1960s–present
Photorealism
Representative work: Fourth of July Still Life from Kent Bicentennial Portfolio: Spirit of Independence by Audrey Flack
A genre of painting based on using photographs as reference material to create paintings that resemble photographs. Emerged in the late 1960s as a development from Pop Art, distinct from Hyperrealism in its more literal fidelity to photographic source.
7 artists in the WattsOS database
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Key Exhibitions
Exhibitions featuring Photorealism artists.
Mirrored Fiction
Gagosian
Feb 2026 – Apr 2026
1 artist from this movement
Prints: Acquisitions, 1973�1976
Museum of Modern Art · New York
Nov 1976 – Feb 1977
1 artist from this movement
The Natural Paradise: Painting in America 1800�1950
Museum of Modern Art · New York
Sep 1976 – Nov 1976
1 artist from this movement
Ways of Looking
Museum of Modern Art · New York
Jul 1971 – Nov 1971
1 artist from this movement
American Drawings and Watercolors: A Selection from the Collection
Museum of Modern Art · New York
Dec 1969 – Mar 1970
1 artist from this movement
Drawings: Recent Acquisitions
Museum of Modern Art · New York
Jun 1967 – Nov 1967
1 artist from this movement
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Related Movements
Movements that share artists with Photorealism.
Movement
- Name
- Photorealism
- Period
- 1960s–present
- Artists
- 7
- Wikidata
- Q208628
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