Robert Whitmore Oil Painting

Item Details

Robert Whitmore (American; 1890-1979)
Untitled, circa 1924
Oil painting on canvas
Unsigned
Inscribed to the verso
Estate stamp marked to verso
Unframed

An oil painting on canvas by well-listed Ohio-based artist Robert Whitmore (1890-1979), circa 1924. This work depicts a grouping of three bottles with a small orange on a dark surface. The artist’s estate stamp is present to the verso of the painting. This piece is presented as stretched canvas.

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; dust and accretions present to painting surface; fraying to canvas edges; craquelure present to painting.

Dimensions

Item #

18CIN998-439