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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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Period: 1990s
Artist: Robert Cottingham
Lone Star
By Robert Cottingham
Located in Washington Depot,, CT
An iconic representation of Cottingham's neon sign paintings
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1990s Photorealist Robert Cottingham Art

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Paper, Gouache

Rolling Stock for Armyn by Robert Cottingham
By Robert Cottingham
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Robert Cottingham, American (1935 - ) Title: Rolling Stock Series: For Armyn Year: 1992 Medium: Aquatint Etching, signed, numbered and titled in pencil Edition: 43/60 Im...
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1990s Photorealist Robert Cottingham Art

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Brownie Hawkeye
By Robert Cottingham
Located in Washington Depot,, CT
Robert Cottingham Brownie Hawkeye, 1999 oil on canvas 32 x 32 in. Robert Cottingham (b. 1935, Brooklyn, New York) is best known for his Photorealist paintings and drawings of Americ...
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1990s Realist Robert Cottingham Art

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