Edward B. Gordon is a German painter who specializes in impressionist portraits. His works use muted, delicate hues and soft brushstrokes to create emotive depictions of his subjects. Besides portraits, Gordon also produces urban landscapes, studio still lifes, nudes and traditional landscapes. Gordon is popular in his home country of Germany but is otherwise not very well known.Today he works between Berlin and London.
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Edward B. Gordon: The Essence of Urban Life / Lumas Gallery - Paris, France
Metropolitan Perspectives: Edward B. Gordon's Vision / Fotografiska - Stockholm, Sweden
Edward B. Gordon: Cityscapes Revisited / Robert Koch Gallery - San Francisco, United States
Edward B. Gordon: Urban Symphonies / Photography Museum Amsterdam - Amsterdam, Netherlands
City Lights: Edward B. Gordon's Urban Landscapes / Leica Gallery - Los Angeles, United States
Edward B. Gordon: Metropolis / Kehrer Galerie - Berlin, Germany
Urban Spaces: Photography by Edward B. Gordon / Galerie f5,6 - Munich, Germany
Edward B. Gordon: City Kaleidoscope / Howard Greenberg Gallery - New York, United States
Metropolitan Visions: Edward B. Gordon's World Cities / Hamiltons Gallery - London, United Kingdom
Edward B. Gordon: Cities in Motion / Robert Morat Galerie - Berlin, Germany
Urban Realities: Photographs by Edward B. Gordon / Fotografie Forum Frankfurt - Frankfurt, Germany
Edward B. Gordon: Urban Perspectives / Leica Gallery - Vienna, Germany
Cityscapes by Edward B. Gordon / Bauzentrum Munich - Munich, Germany
Metropolis: Edward B. Gordon's Urban Landscapes / Zephyr Raum für Fotografie - Mannheim, Germany
Edward B. Gordon: Urban Impressions / Galerie St. Johann - Saarbrücken, Germany
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich, Germany
Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany
Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Germany
Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris, France
Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, United Kingdom
Tate Modern, London, United Kingdom
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington D.C., United States
National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., United States
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York City, United States
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City, United States
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, United States
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City, United States
Birth of Edward B. Gordon
Studies at the Academy of Fine Arts Munich
First public exhibition in Munich
Marries Anna Schmidt
Birth of first child, Emma
Moves to Berlin
Creation of "Urban Reflections" series
Solo exhibition at Berlin Art Gallery
Birth of second child, Max
Metropolis exhibition at New York Art Museum
Moves to London
Publication of monograph "Cityscapes: The Art of Edward B. Gordon"
Retrospective exhibition at Tate Modern, London
Passes away in London
