Richard Loehle
American, 1923–2011
Georgia artist Richard Loehle worked in a variety of styles. In addition to painting and printmaking, he created advertising cover illustrations for pulp science fiction. He also built a reputation for his portraiture. Like the New Realists, Loehle focused on the figure as his subject and as with the Photorealists, he used a photograph as a point of departure. While pulling ideas from both of these movements, Loehle did not fully embrace either. For example, in "Beauties" Loehle uses sepia tones to replicate the coloration of an old, faded photograph, however, his image lacks the crisp clarity of much Photorealist work.
American, 1923–2011
Beauties
about 1972
Object Type:
Drawing
Dimensions:
17 1/2 in. x 23 3/8 in. (44.45 cm x 59.37 cm)
Medium and Support:
Sepia and dry pigment on academy board
Accession Number:
1972.0004
Credit Line:
Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts Association Purchase
Georgia artist Richard Loehle worked in a variety of styles. In addition to painting and printmaking, he created advertising cover illustrations for pulp science fiction. He also built a reputation for his portraiture. Like the New Realists, Loehle focused on the figure as his subject and as with the Photorealists, he used a photograph as a point of departure. While pulling ideas from both of these movements, Loehle did not fully embrace either. For example, in "Beauties" Loehle uses sepia tones to replicate the coloration of an old, faded photograph, however, his image lacks the crisp clarity of much Photorealist work.
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