Robert Whitmore Oil Painting
Item Details
Robert Whitmore
Unknown
Canvas
Unsigned
Robert Whitmore (Ohio; 1890-1979)
Untitled, mid 20th century
Oil painting on canvas
Stamp to verso attributes work to artist’s estate
An oil painting on canvas by Robert H. Whitmore (Ohio; 1890-1979). This piece depicts a man’s portrait in quick, gestural applications of paint. It is unsigned, and a stamp to the verso states that the piece is from the artist’s estate.
Robert H. Whitmore was a painter, printmaker and draughtsman born in Dayton, Ohio on February 22, 1890. Whitmore studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Cincinnati Art Academy, deriving his impressionistic style from the artistic movement of the time. Whitmore preferred to work directly from nature, believing that it produced an honest interpretation of the world around us. In the 1920s, Whitmore began teaching at the Dayton Art Institute before settling into a position at Antioch College for thirty years.
Provenance
From the artist’s estate.
Condition
- foxing to verso of canvas; slight fraying in lower right to edge of canvas; small puncture to lower right middle portion; small puncture to upper margin; accretion to surface.
Dimensions
- measures foam core backing; painting measures 14" W x 18" H.
Item #
18CIN998-248