Robert Cottingham Art
American, b. 1935
Robert Cottingham is an American painter best known for his Photorealist depictions of cropped commercial signage. Born on September 26, 1935, in Brooklyn, NY, Cottingham studied at Pratt Institute. He received his BFA in 1963 before starting a five-year career in commercial advertising. Upon moving to Los Angeles, Cottingham seriously committed himself to his painting practice, which eventually subsumed his advertising career by 1968 as the artist rose to prominence along with the Photorealist movement.
Notably—though Cottingham is considered among the most prominent Photorealists of the latter half of the 20th century—he disavowed his relationship to the movement. Instead, he views his work as part of the lineage of vernacular Americana painters, including the likes of Stuart Davis and Edward Hopper. His work can be found in The Metropolitan Museum of Art collections in New York and the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., among others.(Biography provided by Eckert Fine Art)
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Artist: Robert Cottingham
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By Robert Cottingham
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed, titled, numbered and dated, lower margin. Screen print in colors on wove paper with full margins. Sheet size: 38 x 37 inches. Image size: 32 x 32 inches. Frame size approx 41 x 40 inches. Edition of 100. From American Signs portfolio.
Certificate of Authenticity included. Published by Greg Smith...
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Early 2000s Photorealist Robert Cottingham Art
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M, from American Signs portfolio
By Robert Cottingham
Located in New York, NY
ROBERT COTTINGHAM
M, from American Signs portfolio, 2009
screenprint in colors, on wove paper, with full margins,
40 1/8 x 39 1/8 in (101.9 x 99.4 cm)
signed, dated `2009' and n...
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Early 2000s Photorealist Robert Cottingham Art
Drinks, from American Signs portfolio
By Robert Cottingham
Located in New York, NY
ROBERT COTTINGHAM
Drinks, from American Signs portfolio, 2009
screenprint in colors, on wove paper, with full margins
40 1/8 x 39 1/8 in (101.9 x 99.4 cm)
signed, dated `2009...
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Early 2000s Photorealist Robert Cottingham Art
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Screen
Champagne, from American Signs portfolio
By Robert Cottingham
Located in New York, NY
ROBERT COTTINGHAM
Champagne, from American Signs portfolio, 2009
screenprint in colors, on wove paper, with full margins
40 1/8 x 39 1/8 in (101.9 x 99.4 cm)
signed, dated `2...
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Contemporary Robert Cottingham Art
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Screen
Star, from American Signs Portfolio
By Robert Cottingham
Located in New York, NY
ROBERT COTTINGHAM
Star, from American Signs portfolio, 2009
screenprint in colors, on wove paper, with full margins,
40 1/8 x 39 1/8 in (101.9 x 99.4 cm)
signed, dated `2009' and numbered edition of 100 in pencil
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Robert Cottingham
B. 1935, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
Born in 1935 in Brooklyn, Robert Cottingham is known for his paintings and prints of urban American landscapes, particularly building facades, neon signs, movie marquees, and shop fronts. After serving in the U.S. Army from 1955 through 1958, he earned a BFA at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, in 1963. Cottingham began his professional artistic career as an art director for the advertising firm Young and Rubicam in the early 1960s. Although he is typically associated with Photorealism, Cottingham never considered himself a Photorealist, but rather a realist painter working in a long tradition of American vernacular scenes. In this respect, his work often draws parallels to a number of American painters such as Stuart Davis, Charles Demuth, Edward Hopper, and Charles Sheeler.
Cottingham’s interest in the intersections of art and commerce derive from his career as an adman and the influence of Pop art. Many of his paintings convey an interest in typography and lettering, as well as an awareness of the psychological impact of certain isolated words and letters. In his facades, techniques from advertising, namely cropping and enlarging, often produce words of enigmatic or comical resonance such as “Art,” “Ha,” or “Oh.” Cottingham’s enlarged sense of scale is reminiscent of James Rosenquist’s work, while his interest in text suggests the influence of Robert Indiana and Jasper Johns. In general, Cottingham viewed his work as continuing the legacy of Pop artists such as Andy Warhol, who also had a background in advertising.
In 1964, Cottingham relocated to Los Angeles for work. There, inspired by the drastically different environment of the West Coast metropolis, he began to commit seriously to painting. Fascinated by Hollywood’s exaggerated glitz and the downtrodden atmosphere of the downtown, Cottingham saw in Los Angeles the relics of a bygone commercial heyday and desired to capture its kitschy and uncanny atmosphere, bathed in the near perpetual sunlight of Southern California.
In 1968, Cottingham ended his advertising career in order to devote all his time to painting. In the late 1960s, he started using photography in his practice, first as an initial reference point for his process. After selecting a photograph, he translates it into black-and-white drawings by projecting the image onto gridded paper...
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Early 2000s Photorealist Robert Cottingham Art
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Screen
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