Louis K. Meisel (born 1942 in

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) is an American author, 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. Although the term can ...

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, 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, including: *
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) In addition to the above, Meisel has contributed to dozens of art magazines and is a member of the

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The Louis K. Meisel Gallery

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

John Baeder John Baeder (born December 24, 1938) is an American painter closely associated with the photorealist movement. He is best known for his detailed paintings of American roadside diners and eateries. Early life John Baeder was born in 1938 in So ...

Robert Bechtle Robert Alan Bechtle (May 14, 1932 – September 24, 2020) was an American Painting, painter, printmaker, and educator. He lived nearly all his life in the San Francisco Bay Area and whose art was centered on scenes from everyday local life. His pa ...

Charles Bell Sir Charles Bell (12 November 177428 April 1842) was a Scotland, Scottish surgeon, anatomist, physiologist, neurologist, artist, and philosophical theologian. He is noted for discovering the difference between sensory nerves and motor nerves in ...

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 Hilo Chen (born October 15, 1942 in Yilan, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese-born American painter. He is best known for his photorealistic paintings of the female figure. He lives and works in New York. His work is in major museum collections throughout ...

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

Robert Cottingham Robert Cottingham (born 1935 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American artist known for his paintings and prints of urban American landscapes showing building facades, neon signs, movie marquees, railroad heralds and shop fronts.

Don Eddy Don Eddy (born 1944) is a contemporary representational painter.Martin, Alvin. "Spaces of the Mind: New paintings by Don Eddy," ''Arts'', February 1987, p. 22–3.Baker, Kenneth"Don Eddy,"''Artforum'', March 1972. Retrieved March 4, 2021. He ga ...

Richard Estes Richard Estes (born May 14, 1932 in Kewanee, Illinois) is an American artist, best known for his photorealist paintings. The paintings generally consist of reflective, clean, and inanimate city and geometric landscapes. He is regarded as one of ...

Audrey Flack Audrey L. Flack (born May 30, 1931) is an American artist. Her work pioneered the art genre of photorealism and encompasses painting, sculpture, and photography. Flack has numerous academic degrees, including both a graduate and an honorary doct ...

* Robert Gniewek *

Ralph Goings Ralph Goings (May 9, 1928 – September 4, 2016) was an American painter closely associated with the Photorealism movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s. He was best known for his highly detailed paintings of hamburger stands, pick-up trucks ...

* Clive Head * Don Jacot *

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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 movement.Meisel, Louis K. ''Photorealism'', Harry N. Abrams, New York, NY, 1980. Hi ...

* Richard McLean * Bertrand Meniel * Robert Neffson *

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 photorealism, photorealist school. Although Salt's work developed through ...

Raphaella Spence Raphaella Beatrice Spence (born 1978) is a British photorealism, photorealist and hyperrealism (visual arts), hyperrealist painter. Biography Spence was born in London, England in 1978. At the age of twelve, she moved to Rome, Italy, with h ...

* Bernardo Torrens

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.

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The Louis K. Meisel Gallery
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