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Robert McIntosh"The Artist's Portrait'1937
1937
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Presenting a magnificent, early original pastel, "The Artist's Portrait", by American artist Robert McIntosh.
"The Artist's Portrait", is an original pastel on artist's paper, signed, dated 1937, 13 x 9.75, currently unframed, the portrait was acquired directly from the personal collection of the artist.
We have included the artist's biography below please contact the gallery for additional information,
Robert McIntosh
(1916-2010)
Robert McIntosh was born on March 11, 1916 near San Francisco, in Vallejo, California, the second son of Harry and Jesusita Coronado McIntosh. He found his lifelong passion for painting by the time he was ten years old and never swayed from his calling.
The family moved to Stockton when Robert was 12. Their home was just six blocks from the newly opened Haggin Museum, filled with a treasure trove of European and American paintings. He became particularly enamored with the fine examples of 19th century French pastoral landscapes. As teens, Robert and his brother Harrison befriended local painter Arthur Haddock who taught them the craft of art and brought them along on outdoor painting trips. Robert also became skilled at drawing portraits that captured the subject's personality. Soon, the sheer joy of expressing himself this way became a consuming interest.
When not sketching, McIntosh would wander the stacks of books at the public library, discovering and studying the Masters - in particular, Michelangelo, Rembrandt and Whistler. At a Gauguin exhibit at the Legion of Honor in San Francisco, Robert discovered a "whole new world of color" and the importance of designing the space in the eternal rectangle. "I envision a frame around everything I see, "he admitted. "The artists' challenge is to put something meaningful, interesting or beautiful in that space."
In 1934 McIntosh won a competition for a scholarship to the Art Center School of Design, the first award they ever bestowed. The entire family moved to Los Angeles and a new vista opened to the young artist, both visually and culturally. Robert began to take on portrait commissions and had exhibitions at the San Francisco Museum of Art, The Oakland Museum of Art and the Crocker Museum of Art in Sacramento.
During the Great Depression, Robert began to work at Disney Studios painting backgrounds for such classics as "Fantasia". Ron Barbagallo, of Animation Art Conservation, recalls that "Bob was a window into a time at Disney few could ever speak about. In better economic times he could have been working as a Fine Artist, but instead took a steady job at Disney working under Dick Anthony. Bob helped define the look of the opening scene in "Pinocchio," the red mud footprints where the Dinosaurs died in "The Rite of Spring" and the meadow in "Bambi".
In 1939 he met fellow artist Helen Nerbovig who also worked at the Disney Studios. They married the following year and had one daughter, Georgiana, named after Helen's mother. They became art collectors & patrons travelling widely over the years. Their creative collaboration continued until Helen's death in 1992.
In 1942 he was drafted and assigned to Jack Warner's first motion picture unit for the Air Force at the Hal Roach Studios. After the war, he worked for UPA and freelanced for MGM, Warner Bros., and Hanna Barbera. Meanwhile always painting, his work was included in annual exhibitions at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Robert McIntosh lived in Bel Air, California, where he continued to sketch and paint daily. Devoted to his family, his church and a wide circle of friends, his warmth and charm endeared him to all. But painting was his lifelong companion - through love and war, peace and turmoil, births and deaths - it was his way of communicating, his contribution and his legacy.
In 2007, he was introduced to Trigg Ison through mutual friend, Charlotte Sherman. The result was a rewarding creative association between artist and representative for the last years of Robert's life. Trigg Ison Fine Art is the exclusive representative of the original art of Robert McIntosh.
- Creator:Robert McIntosh (1916, American)
- Creation Year:1937
- Dimensions:Height: 13 in (33.02 cm)Width: 9.75 in (24.77 cm)
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- Gallery Location:West Hollywood, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU13010693532
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