Said Things Like the Empty Coconut Floats To The Top, 36 x 48
Tom Christopher will be featured in an upcoming solo show in Frankfurt, Germany with Galerie Barbara von Stechow in November 2025.
To have an exhibit in Frankfurt, the land of my heroes, is exhilarating. Der Blaue Reiter and Die Brucke artists like Kirchner, Pechstein, Schmidt- Rotluff all lived and worked here. German artists are the best, so walking into a German mansion and seeing your paintings displayed next to works by Georg Baselitz, Käthe Kollwitz and Emil Nolde is both uplifting and incredible. As an artist, you feel part of history. And moments like this make it seem like all is good in the art world.
Tom Christopher, Barbara von Stechow, Norman Thatcher Scharpf, U.S. Consul General
I’ve always been inspired by German artists. And much of it was formed by the horrors of WWI. So you can’t recreate that directness, that force, the color, the intensity of drawing, impossible to imitate. But you can try to steal their ideas. To paraphrase Picssso “Good artists borrow, great artists steal.”
In German work there is a kind of fearlessness that I admire deeply. A structure beneath the chaos. A logic under the wildness. Another artist once said: “One should draw classically and paint like a wild ape.” That line has stuck with me, discipline at the foundation, barely contained chaos on the surface. That’s the balance I chase in my own work.
Move Over Broadway, 48 x 60
Why German Expressionism Deserves More Recognition
Honestly, if it weren’t for starting two World Wars, I believe German art and artists would be heralded globally as Picasso or Matisse are. And in certain circles, it already is. Curators, collectors many serious artists get it. German Expressionism isn’t just a movement. It’s a way of seeing, a spontaneous reaction to people and an urban scene or landscape. Color and form tell a compelling, direct many times a raw story.
Working With Galerie Barbara von Stechow
Barbara the gallerist and I have been together for almost 30 years, which in the art world is practically a record. One hears that some artists can be difficult. Not me. Of course. Barbara is patient and really brings out the best in her artists. A friendship and a long-standing collaboration that speaks volumes not only about the work, but about art world relationships, trust, and shared passion.
The Watcher, 36 x 48
An People Do Love Good Stories, 36 x 48
German Exhibition Archive
Großstadt-Symphonie 2021
“The painter Tom Christopher (born 1952) captures the dynamics of the metropolis of New York on canvas
and paper with luminous colors, telling of the everyday life of people against the backdrop of skyscrapers.”
Big City Symphony, July 25th – September 12th, 2021
New Art Association Aschaffenburg eV
Art Miami 2025
Art Miami is consistently recognized as a leading destination for the acquisition of the most important works from the 20th and 21st centuries in collaboration with the world's most respected galleries. The Fair's world-class internationally respected group of participating galleries continually report high volume sales as collectors and advisors acquire important works from the forefront…
I’m Going to Paint Like it’s 1999
November 28th, 2025 to January 15th, 2026, Frankfurt Germany Galerie Barbara von Stechow I had quit my jobs at both NBC News and CBS Records to try my luck in NYC. The Edison Hotel afforded a view of Times Square as a light snow fell on long shadowed men, hats pulled down and smoking cigarettes,…
Art Miami 2024
Art Miami is consistently recognized as a leading destination for the acquisition of the most important works from the 20th and 21st centuries in collaboration with the world's most respected galleries. Art Miami 2024 will kick off with the highly anticipated VIP Preview on Tuesday, December 3rd before opening to the public through Sunday, December…
Art Karlsruhe 2024
art KARLSRUHE offers a wide variety of art, ranging from classical modern to contemporary art to around 50,000 expected visitors. More than 200 international galleries presenting their gallery programme and one-artist-shows accompanied by a varied framing programme and the special presentation of a private collection.You can experience art KARLSRUHE live again from 22 to 25…
Art Miami 2023
Miami’s original and longest running contemporary art fair and second most attended fair globally, Art Miami is consistently recognized as a leading destination for the acquisition of the most important works from the 20th and 21st centuries in collaboration with the world's most respected galleries. Yes, Another Mai Tai, And Look, The Skyline, Now My…
Seven Steps Opening Frankfurt 2023
This important show of all new work was in September, the traditional season-start of the gallery world in Europe. A one-man show at Galerie Barbara von Stechow showcased a wide selection of recent experimental pieces with tattoo imagery and wildly exuberant painting was on display. Opening night , Norman Thatcher Scharpf, the U.S. Consul General,…
Art Karlsruhe 2023
International Fair for Classic Modern and Contemporary Art. For over 20 years, art karlsruhe has been a fixture on the German art market. Located in the heart of Baden, close to France, Switzerland, and Austria. Glorious Ninebot Ride Through Manhattan Swing Shift, Last Run
Art Miami 2022
Art Miami, America’s foremost contemporary and modern art fair, annually showcases the most significant artworks of the 20th and 21st centuries and is a “can’t miss” event for collectors, curators, museum professionals and art enthusiasts. Distinguished for its quality, depth, and diversity, Art Miami features investment quality paintings, drawings, design, sculpture, NFTs, video art, photography…
Kunst Zürich 2022
From 27 to 30 October 2022, Kunst 22 Zürich will open its doors for the 27th time. Offering an exciting overview over the contemporary art scene, Zürich’s leading art fair is not only aimed at experienced art collectors, but also at newcomers inviting both of them to discover something new at the approximately 70 positions…
Art Karlsruhe 2022
In Karlsruhe, passion prompts people to buy art. Our consistently high numbers of visitors and the strong satisfaction expressed by visitors and exhibitors alike confirm our concept. We see ourselves as perhaps the most democratic of all art fairs: art KARLSRUHE adeptly builds a bridge between works by established artists on the one hand and…
Großstadt-Symphonie 2021
Tom Christopher, Detlef Waschkau and Thomas Kellner Since Alfred Döblin's novel “Berlin Alexanderplatz” from 1929 and Walter Ruttmann's film “Berlin - the symphony of the big city” from 1927, the city in its diverse realities has been in the focus of art. Our exhibition presents three contemporary approaches to this topic: a painterly, a sculptural…
Tom Christopher at Galerie Barbara von Stechow 2021
The paintings of American artist Tom Christopher capture the bustle of everyday life on the streets of New York City. His expressive paintings possess the dynamism of the big city as people go about their daily lives, represented on canvas and paper in bright colors with a kinetic interplay of action and repose. They document…
Karlsruhe 2020
Since its founding in 2004, art KARLSRUHE has been the annual kick-off for Germany’s art fair season and draws in a unique set of German, Swiss, and French collectors to the culturally rich region of southeastern Germany. Now in its 17th year, the 2020 edition of the fair will bring an international set of more than 200…
The New Yorkers Nov 2019
"Beats darkness. Once that light of joy, a special get even-kind of light comes on, there is nothing like it anywhere." Acrylic on canvas 52 x 60, 2018 Exhibited: The Future is Immersive Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City Germany November 14. Contact the artist at tomchristopher.nyc P R I V A T E …
Paper Positions Munich 2019
Tom Christopher, Cab Snake 2015 Acryl auf Leinwand 76 x 122 cm Happy to be exhibiting in Munich again, the last show was almost ten years ago. The first edition of the new POSITIONS Munich Art Fair will take place from 17th to 20th October 2019 in the Reithalle München. After two very successful editions…
Paper Positions Berlin, Frankfurt 2019
This is a Berlin-based art fair showing selected works in Frankfurt right now. Seit 1995 Feldbergstraße 28 | D-60323 Frankfurt am MainT. +49 69 - 72 22 44 | F. +49 69 - 72 22 33mail@galerie-von-stechow.com | www.galerie-von-stechow.com Öffnungszeiten: Di-Fr 11-18 Uhr | Sa 11-16 Uhr | u.n.V. Feldbergstraße 28 | D-60323 Frankfurt am…
Galerie Barbara von Stechow 2015
Opening reception at Galerie Barbara von Stechow, Oct 2015 of Tom Christopher's work. Some shots of the gallery and the festivities
New York, Just Like I Pictured It 2014
Galerie Barbara von Stechow Frankfurt presents a showing of Tom Christopher's work in a show called New York, Just Like I Pictured It. The opening night shots of the reception.
Galerie Barbara von Stechow 2012
Tom Christopher, One man exhibit in Frankfurt at Galerie Barbara von Stechow, May 13, 2012
Galerie Stechow Reception 2010
Photos Courtesy Alp Galleries A reception in Chelsea at the home of Juergen and Claudia Lehnus, on November 29th, Photos by Klaus-Peter Statz
Galerie Barbara Von Stechow 2009
Click here to view catalog "The highlight of the show to me is the huge installation “The Skyline Glittered Like the Gold it Promised.” The center painting shows a Utopian cityscape with a gilded sky, the idealized Chrysler and Empire State Buildings; symbols of another glorious age, tower over our modern skyline. Two black and…
Serigraphs – Tales of the City
An exhibition consisting of a series of serigraphs and a set of paintings comprising a 22 foot mural focusing on the narrative elements and the visual stimuli of this American City. Serigraphs are not your usual prints. As many as 35 colors are individually pushed through hand cut silk screens onto pure archival rag paper…
Galerie Barbara Von Stechow 2007
Tom Christopher “Interpreting Times Square” Exhibit Opening - Galerie Barbara Von Stechow, Frankfurt, Germany Consul General Jo Ellen Powell opened the art exhibition "Interpreting Times Square" featuring the work of world-renowned U.S. artist Tom Christopher on May 9. The artist flew from the U.S. to attend the opening held at the Gallery Barbara von Stechow…
Interpreting Times Square 2007
An exhibition of paintings by artist Tom Christopher Interpreting Times Square These paintings and text explore some of the narrative and visual elements that make up the epicenter of this uniquely American city. On view at The Times Square Information Center 7th Avenue between 46th and 47th Streets