Time for a little art

[detmatt]

Just picked this up. It's a signed print from an oil painting done in '71 by Robert Bechtle, a photorealist painter from San Fransisco.
It may seem as though I picked it up for obvious reasons but it goes a little deeper than that. I thought you all might enjoy some culture this weekend.

 

[72Fury]

It looks like an old photo. Nice!

 

[Big_John]

I really like that.

 

[70bigblockdodge]

It has a 63 Chrysler in it.

 

[commando1]

I sincerely am a fan of photorealism. Thrilled for you that you were able to obtain something like that.

 

[cm23uoc]

Is he the guy who also did the Family pic with a ca. 1967 Pontiac Safari ?

 

[detmatt]

It has a 63 Chrysler in it.

You know you're right Dave. I thought it was a '64 and in fact the original painting is titled "64 Chrysler", at least according to the Christies catalog. Definitely '63 taillights though.

 

[detmatt]

He did this one in '81 and its oil on linen if you can believe that.

 

[cm23uoc]

I was wrong, it was titled 61 Pontiac and it was the same Artist. Just found it.

 

[detmatt]

Is he the guy who also did the Family pic with a ca. 1967 Pontiac Safari ?

'61?

 

[cm23uoc]

What you said. ;)

 

[detmatt]

I'm shocked Klause, your memory is usually very accurate. This move have you frazzled?

 

[cm23uoc]

I messed it up with the year of it's creation, but still wrong as it was 68 not 67.

 

[goldfish65]

Cool work of art for a Mopar lover. I never paid much attention to photorealism artists until last year I happened upon a Richard Estes exhibition and it blew me away. Now I know about another artist who works in that style, thanks for sharing.

 

[commando1]

Tempest

 

[cm23uoc]

Tempest

;)

Rope drive, transaxle, Trophy 4, half V8.

 

[440Sled]

Here's a few....

 

[440Sled]

.....

 

[bluefury361]

THIS........ is real Art......

 

[Zymurgy]

Matt you know this is a difficult crowd to interduce a little culture too, it will always go off the rails.