Robert McIntoshHat in Hand1936
1936
About the Item
- Creator:Robert McIntosh (1916, American)
- Creation Year:1936
- Dimensions:Height: 11 in (27.94 cm)Width: 14 in (35.56 cm)
- Medium:
- Period:
- Condition:Excellent.
- Gallery Location:West Hollywood, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: G130611130151
Robert McIntosh
For more than seven decades, artist Robert McIntosh expressed his joy for life through drawing and painting. His approach to visual art ran the spectrum, from bold, monochromatic landscapes to vibrant renderings that are alive with color, never confining his work to a single style. Whether using surreal abstract scenes to evoke ephemeral thought or realism for portraits, McIntosh brought the canvas to life with masterful skill.
McIntosh was born in 1916 in Vallejo, California, near San Francisco. By the time he was 10, he had a passion for painting. His creative interests intensified when his family moved to Stockton, California, when he was 12, just a few blocks from a local art museum. He visited the museum often, feeding his desire for artistic knowledge.
In 1934, McIntosh received a scholarship to the Pasadena Art Center School of Design. Soon, he was taking commissions to paint portraits. Not long after, notable museums in the state began exhibiting his work, including the San Francisco Museum of Art (now the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art) and the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento.
During the Great Depression, McIntosh worked at Disney Studios, creating background art for animated films. In 1940, he married fellow Disney artist Helen Nerbovig. The military drafted him in 1942, and he worked for the U.S. Army Air Force at Hal Roach Studios. After the war, McIntosh split his time between freelance work for animation studios, like Warner Bros. and Hanna-Barbera, and work on his art, which was exhibited annually at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
McIntosh continued to paint and sketch throughout his career, consistently producing works of diverse media. He experimented with Expressionism, Cubism, Impressionism and collage. He lived and worked in Bel Air, California, until he died in 2010. Through his many decades of creative expression, McIntosh left a body of work that continues to be treasured by collectors today.
On 1stDibs, find Robert McIntosh’s figurative paintings, landscapes and drawings and watercolors.
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: West Hollywood, CA
- Return PolicyThis item cannot be returned.
- Still LifeBy Stanton MacDonald-WrightLocated in West Hollywood, CAStanton Macdonald Wright (1890-1973) was one of the most prolific and important modernist artists and co-creator of the Synchronist movement. ...Category
1940s Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsPencil, Paper
- TwinsBy Miette BraiveLocated in West Hollywood, CABelgian artist Miette Braive(1916-2000), was classically trained in Belgium, before moving to Paris to pursue her art career as first a student and then a contemporary of the French ...Category
1940s Cubist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsPaper, Graphite
- Cowboy CavalcadeBy Ron BlumbergLocated in West Hollywood, CAOne of the rare commercial projects realized for a Hollywood production by American artist Ron Blumberg. In 1939, Blumberg painted actor Chester Conklin as associate for the produ...Category
1930s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsGraphite
- The French ModelBy Robert McIntoshLocated in West Hollywood, CAPresenting a rare, early original drawing, "The French Model", by American artist Robert McIntosh(1916-2010) McIntosh was extremely prolific and exhibited throughout his lifetime,...Category
1930s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsGraphite
- Spirit of Free MenBy Alexander RosenfeldLocated in West Hollywood, CAPresenting a monumental original graphite drawing by American artist Alexander Rosenfeld. Rosenfeld was classically trained in Poland before set...Category
1930s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsPencil, Paper
- ReposeBy Dale BarnhartLocated in West Hollywood, CAPresenting an exceptional original drawing by American artist Dale Barnhart. Barnhart, was an illustrator who works prolifically on many films including, "The Jungle Book", Winnie...Category
1950s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsPencil, Paper
- "Loser's Rack" - Original Charcoal and Graphite Drawing on PaperLocated in Soquel, CA"Loser's Rack" - Original Charcoal and Graphite Drawing on Paper This drawing by California artist, Angela Stone (American, b. 1983), provides brilliant 1-point perspective in a val...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Interior Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsPaper, Charcoal, Graphite
- The Dethroning / Italian School, 18th CenturyLocated in Middletown, NYGraphite and grayish ink wash on bluish wove paper, 7 x 10 1/2 inches (177 x 265 mm) (matrix). Scattered surface soiling, adhesive residue, dog-eared corners, and scattered edge tears along left margin, outside of image area. Paper is braced on the verso with two pages from a mid 19th century book with illustrations by C.Perrin. One image depicts a scene of a group of soldiers representing the Holy Roman Empire...Category
Late 18th Century Italian School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsHandmade Paper, Ink, Graphite
- 'Woman Seated', Louvre, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, California Post-ImpressionistBy Victor Di GesuLocated in Santa Cruz, CABearing Victor Di Gesu estate stamp verso and painted circa 1955. Watercolor figurative showing an abstracted view of a woman standing in an interior holding a pitcher, with a table...Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsGraphite, Paper, Watercolor
- "Daughters of Atreus" Broadway Play Set Design Drawing American Modernism WPABy Jo MielzinerLocated in New York, NY"Daughters of Atreus" Broadway Play Set Design Drawing American Modernism WPA. 8 x 10 ¾ inches. Graphite on paper, 1936. Initialed on lower right. The play opens October 14, 1936 at Broadway’s 44th Street Theatre. Handwritten title, date, and signature on lower center of original matte which is now affixed to the verso. Inscription on lower right of matte reads, "For Prince & Barbara - Jo Mielziner...Category
1930s Performance Interior Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsPaper, Graphite
- The Prince's RoomBy Willy PoganyLocated in Buffalo, NYBorn in Szeged, Hungary, he became one of the better known and successful illustrators of the Golden Age of Illustration, completing over 100 books. Among them are "A Treasury of Verse for Little Children," "The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam," and "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner." He is probably best known for pen and ink drawings of mythology subjects geared towards children. He studied at Budapest Technical University and attended art schools in Munich and Paris before moving to London at age 23. In 1907, he began illustrating children's books and did a series of annual gift books...Category
1940s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsGraphite, Watercolor, Pen, Gouache
- Underworld (2a)By Robbie CornelissenLocated in Montreal, QuebecRobbie Cornelissen is one of the leading contemporary draughtsmen in the Netherlands. Cornelissen has established a reputation for the monumental, architectural drawings that he has ...Category
2010s Abstract Interior Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsGraphite
