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Lowell Nesbitt Art

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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Artist: Lowell Nesbitt
Bluebird, Photorealist Floral Lithograph by Lowell Nesbitt
Bluebird, Photorealist Floral Lithograph by Lowell Nesbitt

Bluebird, Photorealist Floral Lithograph by Lowell Nesbitt

By Lowell Nesbitt

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933 - 1993) Title: Bluebird Year: 1981 Medium: Serigraph, Signed and Numbered in Pencil Edition: AP 5/25 Image Size: 27.5 x 35.5 inches Fram...

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1980s Photorealist Lowell Nesbitt Art

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Lithograph

Yellow and Blue Cattleya Orchid, Photorealist Screenprint by Lowell Nesbitt
Yellow and Blue Cattleya Orchid, Photorealist Screenprint by Lowell Nesbitt

Yellow and Blue Cattleya Orchid, Photorealist Screenprint by Lowell Nesbitt

By Lowell Nesbitt

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933 - 1993) Title: Yellow and Blue Cattleya Orchid Year: 1981 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 200, AP 40 Image Si...

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1980s Photorealist Lowell Nesbitt Art

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Screen

Red Spotted Lily from the Stamps series, Photorealist Print by Lowell Nesbitt
Red Spotted Lily from the Stamps series, Photorealist Print by Lowell Nesbitt

Red Spotted Lily from the Stamps series, Photorealist Print by Lowell Nesbitt

By Lowell Nesbitt

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933 - 1993) Title: Red Spotted Lily from the Stamps Series Year: 1981 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 250 Image Siz...

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1980s Photorealist Lowell Nesbitt Art

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Screen

The Stream, Photorealist Oil on Canvas Painting by Lowell Nesbitt
The Stream, Photorealist Oil on Canvas Painting by Lowell Nesbitt

The Stream, Photorealist Oil on Canvas Painting by Lowell Nesbitt

By Lowell Nesbitt

Located in Long Island City, NY

This painting was created by American artist Lowell Blair Nesbitt. His most well known series, and perhaps his most beautiful and poetic, are the more than four hundred works he crea...

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1980s Photorealist Lowell Nesbitt Art

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Canvas, Oil

STILL LIFE WITH GRAPES AND PEAR Signed Lithograph, Geometric Pattern, Fruit
STILL LIFE WITH GRAPES AND PEAR Signed Lithograph, Geometric Pattern, Fruit

STILL LIFE WITH GRAPES AND PEAR Signed Lithograph, Geometric Pattern, Fruit

By Lowell Nesbitt

Located in Union City, NJ

STILL LIFE WITH GRAPES is an original hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by the American artist Lowell Nesbitt (b.1933-1993). Printed on archival Arches paper, 100% acid free using hand lithography techniques. STILL LIFE WITH GRAPES is a modern fruit still life depicting two bunches of plump green and red grapes, and green pear displayed on an Southwest style geometric Aztec patterned textile as a background. STILL LIFE WITH GRAPES is an eye-appealing composition using vivid colors including warm red, black, gray, yellow gold, light green, purple, burgundy and white. Print size - 21.5 x 28.25 inches, unframed, excellent condition, very fine impression, hand signed in pencil by Lowell Nesbitt Edition size - 175, plus proofs Year published - 1978 Lowell Blair Nesbitt (October 4, 1933 - July 8, 1993) was an American painter, draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor. He studied at Tyler School of Art at Temple University in Philadelphia and at the Royal Academy of Arts in London. Nesbitt worked in abstraction until Robert Indiana suggested in the early 1960s that he explore realism in his paintings. As subjects for his work he favored studio interiors, articles of clothing, piles of shoes, his Rottweiler, the Neo-Classical facades of 19th century cast iron buildings, and Manhattan's bridges. He was also famous for his enormous paintings and prints of roses, lilies, irises, and other flowers. He served as the official artist for the NASA Apollo 9, and Apollo 13 space missions; in 1976 the United States Navy commissioned him to paint a mural in the administration building on Treasure Island spanning 26 feet x 251 feet, then the largest mural in the United States; and in 1980 the United States Postal Service honored Lowell Nesbitt by issuing four postage stamps depicting his paintings. His first solo exhibition was mounted at the Baltimore Museum of Art in 1958 and during his lifetime he had more than 130 solo exhibitions of his work at various galleries, museums, and universities, including the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Kent State University, the McNay Art Museum, the Butler Institute of American Art, the Burpee Art Museum, and the Tyler Gallery...

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1970s Realist Lowell Nesbitt Art

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Lithograph

"Shadow Iris"  Oil on Canvas 24x24"  dark grays, violet and plum color tones
"Shadow Iris"  Oil on Canvas 24x24"  dark grays, violet and plum color tones

"Shadow Iris" Oil on Canvas 24x24" dark grays, violet and plum color tones

By Lowell Nesbitt

Located in Southampton, NY

Lowell Nesbitt's paintings are in most major museum collections. In the 1950s he dabbled in Abstract Expressionism for a short time. However, It wasn’t until 1962, that he created ...

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1980s Realist Lowell Nesbitt Art

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Canvas, Oil

Barriers, Photorealist NYC Screenprint by Lowell Nesbitt
Barriers, Photorealist NYC Screenprint by Lowell Nesbitt

Barriers, Photorealist NYC Screenprint by Lowell Nesbitt

By Lowell Nesbitt

Located in Long Island City, NY

Barriers by Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933–1993) Date: 1972 Screenprint Edition of 3000, unsigned Image Size: 12.5 x 16.5 inches Size: 14 x 18 in. (35.56 x 45.72 cm) Frame Size...

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1970s Photorealist Lowell Nesbitt Art

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Screen

Red Rose on Carpet, Photorealist Oil Painting on Canvas by Lowell Nesbitt
Red Rose on Carpet, Photorealist Oil Painting on Canvas by Lowell Nesbitt

Red Rose on Carpet, Photorealist Oil Painting on Canvas by Lowell Nesbitt

By Lowell Nesbitt

Located in Long Island City, NY

A photorealistic red rose set against a backdrop that resembles a carpet or a cross-stitch pattern. This large oil on canvas painting is nicely set into a gold frame with thin white ...

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1980s Photorealist Lowell Nesbitt Art

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Canvas, Oil

Still Life with Grapes, Photorealist Lithograph by Lowell Blair Nesbitt
Still Life with Grapes, Photorealist Lithograph by Lowell Blair Nesbitt

Still Life with Grapes, Photorealist Lithograph by Lowell Blair Nesbitt

By Lowell Nesbitt

Located in Long Island City, NY

A lithograph print by Lowell Nesbitt from 1975. A colorful still life that combines both organic and geometric elements. Still Life with Grapes Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933–...

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1970s Photorealist Lowell Nesbitt Art

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Lithograph

Island of Red Flowers
Island of Red Flowers

Island of Red Flowers

By Lowell Nesbitt

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933 - 1993) Title: Island of Red Flowers Year: 1979 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed, titled and dated verso Size: 7...

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1970s American Realist Lowell Nesbitt Art

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Oil

Vegetables, Photorealist Painting by Lowell Nesbitt
Vegetables, Photorealist Painting by Lowell Nesbitt

Vegetables, Photorealist Painting by Lowell Nesbitt

By Lowell Nesbitt

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933 - 1993) Title: Vegetables Year: 1978 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated verso Size: 30 in. x 40 in. (76....

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1970s Photorealist Lowell Nesbitt Art

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Canvas, Oil

Red Rose from the Stamps series, Photorealist Screenprint by Lowell Nesbitt
Red Rose from the Stamps series, Photorealist Screenprint by Lowell Nesbitt

Red Rose from the Stamps series, Photorealist Screenprint by Lowell Nesbitt

By Lowell Nesbitt

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933 - 1993) Title: Red Rose from the Stamps Series Year: 1981 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 250 Image Size: 20 x ...

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1980s Photorealist Lowell Nesbitt Art

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Screen

Daffodils, Screenprint by Lowell Nesbitt
Daffodils, Screenprint by Lowell Nesbitt

Daffodils, Screenprint by Lowell Nesbitt

By Lowell Nesbitt

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933 - 1993) Title: Daffodils Year: 1980 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 200 Image Size: 28 x 20 inches Size: 35 in....

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1980s Photorealist Lowell Nesbitt Art

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Screen

Shoes, Pop Art Black and White Screenprint by Lowell Nesbitt
Shoes, Pop Art Black and White Screenprint by Lowell Nesbitt

Shoes, Pop Art Black and White Screenprint by Lowell Nesbitt

By Lowell Nesbitt

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933 - 1993) Title: Shoes Year: 1974 Medium: Etching, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: II 14 Image Size: 19 x 28 inches Size: 27.5 x 36 ...

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1980s Minimalist Lowell Nesbitt Art

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Screen

Animas Valley, Colorado I, Photorealist Screenprint by Lowell Nesbitt
Animas Valley, Colorado I, Photorealist Screenprint by Lowell Nesbitt

Animas Valley, Colorado I, Photorealist Screenprint by Lowell Nesbitt

By Lowell Nesbitt

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933 - 1993) Title: Animas Valley, Colorado I Year: 1981 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 200 Image Size: 30 x 30 inc...

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1980s American Realist Lowell Nesbitt Art

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Screen

Iris on Silver, Photorealist Floral Screenprint by Lowell Blair Nesbitt

Iris on Silver, Photorealist Floral Screenprint by Lowell Blair Nesbitt

By Lowell Nesbitt

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933 - 1993) Title: Iris on Silver Year: 1981 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 200 Image Size: 22.5 in. diameter Si...

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1980s Realist Lowell Nesbitt Art

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Screen

Electric Tulip II
Electric Tulip II

Electric Tulip II

By Lowell Nesbitt

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933 - 1993) Title: Electric Tulip II Year: 1980 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated verso Size: 84 x 60 in....

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1970s Op Art Lowell Nesbitt Art

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Oil

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Find a wide variety of authentic Lowell Nesbitt art available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of art to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of purple, red, blue and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Lowell Nesbitt in screen print, oil paint, paint and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 20th century and is mostly associated with the Photorealist style. Not every interior allows for large Lowell Nesbitt art, so small editions measuring 10 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Robert Cottingham, Jeanette Pasin-Sloan, and Ralph Goings. Lowell Nesbitt art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $245 and tops out at $125,000, while the average work can sell for $850.

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