On the rise of Classical Realism and its dean, Jacob Collins. If you like your story of art told neat, start to finish, be sure not to visit the Water Street Atelier. Once you open the door to this ...

The international upswing in traditional realist painting — what's now being called "classical realism" — has a new face in Vermont: that of Emilie Lee. The 35-year-old returned home to Vermont last ...

Over the weekend I visited the New Britain Museum of American Art in order to catch a glimpse of the big kahuna of all Classical-Realist painting: Graydon Parrish’s new Cycle of Terror, an allegory of ...

As a “classical realist” who creates luminous landscapes, timeless still lifes and lifelike portraits, Jacob Collins operates outside the art world that usually receives media coverage. His work isn’t ...

After years on the margins, realism is reasserting itself - not as nostalgia, but as a rigorous language for today’s social and psychological shifts.