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Howard Kanovitz Art

American, 1929-2009
Howard Kanovitz was a pioneering painter in the Photorealist and Hyperrealist Movements, which emerged in the 1960s and 1970s in response to the abstract art movement. Howard Kanovitz, born in Fall River, Massachusetts, began painting in 1949, after an early career as a jazz trombonist. He studied at The Rhode Island School of Design and at The Art Students League in Woodstock with Yasu Kunyyoshi, before moving to New York City and apprenticing with Franz Kline.
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The People, signed 3D photo realist mixed media sculpture of people viewing art
By Howard Kanovitz
Located in New York, NY
Howard Kanovitz The People, 1971 3-5 Mixed Media Silkscreen on Plexiglas and aluminum base Signed: Artist's Signature etched on the work and annotated A.P., Edition of 1 (an Artists Proof, aside from the regular edition of 75) 15 × 16 × 1 1/2 inches Signatured etched on the work and annotated A.P. , aside from the limited edition of 75. This excellent 1971 3-D photo realist work "The People" is a multiple based upon a larger work the artist did of people beholding a work of art. Here, we see them only from behind, because they are busy looking at art - a clever photorealist work - art about art - catching people in the process of looking at art. Howard Kanovitz Biography Howard Kanovitz was a leader of Photo Realism: a documenter of style and fashion, depicting members of the art scene at openings, or superimposing known critics and curators onto images of board room meetings. In his particular style, he explored the intersections of painting, photography, fiction, and fact. Kanovitz studied at the Rhode Island School of Design and The Art Studenst League in Woodstock where he worked with Yasuo Kyniyoshi before moving to New York an apprenticing with Franz Kline. As a member of New York’s downtown art scene, Kanovitz painted abstract paintings, which he exhibited at Tenth Street Galleries early in his career. Following his father’s death in 1963, Kanovitz went through family photos, an experience which prompted him to interrogate the relationship between images and perception. At this time, Kanovitz abandoned abstraction in favor of a figurative style and worked arduously in this new direction. These efforts culminated in a 1966 solo exhibition at the Jewish Museum, securing his place as a leader of Photo Realism among artists such as Larry Rivers, Alex Katz, and Chuck Close. His photo based, representational paintings exhibited at the Jewish Museum show were the first to be called “photo-realist” and shocked many in the art community prompting a symposium which was held at the New York Studio School for “downtown artists” to weigh in on this perennial “hot topic”, newly addressed by one of their own. Kanovitz first began using airbrush in 1967, giving his paintings a feeling of photographic perfection. Cut out figures created using this precisionist technique were placed in the viewers space, often in front of Kanovitz’s painted canvas depicting the luminaries of the art world of the time. This type of installation was the centerpiece in the first of several Waddell Gallery shows. Kanovitz has been the subject of many solo museum shows internationally and his work is collected by institutions such as the Whitney Museum of American Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Tate Britain, London, and Museum Moderner Kunst, Vienna. -Courtesy Eric Firestone...
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1970s Photorealist Howard Kanovitz Art

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Paris Review, S/N lithograph by top photorealist artist for literary publication
By Howard Kanovitz
Located in New York, NY
Howard Kanovitz Paris Review, 1968 Lithograph on wove paper 33 × 26 inches Pencil signed and numbered 9/200 Published by The Paris Review, New Y...
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1960s Photorealist Howard Kanovitz Art

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Lithograph, Pencil

1978 Howard Kanovitz 'Ground Above Us' Contemporary
By Howard Kanovitz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 33 x 24 inches ( 83.82 x 60.96 cm ) Image Size: 29 x 21 inches ( 73.66 x 53.34 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling Additional Det...
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1970s American Impressionist Howard Kanovitz Art

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Lithograph

East End Trilogy 1980 Signed Limited Edition Lithograph
By Howard Kanovitz
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Howard Kanovitz American, 1929–2009 1980 East End Trilogy Lithograph Paper Size 32½ × 24 in (82.6 × 61 cm) Marked pp Printers Proof Howard Kanovitz was a pioneering painter in the P...
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1980s Howard Kanovitz Art

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Visible Difference Signed Limited Edition Lithograph
By Howard Kanovitz
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Howard Kanovitz American, 1929–2009 1980 Visible Difference Lithograph Paper Size 33 × 24 in (82.6 × 61 cm) Marked pp Printers Proof Howard Kanovitz was a pioneering painter in the...
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1980s Howard Kanovitz Art

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Lithograph

The Ground Above Us 1980 Signed Limited Edition Lithograph
By Howard Kanovitz
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Howard Kanovitz American, 1929–2009 1980 The Ground Above Us Lithograph Paper Size 33 × 24 in (82.6 × 61 cm) Marked pp Printers Proof Howard Kanovitz was a pioneering painter in the...
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1980s Howard Kanovitz Art

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Lithograph

Looking at Me (Signed twice with heart drawing and inscription)
By Howard Kanovitz
Located in New York, NY
Howard Kanovitz Looking at Me (Signed twice with heart drawing and inscription), 1981 Color Lithograph on Wove Paper Pencil signed and annotated Artist Proof (AP) by artist on the front. Ink signed and Inscribed on the back Original vintage frame included with inscription on the back This impressive, playful color lithograph by the photo/hyper realist pioneer and beloved teacher Howard Kanovitz is a prime example of Kanovitz shift to using pastels starting in the 1970s "with the goal of creating work as fully realized as any painting". Hand signed by the artist on the recto and verso (front and back). On the back of this work is an original heart drawing with a lovely inscription that reads as follows: For Earle & Camilla Love Howard Christmas 1981 P.S. The title of this is: "Looking at Me" Unique proof This work was gifted by Howard Kanovitz to the legendary art world figures Earl and Camilla McGrath. (Camilla died in 2007. and Earl died in 2016 at the age of 84.) McGrath was a Hollywood script writer turned Atlantic Records music executive turned blue chip art gallery owner. His wife, Camilla Pecci-Blunt McGrath was an Italian countess whose family were art patrons of the European Avante Garde. In remembering Earl McGrath...
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1980s Photorealist Howard Kanovitz Art

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Lithograph

Untitled
By Howard Kanovitz
Located in Lawrence, NY
Inscribed: "For Bilha and Jerry, Nov 1961, Howie Kanovitz" Howard Kanovitz was known as one of the first photo-realist painters. This is an early work, completed while he was still painting abstractly. Following is a brief bio of the artist: Howard Kanovitz, born in Fall River, Massachusetts, began painting in 1949, after an early career as a jazz trombonist. He studied at The Rhode Island School of Design and at The Art Students League in Woodstock with Yasu Kunyyoshi, before moving to New York City and apprenticing with Franz Kline. His Abstract Expressionist work was exhibited at Tenth Street galleries - Tanager, Hansa, Poindexter, and in Stable Gallery Annuals. Kanovitz also had a two person show with Marisol at The Great Jones Gallery and participated in the 1956 “Poets Select Painter’s” show at the Tibor de Nagy Gallery. Kanovitz always painted representational work but remained safely within what he later called the Abstract Expressionist “orthodoxy” for exhibition. His 1956-8 travels in Europe and Morocco, playing jazz...
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Howard Kanovitz Art

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Oil

Kanovitz Surrealist cityscape street scene with pedestrians and geometric forms
By Howard Kanovitz
Located in New York, NY
A surreal juxtaposition of geometric forms and uncannily realistic pedestrians forms the composition of this moody screen print. Framed by a flat of charcoal grey, a man in shadow i...
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Late 20th Century Realist Howard Kanovitz Art

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Kanovitz Andre champagne: vintage 1970s wood grain still life pop art style
By Howard Kanovitz
Located in New York, NY
This richly-hued screenprint depicts the ripped-open box packaging for Andre Champagne Cellars. On the side of the box is printed "Cold Duck," referri...
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Late 20th Century Realist Howard Kanovitz Art

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Screen

Visible Difference, Lithograph by Howard Kanovitz
By Howard Kanovitz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Visible Difference by Howard Kanovitz, American (1929–2009) Date: 1975 Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 85/175 Image Size: 29 x 21 inches Size: 33 x 24 in. (83.82...
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1980s Surrealist Howard Kanovitz Art

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"Paris Review", Lithograph by Howard Kanovitz
By Howard Kanovitz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Howard Kanovitz, American (1929 - 2009) Title: Paris Review Year: circa 1968 Medium: Lithograph, Signed and Numbered in Pencil Edition: 200 Size: 33 x 26 inches
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1960s Contemporary Howard Kanovitz Art

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"The Ground Above Us", 1980, Lithograph by Howard Kanovitz
By Howard Kanovitz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Howard Kanovitz, American (1929 - 2009) Title: The Ground Above Us Year: 1980 Medium: Lithograph, Signed and Numbered in Pencil Edition: 125 Paper Size: 32.5 x 24 inches (82...
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1980s Surrealist Howard Kanovitz Art

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Lithograph

"Windmill Antilles", 1980, Lithograph by Howard Kanovitz
By Howard Kanovitz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Howard Kanovitz, American (1929 - 2009) Title: Windmill Antilles Year: 1980 Medium: Lithograph, Signed and Numbered in Pencil Edition: 175 Paper Size: 32.5 x 24 inches (82.55...
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1980s Surrealist Howard Kanovitz Art

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Lithograph

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