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Lowell Nesbitt

American, 1933-1993

Lowell Nesbitt was one of the most celebrated and noted artists for his floral works of art. An artist with a highly personal style, he made realistic studies of many themes throughout his career. His most well-known series, and perhaps his most beautiful and poetic, are the more than four hundred works he created using the flower as a theme. Beginning with his first show in 1957, Nesbitt had more than 80 one-man shows. His painting, drawings and prints are included in the collections of many prestigious museums such as the Metropolitan Museum of Fine Art in New York and the National Gallery of Fine Art in Washington, D.C.

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Male Nude, Photorealist Lithograph by Lowell Nesbitt
Male Nude, Photorealist Lithograph by Lowell Nesbitt

Male Nude, Photorealist Lithograph by Lowell Nesbitt

By Lowell Nesbitt

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933 - 1993) Titles: Male Nude 2 Year: 1979 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 175 Paper Size: 44 x 30 in. (111.76 ...

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1970s Expressionist Lowell Nesbitt

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Lithograph

Morning Glories, Photorealist Screenprint on Paper by Lowell Nesbitt
Morning Glories, Photorealist Screenprint on Paper by Lowell Nesbitt

Morning Glories, Photorealist Screenprint on Paper by Lowell Nesbitt

By Lowell Nesbitt

Located in Long Island City, NY

A series of ghostly Morning Glory blooms set against a rich black background. These moon-toned flowers are rendered as a screenprint by Lowell Blair Nesbitt. This print is signed and...

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1970s Photorealist Lowell Nesbitt

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Screen

10 Lemons Signed Limited Edition Screen Print
10 Lemons Signed Limited Edition Screen Print

10 Lemons Signed Limited Edition Screen Print

By Lowell Nesbitt

Located in Rochester Hills, MI

Artist Name: Lowell Nesbitt Year: 1979 Medium Type: Screen print, on Arches ar incheschival paper   Size-Width Size-Height: 33'' x 31½" Signed Edition Size: Signed in pencil, dated and marked 132/175 Unframed in Very Good Condition. Experience the mastery of Lowell Nesbitt, an eminent figure in American realism, through his exquisite signed limited edition art silkscreen titled "10 Lemons," created in 1979. Hailing from Baltimore, Nesbitt's artistic journey began in Washington during the late 1950s, where he devoted himself to the art of painting. His works, including paintings, prints, and drawings, have found their place in prestigious public and private collections worldwide. Nesbitt's talent has been showcased in renowned institutions such as the Baltimore Museum of Art...

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1970s Pop Art Lowell Nesbitt

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Screen

White Irises on Blue, Photorealist Screenprint by Lowell Blair Nesbitt
White Irises on Blue, Photorealist Screenprint by Lowell Blair Nesbitt

White Irises on Blue, Photorealist Screenprint by Lowell Blair Nesbitt

By Lowell Nesbitt

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933 - 1993) Title: White Irises on Blue Year: 1980 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 200, AP 30 Image Size: 41 x 23...

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1980s Realist Lowell Nesbitt

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Screen

Nude Series (Male Nude in Desert with Cacti), Lowell Nesbitt - Drawing
Nude Series (Male Nude in Desert with Cacti), Lowell Nesbitt - Drawing

Nude Series (Male Nude in Desert with Cacti), Lowell Nesbitt - Drawing

By Lowell Nesbitt

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Lowell Nesbitt (1933-1993) Title: Nude Series (Male Nude in Desert with Cacti) Year: 1989 Medium: Colored pencil on Arches paper Size: 50.25 x 35.5 inches Inscription: Signed...

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1990s Realist Lowell Nesbitt

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Color Pencil

Orchid, gorgeous signed/n silkscreen by renowned 1970s realist artist
Orchid, gorgeous signed/n silkscreen by renowned 1970s realist artist

Orchid, gorgeous signed/n silkscreen by renowned 1970s realist artist

By Lowell Nesbitt

Located in New York, NY

Lowell Nesbitt Orchid, 1979 Silkscreen on wove paper Pencil signed, dated and numbered 144/175 by Lowell Nesbitt on the front Published by Charles Cardinale Fine Creations, Inc., with blind stamp on the front 25 × 25 inches Unframed This work is pencil signed, dated and numbered 144/175 by Lowell Nesbitt on the front. About Lowell Nesbitt. Lowell Nesbitt, who was born in Baltimore on Oct. 4, 1933, was a graduate of the Tyler School of Art at Temple University in Philadelphia and also attended the Royal College of Art in London, where he worked in stained glass & etching. In 1964, the Corcoran Gallery or Art in Washington gave him one of his first museum exhibitions, and by the mid 1970's he had decided to leave the museum a bequest of more than $1 million. But in 1989, he publicly revoked the bequest after the Corcoran canceled a disputed exhibition of photographs by Robert Mapplethorpe, who was an old friend. Mr. Nesbitt named the Phillips Collection as a beneficiary instead. He was frequently grouped with the Photo Realists, but his images were more interpretively distorted, somewhat loosely painted and boldly abbreviated. He had many subjects: studio interiors, articles of clothing, piles of shoes and groupings of fruits and vegetables. He also painted his dog, a Rottweiler named Echo, the Neoclassical facades of SoHo's 19th century cast-iron buildings and several of Manhattan's major bridges. Despite such variety, Lowell Nesbitt was best known for gargantuan images or irises, roses, lilies and other flowers, which he often depicted in close up so that their petals seemed to fill the canvas. Dramatic, implicitly sexual and a little ominous, they earned the artist a popularity with the general public that tended to overshadow his reputation within the art world. In 1980, the United States Postal Service issued four stamps based on Mr. Nesbitt's floral paintings. He also served as the official artist for the space flights of Apollo 9...

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1970s Realist Lowell Nesbitt

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Screen, Pencil, Graphite

Tulips 2, Photorealist Lithograph by Lowell Blair Nesbitt
Tulips 2, Photorealist Lithograph by Lowell Blair Nesbitt

Tulips 2, Photorealist Lithograph by Lowell Blair Nesbitt

By Lowell Nesbitt

Located in Long Island City, NY

Lowell Blair Nesbitt was an American painter and printmaker who’s work consists of unique and vivid depictions of flowers. Tulips 2 Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933–1993) Date: ...

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1970s Photorealist Lowell Nesbitt

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Lithograph

Male Nude 6, Photorealist Lithograph by Lowell Blair Nesbitt
Male Nude 6, Photorealist Lithograph by Lowell Blair Nesbitt

Male Nude 6, Photorealist Lithograph by Lowell Blair Nesbitt

By Lowell Nesbitt

Located in Long Island City, NY

This provocative portrayal of a male nude figure by Lowell Blair Nesbitt is very different from many of his other works featuring floral decoration and close-up depictions of flowers...

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1970s Photorealist Lowell Nesbitt

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Lithograph

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Lowell Nesbitt Sale Prices

Sold DateSold PriceCategoryMediumCreation Year
2025$445Still-life PrintsScreen Print1981
2025$700Figurative PrintsScreen Print1980
2025$14,000Landscape Paintings, Still-life PaintingsCanvas, Linen, Oil Paint1984
2025$300Still-life PrintsLithographcirca 1970
2025$500Nude PrintsLithograph1979
2025$15,000Still-life Paintings, Landscape PaintingsCanvas, Oil Paint1970
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