Lot 172: Stiltz, "Cream Pot and White Roses" Signed Oil-Hyperrealism Master!

Framed oil painting by Thomas Stiltz No glass in frame Certificate of authenticity on back Thomas Stiltz (1948 - ): An artist who began drawing at an in early age and by middle school won a scholarship to the Delaware Art Museum. After graduating from the University of Delaware, Stiltz began exhibiting his works in New York City. From there his career exploded and he began working with legends like Larry Rivers and Miles Davis. As an accomplished photographer, Stiltz applied his photography skills to his paintings to create hyperrealistic imagery. Today his art is on display in many esteemed collections, including: Opus One, John Hopkins Hospital, The American Embassy in France, and many others, where it is enjoyed by critics and collectors alike.Born in Newark, Delaware (1948). Now lives in Baltimore, Maryland. For most of his professional life, Thomas Stiltz has worked as an art director, photographer, and painter. His experience with photography brings sensitivity to light and form. His strong sense of composition and picture space, combined with a flair for the dramatic, naturally lead him to create striking paintings. His purpose is to stimulate the viewer with feelings and emotion about the common, ordinary objects of our lives. Thomas Stiltz received his Bachelor of Arts in painting and Master of Arts in photography and design from the University of Delaware. One painter to influence Stiltz is Cézanne, whose still-lifes show devotion to the solidity of objects and form revealed through color. Stiltz’s paintings also reflect the inspiration gained from his studies of the works of Jan Vermeer. It is apparent from Stiltz’s work that he is impressed with Vermeer’s depiction of the interaction of light and objects, his emphasis on detail, and the effect of diffused light on backgrounds and shadows. The paintings of Thomas Stiltz are created with a devotion to old world techniques, often using many layers to build up the paint surface. Backgrounds are glazed with many layers of color for depth and richness, and objects are rendered with a strong emphasis on naturalism.

40 x 50

Oil

2000

Excellent!