American realism

Edward Hopper is one of the most recognizable American Realists of the 20th century. His artwork highlighted the less addressed ways of life in America: individualistic and alienated.

British figurative painter and NYC-based Nigel Van Wieck has spent the past two decades gaining respect and recognition for his artworks that celebrate American realism in all its glory. With sma...

Bo Bartlett’s paintings were inspired by Wyeth and Rockwell—and have motivated painters like Amy Sherald—but he’s never impressed critics.

Bo Bartlett is an American Realist painter with a modernist vision. His paintings are within the tradition of American Realism as defined by artists such as Thomas Eakins and Andrew Wyeth. Like these artists, Bartlett looks at America's land and people to describe the beauty he finds in everyday life. His paintings celebrate the underlying epic nature of the commonplace and the personal significance of the extraordinary.

Nigel Van Wieck è un artista inglese nato nel 1947. Ha studiato in Europa e conosciuto il lavoro dei grandi maestri, i loro stili e le loro estetiche. Quando si trasferisce negli Stati Uniti nel 1979, viene letteralmente folgorato dallo stile realista americano contemporaneo. All’inizio sono stati i dipinti di Thomas Eakins e di Winslow Homer a catturare la sua attenzione. Ma ancor più forte è stato il fascino esercitato dall’opera di Edward Hopper, in cui ha percepito uno spirito affine. Le…

Sally Storch

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British figurative painter and NYC-based Nigel Van Wieck has spent the past two decades gaining respect and recognition for his artworks that celebrate American realism in all its glory. With sma...

I don’t need a reason to visit Paris. The beauty of the winding cobbled streets of Montmartre echoing with accordion melodies, the charm of the boutique-filled Marais, the glory of the sweepi…

Grant wood painter of Iowa rural life and land