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)

Untitled (Hot), 1973

Robert Cottingham

Untitled (Hot), 1973

Sale Date: April 20, 2023

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Candy, 1984

Robert Cottingham

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American Signs, 2009

Robert Cottingham

American Signs, 2009

Sale Date: April 18, 2023

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M, from American Signs, 2009

Robert Cottingham

M, from American Signs, 2009

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Blues, from American Signs, 2009

Robert Cottingham

Blues, from American Signs, 2009

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Rialto, from American Signs Portfolio, 2009

Robert Cottingham

Rialto, from American Signs Portfolio, 2009

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Nite, from American Signs, 2009

Robert Cottingham

Nite, from American Signs, 2009

Sale Date: March 15, 2023

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Rolling Stock Series: For Armyn, 1992

Robert Cottingham

Rolling Stock Series: For Armyn, 1992

Sale Date: February 28, 2023

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Underwood, 1998

Robert Cottingham

Underwood, 1998

Sale Date: March 8, 2023

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Fox, from American Signs, 2009

Robert Cottingham

Fox, from American Signs, 2009

Sale Date: February 15, 2023

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Champagne, from American Signs, 2009

Robert Cottingham

Champagne, from American Signs, 2009

Sale Date: February 15, 2023

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Star from the portfolio American Signs, 1985

Robert Cottingham

Star from the portfolio American Signs, 1985

Sale Date: January 26, 2023

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Hot, from American Signs, 2009

Robert Cottingham

Hot, from American Signs, 2009

Sale Date: January 25, 2023

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Boulavard Drinks, from American Signs, 2009

Robert Cottingham

Boulavard Drinks, from American Signs, 2009

Sale Date: January 25, 2023

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O, 1986

Robert Cottingham

Sale Date: January 11, 2023

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Lao, 1978

Robert Cottingham

Sale Date: December 15, 2022

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Hi, from American Signs, 2009

Robert Cottingham

Hi, from American Signs, 2009

Sale Date: December 21, 2022

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American Hi-Fi, from Signs, 2009

Robert Cottingham

American Hi-Fi, from Signs, 2009

Sale Date: December 21, 2022

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Barrera - Rosa's, 1986

Robert Cottingham

Barrera - Rosa's, 1986

Sale Date: November 19, 2022

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Great Northern, 1988

Robert Cottingham

Great Northern, 1988

Sale Date: November 17, 2022

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Star, from American Signs, 2009

Robert Cottingham

Star, from American Signs, 2009

Sale Date: November 16, 2022

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Art, from American Signs, 2009

Robert Cottingham

Art, from American Signs, 2009

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Art, 1973

Robert Cottingham

Sale Date: November 16, 2022

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Orph., 1972

Robert Cottingham

Sale Date: November 17, 2022

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