The art dealer Isy Brachot coined the French word hyperréalisme, meaning hyperrealism, as the title of a major exhibition and catalogue at his gallery in Brussels in 1973. The exhibition was dominated by such American photorealists as Ralph Goings, Chuck Close, Don Eddy, Robert Bechtle and Richard McLean; but it included such influential European artists as Domenico Gnoli, Gerhard Richter, Konrad Klapheck, and .
In 1973, Isy Brachot, a French art dealer, coined the term "hyperréalisme" to describe a major exhibition at his Brussels gallery. The exhibition featured prominent American photorealists like Ralph Goings, Chuck Close, Don Eddy, Robert Bechtle and Richard McLean, alongside influential European artists such as Domenico Gnoli, Gerhard Richter, Konrad Klapheck, and others.