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

Robert Cottingham Artworks

Robert Cottingham (779 results)

Hi, from American Signs, 2009

Robert Cottingham

Hi, from American Signs, 2009

Sale Date: November 17, 2021

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Rialto, 1985

Robert Cottingham

Sale Date: October 24, 2021

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Hot, from Signs, 2009

Robert Cottingham

Hot, from Signs, 2009

Sale Date: October 20, 2021

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American Hi-Fi, from Signs, 2009

Robert Cottingham

American Hi-Fi, from Signs, 2009

Sale Date: October 20, 2021

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American Signs, 2009

Robert Cottingham

American Signs, 2009

Sale Date: October 19, 2021

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Barbershop, 1987

Robert Cottingham

Barbershop, 1987

Sale Date: September 28, 2021

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Black Girl, from the Cottingham Suite, 1980

Robert Cottingham

Black Girl, from the Cottingham Suite, 1980

Sale Date: September 16, 2021

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Frankfurters - Hamburgers, from the..., 1980

Robert Cottingham

Frankfurters - Hamburgers, from the..., 1980

Sale Date: September 16, 2021

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Carl's, from the Cottingham Suite, 1977

Robert Cottingham

Carl's, from the Cottingham Suite, 1977

Sale Date: September 16, 2021

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F.W., from the Landfall Press Etching..., 1975

Robert Cottingham

F.W., from the Landfall Press Etching..., 1975

Sale Date: September 16, 2021

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Star, from Signs, 2009

Robert Cottingham

Star, from Signs, 2009

Sale Date: September 15, 2021

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Art, from Signs, 2009

Robert Cottingham

Art, from Signs, 2009

Sale Date: September 15, 2021

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Rialto, from Signs, 2009

Robert Cottingham

Rialto, from Signs, 2009

Sale Date: August 18, 2021

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Hi, from Signs, 2009

Robert Cottingham

Hi, from Signs, 2009

Sale Date: August 18, 2021

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F.W., 1975

Robert Cottingham

Sale Date: July 7, 2021

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One Way, 1984

Robert Cottingham

One Way, 1984

Sale Date: June 10, 2021

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Barrera Rosa's, 1986

Robert Cottingham

Barrera Rosa's, 1986

Sale Date: June 10, 2021

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Rolling Stock, For Leslie C, 1992

Robert Cottingham

Rolling Stock, For Leslie C, 1992

Sale Date: June 10, 2021

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Orph, 1972., 1972

Robert Cottingham

Orph, 1972., 1972

Sale Date: May 31, 2021

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One Way, 1984

Robert Cottingham

One Way, 1984

Sale Date: May 19, 2021

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C & O Railroad, 1989

Robert Cottingham

C & O Railroad, 1989

Sale Date: May 5, 2021

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American Signs, 2009

Robert Cottingham

American Signs, 2009

Sale Date: March 10, 2021

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Rolling Stock Series: For Leslie, 1992

Robert Cottingham

Rolling Stock Series: For Leslie, 1992

Sale Date: February 18, 2021

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Rolling Stock Series: For Armyn, 1992

Robert Cottingham

Rolling Stock Series: For Armyn, 1992

Sale Date: February 18, 2021

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