Louis K. Meisel (born 1942 in

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) is an American

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, art dealer and proponent of the

photorealist Photorealism is a genre of art that encompasses painting, drawing and other graphic media, in which an artist studies a photograph and then attempts to reproduce the image as realistically as possible in another Medium (arts), medium. Although ...

art movement, having coined the term in 1969. He is also the owner of one of the earliest art galleries in

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at 141 Prince Street. In addition to

Photorealism Photorealism is a genre of art that encompasses painting, drawing and other graphic media, in which an artist studies a photograph and then attempts to reproduce the image as realistically as possible in another medium. Although the term can b ...

, Meisel is responsible for the resurgence of interest in the sub-set of American illustration identified as "Pin-up", and is the largest collector of original art of both genres. Louis and Susan Meisel own the largest collections of Photorealism and

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art in the world.

Photorealism

Photorealism as defined by Meisel is the creation of paintings fashioned in such a way as to appear to be photographs in their finished forms. Meisel defined the qualities of

as one who: # The photorealist uses the camera and photograph to gather information. # The photorealist uses a mechanical or semimechanical means to transfer the information to the canvas. # The photorealist must have the technical ability to make the finished work appear photographic. # The artist must have exhibited work as a photorealist by 1972 to be considered one of the central photorealists. # The artist must have devoted at least five years to the development and exhibition of photorealist work.

Published works

Meisel has published sixteen books on the topic of photorealism as well as pin up art, has contributed to dozens of art magazines and is a member of the

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Nathan Wasserberger
' (1964) *''Photorealism'' (1980) *''Richard Estes: The Complete Paintings, 1966-1985'' (1986) *''Charles Bell: The Complete Works 1970-1990'' (1991) *''Photorealism Since 1980'' (1993) *''The Great American Pin-Up'' (1996) *''Pin-Up Poster Book: The Edward Runci Collection'' (1997) *''Clarice Cliff:The Bizarre Affair'' (1998) *''Photorealism at the Millennium'' (2002) *''Mel Ramos Pop Art Fantasies: The Complete Paintings'' (2004) *''Gil Elvgren: All His Glamorous American Pin-Ups'' (2008) *''Photorealism In The Digital Age'' (2013)

The Louis K. Meisel Gallery

The Louis K. Meisel Gallery exhibits and sells the works of prominent photorealist artists such as: * John Baeder *

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Roberto Bernardi Roberto Bernardi (born 1974 in Todi, Italy) is a photorealist painter who explores the beauty of everyday life though the reflections and transparencies in his still life paintings, using as his main subject plates and glasses, kitchens applia ...

Tom Blackwell Thomas Leo Blackwell (1938 – April 8, 2020) was an American hyperrealist of the original first generation of Photorealists, represented by Louis K. Meisel Gallery. Blackwell is one of the Photorealists most associated with the style. He prod ...

* Tony Brunelli * Hilo Chen *

Chuck Close Charles Thomas Close (July 5, 1940 – August 19, 2021) was an American painter, visual artist, and photographer who made massive-scale photorealism, photorealist and abstract portraits of himself and others. Close also created photo portraits ...

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Audrey Flack Audrey Lenora Flack (May 30, 1931 – June 28, 2024) was an American visual artist. Her work pioneered the art genre of photorealism and encompasses painting, printmaking, sculpture, and photography. Flack had numerous academic degrees, includi ...

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Clive Head Clive Head (born 1965) is a painter from Britain. Biography Head was born in Maidstone, Kent, the son of a machine operator at Reed's Paper Mill in Aylesford. Head had a precocious talent in art and at the age of 11 attended Reeds Art Club, a ...

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John Kacere John C. Kacere (23 June 1920 – 5 August 1999) was an American painter. Originally an abstract expressionist, Kacere adopted a photorealist style in 1963.Meisel, Louis K. ''Photorealism''. Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, New York. 1980. Nearl ...

Ron Kleemann Ron Kleemann (July 24, 1937 – May 30, 2014) was an American photorealist painter. Kleemann has been recognized as one of the original artists of the Photorealism Photorealism is a genre of art that encompasses painting, drawing and other gr ...

* Richard McLean * Bertrand Meniel *

Robert Neffson Robert Neffson (born December 28, 1949) is an American Painting, painter known for his photorealism, photorealistic street scenes of various cities around the world, museum interiors and for early still lifes and figure paintings. Early life and ...

John Salt John Salt (2 August 1937 – 13 December 2021) was an English artist, whose greatly detailed paintings from the late 1960s onwards made him one of the pioneers of the photorealist school. Although Salt's work developed through several distin ...

* Raphaella Spence *

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Classical music

Meisel also promotes classical music artists and is on the boards of Pro Musicis and Concert Artists Guild.Concert Artists Guild - Board of Directors
/ref> Meisel and his wife Susan present over 30 classical music salon concerts at the Louis K. Meisel Gallery and at other venues such as Lincoln Center Carnegie Hall the

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in Watermill, New York.

References

External links

The Louis K. Meisel Gallery
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