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Ian Hornak Prints and Multiples

American, 1944-2002

Painter and draftsman Ian Hornak created vivid hyperrealist and Photorealist works, and was celebrated for his visionary incorporation of multiple-exposure photography into his landscape paintings.

The subject matter at the heart of the world’s finest Photorealist works flickers between crystal-clear reality and dreamy illusion, and Hornak’s representational art is just as compelling, enveloping the viewer with rich imagery and vibrant colors.

The painter was born John Francis Hornak in Philadelphia to Slovakian immigrants who moved to New York when he was still an infant. He became enamored of visual art at an early age — for his ninth birthday, Hornak received a set of oil paints and a book about Renaissance paintings. He reproduced many of the book’s photos of the works of Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and others so well that they looked like the photographs themselves.

Hornak studied art at the University of Michigan and Wayne State University. After earning his bachelor's and master's degrees in fine arts, he moved to New York City in 1968 and befriended Lowell Nesbitt. The realist artist introduced him to Willem de Kooning, Robert Motherwell, Robert Indiana and others. Hornak resisted the Abstract Expressionist and Pop styles of the era, instead creating work that was noted for its Surrealist and even Romantic elements.

In 1970, Hornak debuted his first paintings in his multiple-exposure style. A year later, the Tibor de Nagy Gallery hosted his first New York City solo exhibition, and his prominence in the art world grew. From 1986 until his death in 2002, Hornak produced botanical and still-life paintings inspired by Flemish and Dutch masters.

Hornak’s work can be found in the permanent collections of many institutions, such as the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Smithsonian National Museum of American History and the Library of Congress.

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Artist: Ian Hornak
The Angel Concert, Ian Hornak
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: The Angel Concert Year: 1978 Medium: Silkscreen on vélin d’Arches paper Size: 22 x 29 inches Edition: 67/200 Condition: Excellent Inscription: S...
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1970s Photorealist Ian Hornak Prints and Multiples

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Landscape with Ravine, Ian Hornak
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Landscape with Ravine Year: 1968 Edition: 200, plus proofs Medium: Etching on vélin de Rives paper Size: 22 x 30 inches Condition: Good Inscrip...
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1960s Photorealist Ian Hornak Prints and Multiples

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Olive Grove in Moonlight, Ian Hornak
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Olive Grove in Moonlight Year: 1968 Edition: 200, plus proofs Medium: Etching on vélin de Rives paper Size: 22 x 30 inches Condition: Good Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued Notes: Published and printed by Ian Hornak, New York IAN HORNAK (January 9, 1944 – December 9, 2002) was an American draughtsman, painter and printmaker. Described by The New York Times as being, “right at the top of romantically descriptive painters today,” Hornak was one of the founding artists of the Hyperrealist and Photorealist fine art movements. Hornak's personal papers and effects entered into the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institution's Archives of American Art in 2007. His artwork is owned by the permanent collections of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American Art; the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History; the Library of Congress; the Corcoran Gallery of Art; the Detroit Institute of Arts; the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; the Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art; the Allen Memorial Art Museum; the Austin Museum of Art; the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute; the Canton Museum of Art; the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College; the Detroit Historical Museum; the Flint Institute of Arts; the Forest Lawn Museum; Galleria Internazionale; The George Washington University Art Galleries; Guild Hall; the Children's Hospital Boston (Harvard Medical School affiliate); the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction; the Long Island Museum of American Art, History, and Carriages; the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library; the National Hellenic Museum; the Ringling College of Art and Design; the Rockford Art Museum; the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University; the Florida State Capital; St. Mary's University, Texas; The Art Gallery at the University of Maryland; the University of Texas at San Antonio; the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center at Vassar College; the Washington County...
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1960s Photorealist Ian Hornak Prints and Multiples

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Transparent Barricades, Ian Hornak
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Transparent Barricades Year: 1981 Medium: Silkscreen in colors vélin de Rives BFK paper Size: 26 x 40 inches Edition: 86/200, plus proofs Condit...
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1980s Photorealist Ian Hornak Prints and Multiples

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The Unexpected Frontier, Ian Hornak
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: The Unexpected Frontier Year: 1981 Edition: 57/150, plus proofs Medium: Silkscreen in colors on vélin de Rives BFK paper Size: 29.13 x 38.19 in...
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1980s Photorealist Ian Hornak Prints and Multiples

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Angel s Concert, Photorealist Screenprint by Ian Hornak
By Ian Hornak
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ian Hornak Title: Angel's Concert Year: 1978 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 200 Image Size: 18 x 25.5 inches Size: 22 x 29 in. (55.88 x 73.66 cm)
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Find a wide variety of authentic Ian Hornak prints and multiples available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Ian Hornak in screen print and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 20th century and is mostly associated with the Photorealist style. Not every interior allows for large Ian Hornak prints and multiples, so small editions measuring 22 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Audrey Flack, Davis Cone, and Richard Estes. Ian Hornak prints and multiples prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $600 and tops out at $1,800, while the average work can sell for $645.