Reality Check: Contemporary American Trompe l'Oeil

The Brandywine River Museum of Art's collection includes numerous examples of the realist tradition known as "trompe l'oeil." A French term meaning "to fool the eye," trompe l'oeil applies to art that cleverly fools viewers into thinking they are looking at actual objects rather than representations of them.

Reality Check: Contemporary American Trompe l'Oeil

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Reality Check: Contemporary American Trompe l'Oeil

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Reality Check: Contemporary American Trompe l'Oeil

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Reality Check: Contemporary American Trompe l'Oeil

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