Robert Zirillo Art
Robert Zirillo, or Bob, as a family of friends call him, began drawing horses at the age of eight years old. He became proficient with his drawing ability upon returning from a tour of duty in Vietnam, in 1968, as a medic in the U.S. Army. Bob received his BFA. degree in life drawing from California College of Arts & Crafts in Oakland, California, in 1972. Bob began painting racehorse scenes while attending CCAC in Oakland, California. He also spent many years at Golden Gate Fields Racetrack, where he had access from the entry gate to the backside barn area.
Bob's Impressionistic style of painting captures all the beauty, grace and excitement of thorough-bred racing, which brings the canvas to life. Horse racing is not his only passion. Bob paints landscapes, seascapes, still lifes as well as equine polo paintings, with all the same color, excitement and movement. His artwork can be found in private collections across the United States. His artwork has been shown in the San Francisco Bay Area, Northern and Southern California, East Texas, Kentucky as well as Golden Gate Fields Racetrack, Atlantic City Racecourse, Del Mar Racetrack and Aqueduct Racecourse. He has shown internationally at l'Hippodrome de Deauville-Clairefontaine, Deauville, France, in the summer of 2011, 2012 and 2013, and the Segil Fine Art Gallery in Monrovia, California in 2014. He resides in North Carolina, USA.
1970s American Impressionist Robert Zirillo Art
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Early 2000s American Impressionist Robert Zirillo Art
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Early 1900s American Impressionist Robert Zirillo Art
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2010s American Impressionist Robert Zirillo Art
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2010s American Impressionist Robert Zirillo Art
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1930s American Impressionist Robert Zirillo Art
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Early 2000s American Impressionist Robert Zirillo Art
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1930s American Impressionist Robert Zirillo Art
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2010s American Impressionist Robert Zirillo Art
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2010s American Impressionist Robert Zirillo Art
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2010s American Impressionist Robert Zirillo Art
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1920s American Impressionist Robert Zirillo Art
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20th Century American Impressionist Robert Zirillo Art
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