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1937 Andalusia, Pennsylvania - 2015 Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Known for: Realism portrait, interiors and figure painting.
Nelson Shanks is a portrait painter, with one his most famous works being his portrait of Princess Diana, The Princess of Wales, completed in 1996. For this Diana sat for more than 35 hours, and he... Read full biography
Nelson Shanks is a portrait painter, with one his most famous works being his portrait of Princess Diana, The Princess of Wales, completed in 1996. For this Diana sat for more than 35 hours, and he spent another 100 hours on its completion. Among his other famous subjects are Ronald Reagan, Luciano... Read full biography
Nelson Shanks is a portrait painter, with one his most famous works being his portrait of Princess Diana, The Princess of Wales, completed in 1996. For this Diana sat for more than 35 hours, and he spent another 100 hours on its completion. Among his other famous subjects are Ronald Reagan, Luciano Pavarotti, Margaret Thatcher, Bill Clinton, Pope John Paul II, the King and Queen of Sweden and Queen Juliana of the Netherlands. In addition, Shanks does figure paintings, many of them of enigmatic... Read full biography
Nelson Shanks is a portrait painter, with one his most famous works being his portrait of Princess Diana, The Princess of Wales, completed in 1996. For this Diana sat for more than 35 hours, and he spent another 100 hours on its completion. Among his other famous subjects are Ronald Reagan, Luciano Pavarotti, Margaret Thatcher, Bill Clinton, Pope John Paul II, the King and Queen of Sweden and Queen Juliana of the Netherlands. In addition, Shanks does figure paintings, many of them of enigmatic seeming women whose expressions raise questions, whose props include still life, and whose depictions have varying textures, lighting effects and colors. Shanks has spent his career as a spokesperson for Realism. Of this dedication he says: "Nature... Read full biography
Nelson Shanks is a portrait painter, with one his most famous works being his portrait of Princess Diana, The Princess of Wales, completed in 1996. For this Diana sat for more than 35 hours, and he spent another 100 hours on its completion. Among his other famous subjects are Ronald Reagan, Luciano Pavarotti, Margaret Thatcher, Bill Clinton, Pope John Paul II, the King and Queen of Sweden and Queen Juliana of the Netherlands. In addition, Shanks does figure paintings, many of them of enigmatic seeming women whose expressions raise questions, whose props include still life, and whose depictions have varying textures, lighting effects and colors. Shanks has spent his career as a spokesperson for Realism. Of this dedication he says: "Nature Perceived is the bedrock of realism. The inspiration of nature as source is meaningful, profound, beautiful, logical, and comp... Read full biography
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Keywords (31)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
Art Media
- •Oil Paint
Art Style
- •Classical Realist
- •Contemporary Classical Realism
- •Realist, Representational, Naturalist Style
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Interior Scenes
- •Nude Figure, Nudity
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Portraits: Notables, Society, Celebrity, Historical and/or Royalty
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Italy
Art Association
- •America China Oil Painting Artists League
- •American Society of Classical Realists
- •Artists of America
Art Teacher
- •Edwin Dickinson
- •Henry Hensche
- •Ivan Olinsky
- •John Koch
- •Pietro Annigoni
- •Robert Brackman
- •Wilbur Niewald
Art School
- •Accademia di Belle Arti, Florence, Student
- •Art Students League of New York, Teacher
- •Kansas City Art Institute, Student
- •National Academy of Design School, New York, Student
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Figure Specialty
- •Portrait Specialty
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Artists of America, Denver Rotary Club