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Robert CottinghamDon't Walk unique trial proof signed and inscribed by famed photorealist artist1985
1985
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Robert Cottingham
Don't Walk, 1985
Three color Linoleum Cut on Paper
Pencil signed, inscribed to Bryan and annotated TP
Published by Chip Elwell Fine Prints
Unique - Trial Proof
This is a unique Trial Proof that Robert Cottingham inscribed, annotated and gifted to Bryan Konefsky, his longtime studio assistant in both Newtown, CT and Santa Fe New Mexico. Only one other example - a variant - of this early print, exists and is in the collection of the Smithsonian. Due to the untimely death of printer Chip Elwell in October of 1986, only two proofs in the woodcut medium were pulled: the present work, which Cottingham gifted to his longtime studio assistant, and the one at the Smithsonian. Furthermore and in another interesting turn of events, Elwell's studio was burglarized shortly after his death and among the items stolen were the original wood blocks for DON'T WALK. This is an historic work; and the only one available on the market.
Measurements:
Framed:
15 inches x 13.5 inches x .3 inches
Artwork
12 inches x 10.5 inches
Robert Cottingham Biography
Robert Cottingham (b.1935, Brooklyn, NY) is recognised for his Photorealist paintings of American urban landscapes, particularly his depictions of painted and neon shop signs and building façades. After serving in the U.S. Army from 1955 to 1958, Cottingham studied at the Brooklyn Pratt Institute, earning a BFA in 1963. In the early 1960s, Cottingham began a career as an art director for an advertising firm. In 1964, he relocated to Los Angeles for work, where he became inspired by the drastically different environment of the West Coast metropolis. There, Cottingham began to commit seriously to painting and, in 1968, ended his career in advertising to devote himself to art, with his first solo show in 1971 at OK Harris Gallery in New York.
Although considered a leading figure of Photorealism, Cottingham rejects association with the movement. Instead, he sees himself as working in the long tradition of American realism, citing Edward Hopper and the New Realists as influences. Often changing the words in his signs and façades, Cottingham does not regard his work as mere copies of photographs but changes their meaning to draw out the subject matter of so-called Americana. He describes his fascination with signs and undeniable interest in typography and letters as originating from trips to Times Square as a child. In the late 1960s, Cottingham started to incorporate photography into his practice, using his camera to separate and isolate each detail of his surroundings from their context.
Cottingham’s work was featured in seminal early presentations, including Harald Szeemann’s documenta 5: Questioning Reality – Pictorial Worlds Today, Kassel (1972) and Photo-Realism, at the Serpentine Gallery, London (1973). He was elected an associate Academician of the National Academy of Design in 1990, becoming a full Academician in 1994. In 1998 Cottingham had a retrospective, Eyeing America: Robert Cottingham Prints, at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC. Recent institutional group exhibitions include American Dream, National Museum in Krakow, Poland (2009); Picturing America: Photorealism in the 1970s, Deutsche Guggenheim, Berlin (2009); HyperAmerica: Landscape - Image - Reality, Kunsthaus Graz, Austria (2015) and Photorealism: 50 Years of Hyperrealistic Painting (2013-2017), which opened in Kunsthalle Tübingen, Germany before touring to 10 locations including Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid; Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, U.K.; and Tampa Museum of Art, Florida.
Robert Cottingham lives in western Connecticut.
- Creator:Robert Cottingham (1935, American)
- Creation Year:1985
- Dimensions:Height: 15 in (38.1 cm)Width: 13.5 in (34.29 cm)Depth: 0.3 in (7.62 mm)
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- Condition:Very good vintage condition; natural imperfections to paper and some rippling due to nature of paper as seen in the close up images.
- Gallery Location:New York, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1745210598462
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