Robert Beaven Abstract Watercolor Painting "Structure V," 1959
Item Details
Robert Beaven (Cincinnati, Ohio, born 1929)
Structure V, 1959
Watercolor on paper
Signed and dated to lower right
Titled to lower right
Robert Beaven is an artist and a retired Professor of Fine Arts at the University of Cincinnati. He played a key role in shaping UC’s sculpture program starting in 1970, when the university’s art, architecture, and design programs merged to form DAAP (Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning).
He taught at UC for over 30 years while also maintaining an active studio practice.
Beaven began his career as a painter and printmaker, later shifting to mixed media sculpture, and eventually to finely crafted furniture inspired by the Adirondack tradition. One of his early prints is held in the collection of the Cincinnati Art Museum. His work has been exhibited at venues including the Tangeman Gallery, the Contemporary Arts Center, and Solway Gallery.
After retiring from teaching, Beaven focused on his interests in antiques, folk art, and nature. His time outdoors led to collecting twisted sticks, twigs, fossils, and other natural materials, many of which became elements in his sculptural furniture. A lifelong maker and collector, he also ran an antique business with his wife, Anne, and they built a broad network of fellow collectors throughout Ohio and beyond.
Condition
- heavy toning and undulations to sheet; water stains, accretions, and toning to mat; fraying and tears to edges of mat; aging tape to inside of mat.
Dimensions
- measures mat; sight measures 25.75" W x 31.75" H.
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Item #
ITMGR36368
