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Robert Cottingham Abstract Prints

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.
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Artist: Robert Cottingham
Everybody's Bookshop, Everybody's Books, Color photorealist lithograph Signed/N
By Robert Cottingham
Located in New York, NY
Robert Cottingham Everybody's Bookshop, Everybody's Books, 1975 Color Lithograph 23 × 18 inches Signed and numbered from the edition of 200 in pencil on the front; Bears Artist's cop...
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1970s Photorealist Robert Cottingham Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Art, from American Signs portfolio
By Robert Cottingham
Located in New York, NY
ROBERT COTTINGHAM Art, 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...
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Early 2000s Photorealist Robert Cottingham Abstract Prints

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Screen

Blues, American Signs Portfolio, screenprint, signed 66/100 by Robert Cottingham
By Robert Cottingham
Located in New York, NY
Robert Cottingham Blues, from the American Signs Portfolio (hand signed by Robert Cottingham), 2009 Screenprint in colors on wove paper Pencil signed, numbered 66/100, dated, and tit...
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Early 2000s Photorealist Robert Cottingham Abstract Prints

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Screen

Blues (The Original Edition), Color aquatint on wove paper, Signed/N Ed of 45
By Robert Cottingham
Located in New York, NY
Robert Cottingham Blues (The Original), 1989 Color aquatint on wove paper Edition 31/45 Pencil signed and numbered 31/45 by Robert Cottingham on the front Framed This is the original...
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1980s Photorealist Robert Cottingham Abstract Prints

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Aquatint

Roxy
By Robert Cottingham
Located in New York, NY
Color offset lithograph. Signed and numbered 2/100 in pencil by Cottingham. This work is based on the same-titled color screenprint by Cottingham.
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Early 2000s Photorealist Robert Cottingham Abstract Prints

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Color, Lithograph, Offset

Robert Cottingham Color Woodblock, 1992, Rolling Stock #27
By Robert Cottingham
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Robert Cottingham (b. 1935) “Rolling Stock #27." Woodbock, 1992. 26 blocks, 40 colors. Image Measures: 10 1/4" H x 13 ½" W. Edition: 100. Robert Cottingham is an American Pop-artis...
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Late 20th Century Robert Cottingham Abstract Prints

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Paper

Blues, from American Signs portfolio
By Robert Cottingham
Located in New York, NY
ROBERT COTTINGHAM Blues, 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' a...
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Photorealist Robert Cottingham Abstract Prints

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Screen

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 Abstract Prints

Nite, from American Signs portfolio
By Robert Cottingham
Located in New York, NY
ROBERT COTTINGHAM NIte, 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' an...
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Photorealist Robert Cottingham Abstract Prints

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Screen

Rialto, from American Signs portfolio
By Robert Cottingham
Located in New York, NY
ROBERT COTTINGHAM Rialto, 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 Abstract Prints

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Screen

American Signs portfolio
By Robert Cottingham
Located in New York, NY
ROBERT COTTINGHAM American Signs portfolio, 2009 The complete set of twelve screenprints in colors, on wove paper, with full margins, 40 1/8 x 39 1/8 in (101.9 x 99.4 cm) all signed, dated `2009' and numbered edition of 100 in pencil, published by Exhibit A Fine Art and Editions and American Images Atelier, New York, all in excellent condition, contained in original gray silk-covered box with artist and title embossed with gold foil. 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 American Realist Robert Cottingham Abstract Prints

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Screen

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Thistle
By Robert Cottingham
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Donald Baechler Title: Thistle Medium: Lithograph Year: 1999 Edition: 67/75 Sheet Size: 45 1/2" x 22" Signed: Hand signed and numbered in pencil
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Fox
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Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Robert Cottingham, American (1935 - ) Title: Fox Year: 1973 Medium: Silkscreen, Signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 45/100 Image Size: Size: 21 x 21 in. (53....
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