ACA Galleries, New York City

“Surviving the Darkness: Urban Fragments,” dark, richly colored paintings by Joseph Peller, in the tradition of Hopperesque alienation. September 4–October 10, 2008.

Atlanta Art Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia

“Realism Invitational 2008,” featuring work by Anthony Waichulis and a strong contingent of charcoal artists, including Omar Rodriguez, Justin Balliet and Terese Rogers. Through October 5, 2008.

Bernarducci Meisel Gallery, New York City

“Unforeseen Reflections,” group show drawing on an international roster of realists, including Bernardo Torrens, Luciano Ventrone and Roberto Bernardi. September 4–27, 2008.

Byron C. Cohen Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri

“The Boathouse,” luminous beach scenes with figures by Yigal Ozera. September 5–November 1, 2008.

DFN Gallery, New York City

Jane Bloodgood-Abrams, soft-focus Hudson River Valley landscapes with a Transcendentalist aura. September 4–27, 2008.

Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, Indiana

“Contemporary American Realism,” biennial exhibition with both invited and juried participants, including Richard Maury, Braldt Bralds, Paul Caranicas, Dean Larson and Edward Minoff. September 13–November 2, 2008.

Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe

“Searching for a Bigger Subject: Watercolor Diaries from Everest and the Grand Canyon” by Tony Foster, works in the tradition of Romantic topography. September 12–November 15, 2008.

Gallery Henoch, New York City

Sharon Sprung, still lifes and figure paintings by a teacher at the Art Students League and the National Academy. Straightforward realism with a lively sense of color. September 11–October 4, 2008.

John Pence Gallery, San Francisco

“Cityscapes,” invitational exhibition exploring urban architecture and light, with works by Carl Dobsky, Dean Larson, Edward Minoff and others. September 3–October 4, 2008.

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City

“Giorgio Morandi, 1890–1964,” approximately 110 works by a twentieth-century master of still-life painting, combining modern paint-handling with classical harmony and proportion. September 16–December 14, 2008.

Museum of Biblical Art, New York City

“Albrecht Dürer: Art in Transition,” an impressive cache of 106 images by the greatest draftsman of the Northern Renaissance. His woodcuts and engravings redefined graphic virtuosity, and his iconography became part of the Western cultural imagination. Through September 21, 2008. Travels to the Museum of Art, Mobile, Alabama (October 2008) and the Museum of Art, St. Petersburg, Florida (January 2009).

National Academy Museum, New York City

“The Unknown Blakelock (1847–1919),” darkly Romantic landscapes by a highly influential American eccentric painter, with many rarely seen works. September 25, 2008–January 4, 2009.

Principle Gallery, Alexandria, Virginia

Trompe l’oeil exhibition featuring classic paintings by Jorge Alberto and edgier works by Joshua Suda and Adam Vinson, both associated with the Waichulis Studio. Septemer 19–October 18, 2008.

Sherry French Gallery, New York City

“Mainely Maine,” annual group show of New England views by gallery regulars such as Janice Anthony, Phil Schirmer and Randy Ekland. September, 2008.