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)

Satna Fe, 1987

Robert Cottingham

Satna Fe, 1987

Sale Date: November 6, 2022

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C & O, 1989

Robert Cottingham

Sale Date: October 13, 2022

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Don't Walk, 1991

Robert Cottingham

Don't Walk, 1991

Sale Date: October 12, 2022

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Rolling Stock, for Leslie (from the Rolling..., 1992

Robert Cottingham

Rolling Stock, for Leslie (from the Rolling..., 1992

Sale Date: October 12, 2022

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O, 1986

Robert Cottingham

Sale Date: October 12, 2022

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An American Alphabet : R - 2005, 2005

Robert Cottingham

An American Alphabet : R - 2005, 2005

Sale Date: October 4, 2022

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ONE WAY, 1984

Robert Cottingham

ONE WAY, 1984

Sale Date: September 20, 2022

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ICE, 1975

Robert Cottingham

Sale Date: September 20, 2022

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SANTA FE, 1988, 1988

Robert Cottingham

SANTA FE, 1988, 1988

Sale Date: September 20, 2022

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BUD, 1996

Robert Cottingham

Sale Date: September 20, 2022

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ROLLING STOCK

Robert Cottingham

ROLLING STOCK

Sale Date: September 20, 2022

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C & O RAILROAD, 1989

Robert Cottingham

C & O RAILROAD, 1989

Sale Date: September 20, 2022

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BLUES, 1989

Robert Cottingham

Sale Date: September 20, 2022

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Lone Star, 1991

Robert Cottingham

Lone Star, 1991

Sale Date: September 29, 2022

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Art, 1992

Robert Cottingham

Sale Date: July 20, 2022

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State House Square (Hartford, CT), 1988

Robert Cottingham

State House Square (Hartford, CT), 1988

Sale Date: June 29, 2022

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Rolling Stock, for Jesse, 1992

Robert Cottingham

Rolling Stock, for Jesse, 1992

Sale Date: June 16, 2022

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Rolling Stock, For Trish (from the Rolling..., 1992

Robert Cottingham

Rolling Stock, For Trish (from the Rolling..., 1992

Sale Date: June 16, 2022

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Empire (Vertical)

Robert Cottingham

Empire (Vertical)

Sale Date: June 16, 2022

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Empire, 2012

Robert Cottingham

Sale Date: June 16, 2022

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An American Alphabet, 2001

Robert Cottingham

An American Alphabet, 2001

Sale Date: June 16, 2022

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Santa Fe II, 1989

Robert Cottingham

Santa Fe II, 1989

Sale Date: June 16, 2022

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Everybody's Book Shop-Everybody's Books, 1975, 1975

Robert Cottingham

Everybody's Book Shop-Everybody's Books, 1975, 1975

Sale Date: June 10, 2022

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Fox, 1973

Robert Cottingham

Sale Date: May 25, 2022

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