Vera Mercer (1936) - photo 1

Vera Mercer

Vera Mercer is a German-born photographer who lives and works in France and the United States.

In the early 1960s she became part of the artistic avant-garde in Paris, which later became known as the "New Realists" (Nouveau Réaliste), photographing movie stars and avant-garde artists of the time. Later she found a new inspiration.

Mercer creates extraordinary large-scale photographic still lifes of food. With the right lighting and carefully chosen compositions of china, cutlery, fruit, seafood and game, Mercer's photographs resemble still lifes in the Dutch Baroque style. With burning candles and artful arrangements, the paintings, flooded with mystical light, are also a reinterpretation of classic vanitas motifs.

Date and place of birt:1936, Berlin, Germany
Nationality:France, USA
Period of activity: XX, XXI century
Specialization:Artist, Photographer
Genre:Fantasy, Documentary photography, Flower still life, Portrait, Still life
Art style:Post War Art, Avant-garde, Color photo, Food Photography, Contemporary art
Technique:Photographic printing

Creators France

 Corneille (1922 - 2010)
Corneille
1922 - 2010
Florent Willems (1823 - 1905)
Florent Willems
1823 - 1905
Pierre Julien (1731 - 1804)
Pierre Julien
1731 - 1804
Antal Berkes (1874 - 1938)
Antal Berkes
1874 - 1938
Jacob van Schuppen (1670 - 1751)
Jacob van Schuppen
1670 - 1751
August Ivanovich Ballier (1879 - 1961)
August Ivanovich Ballier
1879 - 1961
Philippe Caffiéri (1714 - 1774)
Philippe Caffiéri
1714 - 1774
Louis-François Roubiliac (1695 - 1762)
Louis-François Roubiliac
1695 - 1762
Jean-André Reiche (1752 - 1817)
Jean-André Reiche
1752 - 1817
Vera Székely (1919 - 1994)
Vera Székely
1919 - 1994
Antoine-Jacques-Jean-Dominique (Yakov Ivanovich) Rachette (1744 - 1809)
Antoine-Jacques-Jean-Dominique (Yakov Ivanovich) Rachette
1744 - 1809
Félix Labisse (1905 - 1982)
Félix Labisse
1905 - 1982
Gustave Adolphe Crauk (Crauck) (1827 - 1905)
Gustave Adolphe Crauk (Crauck)
1827 - 1905
Jean Michel Fichot (1959)
Jean Michel Fichot
1959
Nicolas-Antoine Taunay (1755 - 1830)
Nicolas-Antoine Taunay
1755 - 1830
Greta Knutson (1899 - 1983)
Greta Knutson
1899 - 1983

Creators Avant-garde

Adrian Hees (1924 - 2000)
Adrian Hees
1924 - 2000
Helmut Stadelhofer (1914 - 1979)
Helmut Stadelhofer
1914 - 1979
Ricardo Martinez de Hoyos (1918 - 2009)
Ricardo Martinez de Hoyos
1918 - 2009
Rolf Otto Lehmann (1930 - 2005)
Rolf Otto Lehmann
1930 - 2005
Vilyo Johannes Koyo (1891 - 1966)
Vilyo Johannes Koyo
1891 - 1966
Eleonora Aleksandrovna Zharenova (1934)
Eleonora Aleksandrovna Zharenova
1934
Marianne Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (1919)
Marianne Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn
1919
Beverly Pepper (1922 - 2020)
Beverly Pepper
1922 - 2020
Pablo Neruda (1904 - 1973)
Pablo Neruda
1904 - 1973
Constancia Nery (1936)
Constancia Nery
1936
John Seerey-Lester (1945 - 2020)
John Seerey-Lester
1945 - 2020
Gustav Seitz (1906 - 1969)
Gustav Seitz
1906 - 1969
Juan Garaizabal (1971)
Juan Garaizabal
1971
Frank Owen Gehry (1929)
Frank Owen Gehry
1929
Wang Naizhuang (1929)
Wang Naizhuang
1929
Uwe Kowski (1963)
Uwe Kowski
1963