Robert Whitmore Oil Painting "Floral Still-Life"

Item Details

Robert Whitmore
Floral Still-Life
Oil painting on canvas
Signed

Robert Whitmore (American; 1890-1979)
_Floral Still-Life, 1925
Oil painting on canvas
Signed and dated to the lower right
Initialed to the verso

An oil painting on canvas titled Floral Still-Life by well-listed Ohio-based artist Robert Whitmore (1890-1979), dated 1925. This still-life features a vase of flowers set against a background of floral wall paper. It is signed and dated to the lower right, is initialed to the verso, and is presented in a wooden frame.

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

- some craquelure, creasing, and billowing to composition and canvas; scratches and dents to frame; toning to canvas verso.

Dimensions

- frame measures; visible image measures 15.75" W x 19.75" H.

Item #

18CIN998-274