Robert Whitmore Oil Painting

Item Details

Robert Whitmore (American; 1890-1979)
Untitled
Oil painting on canvas
Unsigned
Estate stamp marked to verso

An oil painting on canvas of a female portrait by Robert Whitmore (American; 1890-1979). This painting depicts a woman with a 1940’s hairstyle loosely rendered in bold brushstrokes. The artist’s estate stamp is present to the verso of the painting. This piece is presented as stretched canvas mounted on board.

Born in Dayton, Ohio, Robert Whitmore studied at the Art Institute of Chicago from 1913 to 1917. Subsequently, he served in World War I for a year, then continued his studies at the Cincinnati Art Academy. He is particularly known for his Ohioan landscapes painted en plein air, exhibiting loose impressionistic brushstrokes and brilliant vibrant colors. To accommodate working outdoors, he turned a Model T truck into his personal mobile studio. Whitmore was an art professor at Antioch College until his retirement in 1955, and his work has been exhibited at multiple institutions including the Dayton Art Institute, the National Academy of Design, and various galleries in Ohio.

Condition

- to fair; wear to edges of canvas; staining to lower and upper margins of canvas; toning to canvas; fraying to left edge of canvas; pinholes to corners of canvas due to hanging; roughly cut edges of canvas.

Dimensions

- measures board; canvas measures 16.5" W x 25" H x .1" D.

Item #

18DCC521-005