Austin Briggs
At the Airport, 1951
Oil on boa
18 1/4 × 19 1/4 in / 46.4 × 48.9 cm
$ 26,000.00
Before there was Photorealism, there was Austin Briggs. br Done in 1951, this work has all the hallmarks of the 1970's fine art movement and more. br Briggs is using...
Before there was Photorealism, there was Austin Briggs. br Done in 1951, this work has all the hallmarks of the 1970's fine art movement and more. br Briggs is using photographs as a reference source but is combining many different photos to make one unique composition. One of the main things that differentiates Briggs, is that he is a great realist painter and not just a copier of photos. This work was a commercial assignment for the Saturday Evening Post. Squint your eyes and the work becomes a harmonious interplay of shapes colors, light and shadow.