Saturday 26 January 2013

Robert Cottingham – part 3

Robert Cottingham (born 1935 Brooklyn, NY) is of a generation of 20th century painters, who in finding themselves confronted with the 19th century rival of painting, photography, successfully assimilated photography                    into their work. This movement in art became known as Photo Realism. It developed quietly during the early 1960's and emerged as the predominant style in the 'Documenta 5' 1972 in Kassel, Germany, an international exhibition that is one of the most important in the world. Malcom Morley, Robert Cottingham, Robert Bechtle, John Clemente Clark, Richard McClean, Ralph Goings and John Kacere are among the main artists to adopt this international style.

This is part 3 of a 4-part post on the works of Robert Cottingham. Parts 1-3 show a chronology of his works. Part 4 looks at his “American Alphabet” prints.



1993 Rolling Stock #13 
woodcut on paper 61.8 x 62.7 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

1993 Rolling Stock #8, for Jane 
lithograph 45.4 x 65.4 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

1993 West 12th Street 
watercolour on paper 72.4 x 53.3 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

1996 Bud 
lithograph 117.8 x 116.8 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

1997 Corona 
oil on canvas 198.1 x 198.1 cm 
© Robert Cottingham
  
1998 Hawk-Eye 
gouache on paper 34.3 x 24.1 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

2000 Hawk-Eye 
woodcut on paper 39.1 x 27.6 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

1998 Underwood ( Yellow B.G. ) 
woodcut on paper 83.8 x 70.7 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

1998 Bimat 
oil on canvas 221 x 137.2 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

2000 Bimat 
woodcut on paper 39.1 x 24.8 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

1999 Spartus Full-Vue 
oil on canvas 100.3 x 81.3 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

2000 Diomatic 
woodcut on paper 39.1 x 27.6 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

2004 Component #1 
oil on canvas 45.7 x 45.7 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

2004 Lynn's Portable 
oil on canvas 168.9 x 168.9 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

2004 Lynn's Portable 
woodcut on paper 55.9 x 53.3 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

2005 Untitled ( Albany Ice ) 
chromogenic print 51.4 x 50.4 
© Robert Cottingham

2005 Untitled ( Coca-Cola ) 
chromogenic print 51.4 x 50.4 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

2005 Untitled ( Hotel ) 
chromogenic print 51.4 x 50.4 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

2005 Untitled ( Tower ) 
chromogenic print 51.4 x 50.4 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

2005 Untitled ( Sandwich ) 
chromogenic print 51.4 x 50.4 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

 2005 Untitled ( Champs Water-tower ) 
chromogenic print 51.4 x 50.4 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

2005 Untitled ( The Graduate ) 
chromogenic print 51.4 x 50.4 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

2005 Untitled ( Sante Fe Hotel ) 
chromogenic print 51.4 x 50.4 cm  
© Robert Cottingham

2006 Oreal's Remington 
oil on canvas 
© Robert Cottingham

2007 Component I 
relief print 31.8 x 25.4 cm 
© Robert Cottingham


2007 Component X 
relief print 15.2 x 10.2 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

2007 Component V 
relief print 31.8 x 25.4 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

2007 Component XXIV 
relief print 15.2 x 10.2 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

2007 Component XVII 
relief print 28.6 x 31.8 cm 
© Robert Cottingham


2007 Component XXVI 
relief print 15.2 x 10.2 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

2007 Component XXVIII 
relief print 30.5 x 25.4 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

2007 Nine Components 
oil on nine canvases 
© Robert Cottingham

2009 Component IV 
oil on canvas 77.5 x 61 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

2011 Component XXIV 
oil on canvas 117 x 85 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

2009 American High-Fi 
screenprint 96.5 x 96.5 cm 
© Robert Cottingham


2009 Hi 
screenprint 96.5 x 96.5 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

2009 Boulevard Drinks 
screenprint 96.5 x 96.5 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

2009 M 
screenprint 96.5 x 96.5 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

2010 Component X ( black line ) 
intaglio, relief 69.2 x 50.8 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

2010 Component V ( black line ) 
intaglio, relief 69.2 x 50.8 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

2010 Component XX ( black line ) 
intaglio, relief 69.2 x 50.8 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

2010 Component XXVII ( blue ) 
lithograph 62.2 x 48.9 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

2010 Component XXVII ( tan ) 
lithograph 62.2 x 48.9 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

2010 Empire II 
graphite on vellum 70 x 38.7 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

2010 Empire II 
oil on canvas 209.6 x 114.3 cm 
© Robert Cottingham
2012 Empire 
lithograph 97.8 x 59.7 cm
© Robert Cottingham
2008 Empire 
serigraph 117 x 81 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

2012 Empire IV 
oil on canvas 122 x 244 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

2012 Empire 
lithograph 89.4 x 88.9 cm 
© Robert Cottingham


Thursday 24 January 2013

Robert Cottingham – part 2

Robert Cottingham (born 1935 Brooklyn, NY) is of a generation of 20th century painters, who in finding themselves confronted with the 19th century rival of painting, photography, successfully assimilated photography into their work. This movement in art became known as Photo Realism. It developed quietly during the early 1960's and emerged as the predominant style in the 'Documenta 5' 1972 in Kassel, Germany, an international exhibition that is one of the most important in the world. Malcom Morley, Robert Cottingham, Robert Bechtle, John Clemente Clark, Richard McClean, Ralph Goings and John Kacere are among the main artists to adopt this international style.

This is part 2 of a 4-part post on the works of Robert Cottingham. Parts 1-3 will show a chronology of his works. Part 4 looks at his “American Alphabet” prints.




1981 Joseph's Liquors 
oil on canvas 81.2 x 81.2 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

1982 Hairstylist #18 
acrylic on paper 44.4 x 63.6 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

1982 11th Street 
acrylic on canvas 54.6 x 78.8 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

1983 Glossinger's 
graphite on vellum 66.7 x 90.8 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

1983 Ral's 
lithograph 46.6 x 64 cm 
© Robert Cottingham
 
1983 Ral's 
hand-coloured lithograph 46.6 x 64 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

1983 Ral's 
oil on canvas 105.4 x 148.6 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

1984 One Way 
lithograph 81.5 x 69 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

1984 One Way 
hand-coloured lithograph 63.5 x 50.8 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

1984 Pepsi ( State 1 ) 
drypoint on paper 24.3 x 24.7 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

1984 Pepsi ( State 2 ) 
drypoint on paper 33.5 x 36.2 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

1991 Don't Walk 
metal relief print 23.8 x 51.1 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

1985 Don't Walk 
lino cut 30.1 x 26.9 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

1991 Lone Star 
© Robert Cottingham

1985 Rialto l
ithograph 45.7 x 45.7 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

1985 Rialto 
hand-coloured lithograph 45.7 x 45.7 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

1985 Wichita 
gouache on paper 76.8 x 102.2 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

1986 Barrera-Rosa's, from the portfolio Barrera-Rosa's 
lino cut 33.3 x 95.2 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

1986 Barrera-Rosa's, from the portfolio Barrera-Rosa's 
drypoint 57.8 x 116.8 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

1986 Barrera-Rosa's, from the portfolio Barrera-Rosa's 
lithograph 33.6 x 95.1 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

1985 Barrera-Rosa 
oil on canvas 149.9 x 426.7 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

1986 O ( State 1, Blue ) 
etching and aquatint 32.4 x 20.3 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

1986 O 
etching and aquatint 56.8 x 42.2 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

1986 O 
etching and aquatint 56.8 x 42.2 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

2007 from "An American Alphabet" O 
lithograph 78.1 x 53.3 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

1987 Santa Fe 
lithograph on paper 57.8 x 57.8 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

1987 Santa Fe 
hand-coloured lithograph 57.8 x 57.8 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

1988 Santa Fe 
woodcut on paper 77.2 x 77.8 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

1989 Santa Fe 
woodcut on paper 88.9 x 88.9 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

1988 Barber Shop 
oil on canvas 81.3 x 81.3 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

1989 Barber Shop 
lithograph 49.5 x 50.8 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

1989 Barber Shop 
hand-coloured lithograph 49.5 x 50.8 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

1988 Starr 
lithograph 40.6 x 59.7 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

1988 Great Northern 
oil on linen 198.1 x 198.1 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

1989 Blues 
aquatint on paper 25.7 x 45.7 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

1989 Frankfurters-Hamburgers, from the Cottingham Suite 
lithograph 26.7 x 26.7 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

1989 C and O lithograph 
54.6 x 74.9 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

1991 Nite 
woodcut on paper 127 x 92.7 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

2009 Nite 
screenprint 96.5 x 96.5 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

1991 Taft 
gouache on paper 14.6 x 14.6 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

1991 Rolling Stock Series No. 7, for Jim 
hand-coloured etching, collagraph and monoprint 187 x 74.3 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

1992 Art 
lithograph 117.5 x 116.8 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

2009 Art 
screenprint 96.5 x 96.5 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

1992 Rolling Stock No. 30, for Mark, from the portfolio Rolling Stock 
aquatint, lift ground and spit bite 57.2 x 78.7 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

1992 Rolling Stock #27 
woodcut on paper 26 x 34.3 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

1992 Rolling Stock #22, for Bill 
hand-coloured etching, collograph and monoprint 122.6 x 172.1 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

1992 Rolling Stock, for Chuck, from the portfolio Rolling Stock 
aquatint, lift ground, spit bite and line etch white 52 x 16.8 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

1992 Rolling Stock, for Armyn, from the portfolio Rolling Stock 
aquatint, lift ground and spit bite 53.3 x 74 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

1992 Rolling Stock, for Leslie C., from the portfolio Rolling Stock 
aquatint,  lift ground, spit bite and white ground 68.6 x 63.5 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

1992 Rolling Stock, for Trish, from the portfolio Rolling Stock 
aquatint, lift ground and spit bite 32.1 x 32.1 cm 
© Robert Cottingham

1992 Rolling Stock, for Jesse 
aquatint, lift ground and spit bite 74.8 x 55.8 cm 
© Robert Cottingham