I had to sprint up the road to the Lyceum knowing that I’d probably miss the support act. I got there in time and got the photos of Prince...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Giclée
Carbonous
By Sarah Duncan
Located in Deddington, GB
Carbonous by Sarah Duncan [2021]
limited_edition
Etching print on paper
Edition number 10
Image size: H:60 cm x W:60 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:70 cm x W:70 cm x D:0.2cm
Sold Unframed
Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look
Carbonous is a limited edition signed etching print on paper by Sarah Duncan of a black and white forest...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Paper, Etching
Led Zeppelin on the Starship 1973
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print of Led Zeppelin by Michael Brennan, taken aboard their Boeing 707 ‘Starship’, on their way to Detroit, US, January 31, 1975.
T...
Category
1970s Photorealist Art
Materials
C Print
Neighbors, Photorealist Lithograph by Harry McCormick
Located in Long Island City, NY
Harry McCormick, American (1942 - ) - Neighbors. Year: circa 1979, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 200, AP, Image Size: 12 x 23 inches, Size: 17 in. x 28 ...
Category
1970s Photorealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Noel Gallagher by Jill Furmanovsky
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition fine art photograph of Noel Gallagher during his Oasis days by celebrated rock photographer, Jill Furmanovsky.
Location: Music G...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
David Bowie "As I Ask You To Focus On" 1973 by Sukita
Located in Austin, TX
16" x 20", signed limited edition print of David Bowie, titled "As I Ask You To Focus On" by Masayoshi Sukita.
This print is also available as a 30x40" signed limited edition prin...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
C Print
Keith Richards, Marquee Sound Check 1971
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition, silver gelatin print of Keith Richards by Alec Byrne, taken at The Marquee Club, London, March 26th 1971, during a Rolling Stones soundcheck.
Alec recalls, “There was a classic moment during sound check when Jagger was watching Keith, then turned to Mick Taylor...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Archival Pigment
Au Sable Eagle - Photorealistic Portrait of a Female Bald Eagle, Framed
By Rick Pas
Located in Chicago, IL
Traditional portrait painting takes a twist when the subject is a majestic bald eagle. Artist Rick Pas delivers an extraordinarily realistic detailed portrait that almost feels tang...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
833 CLE Series: Red Bridge w/Car.
Located in New York, NY
833 CLE Series: Red Bridge w/Car.
Contemporary artist Thomas Roese, inspired by the industrial landscape of steel mills, rail yards, architectural details, and the urban neighborhoo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Acrylic, Color Pencil, Graphite
David Bowie 1977 Heroes session – Speak No Evil
Located in Austin, TX
David Bowie, "Speak No Evil", 1977 by Masayoshi Sukita, taken during the photo shoot for the Heroes album cover - Signed limited edition 20" x 24" print ...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
C Print
"Touch of Red", R.W. Hedge, Original Oil on Canvas, 31x50 in, Red Fox, Landscape
By R. W. Hedge
Located in Dallas, TX
Imagine standing a short distance from two red foxes in the white and blue fluffy snow as the sun begins to rise. The snow has fallen so gently upon the pine trees and forest floor p...
Category
1990s Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Paul Newman
By Eva Sereny
Located in Austin, TX
Modern edition, C-Type print estate stamped and authenticated on reverse by a representative of the Eva Sereny archive.
Paul Newman at his home in Connect...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
C Print
$1,400
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
Island Path VI, Dylan Lloyd, Contemporary Landscape Painting, Vibrant Art
By Dylan Lloyd
Located in Deddington, GB
Dylan Lloyd
Island Path IV
Original Oil Painting on Canvas
Oil Paint on Canvas
Framed in a White Box Frame
Image size: H 30cm x W 24cm x D 0.5cm
Framed Siz...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil, Board
The Rolling Stones backstage by Bill Wyman
Located in Austin, TX
The Rolling Stones, featuring Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and Charlie Watts, taken backstage before a show at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia. June 12t...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
C Print
Bob Marley by Lynn Goldsmith
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition 16x20"" print of Bob Marley by Lynn Goldsmith, taken in 1980.
Limited edition number 6/20
Modern C-type print. Available for immediate shipping.
Lynn Goldsm...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
C Print
Chuck Berry by Lynn Goldsmith framed signed limited edition print
Located in Austin, TX
Chuck Berry by acclaimed photographer. Lynn Goldsmith, taken in 1987
Framed, signed limited edition 16x20" print, edition #5/20
Frame measures 28” high x 22.5” across x 1” thick
...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
C Print
Contemporary Surrealist Hyperrealist Large Figures Super Hero Wonder Woman Women
By Bruce Adams
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original painting by American contemporary conceptual painter Bruce Adams from the artist's new Untitled series.
The “Untitled,” series draws from a variety of visual and histori...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Linen, Oil
SOUS LES PÉTALES BLEUS 11
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
The Rolling Stones "Sarum Chase Contact Sheet" Beggars Banquet
Located in Austin, TX
“Sarum Chase Contact Sheet” by Michael Joesph from the famous photo shoot of The Rolling Stones for their Beggars Banquet album at Sarum Chase mansion, Ham...
Category
1960s Photorealist Art
Materials
C Print
Contemporary Hyperrealist Large Portrait Film Noir Strip Film Still Black White
By Bruce Adams
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original painting by American contemporary conceptual painter Bruce Adams from the artist's new Untitled series.
The “Untitled,” series draws from a variety of visual and histori...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Linen, Oil
David Bowie 1978
Located in Austin, TX
David Bowie live on stage in Canada by John R Rowlands.
Signed limited edition 17x22" print, number 17/25
Hand signed and number by the artist.
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Kate Bush Underwater Tryptich
By Guido Harari
Located in Austin, TX
Underwater triptyc of Kate Bush captured during a photo shoot in London in 1989
Signed limited edition print, number 4/50
Guido Harari revealed during an i...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Giclée
Charlie Watts contact sheet by Jill Furmanovsky
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition contact sheet print of Charlie Watts, Rolling Stones drummer, taken at the Halcyon Hotel in London in March 1991 by Jill Furmanovs...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Debbie Harry by Lynn Goldsmith, signed limited edition 20x24" print
Located in Austin, TX
Fine art print of Debbie Harry of Blondie by acclaimed photographer. Lynn Goldsmith, taken in New York City in 1977.
Signed limited edition 20x24" print, edition #8/20
Lynn Golds...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
C Print
David Bowie Tea and Sympathy New York City, framed signed limited edition print
Located in Austin, TX
Ready to ship immediately. Free domestic US shipping.
Signed limited edition, framed 20x24" print of David Bowie by Kevin Cummins, taken outside the Tea & Sympathy, the legendary Br...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
C Print
Rolling Stones Keith Richards by Bill Wyman
Located in Austin, TX
The Rolling Stones guitarist, Keith at the microphone at Olympic Studios, Barnes, London England, October, 1966.
Signed limited edition, signed and numbered by Bill Wyman and featur...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
C Print
Jimi Hendrix 1967 Contact Sheet by Gered Mankowitz
Located in Austin, TX
Jimi Hendrix, London 1967 by Gered Mankowitz taken during Gered's first phot shoot with Hendrix.
Signed limited edition 16x20" print, signed and numbered by Gered Mankowitz featuri...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Rolling Stones "Swarkestone Contact Sheet" Beggars Banquet
Located in Austin, TX
“Swarkestone Contact Sheet” by Michael Joesph from the famous photo shoot of The Rolling Stones for their Beggars Banquet album at Sarum Chase mansion, Hampstead, London, 1968. Featu...
Category
1960s Photorealist Art
Materials
C Print
Roses Splash - original realism still life painting - contemporary 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
Canvas, Oil
Man on Bench (Color), Photorealist Etching by Harry McCormick
Located in Long Island City, NY
Harry McCormick, American (1942 - ) - Man on Bench (Color). Medium: Aquatint Etching, Signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: AP, Size: 20 in. x 28 in. (50.8 cm x 71.12 cm)
Category
Early 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Tomatoes - original realism still life painting - contemporary 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
Canvas, Oil
The Challenge
Contemporary Photorealist painting of a large African Elephant
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'The Challenge' by Ben Waddams is a Contemporary Realist Wildlife oil painting of an African Elephant. With such incredible detail you can almost feel the leathery skin of the anim...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
Toust - original realism still life painting - contemporary Art
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
Linen, Acrylic
Cherries - original realism still life painting - contemporary Art
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
Linen, Acrylic
John Lennon 1968 portrait
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition, silver gelatin print of John Lennon by Alec Byrne, taken during a 1968 party held at the Mayfair Hotel for new Apple Publishing act Grapefruit.
Alec Byrne si...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment, Silver Gelatin
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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