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Period: 1930s
Artist: Robert McIntosh
"The Artist's Portrait'
Located in West Hollywood, CA
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...
Category
Realist 1930s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
The Music Professor
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting a magnificent early oil painting by American artist Robert McIntosh(1916-2010.)
The Professor, is an original oil on paper, laid on panel, estate stamped, painted in 1935, currently unframed with an image dimension of 20 x 16 inches, beautiful original condition, acquired directly from the personal collection of the artist. This is among the earliest work of Robert McIntosh, painted in a master level classical style.
Please contact our West Hollywood gallery...
Category
Realist 1930s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Camilla
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting a rare, early original oil painting, "Camilla", by American artist Robert McIntosh(1916-2010)
McIntosh was extremely prolific and exhibited throughout his lifetime, inclu...
Category
American Modern 1930s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Stan Spohn
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting a rare, early original oil painting, "Stan Spohn", by American artist Robert McIntosh(1916-2010)
McIntosh was extremely prolific and exhibited throughout his lifetime, ...
Category
Art Deco 1930s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Auto Portrait
Located in West Hollywood, CA
A rare, early original self portrait by American artist Robert McIntosh(1916-2010)
McIntosh was extremely prolific and exhibited throughout his lifetime, including first prize award...
Category
1930s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Amour: Helen
Located in West Hollywood, CA
A rare, early original self portrait by American artist Robert McIntosh(1916-2010)
Robert McIntosh was extremely prolific and exhibited throughout his lifetime, including first priz...
Category
1930s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
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