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Don Eddy’s Imminent Desire/Distant Longing sold for $31,750 at Freeman’s | Hindman Chicago Art Design sale on July 18, 2024 in Chicago. An American artist, Eddy was born and raised in Long Beach, Calif., where he worked on custom paint jobs at his father’s auto body shop. It was there that he first learned to use the airbrush, a tool that’s an important fixture in his work today. He also credits his job as a tourist photographer in his early 20s for honing his camera skills.

The photograph-like quality of Eddy’s painting is a culmination of his work experience and art studies. Known as “Photorealism,” it’s become Eddy’s signature style and is a movement he helped pioneer. The process used to achieve his unique paintings has been described...