Ron Kleemann, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetRon Kleemann
American painter
Date of Birth: 24-Jul-1937
Place of Birth: Bay City, Michigan, United States
Date of Death: 30-May-2014
Profession: painter
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Ron Kleemann
- Ron Kleemann (July 24, 1937 – May 30, 2014) was an American photorealist painter.
- Kleemann has been recognized as one of the original artists of the Photorealism movement.
- His work is usually that of shiny, brightly painted vehicles sometimes focusing on just certain parts.Kleemann began to use photographs as aides for his paintings in 1968.
- These early paintings had subjects such as trucks and cars.
- Some of the paintings were superimposed with parts of the male and female body.
- In the early 1970s, Kleemann began to paint extreme close ups of race cars and trucks.
- This series of paintings made him an icon of Photorealism and solidified his position amongst the original Photorealists.
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