William A. Corbett Art
William A. Corbett began drawing at an early age. He used to create signs and displays for theaters and nightclubs around Pittsburgh. Corbett studied art with Vincent Nesbert at the Pittsburgh Art Institute, and with Robert Gwathmoy, Roy Hilton and Robert Laper, at the Carnegie Institute of Technology. He also studied painting and sculpture at the Louisville Art Center. During his time with the Army Engineers at Fort Knox, Kentucky, he studied, practiced and had exhibited with army artists therefrom 1941–43. He exhibited a keen interest in materials, technique, content and style in his paintings. His favorite artists were El Greco, Leonardo, Rembrandt, Renoir, Burchfield and Andrew Wyeth, Jr. He studied for two years at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston with Karl Zerbe, David Aronson and others. Later, Corbett designed and did the artwork for the General Outdoor Advertising Company. In 1943, he married Ruth Osborne of Louisville, and they had one son, Michael. In 1951, Corbett moved to Fort Lauderdale in Florida with his family.
(Biography provided by Robert Azensky Fine Art)
1960s American Realist William A. Corbett Art
Watercolor, Paper
Early 20th Century American Realist William A. Corbett Art
Watercolor, Handmade Paper
1930s American Realist William A. Corbett Art
Paper, Gouache
1930s American Realist William A. Corbett Art
Paper, Watercolor
1930s American Realist William A. Corbett Art
Paper, Gouache
1930s American Realist William A. Corbett Art
Watercolor, Paper
1930s American Realist William A. Corbett Art
Paper, Oil
1930s American Realist William A. Corbett Art
Gouache, Paper
1930s American Realist William A. Corbett Art
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
1950s American Realist William A. Corbett Art
Paper, Watercolor
1930s American Realist William A. Corbett Art
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
1930s American Realist William A. Corbett Art
Watercolor, Handmade Paper
1910s American Realist William A. Corbett Art
Paper, Watercolor
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