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Nelson Shanks was a painter of Royals, Presidents, celebrities, CEOs, politicians and philanthropists. His personal work explored a wide breadth of metaphysical motifs, mostly depicting female models as powerful, sagacious figures wordlessly communicating their conviction to the viewer.
'Advanced painting workshops taught by Nelson Shanks attract hundreds of artists from across the country.' [Arts & Antiques, Summer 1997] He is clearly one of the most sought after teachers in the world and founder of the post-graduate school, Incaminati.
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John Nelson Shanks (December 23, 1937 – August 28, 2015) was an American artist and painter. His best known work is probably his portrait of Diana, Princess of Wales, completed in 1996. The painting was first shown at Hirschl & Adler Gallery in New York City, April 24 to June 28, 1996.
Shanks was a painter, teacher and art historian influential in the revival of Classical Realism in the United States. [3] His portraits of royalty, politicians and celebrities added to his international profile as one of the foremost contemporary figurative painters.
Shanks’s paintings have been exhibited at the National Gallery and National Portrait Gallery in Washington, Kensington Palace, and the Royal Palace in Stockholm. In 2011 he became one of only two living American artists to be invited to exhibit at the Russian Museum in St. Petersburg and the Russian Academy of Art, Moscow, where he had a solo ...
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