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
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"The Nude Rose" (from "Femina Floris" series)
Located in Zofingen, AG
"The Nude Rose" captures the essence of one of the most extravagant and universally recognized flowers—the red rose. For me, the red rose embodies sexuality, boldness, and a strong, ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Paper
Historic Street in Sitges Spain oil on canvas painting
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Fernando Cobo Arcas (Madrid, 1975)
Historic Street in Sitges
2002
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 116 × 73 cm (45.67 × 28.74 in)
Framing: Unframed
Signature: Signed and dated “F....
Category
Early 2000s Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil
Southwold Beach, Morning-original seascape realism oil 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
Canvas, Oil
Lullaby-original modern seascape Hyper realism oil 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
Canvas, Oil
Bernini
s Tomb in Rome, Original Oil painting, Realist Contemporary Art
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
(Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini, glory of the arts and of the city, humbly rests here).
This work presents a contemporary photorealist oil painting inspired by the tomb of Bernini in Rome ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil
"Florence Rooftops" (2015) Italian Cityscape Photorealist Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Florence Rooftops" by Greg Gandy is an original, handmade oil painting on canvas that measures 5.75 x 10.5, and rests at 6.25 x 11.25 inches framed, ready to hang.
Greg Gandy is a ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Photorealistic Baroque Inspired Still-Life Painting, Unattributed
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
This photorealistic still life painting presents a carefully orchestrated arrangement of vegetables with a strong dramatic and sculptural presence.
Familiar organic subjects—cabbag...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Break Time, American Photorealist, Coffee
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Michael Sheets (American, born 1947)
Signed: SHEETS 1981 (Lower, Right)
" Break Time ", 1981
Acrylic on canvas
32" x 48"
Housed in a 1/2 Silver Metal Frame
Overall Size: 32 1/...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Languishing, " Oil Painting, Reclining Female Nude
By Karen Offutt
Located in Denver, CO
Karen Offutt's "Languishing" is an original, handmade painting that depicts a nude female figure covered by a sheer black fabric with peonies in the foreground.
About the Artist:
K...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Panel, Oil
"Saturday Morning"
Located in Zofingen, AG
A small, intimate graphite and charcoal drawing capturing the magic of a sunlit summer morning. The tree branches and bicycle path sign evoke calm, joy, and quiet moments of bliss. I...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Paper
“Opposite” (from "In hands" series)
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Opposite” is an original charcoal drawing exploring the quiet dialogue between time and tenderness.
At the center of the artwork is a woman’s hand — aged, wrinkled, and marked by l...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Paper
Wha!??
Located in Fairfield, CT
Photorealist Sharon Moody has a long successful painting history. Collected internationally her work can be viewed at the George Billis Gallery. Sharon produces maybe 10 paintings ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
$18,000
Mini Macintosh 2-original impressionism still life oil painting-contemporary Art
By James Zamora
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
Serenity with Tea-original impressionism portrait painting-contemporary Art
By James Zamora
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
3 Musketeers-original impressionism still life oil painting-contemporary Art
By James Zamora
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
"Firefighter І" (from "PWF" series)
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Firefighter І" — artwork from the “Portraits Without Faces” series.
This series is a tribute to people who devote themselves wholeheartedly to their work — those who create, heal, ...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Paper
Headed Out
Located in Fairfield, CT
Her oil on canvas images are photorealistic and gorgeous.
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Tipping Point
Located in Fairfield, CT
Her oil on canvas images are photorealistic and gorgeous.
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Indianapolis 500, Photorealist Screenprint by Ron Kleemann
By Ron Kleemann
Located in Long Island City, NY
Ron Kleemann, American (1937 - 2014) - Indianapolis 500, Year: 1977, Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 201/600, Image Size: 18.5 x 24.25 inches, Size: ...
Category
1970s Photorealist Art
Materials
Screen
Evening Approaches In The Greenhouse, Photorealist Lithograph by Delita Piercy
Located in Long Island City, NY
Delita Alvarez Piercy (1936 - ) - Evening Approaches In The Greenhouse, Year: 1985, Medium: Lithograph on BFK Rives, signed, titled and numbered in pencil, Edition: Printers Proof...
Category
1980s Photorealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Reflected Overhang II, Photorealist Screenprint by David T. Kessler
Located in Long Island City, NY
David T. Kessler, American (1950 - ) - Reflected Overhang II, Year: circa 1980, Medium: Screenprint, signed, titled and numbered in pencil, Edition: 100, Image Size: 23.5 x 34 in...
Category
1980s Photorealist Art
Materials
Screen
Reflected Overhang, Photorealist Screenprint by David T. Kessler
Located in Long Island City, NY
David T. Kessler, American (1950 - ) - Reflected Overhang, Year: circa 1980, Medium: Screenprint, signed, titled and numbered in pencil, Edition: 100, Image Size: 23.5 x 34 inche...
Category
1980s Photorealist Art
Materials
Screen
"Violet" Figurative Oil Painting 55" x 32" inch by Yousra Hafad
By Yousra Hafad
Located in Culver City, CA
"Violet" Figurative Oil Painting 55" x 32" inch by Yousra Hafad
Yousra Hafad is a young artist who excels in portraiture and particularly the meticulous art of drapery which she adorns her demure female figures in. Her works capture the ideals of female empowerment, and the feminine traits of motherhood, sisterhood, intuition, compassion and grace, all of which her carefully created subjects embody.
Yousra Hafad is an Egyptian artist...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
If ever any beauty i did desire and got twas Husslein Hyperrealistic Still life
Located in DE
Title: If ever any beauty i did desire and got twas but a dream of you
This is a beautiful oil painting of an array of flowers in a vase in front of dark background.
Reminding us ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Orange" and "Three Apples", Still Lives, 2
Located in Astoria, NY
Patrick Lodwitz (French, b. 1953), Two Fruit Still Life Scenes, Oil on Panels, comprising: Three Apples, signed lower left, and Orange, signed lower left, each in silvered wood frame...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Roses with Dutch Landscape" by Ben Schonzeit (Photorealist, Flowers, Painting)
Located in New York, NY
b. 1942, Brooklyn, NY
A pioneer in the SoHo art scene of the 1960s and one of the leaders of the Photorealist movement of the 1970s, Ben Schonzeit is best know for his still life pa...
Category
1990s Photorealist Art
Materials
Lithograph, Screen
"Strawberry hunt" (from "Village" series)
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Strawberry Hunt” captures the sweetest kind of hunt one can experience in a garden — gathering sun-ripened June strawberries.
The artwork carries a sense of refreshing lightness: ti...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Paper
"Who will get her?" (from "Village" series)
Located in Zofingen, AG
On a warm spring day, the hens wander gracefully across their yard. Two proud roosters — eternal rivals — clash for supremacy: in strength, in honor, and in the heart of a charming l...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Paper
Robert Cottingham, Cold Beer, iconic photorealist lithograph, Signed/N Framed
Located in New York, NY
Two Color Offset Lithograph on Wove Paper by photo realist star Robert Cottingham
Pencil signed, titled and numbered from the edition of 150 on the front
This hand signed, titled and...
Category
1980s Photorealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
"Water lilies"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
This painting was inspired by nature, specifically the beauty of water lilies. It was painted outdoors, en plein air, and later refined in the studio.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
SOUS LES PÉTALES ROND
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
Paper, Plexiglass
Price Upon Request
Alpine Glow
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original acrylic painting on board by artist Adam Smith. Framed.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Acrylic, Board
"Lineage Without Names" Oil Painting 47.5" x 47.5" inch by Casey Baugh
By Casey Baugh
Located in Culver City, CA
"Lineage Without Names" Oil Painting 47.5" x 47.5" inch by Casey Baugh
Medium: oil and ash on linen
ABOUT THE PAINTING:
I'm forever fascinated with the idea of what is passed to u...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil, Linen
Triptych "Cook" (from "PWF" series)
Located in Zofingen, AG
The triptych “Cook” includes three drawings: “Cook I,” “Cook II,” and “Cook III.”
The triptych “Cook” is from the “Portraits Without Faces” series.
This series is a tribute to peop...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Paper, Pencil
"Cook III" (from "PWF" series)
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Cook IІI" — artwork from the “Portraits Without Faces” series.
This series is a tribute to people who devote themselves wholeheartedly to their work — those who create, heal, teac...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Paper
"Cook IІ" (from "PWF" series)
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Cook IІ" — artwork from the “Portraits Without Faces” series.
This series is a tribute to people who devote themselves wholeheartedly to their work — those who create, heal, teach...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Paper
"Cook I" (from "PWF" series)
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Cook I" — artwork from the “Portraits Without Faces” series.
This series is a tribute to people who devote themselves wholeheartedly to their work — those who create, heal, teach,...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Paper
"Umber" Oil Painting 80" x 50" inch by Casey Baugh
By Casey Baugh
Located in Culver City, CA
"Umber" Oil Painting 80" x 50" inch by Casey Baugh
Medium: oil on canvas
The artwork signed and dated by the artist.
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Baugh's work can be described as narrative i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"See the Last Village of Words" Oil painting 40" x 60" inch by Casey Baugh
By Casey Baugh
Located in Culver City, CA
"See the Last Village of Words" Oil painting 40" x 60" inch by Casey Baugh
Medium: oil on linen
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Baugh's work can be described as narrative impressionistic realis...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Linen, Oil
"Study of Someone" Portrait Oil Painting 16" x 14" in by Casey Baugh
By Casey Baugh
Located in Culver City, CA
"Study of Someone" Portrait Oil Painting 16" x 14" in by Casey Baugh
Medium: oil and ash on linen panel
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Baugh's work can be described as narrative impressionisti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Linen, Oil
"Anyone, Someone, No one" Portrait Oil Painting 12" x 12" in by Casey Baugh
By Casey Baugh
Located in Culver City, CA
"Anyone, Someone, No one" Portrait Oil Painting 12" x 12" in by Casey Baugh
Medium: oil on wooden panel
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Baugh's work can be described as narrative impressionisti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"Figure II" Oil Painting 72" x 48" inch by Casey Baugh
By Casey Baugh
Located in Culver City, CA
"Figure II" Oil Painting 72" x 48" inch by Casey Baugh
Medium: oil and ash on linen
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Baugh's work can be described as narrative impressionistic realism. Speciali...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Linen, Oil
"Ancient Breeds" Oil Painting 48" x 60" inch by Casey Baugh
By Casey Baugh
Located in Culver City, CA
"Ancient Breeds" Oil Painting 48" x 60" inch by Casey Baugh
Medium: oil on linen
Signed by the artist on the front.
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Baugh's work can be described as narrative ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Linen, Oil
"Doctor V" (from "PWF" series)
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Doctor V” — artwork from the “Portraits Without Faces” series.
This series is a tribute to people who devote themselves wholeheartedly to their work — those who create, heal, teach...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Paper
diptych "Doctor" (from "PWF" series)
Located in Zofingen, AG
The diptych “Doctor” includes two drawings: “Doctor IV” and “Doctor V.”
The diptych “Doctor” is from the “Portraits Without Faces” series.
This series is a tribute to people who de...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Paper
"On the waves" (from "Youth" series)
Located in Zofingen, AG
“On the Waves” is a tribute to the sun, summer, and the sense of freedom we so often seek. The painting shows a young man sitting on his SUP board among the waves, allowing himself t...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Paper
“Doctor IV” (from "PWF" series)
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Doctor IV” — artwork from the “Portraits Without Faces” series.
This series is a tribute to people who devote themselves wholeheartedly to their work — those who create, heal, teac...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Paper
"On the Drive" (from "Youth" series)
Located in Zofingen, AG
The drawing "On the Drive" is the first work from my new series "Youth". It reflects the energy, courage and drive of the younger generation, which is ready to take risks, look at th...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Paper
Reina, Photorealist Lithograph by John Kacere
By John Kacere
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: John Kacere, American (1920 - 1999)
Title: Reina
Year: 1979
Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 300, 40 AP
Image Size: 15 x 25.5 inches
Size: 22 in. x ...
Category
1970s Photorealist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Red Formula, Photorealist Racing Screenprint by Ron Kleemann
By Ron Kleemann
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ron Kleemann, American (1937 - )
Title: Red Formula
Year: 1979
Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 195
Image Size: 17.25 x 24 inches
Paper Size: 23....
Category
1970s Photorealist Art
Materials
Screen
"Desert Break" (2025) Realistic Female Portrait, 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
Lush Green Rural English Countryside Scene with Cattle, Fields
Ancient Trees
Located in Preston, GB
Lush Green Rural English Countryside Scene with Cattle, Fields
Ancient Trees
Art measures 24 x 18 inches
Frame measures 29 x 23 inches (approx)
Geoffrey Pooley
Pastoral Engli...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Cotton, Paint, Oil
Ricqlès pour une sorcière, Oil Painting, Figurative, Contemporary Realism
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
Work : Original Oil Painting, Handmade artwork and Unique Work.
Medium : Oil painting on naturel wood panel.
Artist : Jade Boissin
Subject : Ricqlès pour une sorcière (FR -Title) Ri...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil
"Kettle and Blue Bottles" (2025) Photorealist Still-Life Original Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Daniel Sprick's "Iron Mountain" is an original oil painting featuring a scenic landscape from Glenwood Springs, Colorado.
About the artist:
"Upon first glance, viewers might thin...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Oil, Board
triptych “Dentist” (from "PWF" series)
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Dentist IІІ" — artwork from the “Portraits Without Faces” series.
The triptych “Dentist” includes three drawings: “Dentist I,” “Dentist II,” and “Dentist III.”
The triptych “Dentis...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Paper
"Dentist II" (from "PWF" series)
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Dentist II" — artwork from the “Portraits Without Faces” series.
This series is a tribute to people who devote themselves wholeheartedly to their work — those who create, heal, tea...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Paper
"Dentist III"
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Dentist IІІ" — artwork from the “Portraits Without Faces” series.
This series is a tribute to people who devote themselves wholeheartedly to their work — those who create, heal, te...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Paper
triptych “Doctor” (from "PWF" series)
Located in Zofingen, AG
The triptych “Doctor” includes three drawings: “Doctor I,” “Doctor II,” and “Doctor III.”
The triptych “Doctor” is from the “Portraits Without Faces” series.
The size of each artwo...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Paper
"Dentist I" (from "PWF" series)
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Dentist I" — artwork from the “Portraits Without Faces” series.
This series is a tribute to people who devote themselves wholeheartedly to their work — those who create, heal, teac...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Paper
Night Rose (floral blue flower oil painting square lavender petals)
By Chloe Hedden
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Night Rose is a captivating oil painting by Chloe Hedden that explores the mystery and sensuality of a flower cloaked in twilight. Rendered in rich indigos, violets, and electric blu...
Category
2010s Photorealist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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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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