amerikanischer realismus
Heinrich von Angeli was an Austrian historian and portrait painter.
Sigmar Polke was a German painter and photographer.
Polke experimented with a wide range of styles, subject matters and materials. In the 1970s, he concentrated on photography, returning to paint in the 1980s, when he produced abstract works created by chance through chemical reactions between paint and other products. In the last 20 years of his life, he produced paintings focused on historical events and perceptions of them.
Walter Ufer is an American illustrator and muralist. He received his formal art education in Hamburg and Dresden, where he befriended the American artists Joseph Henry Sharpe and Ernest Blumenschein. In 1906, Ufer moved to Taos, New Mexico, where he became part of a group of painters known as the Taos Society of Artists.
Walter Ufer was drawn to the rugged landscape of the American West and the culture and daily life of the Pueblo Native Americans. Ufer's paintings are characterized by vivid colours and a free-spirited style of painting, conveying the energy and movement of his subjects. He often paints scenes of hunting, horseback riding and other outdoor activities.
Ufer's work was widely acclaimed during his lifetime and he received many awards for his paintings.
William Nelson Copley was an American painter, writer, gallerist, collector, patron, publisher and art entrepreneur. His works as an artist have been classified as late Surrealist and precursory to Pop Art.
