Robert Cottingham

(American, born 1935)

Robert Cottingham is an American painter best known for his Photorealist depictions of cropped commercial signage. Born on September 26, 1935 in Brooklyn, NY, Cottingham studied at Pratt Institute, where he received his BFA in 1963 before starting a five-year career in commercial advertising. Upon moving to Los Angeles Cottingham seriously committed himself to his own painting practice, which eventually subsumed his advertising career by 1968 as the artist rose to prominence along with the Photorealist movement. Notably—though Cottingham is considered among the 13 most prominent Photorealists of the latter half of the 20th century—he disavowed his relationship to the movement. Instead, he views his own work as part of the lineage of vernacular Americana painters, including the likes of Stuart Davis and Edward Hopper. His work can be found among the collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., among others

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Robert Cottingham (779 results)

An American Alphabet : R, 2005

Robert Cottingham

An American Alphabet : R, 2005

Sale Date: May 24, 2022

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American Signs Portfolio, 2009

Robert Cottingham

American Signs Portfolio, 2009

Sale Date: May 11, 2022

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HA., 1971

Robert Cottingham

Sale Date: May 12, 2022

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Underwood, 1998

Robert Cottingham

Underwood, 1998

Sale Date: May 11, 2022

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American Signs, 2009

Robert Cottingham

American Signs, 2009

Sale Date: April 19, 2022

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State House Square (Hartford, CT), 1988

Robert Cottingham

State House Square (Hartford, CT), 1988

Sale Date: March 9, 2022

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Tattoo, 1975

Robert Cottingham

Sale Date: February 24, 2022

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Dr. Gibson, 1974

Robert Cottingham

Dr. Gibson, 1974

Sale Date: February 24, 2022

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For Leslie C., from Rolling Stock Series, 1992

Robert Cottingham

For Leslie C., from Rolling Stock Series, 1992

Sale Date: February 11, 2022

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American Hi-Fi, from Signs, 2009

Robert Cottingham

American Hi-Fi, from Signs, 2009

Sale Date: January 26, 2022

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Rialto, from American Signs, 2009

Robert Cottingham

Rialto, from American Signs, 2009

Sale Date: January 26, 2022

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Boulevard Drinks, from American Signs, 2009

Robert Cottingham

Boulevard Drinks, from American Signs, 2009

Sale Date: January 26, 2022

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STAR; FRANKFURTERS, 1977

Robert Cottingham

STAR; FRANKFURTERS, 1977

Sale Date: December 14, 2021

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Empire, 2012

Robert Cottingham

Sale Date: December 15, 2021

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Robert Cottingham

Sale Date: December 15, 2021

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Barrera-Rosa's, 1986 (a suite of three works), 1986

Robert Cottingham

Barrera-Rosa's, 1986 (a suite of three works), 1986

Sale Date: December 3, 2021

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Barber Shop, 1987

Robert Cottingham

Barber Shop, 1987

Sale Date: December 4, 2021

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Blues, 1987

Robert Cottingham

Sale Date: December 4, 2021

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Champagne, from American Signs, 2009

Robert Cottingham

Champagne, from American Signs, 2009

Sale Date: December 15, 2021

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Blues, from American Signs, 2009

Robert Cottingham

Blues, from American Signs, 2009

Sale Date: December 15, 2021

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Taft, 1991

Robert Cottingham

Sale Date: December 2, 2021

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Rolling Stock, For Mark., 1992

Robert Cottingham

Rolling Stock, For Mark., 1992

Sale Date: November 16, 2021

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Rolling Stock, For Leslie C., 1992

Robert Cottingham

Rolling Stock, For Leslie C., 1992

Sale Date: November 16, 2021

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Rialto, from American Signs, 2009

Robert Cottingham

Rialto, from American Signs, 2009

Sale Date: November 17, 2021

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