Robert Fabe Mixed Media Painting "The Tivoli"
Item Details
Robert Fabe (Cincinnati, Ohio; 1917 -2004)
The Tivoli
Ink and wash on paper
Signed to lower right
Exhibition label to verso indicating title and media
An ink wash painting titled The Tivoli by listed artist Robert Fabe (Cincinnati, Ohio; 1917 -2004). This painting depicts a rambling beach house standing alone on the shore, rendered in delicate line work colored with rich, layered washes of ink. It is signed to the lower right. This work is housed behind glass in an intentionally weathered wood frame, and is equipped to hang with a wire. An exhibition label to the verso indicates the artist, title and media.
Robert Fabe grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he first studied painting with his father, an amateur painter. He went on to the Art Academy of Cincinnati where he studied under Herman Wessel, John E. Weis and Meyer Abel. He received a scholarship to study at the Art Students League in New York, returning to Cincinnati in 1940 to open his own studio. After a brief stint in the Armed Services, serving in Europe, he returned to Cincinnati i 1945 where he taught at the Art Academy while maintaining his studio practice. In 1958 he joined the faculty of the University of Cincinnati of Design, Architecture and Art, retiring in 1987. Fabe’s work was widely exhibited during his lifetime, and resides in the permanent collections of the Cincinnati Art Museum, Miami University, University of Cincinnati, the Dayton Art Institute and the Butler Art Institute.
Condition
- rough edge to mat; nail holes to frame liner to upper right and left sides; light wear to frame.
Dimensions
- measures frame; visible image measures 26" W x 20" H.
Item #
ITMG191592