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Cheryl Maeder Figurative Photography

American, b. 1949

Cheryl Maeder was born in Elmwood Park, New Jersey, and in her early 20s moved to Zurich, Switzerland, where she studied photography at the Zurich University of the Arts. After eight years in Switzerland, Maeder returned to the United States and opened her successful photography studio in San Francisco, where she photographed international advertising and fashion campaigns. Maeder transitioned from photographing fashion models to photographing real women. She wanted to celebrate the beauty of women in all shapes and sizes. Her photography work became the inspiration for the global Dove Campaign on Real Women, Real Beauty which transformed the way women are perceived in the media. In 2005, she relocated her studio to the Miami area and deeply immersed herself into fine art photography and filmmaking. Maeder’s explorations with her camera uncovered her passion for Abstractionism and Impressionism in both her photography and her video installations. “Each of Maeder’s images elegantly transforms into paintings. Through her work, we are introduced to an avant-garde method of painting through photographs,” said Sebastian Perez, NSU Art Museum, Fort Lauderdale.

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Artist: Cheryl Maeder
Les Copines Dawn
By Cheryl Maeder
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
30 x 45 inches ($5200) and 40 x 60 inches ($7200), limited editions of 10, printed on Archival Watercolor Fine Art Paper, 335 gram weight, signed by the artist. Cheryl Maeder was bo...
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2010s Contemporary Cheryl Maeder Figurative Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper

Celestial Babies I
By Cheryl Maeder
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
30 x 45 inches ($5200) and 40 x 60 inches ($7200) limited editions of 10, printed on Archival Watercolor Fine Art Paper, 335 gram weight, signed by the artist. Cheryl Maeder was b...
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2010s Photorealist Cheryl Maeder Figurative Photography

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Photographic Paper

Submerge I
By Cheryl Maeder
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
30 x 45 inches ($5200) and 40 x 60 inches ($7200) limited editions of 10, printed on Archival Watercolor Fine Art Paper, 335 gram weight, signed by the artist. Cheryl Maeder was b...
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2010s Abstract Cheryl Maeder Figurative Photography

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Photographic Film

Cloud Nine IV
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30 x 45 inches ($5200) and 40 x 60 inches ($7200), limited editions of 10, printed on Archival Watercolor Fine Art Paper, 335 gram weight, signed by the artist. Cheryl Maeder was ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Cheryl Maeder Figurative Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper

Cloud Nine I
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30 x 45 inches ($5200) and 40 x 60 inches ($7200), limited editions of 10, printed on Archival Watercolor Fine Art Paper, 335 gram weight, signed by the artist. Cheryl Maeder was ...
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2010s Contemporary Cheryl Maeder Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper

Celestial Babies II
By Cheryl Maeder
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
30 x 45 inches ($5200) and 40 x 60 inches ($7200), limited editions of 10, printed on Archival Watercolor Fine Art Paper, 335 gram weight, signed by the artist. Cheryl Maeder was ...
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2010s Contemporary Cheryl Maeder Figurative Photography

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Dreamscapes, Beach Series XIII, edition 3 of 10
By Cheryl Maeder
Located in PARIS, FR
Cheryl Maeder is a Fine Art Photographer and Filmmaker Maeder was born in Elmwood Park, New Jersey, USA, and in her early 20s moved to Zurich, Switzerland, where she studied photogr...
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2010s Cheryl Maeder Figurative Photography

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Plexiglass

Far & Away XI
By Cheryl Maeder
Located in PARIS, FR
heryl Maeder is a Fine Art Photographer and Filmmaker Maeder was born in Elmwood Park, New Jersey, USA, and in her early 20s moved to Zurich, Switzerland, where she studied photogra...
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2010s Cheryl Maeder Figurative Photography

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Plexiglass

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Cheryl Maeder figurative photography for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Cheryl Maeder figurative photography available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of figurative photography to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of blue and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Cheryl Maeder in paper, archival paper, plastic and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the contemporary style. Not every interior allows for large Cheryl Maeder figurative photography, so small editions measuring 30 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of David Graham, Julie Blackmon, and Jeffrey Silverthorne. Cheryl Maeder figurative photography prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $4,628 and tops out at $5,775, while the average work can sell for $5,200.

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