Photorealist Color Photography
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
Blood and Milk V - underwater nude photograph - print on aluminum 36" x 24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a topless young woman with white tulle scarf - taking off her red skirt on bright red background.
Original digital print on aluminum plate signed by the...
Category
2010s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Metal
Neuschwanstein Castle in the Forrest Bavaria Germany Colored Photograph
Located in Houston, TX
Colored photograph of the Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria, Germany. The photograph is matted to a thick board to protect against bending. The wo...
Category
20th Century Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Canyon de Chelle" #1 - Desert Landscape Photograph
Located in Soquel, CA
Iconic desert landscape photograph of Canyon de Chelly National Monument by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century), 1984. Signed "CJB" in the lower right corner. Dated "April '84...
Category
1980s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
"Whitehouse Ruins - Canyon de Chelle" - Desert Landscape Photograph
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful desert landscape photograph of the Whitehouse Ruins at Canyon de Chelly National Monument by an unknown artist, 1984. Signed "CJB" in the lower right corner. Dated "April '...
Category
1980s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper
Fushimi Inari-taisha
Located in Kansas City, MO
Title: "Fushimi Inari-taisha"
Medium: Custom Archival Pigment Print on Archival Paper
Date: 2019
Dimensions: 8 x 10 in.
Signed, dated and inscribed on la...
Category
2010s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper
Colored Piccadilly Circus Plaza Street Scene London, England
Located in Houston, TX
Colored photograph of a Plaza street scene in London. The photograph is matted to a thick board to protect against bending. The work is not framed.
Category
20th Century Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Late Light Russian Hill, San Francisco
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, 2/15 Printed later, other size available, unframe Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
Category
Early 2000s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Photographic Paper
Colored Photograph St. Mark's Square Venice Plaza Scene
Located in Houston, TX
Colored photograph of the St. Marks Square in Italy. The photograph is matted to a thick board to protect against bending. The photograph is not framed.
Category
20th Century Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
San Francisco Cable Car, California Street at Sunset with Golden Sky
Located in Miami, FL
Magical light illuminates an icon of a magical city.
Signed and dated on lower right, numbered on verso, Edition 3 of 15, Unframed Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
Category
Early 2000s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper
Southbound skyline of Paris (France) - Contemporary Panoramic Color Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Pigment photographic paper - photography & fine art print © Jean Pierre De Neef
Artwork sold in limited edition of 12 pieces in perfect condition - Composition from an assembly of 4...
Category
2010s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Dancing Flowers - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment 24" x 18"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a naked young woman wrapped in cyan tulle dancing with the bougainvillea flowers on neutral black background.
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival pigment print on archival paper with metallic finish.
Limited edition of 24
The artwork is furnished with certificate of authenticity, signed by artist with artist's name, edition number, edition limit, and other details.
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Category
2010s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Eric Clapton "Shangri La"
By Ed Caraeff
Located in Austin, TX
Guitar legend, Eric Clapton, taking a break from recording his album ‘No Reason To Cry’ at Shangri La recording studio in Malibu, CA, US, November 21, 1975. Limited edition number 2/...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Sweet Champagne - underwater photograph - archival pigment print 18 x 24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a young woman with her face covered with air bubbles.
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival pigment print on archival p...
Category
2010s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
David Bowie Aladdin Sane by Brian Duffy
By Brian Duffy
Located in Austin, TX
Museum quality fine art print of the cover Aladdin Sane by David Bowie from the official Duffy Archive.
Taken from the original 1973 negatives, these official Duffy Archive prints a...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Blood and Milk III - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 23" x 17"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a topless young woman with white tulle scarf taking off her red skirt on bright red background.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archi...
Category
2010s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper
Blue Marilyn - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a nude model diving in blue light on a black background.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archival paper signed by the artist, furnish...
Category
2010s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Prayer Beads, Western Tibet
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Prayer Beads, Western Tibet" c.1998, is a photograph by American artist Lisa Kristine, b.1965. It is stamp signed and titled on the back. The photograph size is ...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Other Medium
Red Sadhu, Rajasthan, India
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Red Sadhu, Rajasthan, India" 1998, is a photograph (Cibachrome) by American artist Lisa Kristine, b.1965. It is hand signed, titled and dated in pencil by the ar...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Other Medium
Мalachite Cave - underwater photograph - archival pigment print 35x24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater nude photograph of a young woman dancing in the pool. The photograph has bright green background.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archival paper wit...
Category
2010s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Namaste
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Namaste" 2001, is a photograph (Cibachrome) by American artist Lisa Kristine, b.1965. It is hand signed, titled and dated in pencil by the artist. The photograph...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Other Medium
La Bonna Violetta, Venice
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "La Bonna Violetta, Venice" 1983, Is a photographic print on paper by noted photographer Lydia Clarke Heston, 1923-2018. It is hand signed, titled, dated and insc...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Other Medium
David Bowie "Keep Your 'Lectric Eye" by Sukita
Located in Austin, TX
16" x 20", signed limited edition print of David Bowie, titled "Keep Your 'Lectric Eye" by Masayoshi Sukita.
This print is also available as a 30x40" signed limited edition print....
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Sweet Champagne - underwater photograph - archival pigment print 24" x 36"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a young woman with her face covered with air bubbles.
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival pigment print on archival p...
Category
2010s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Marina Di Massa, plexiglass photgraph, Italy beach scene
Located in Miami, FL
Massimo Vitali (b. Como, Italy in 1944) is an Italian photographer based in Lucca.
Vitali studied photography at the London College of Printing. He initially worked as a photojournal...
Category
Early 2000s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Offset, Lithograph
Conversation, Morrocco (Morocco)
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Conversation, Morrocco (Morocco)" c.1998, is a photograph by American artist Lisa Kristine, b.1965. It is stamp signed and titled on the back. The photograph siz...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Other Medium
David Bowie at a Diego Rivera mural 1997
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print of David Bowie by Fernando Aceves.
Location: Mexico City
Date: October 1997
Before his Mexico City concert, David commissioned me to photograph him in ...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Giclée
Market Day, Guatemala
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Market Day, Guatemala" c.1998, is a photograph by American artist Lisa Kristine, b.1965. It is stamp signed and titled on the back. The photograph size is 6.5 x ...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Other Medium
Wild Blood - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 24x18"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
There are no rules for luck. I was sure the new girl would need practice and practice - and was wrong. She was just perfect from the first second till the last one. Next month she g...
Category
2010s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Digital, Archival Paper
Devo Energy Dome
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 Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Blood and Milk VII - underwater nude photograph, archival print on paper 16x23"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater nude photograph of a young woman with white tulle scarf taking off her red skirt on bright red background.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archiva...
Category
2010s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
David Bowie Aladdin Sane contact sheet by Brian Duffy
By Brian Duffy
Located in Austin, TX
David Bowie Aladdin Sane contact sheet print from Brian Duffy, taken during the phot shoot for the Aladdin Sane album cover. The print features the Aladdin Sane album cover in color ...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
C Print
David Bowie Aladdin Sane Eyes Open by Brian Duffy
By Brian Duffy
Located in Austin, TX
David Bowie Aladdin Sane "Eyes Open" print from Brian Duffy, taken during the phot shoot for the Aladdin Sane album cover.
Taken from the original 1973 negatives, these official Du...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
C Print
David Bowie Aladdin Sane Eyes Open by Brian Duffy
By Brian Duffy
Located in Austin, TX
David Bowie Aladdin Sane "Eyes Open" print from Brian Duffy, taken during the phot shoot for the Aladdin Sane album cover.
Taken from the original 1973 negatives, these official Du...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Мalachite Cave - underwater photograph - archival pigment print 24x18"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater nude photograph of a young woman dancing in the pool. The photograph has bright green background.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print on archival paper wit...
Category
2010s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Kaleidoscope - underwater black&white nude photograph - archival print 17x23.5"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of a young women kaleidoscopically multiplied into a lacy artwork.
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival pi...
Category
2010s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Dolly Parton "Here You Come Again"
By Ed Caraeff
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print by Ed Caraeff of Dolly Parton taken during the cover session for her album ‘Here You Come Again’ in Los Angeles, CA, US, July 7, 1977. Limited edition number 2/50
This stunning Dolly Parton print is also available in the following sizes with a limited edition of 50.
20" x 24"
30" x 40"
40" x 60"
Ed Caraeff is a photographer and art director. He has worked with, photographed, designed or art directed hundreds of album covers. His photography archive includes Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Iggy Pop and The Stooges, Elton John, Carly Simon,Linda Ronstadt, Dolly Parton, Tom Waits, Tim Buckley, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Neil Diamond...
Category
1970s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Cold Song III - underwater photograph - archival pigment print
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a man diving in the pool with bouquet of flowers
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival pigment print on archival paper w...
Category
2010s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Marilyn Monroe nude in Somethings Got To Give by Lawrence Schiller
Located in Austin, TX
Museum quality print of Marilyn Monroe by Lawrence Schiller, taken on the set of Somethings Got To Give in 1962 during the famous naked swimming pool scene
...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
“Love Birds” Photography 12” x 16” in Edition of 20 Bird Nature 2024 Garden
Located in Houston, TX
“Love Birds” is a limited edition of 20. Printed on fine art paper, these limited-edition photographs are designed to preserve the beauty of the original scenes. Each piece is hand-...
Category
2010s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper
Raindancer - archival pigment print - 35х24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A young beautiful woman is dancing under the rain. Her dress is all wet. Some strange fishes are reflected in the window behind her.
Original gallery quality print signed by the art...
Category
2010s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Drinking Air - underwater photograph - archival pigment print 24x36"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a young woman playing with a wine glass in the pool.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print signed by the artist.
Limited edition of 24.
The art...
Category
2010s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
“Dragonfly” Photography 16” x 12” in Edition of 20 Dragonfly Nature 2024
Located in Houston, TX
“Dragonfly” is a limited edition of 20. Printed on fine art paper, these limited-edition photographs are designed to preserve the beauty of the original scenes. Each piece is hand-nu...
Category
2010s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper
“Gulf Fritillary” Photography 12” x 16” in Edition of 20 Butterfly Nature 2024
Located in Houston, TX
“Gulf Fritillary” is a limited edition of 20. Printed on fine art paper, these limited-edition photographs are designed to preserve the beauty of the original scenes. Each piece is h...
Category
2010s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper
“Yellow Hibiscus” Photography 12” x 16” in Edition of 20 Floral Nature
Located in Houston, TX
Yellow Hibiscus is a limited edition of 20 by American photographer Jack Hart . Printed on archival Fine Art paper, these limited-edition photographs are designed to preserve the bea...
Category
2010s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper
Boats Sailing At Sunset, Santa Cruz - Color Photograph
Located in Soquel, CA
Boats Sailing At Sunset, Santa Cruz - Color Photograph
Color photograph of sailboats at sunset in front of the Breakwater Lighthouse in Santa Cruz, California by John F. Hunter (American). The viewer looks out towards the ocean as multiple colorful sailboats sail...
Category
Early 2000s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Ink, Photographic Paper
Dragon Mouth Trip - underwater black&white nude photograph - archival print
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater black and white nude photograph of a model diving in a swimming pool
Original gallery quality print signed by the artist.
Digital archival pigment print on archival pa...
Category
2010s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Chrissie Hynde The Pretenders, Talk of the Town
By Simon Fowler
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition print of Chrissy Hynde and The Pretenders, taken by Simon Fowler in the UK in 1978
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Mick Jagger in bed with Anita Pallenberg and Michèle Breton, Performance
Located in Austin, TX
Signed limited edition 16x20" print of Mick Jagger with Anita Pallenberg and Michèle Breton by Alec Byrne, taken at the film set of Nicolas Roeg’s “Pe...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Blood and Milk III - underwater nude photograph - print on paper 35 x 25"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a topless young woman with white tulle scarf taking off her red skirt on bright red background.
Original digital print on archival paper signed by the a...
Category
2010s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Waar is da feestje ? Brussels 2018 - Contemporary Color Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
Pigment photographic paper - photography & fine art print © Jean Pierre De Neef - Panoramic cityscape made from 16 pictures
The red devils' triumphant return to the Grand Place in Br...
Category
2010s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Coastal photography, DJ Leon, Capri Beach Club, Capri Italy
By DJ Leon
Located in White Plains, NY
'Capri Beach Club, Capri, Italy' by DJ Leon. Archival C-print photograph of the famed beach club scene during the Summer months, mounted on sintra, and face mounted in plexiglas. T...
Category
Early 2000s Photorealist Color Photography
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 Color Photography
Materials
C Print
"Scarecrow: Owczarski in the Garden" by Deborah Benedic
Located in Clinton Township, MI
Scarecrows are often unusual, and this is no exception.
The homeowner decided to mount a metal sculpture by Polish/American artist Marian Owczarski in the garden to scare off variou...
Category
2010s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Great Republic, freighter on the Detroit River
Located in Clinton Township, MI
Freighter traffic on the Great Lakes is abundant and exciting to ride along side of!
This photograph is of the Great Republic.
It may also be ordered as a 5 x...
Category
Late 20th Century Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
“The Queen” Photography 12” x 16” in Edition of 20 Butterfly Nature 2024
Located in Houston, TX
“The Queen” is a limited edition of 20. Printed on fine art paper, these limited-edition photographs are designed to preserve the beauty of the original scenes. Each piece is hand-n...
Category
2010s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper
“Water Lilly” Photography 16” x 12” in Edition of 20 Floral Nature 2024
Located in Houston, TX
“Water Lilly” is a limited edition of 20. Printed on fine art photo paper, these limited-edition photographs are designed to preserve the beauty of the original scenes. Each piece i...
Category
2010s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper
The Rolling Stones "Stones and Cows" London 1968
Located in Austin, TX
“From the famous photo shoot of The Rolling Stones for their Beggars Banquet album at Sarum Chase mansion, Hampstead, London, 1968. Featuring Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones...
Category
1960s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
C Print
Lama 1 (China)
Located in MADRID, ES
China - Manipulated photography.
A series of photographs manipulated with oil paint in which the artist Wei Chiang shows us different aspects of life in China, some of them surprisin...
Category
2010s Photorealist Color Photography
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Cardboard
Photorealist color photography for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Photorealist color photography 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 color photography 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, orange, purple and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Alex Sher, Drew Tal, Bob Tabor, and Lynn Goldsmith. Frequently made by artists working with Pigment Print, and Archival Pigment Print 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 color photography, so small editions measuring 8 inches across are also available. Prices for color photography 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 $34,000, while the average work sells for $2,200.