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John Baeder
LITHOGRAPHS Greenwich Village NYC, Signed Mezzotint, Art Gallery, Photorealism

c.1978

About the Item

LITHOGRAPHS Greenwich Village NYC by the American photorealist artist John Baeder is a limited edition mezzotint printed using hand printmaking techniques on archival, cream colored paper, 100% acid free. LITHOGRAPHS Greenwich Village NYC is a nostalgic snapshot of 1970's of an art gallery storefront in "the Village" New York City. LITHOGRAPHS Greenwich Village NYC is a glimpse of yesterday's urban Americana complete with visual details including the store's hand lettered painted sign above the entrance, potted plants belonging to the tenant upstairs, a crowded grouping of artworks for sale in the store window, sunlight casting shadows of the fire escape, and a classic fire hydrant out front. Print size - 14 x 23 3/4 in. (35.6 x 60.3 cm) unframed, good condition, handling creases on margins, pencil signed and number 196/200 by John Baeder Edition size - 200 Year published - c.1978 Publisher - London Arts, Inc., Detroit About the artist- John Baeder is an American Photorealist painter known for his depictions of roadside diners. Baeder's work aims to chronicle the disappearing aspects of American culture. Born on December 24, 1938 in South Bend, IN, he grew up in Atlanta, where as a youth he photographed old cars with a Kodak Baby Brownie Camera. Attending Auburn University in the 1950s, he made frequent trips between Alabama and his family in Atlanta, during these car rides he became fascinated by small towns and vernacular architecture. In 1960, Baeder began to work as the art director for several New York advertising agencies with offices in Atlanta. Eventually, he moved to New York and enjoyed a successful advertising career through the early 1970s. With his office located nearby The Museum of Modern Art, Baeder often visited the museum, where his interest in American culture was spurred by the photographs of Berenice Abbott and Walker Evans. Around this time, he also began collecting postcards of gas stations, motels, campsites, and diners in the late 1960s. In 1972, Baeder decided to pursue a full-time career as an artist and left the advertising field. Over the following decades, he had several solo exhibitions and became an important contributor to Photorealism. The artist currently lives and works in Nashville, TN. Today, his works are held in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., the Indianapolis Museum of Art, and the Cleveland Museum of Art, among others.
  • Creator:
    John Baeder (1938, American)
  • Creation Year:
    c.1978
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 14 in (35.56 cm)Width: 23.75 in (60.33 cm)
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  • Condition:
    Good condition, unframed, never been mounted, handling creases on margin, pencil signed and numbered 196/200, chop mark embossed on lower right corner, from the master printers private collection.
  • Gallery Location:
    Union City, NJ
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU832314093132
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