Nantucket Portrait: Fun & Games with the Super Rich...The Birth of Hard-Edge Realism

Jim Cromartie first came to Nantucket as a college student, but for the past 35 years he has called the island home. As a young artist, his major patron was the late Nelson Rockefeller, who introduced him to the world of art and started him on the path to becoming a major realistic painter at a time when abstract art was the norm. His work introduced the style of Hard—Edge Realism that is created in acrylic paint on wood panel and depicted all objects in the composition in exquisite detail....