John Baeder Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
American, b. 1938
John Baeder (1938 – Present)
John Baeder is an American painter, considered a front runner in the Photorealist movement.
Baeder is known for his detailed paintings and prints of roadside diners. His images so successfully capture the pulse of the American everyday, they have spilled over into the secondary market. With reproductions on posters, calendars, and postcards.
His work can be found in these permanent collections:
The Whitney Museum of American Art
Cooper-Hewitt Museum
Norton Museum of Art
Denver Art Museum
Milwaukee Art Museum
High Museum of Art
Detroit Institute of Arts
Indianapolis Museum of Art
Cheekwood Museum of Art
Tennessee State Museum
Yale University Art Gallery
Morris Museum of Artto
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Artist: John Baeder
Mickey's Dining Car HAND SIGNED
By John Baeder
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This etching, titled Mickey's Dining Car, is a mezzotint by John Baeder, hand-signed and numbered in pencil out of an edition of 200. Known for his dedicati...
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1970s Realist John Baeder Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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