Original Abstract Figurative Watercolor by Robert Lohman

Item Details

An original watercolor on paper by noted artist Robert Lohman. Titled “Venus Genesis” in ink lower right, this painting features an abstract female figure in yellows and greens emerging from a blue non-representational background. Signed in ink lower left and dated 1973. Unframed.

Robert Lohman (American; 1919 – 2001) was a sculptor and painter who worked in a variety of media including wood, plaster, oil paint, watercolor, ceramics and bronze. He studied at the John Herron Art Institute and completed graduate degrees at Cranbrook Academy of Art and Yale University. His teachers included Maija Grotell and Gaetano Cecere. He assisted Carl Milles at Cranbrook before becoming Director of Fine Arts there from 1947-49. He also taught at Washington University in St. Louis and the Indianapolis Art League for 10 years. Among his many accomplishments as an artist, he designed the medal for the Indy 500 Pacemaker Club, 1965, and the medal to represent the US at the Exposition Internationale de la Medaille in Athens, 1966.

Condition

Lower edge is uneven with contour embraced by artist.

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Item #

18DAL037-006