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Ralph Goings

Ralph Ladell Goings (1928 - 2016) was active/lived in California.  Ralph Goings is known for Super real genre-figure, still life.

Ralph Goings is considered to be one of the most skilled artists of the photo-realist movement. He received his undergraduate degree in art at the California College of Arts and Crafts, in Oakland California.

In 1966, Goings attended Sacramento State University and got a Masters degree in Fine Art. His experience there spawned his realistic approach to painting.

Goings traveled around California taking photographs of pick-up trucks which he would later use for the basis of his paintings. Once he selected the image he wanted to use, he would project the slide onto a canvas and pencil in the lines and details. The photograph would eventually be transformed into a painting but with more detail and clarity than the human eye could see in real life. The end result would have a painted surface but without pronounced brush strokes giving the painting a texturally "real" effect, not manufactured.

Goings ventured into other subject matter, painting diners, fast-food stop   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 1457 characters.]  Artist bio

Artist auction records

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Artist artworks for sale and wanted

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Research resources

.  askART lists Ralph Goings in 1 of its research Essays. Ralph Goings has 6 artist signature examples available in our database.

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