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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
"Whelk, " Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Gregory Block's (US based) "Whelk" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a broken pink and white hued Conch shell on a rustic canvas and teal background. About the Art...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil

"Cement and Tree Shadows", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Dianne L. Massey Dunbar's (US based) "Cement and Tree Shadows" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts construction workers laying fresh cement in the shade of a tree wit...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil

"Rain on Windshield", Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Dianne L. Massey Dunbar's (US based) "Rain on Windshield" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a cascading pattern of rain drops on a windshield that partly obscures t...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil

"The Churchill Arms", Oleg Turchin, Oil on Canvas, 30x40, Photorealism Original
Located in Dallas, TX
Oleg Turchin's "Churchill Arms, Pub" is an oil on canvas that measures 30" x 40". The painting is a beautiful photorealistic depiction of a famous pub i...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Steinway Hall
Located in Greenwich, CT
Born in New York City in 1959, Max Ferguson started as a filmmaker, making award-winning animated films as a teenager. But it was while he was a visiting student at an art school in ...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Lila, first snow, orange chrome
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Portrait of Lila, oil on canvas 47 3/4 in x 31 in 2015
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

The Clash arrive at JFK - Joe Strummer getting into a taxi, 1981
Located in White Plains, NY
'The Clash arrive at JFK - Joe Strummer getting into a taxi,' 1981 by famed American photographer, Allan Tannenbaum. Archival pigment print, 10 x 15 inch photo on 17 x 22 inch on the...
Category

1980s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Corn Field 2, gray photorealist graphite still life drawing, 2019
Located in New York, NY
Mary Reilly explores the full tonal depth of graphite in her nature drawings and landscapes. She finds all of the soft subtleties of gray as she shifts seamlessly from branch to pebb...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Buds and Leaves, photorealist graphite floral drawing, 2018
Located in New York, NY
Mary Reilly explores the full tonal depth of graphite in her nature drawings and landscapes. She finds all of the soft subtleties of gray as she shifts seamlessly from leaf to bud, s...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Tuck
Located in Fairfield, CT
Glenn Ness is recognized for his photorealistic oil paintings of vacant backyards, landscapes, urban streets, and interiors. Ness’s compositions are flooded with his signature warm l...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Beaver Island Ferry plus 3 other photographs
Located in Wilton, CT
4 photographs from up and coming Michigan based photographer, Joseph Glaub. Depicting the Beaver Island Ferry, the commercial buildings of Birmingham an...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Fizzical Intent
Located in Boca Raton, FL
One cannot appreciate this painting on a computer screen; in real life, it is absolutely amazing.  Because you cannot appreciate it on a computer screen, our gallery has a unique policy.  When purchasing from us, the buyer has sixty days to determine if they want to keep the artwork.  If not, the buyer returns the piece to us for full refund, and we pay the shipping both ways! A collector should consider several factors when deciding from whom to purchase artwork online. Check the location of the seller. When one buys from a foreign seller, one also has to consider the problems of getting the piece through Customs. There are often delays and considerable fees to pay in order to import the item.  When purchasing from us, we ship the same day and you receive it via FedEx the next day, no problems or hassles. When one purchases from an auction house, one pays a buyer’s premium of anywhere from 23% to 28% over the “hammer price”.  So when one “wins” an auction for $20,000, the actual price paid is more like $25,000. By contrast, when purchasing from us, the price agreed to is the price paid by the buyer, no hidden fees. Secondly, when one purchases from an auction house, the buyer pays the packing and shipping fee, which are usually exorbitant.  By contrast, when purchasing from us, the price includes packing and shipping. Thirdly, when one purchases from an auction house, the sale is final.  If one receives the piece and is not 100% satisfied with it, there is nothing the buyer can do about it.  They are stuck with it.  By contrast, when purchasing from us, the buyer has sixty days to determine if they want to keep it.  If not, the buyer returns to piece to us for full refund, and we pay the shipping both ways. About Randy Ford Exhibitions of Ford’s work have taken place at Art Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany, Editions/Line Gallery, Marlton, NJ, Edward Hopper House Museum, Nyack, NY, Galería artelibre Zaragoza,Spain, Hughes Gallery, Boca Grande, FL, J. Willott Gallery...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil

Fizzical Intent
Fizzical Intent
$3,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Contemporary photograph by Hunter Barnes of boy with horse at local rodeo
Located in New York, NY
This work is an artist proof, archival silver gelatin, handprinted by the artist and signed on verso. Directly acquired from the artist. The framing is 100% archival, with the use of only acid frame materials. Glazing, Optium non glare museum plexi. Hand carved wooden hand finished frame. Hunter Barnes is a documentary photographer whose work captures aspects of culture and communities ignored by the mainstream and often misrepresented in the modern American narrative. Hunter trained in photochemistry and traditional photographic techniques. At a young age, he began a nomadic life on the road. In his early twenties, Hunter self published his first book, Redneck Roundup, documenting the dying communities of the Old West. Other projects followed: four years spent with the Nez Perce tribe; months with a serpent handling congregation in the Appalachain mountains; bikers, lowriders, and street gangs...
Category

Early 2000s Photorealist Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

David Morrison, Stick Series No. 14, Photorealist colored pencil drawing, 2015
Located in New York, NY
Artist David Morrison creates hyperrealistic, yet abstracted, finely detailed pencil drawings of found natural objects, both by observing the object itself under magnification, and a...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Paper, Color Pencil

Missouri Highway
Located in Kraków, Województwo małopolskie
"Missouri Highway" 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 tri...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

David Morrison, Stick Series No. 9, Photorealist colored pencil drawing, 2015
Located in New York, NY
Artist David Morrison creates hyperrealistic, yet abstracted, finely detailed pencil drawings of found natural objects, both by observing the object itself under magnification, and a...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Paper, Color Pencil

One Left
Located in Greenwich, CT
Robert E. Zappalorti Biography American, b. 1948 What is “sharp focus” drawing? Put very simply, it is a rendering with refined, precise line and tone to create a lifelike represent...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Ford Thunderbird, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This painting is presented on canvas covered 3mm thick MDF. This painting of a 1960 Ford Thunderbird has been created using acrylic paints and measures 40x50cm ( approx 16" x 20" ) :...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Chevrolet Nomad, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Acrylic paint on stretched canvas, I present my painting of a Chevrolet Nomad. :: Painting :: Photorealism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Boy with Bow Tie, photorealist graphite graffiti drawing, 2014
Located in New York, NY
Mary Reilly works with both powdered graphite and graphite pencil on paper. The artist memorializes tree carvings or “graffiti” found within the woods of Alley Pond Park, Queens. The...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Graphite

A day to remember, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Original, one-of-a-kind, hand painted, inspired by the aerial view of The Bahamas Harbour Island pink sand beach Dealing with depression, PTSD and anxiety, painting is a form of th...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Acrylic

A moment of peace, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Original, one-of-a-kind, hand painted, inspired by the aerial view of The Bahamas Harbour Island pink sand beach Dealing with depression, PTSD and anxiety, painting is a form of th...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Alex Saucedo, color photography, Boxing, No Playing in Boxing
Located in Houston, TX
The photograph of Former pro-boxer and now trainer Alex Saucedo by Mayumi Cabrera will be a HD c-print that is printed at 1200 dpi in New York. Ships i...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

1960 s Photography by Lawrence Schiller Martin Luther King, Jr.
Located in White Plains, NY
'Martin Luther King, Jr., 1965' by American photographer, Lawrence Schiller. Digital pigment, EP 16/35. Image: 12 x 19 in. / Paper: 16 x 20 in. This color photograph features Martin Luther King, Jr. at one of his legendary rallies. Lawrence Schiller is an award-winning photographer, film director, and bestselling author. As a photographer, Schiller photographed important and notorious figures in American history including Marilyn Monroe, Lee Harvey...
Category

1960s Photorealist Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Jerry Hall models Thierry Mugler, 1980
Located in White Plains, NY
'Jerry Hall models Thierry Mugler,' 1980 by famed American photographer, Allan Tannenbaum. Archival pigment print, 10 x 15 inch photo on 17 x 22 inch on the finest satin photo paper, Ed. of 50. This black and white photograph captures Jerry Hall modeling Thierry Mugler at Bond's disco in 1980. From the artists' 4th hardcover book 'Grit and Glamour: The Street Style, High Fashion, and Legendary Music of the 1970s,' published in 2016. This image was taken during Tannenbaum's tenure at The SoHo Weekly News in New York City from 1973 to 1982 where he served as Chief Photographer and Photo Editor. Allan Tannenbaum's career in photography spans more than four decades. Born in Passaic, New Jersey, in 1945, he received a B.A. in Art from Rutgers University in 1967, where he photographed for The Targum – the campus newspaper – and made films for his art courses. Gravitating to the nascent art scene in the SoHo district of Manhattan in 1972, Tannenbaum worked as a taxi driver and bartender while looking for work as a photographer. In 1973, when the SoHo Weekly News commenced publication, Tannenbaum became the Photo Editor and Chief Photographer. The newspaper started out as an eight-page free paper, but soon became a popular newsstand seller that rivaled the established Village Voice. Tannenbaum relentlessly covered the art world, music scene, politics, show business, and nightlife until 1982 when the SoHo News folded. Tannenbaum has also done documentary and feature photography in places like Thailand, Indonesia, Palau, Jordan, Bahrain, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Brazil, Israel, Iceland, and Mexico. He has covered numerous political campaigns, nominating conventions and news stories in the U.S. such as the Oklahoma City bombing and the Columbine massacre. His work has appeared in many photo books and exhibitions, as well as appearing regularly in NEWSWEEK, TIME, LIFE, ROLLING STONE, PARIS MATCH, and STERN. His photographs have graced the covers of TIME three times, and NEWSWEEK five times. He now works as an international photojournalist contributing to various noted publications including Time, Life, and Newsweek. He is the author of three books of his photography, including New York in the 70s (Feierabend, 2003), New York (Feierabend, 2004), and John and Yoko: A New York Love Story...
Category

1980s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Suisse - Chutes du Rhin - Rheinfall - Waterfalls: 1925 Swiss original poster
Located in London, GB
Suisse Chutes du Rhin Original lithographic poster (1925) 40x25"
Category

1920s Photorealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Shadow
Located in Kraków, Województwo małopolskie
"Shadow" is a limited-edition black & white photograph by contemporary artist Tadeusz Zych from the series entitled Gifts of the seas and oceans. Edition number 1/5. Prints of Tadeu...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Digital

Muhammed Ali shadow boxes, 1977
Located in White Plains, NY
'Muhammed Ali shadow boxes,' 1977 by famed American photographer, Allan Tannenbaum. Archival pigment print, 15 x 10 inch photo on 16 x 20 inch on the fine...
Category

1970s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Tropicana Motor Hotel
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist Statement Nothing But Neon, 2021 I see beauty in old neon signs. I have always been fascinated by the glow inside the hand-bent, glass tubes. I enjoy the sculptural, mechan...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Veuve Clicquot C 12″ x 28″
Located in Boca Raton, FL
One cannot appreciate this painting on a computer screen; in real life, it is absolutely amazing.  Because you cannot appreciate it on a computer screen, our gallery has a unique policy.  When purchasing from us, the buyer has sixty days to determine if they want to keep the artwork.  If not, the buyer returns the piece to us for full refund, and we pay the shipping both ways! A collector should consider several factors when deciding from whom to purchase artwork online. Check the location of the seller. When one buys from a foreign seller, one also has to consider the problems of getting the piece through Customs. There are often delays and considerable fees to pay in order to import the item.  When purchasing from us, we ship the same day and you receive it via FedEx the next day, no problems or hassles. When one purchases from an auction house, one pays a buyer’s premium of anywhere from 23% to 28% over the “hammer price”.  So when one “wins” an auction for $20,000, the actual price paid is more like $25,000. By contrast, when purchasing from us, the price agreed to is the price paid by the buyer, no hidden fees. Secondly, when one purchases from an auction house, the buyer pays the packing and shipping fee, which are usually exorbitant.  By contrast, when purchasing from us, the price includes packing and shipping. Thirdly, when one purchases from an auction house, the sale is final.  If one receives the piece and is not 100% satisfied with it, there is nothing the buyer can do about it.  They are stuck with it.  By contrast, when purchasing from us, the buyer has sixty days to determine if they want to keep it.  If not, the buyer returns to piece to us for full refund, and we pay the shipping both ways. About Randy Ford Exhibitions of Ford’s work have taken place at Art Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany, Editions/Line Gallery, Marlton, NJ, Edward Hopper House Museum, Nyack, NY, Galería artelibre Zaragoza,Spain, Hughes Gallery, Boca Grande, FL, J. Willott Gallery, Palm Desert, CA, Jones & Terwilliger Galleries, Palm Desert, CA, Kenise Barnes Fine Art, Larchmont, NY, M.A Doran Gallery, Tulsa, OK, Plus One Gallery, London, England, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, Sherry French Gallery, New York, NY, Stricoff Fine Art, New York, NY, Trudy Labell Fine Art, Naples FL...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil

Aladdin
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist Statement Nothing But Neon, 2021 I see beauty in old neon signs. I have always been fascinated by the glow inside the hand-bent, glass tubes. I enjoy the sculptural, mechan...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Sail Boats
Located in Miami, FL
A precise and exact rendering and meticulous spacial arrangement are on full display in Lewandowski's this later work. The work looks better in person. The artwork is in pristine co...
Category

1990s Photorealist Art

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

Sail Boats
Sail Boats
$24,000 Sale Price
29% Off
Yankee Clipper
Located in Hollywood, FL
Artist: John Baeder Title: Yankee Clipper Medium: Screenprint Signed: Hand Signed Edition: From the edition of 250 Measurements: 22" x 30" Note: Th...
Category

Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

Screen

Chicken Chops
Located in Hollywood, FL
Artist: John Baeder Title: Chicken Chops Medium: Screenprint Signed: Hand Signed Edition: From the edition of 250 Measurements: 22" x 30" Note: This piece is sold UNFRAMED Cond...
Category

Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

Screen

Reflection
Located in Hollywood, FL
Artist: Ching Jang Yao Title: Reflection Medium: Screenprint Signed: Hand Signed Edition: Edition of 250 Measurements: 28" x 23 1/2" Frame: This piece is sold UNFRAMED Conditio...
Category

Late 20th Century Photorealist Art

Materials

Screen

Empire
Located in Miami, FL
Robert Cottingham (1935) Empire 2008 Screenprint in colors Image: 25.625 h x 39.875 w in (65 x 101 cm) Sheet: 32.75 h x 46 w in (83 x 117 cm) Signed, titled, dated and numbered to ...
Category

Early 2000s Photorealist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Empire
$2,250 Sale Price
30% Off
Tomatoes - Still Life, Fruit Vegetables, South Africa, Realistic
By Mark Midgley
Located in Knowle Lane, Cranleigh
Tomatoes by Mark Midgley. Original Oil on Canvas. The Cape Town artist, Mark Midgley, is originally from Leeds in the UK. He moved to South Africa in 1979, where he started a silk...
Category

Early 2000s Photorealist Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Oil

This Is My Paradise, Painting, Acrylic on Metal
Located in Yardley, PA
In this painting, I explored the serenity and depth of oceanic expanses. Using acrylics and resin, I harnessed a blend of minimalism and semi-abstract styles to capture the dynamic u...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Color of Money
Located in Greenwich, CT
Born in New York City in 1959, Max Ferguson started as a filmmaker, making award-winning animated films as a teenager. But it was while he was a visiting student at an art school in ...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

David Bowie, Spectrum, 1978
Located in White Plains, NY
'David Bowie, Spectrum,' 1978 by famed American photographer, Allan Tannenbaum. Archival pigment print, 15 x 10 inch photo on 20 x 16 inch on the finest satin photo paper, AP 2/5, Ed. of 50. This color photograph captures David Bowie performing in an eye-catching yellow shirt and billowing pleated trousers at a concert in 1978. From the artists' 4th hardcover book 'Grit and Glamour: The Street Style, High Fashion, and Legendary Music of the 1970s,' published in 2016. This image was taken during Tannenbaum's tenure at The SoHo Weekly News in New York City from 1973 to 1982 where he served as Chief Photographer and Photo Editor. Allan Tannenbaum's career in photography spans more than four decades. Born in Passaic, New Jersey, in 1945, he received a B.A. in Art from Rutgers University in 1967, where he photographed for The Targum – the campus newspaper – and made films for his art courses. Gravitating to the nascent art scene in the SoHo district of Manhattan in 1972, Tannenbaum worked as a taxi driver and bartender while looking for work as a photographer. In 1973, when the SoHo Weekly News commenced publication, Tannenbaum became the Photo Editor and Chief Photographer. The newspaper started out as an eight-page free paper, but soon became a popular newsstand seller that rivaled the established Village Voice. Tannenbaum relentlessly covered the art world, music scene, politics, show business, and nightlife until 1982 when the SoHo News folded. Tannenbaum has also done documentary and feature photography in places like Thailand, Indonesia, Palau, Jordan, Bahrain, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Brazil, Israel, Iceland, and Mexico. He has covered numerous political campaigns, nominating conventions and news stories in the U.S. such as the Oklahoma City bombing and the Columbine massacre. His work has appeared in many photo books and exhibitions, as well as appearing regularly in NEWSWEEK, TIME, LIFE, ROLLING STONE, PARIS MATCH, and STERN. His photographs have graced the covers of TIME three times, and NEWSWEEK five times. He now works as an international photojournalist contributing to various noted publications including Time, Life, and Newsweek. He is the author of three books of his photography, including New York in the 70s (Feierabend, 2003), New York (Feierabend, 2004), and John and Yoko: A New York Love Story...
Category

1970s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

"The Brass Ring", Bob Byerley, Original Oil on Canvas, 24x12 in., Realism
Located in Dallas, TX
"The Brass Ring" by Bob Byerley is a realistic original oil painting measuring 24x12 in. The artist’s photographic memory of his boyhood adventures combin...
Category

1980s Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Orange Cupcakes
Located in Fairfield, CT
Framed size: 9.5x12.5" I love junk food. Who doesn’t? In my latest series of paintings, I am presenting snippets of childhood.. images that I like to look at. Presenting these ob...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Rajah of Sarawak - Mid-Century Mens Magazine - Pulp Adventure Magazine
Located in Miami, FL
Male illustration Illustration - Sir James Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak, KCB (29 April 1803[1] – 11 June 1868), was a British adventurer whose exploits in the Malay Archipelago...
Category

1950s Photorealist Art

Materials

Gouache

Bruce Springsteen at the Palladium, 1976
Located in White Plains, NY
'Bruce Springsteen at the Palladium,' 1976 by famed American photographer, Allan Tannenbaum. Archival pigment print, 10 x 15 in. (image) on 17 x 22 in. (paper), Ed. of 50. This black and white photograph captures musician Bruce Springsteen leaning back on fans from railing, between audience and pit, at a performance at The Palladium in NYC on October, 1976. From the artists' 4th hardcover book 'Grit and Glamour: The Street Style, High Fashion, and Legendary Music of the 1970s,' published in 2016. This image was taken during Tannenbaum's tenure at The SoHo Weekly News in New York City from 1973 to 1982 where he served as Chief Photographer and Photo Editor. Allan Tannenbaum's career in photography spans more than four decades. Born in Passaic, New Jersey, in 1945, he received a B.A. in Art from Rutgers University in 1967, where he photographed for The Targum – the campus newspaper – and made films for his art courses. Gravitating to the nascent art scene in the SoHo district of Manhattan in 1972, Tannenbaum worked as a taxi driver and bartender while looking for work as a photographer. In 1973, when the SoHo Weekly News commenced publication, Tannenbaum became the Photo Editor and Chief Photographer. The newspaper started out as an eight-page free paper, but soon became a popular newsstand seller that rivaled the established Village Voice. Tannenbaum relentlessly covered the art world, music scene, politics, show business, and nightlife until 1982 when the SoHo News folded. Tannenbaum has also done documentary and feature photography in places like Thailand, Indonesia, Palau, Jordan, Bahrain, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Brazil, Israel, Iceland, and Mexico. He has covered numerous political campaigns, nominating conventions and news stories in the U.S. such as the Oklahoma City bombing and the Columbine massacre. His work has appeared in many photo books and exhibitions, as well as appearing regularly in NEWSWEEK, TIME, LIFE, ROLLING STONE, PARIS MATCH, and STERN. His photographs have graced the covers of TIME three times, and NEWSWEEK five times. He now works as an international photojournalist contributing to various noted publications including Time, Life, and Newsweek. He is the author of three books of his photography, including New York in the 70s (Feierabend, 2003), New York (Feierabend, 2004), and John and Yoko: A New York Love Story...
Category

1970s Photorealist Art

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Pigment

Orange Under Wraps
Located in Greenwich, CT
American, b. 1948 What is “sharp focus” drawing? Put very simply, it is a rendering with refined, precise line and tone to create a lifelike representation of the subject matter. It...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Landscape with a boat, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Painting. Landscape with a boat. A saturated palette of greenery, water, boats on the shore, forest, pine trees, cause a feeling of love and gratitude to nature. The picture has a go...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil

"Red Boxes, Chipping Camden, U.K." Watercolor signed by Bruce McCombs
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Red Boxes, Chipping Camden, U.K." is an original signed watercolor by Bruce McCombs. It depicts three red telephone boxes. This painting displays McCombs' exquisite attention to lig...
Category

Early 2000s Photorealist Art

Materials

Watercolor

M
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed, titled, numbered and dated, lower margin. Screen print in colors on wove paper with full margins. Sheet size: 38 x 37 inches. Image size: 32 x 32 inches. Frame size approx 41 x 40 inches. Edition of 100. From American Signs portfolio. Certificate of Authenticity included. Published by Greg Smith...
Category

Early 2000s Photorealist Art

Materials

Paper, Screen

M
M
$2,590 Sale Price
30% Off
"Hot Chilis" Large Acrylic Painting with Rectangular Abstraction
Located in Austin, TX
A photorealistic depictions of red chili peppers, emphasizing the aesthetic vibrance of their color and sheen. 38.5" x 51.5" Acrylic on Canvas
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Ancestors Heritage - Cusco, Peru, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
The Cusco vase is symbolic of the Peruvian heritage. Included in this still life is a metal stand in the background that is rusted and has a nice corroded patina which gives an Old W...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil

BLUES
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed, titled, numbered and dated, lower margin. Screen print in colors on wove paper with full margins. Sheet size: 38 x 37 inches. Image size: 32 x 32 inches. Frame size approx 41 x 40 inches. Edition of 100. From American Signs portfolio. Certificate of Authenticity included. Published by Greg Smith...
Category

Early 2000s Photorealist Art

Materials

Paper, Screen

BLUES
BLUES
$2,590 Sale Price
30% Off
Ivy Mike - Contemporary, 21st Century, Pigment Print, Limited Edition, Nature
Located in Zug, CH
Robert Longo, Ivy Mike Pigment print Edition of 15 113,9 x 86,4 cm (44.8 x 34 in.) Signed and numbered, accompanied by Certificate of Authenticity In mint condition, as acquired from...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Pigment

Little wave #2, Painting, Acrylic on MDF Panel
Located in Yardley, PA
Inspired by The Turks And Caicos ocean colors Different shades of blue tones, turquoise, teal, aqua, gold and white This painting does not need to be framed, the painted image exte...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Peaceful ocean, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Dealing with depression, PTSD and anxiety, painting is a form of therapy for me. In this painting I create a peaceful and safe space for the child and adult in me both, a place to ...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Macaroons abstraction VII, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
16 crushed macaroons with crumbs on a white backgrouond :: Painting :: Photorealism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to ...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil

SIMPSON, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
DETAILS: Oil on canvas, size 16x48x1.5 inches - 40X120X4 cm - sides are painted to match the painting SUPPORT: gallery canvas, wrapped around the sides and stapled to the back SIGN...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Oil

Contemporary figurative acrylic painting macabre female subjects dark signed
By Yonder Castillo
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Two sisters wrapped in webbings and covered in spiders. This artist has dove deep into the fear of arachnophobia. When looking at this piece people at first spot the dew on the webbi...
Category

2010s Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Board

Assisi II, dramatic diptych architectural print monochromatic black and white
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Edition of 30 + 10AP Print unusual vertical diptych by master printer Agnes Murray
Category

1980s Photorealist Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Tribal Indochine Woman III
Located in Rye, NY
‘Tribal Indochine Woman 3’ is a large photorealist oil on canvas painting created by Vietnamese artist Nguyen Quang Huy in 2008. Featuring an elegant white and black palette, the pai...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mick Jagger Performs
Located in White Plains, NY
'Mick Jagger Performs', 1975 by famed American photographer, Allan Tannenbaum. Archival pigment print, 2017. 15 x 10 inch photo on 20 x 16 inch on the finest satin photo paper, AP 3/...
Category

1970s Photorealist Art

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Pigment

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