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Hobbs' Tub Number 2

Ron KleemannWW-1974-M069485
1974·Synthetic polymer paint on canvas·42 x 60" (106.7 x 152.4 cm)

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Year
1974
Dimensions
42 x 60" (106.7 x 152.4 cm)

Artist

Ron Kleemann
Ron Kleemann

Painting

Ron Kleemann was an American painter known for large-scale hyperrealistic depictions of industrial machinery, vehicles, and urban infrastructure rendered in acrylic and oil. Working from the 1970s onward, he developed a distinctive visual language that elevated mechanical forms to the scale and gravity of abstract expressionism, employing photorealist technique to examine the aesthetic potential of industrial America. His work engaged the formal concerns of postwar abstraction while maintaining fidelity to observed detail.

Bay City, MI, USA

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Year
1974
Dimensions
42 x 60" (106.7 x 152.4 cm)
Watts ID
WW-1974-M069485

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Source
moma
Status
verified

Artist

Ron Kleemann

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