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Style: American Modern
Artist: Robert Noel Blair
Rainstorm Sunset
Located in Buffalo, NY
You are viewing a modernist American watercolor painting by Robert Noel Blair. Robert Noel Blair (American, 1912-2003) was an American artist, painter, sculptor, printmaker and te...
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American Modern Art

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Paper, Watercolor

Nude Picnic Virgin Islands
Located in Buffalo, NY
Robert Noel Blair (American, 1912-2003) was an American artist, painter, sculptor, printmaker and teacher. He is best known for his rural life & desert landscapes and World War II sc...
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1960s American Modern Art

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Archival Paper, Watercolor

Shanty Town
Located in Buffalo, NY
You are viewing a modernist American acrylic painting depicting a charming but rundown seaside town at night. Robert Noel Blair (American, 1912-2003) was an American artist, paint...
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1950s American Modern Art

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Abstraction
Located in Buffalo, NY
You are viewing a modern abstract painting by Robert Blair. Robert Noel Blair (American, 1912-2003) was an American artist, painter, sculptor, printmaker and teacher. He is best k...
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1960s American Modern Art

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Canvas, Oil

Horse and Tree
Located in Buffalo, NY
You are viewing a modernist American watercolor painting by Robert Noel Blair Robert Noel Blair (American, 1912-2003) was an American artist, painter, sculptor, printmaker and te...
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1960s American Modern Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Paper, Watercolor

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