Robert Whitmore Oil Painting

Item Details

Canvas
Unsigned

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

An oil painting on canvas of a stream in summer by Robert Whitmore (Ohio; 1890-1979). This piece depicts a glistening body of water lined by tall brush and trees rendered in thick impasto lines. The artist’s estate stamp is present to the verso and is presented mounted to 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

- slight wear to edges of canvas; minor fraying to corners of canvas; some surface wear to image of painting.

Dimensions

- measures canvas; foam board measures 20"W x 15" H x .25" D.

Item #

18DCC349-019