Robert Whitmore Oil Painting

Item Details

Robert Whitmore (Ohio; 1890-1979)
Untitled, early 20th century
Oil painting on canvas
Estate stamp to the verso

An oil painting on canvas of a river by Robert Whitmore (Ohio; 1890-1979). This piece depicts a marsh-like river with gnarly trees bordering the river’s edge. The artist’s estate stamp is present to the verso and is presented mounted on foam board.

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 estate of Robert Whitmore

Condition

- wear to edges of canvas; minor fraying to canvas; toning and staining to canvas.

Dimensions

- measures canvas; foam board measures 30" W x 20" H x .25" D.

Item #

18DCC349-015