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The American Realism of John Register

Published on , by Vanessa Schmitz-Grucker
Auction on 13 May 2021 - 14:00 (CEST) - 2801 W. Airport Freeway - 75261-4127 Dallas

Ghostly street scenes are recurrent in the work of American painter John Register. Like Edward Hopper, he painted a melancholic portrait of America.

John Register (1939-1996), 139th St. Grocery, oil on canvas, 127 x 127 cm/50 x 50... The American Realism of John Register

John Register (1939-1996), 139th St. Grocery, oil on canvas, 127 x 127 cm/50 x 50 in.
Estimate: €80,000/120,000

Born 1939 in New York, John Register painted sunny, deserted streets, empty cafés and hotel rooms in New York and Southern California. These themes, as well as his style, recall another great name in American Realism: Edward Hopper (1882-1967). Without denying…
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