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 (665 results)

Underwood, 1998

Robert Cottingham

Underwood, 1998

Sale Date: April 24, 2024

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Boulevard Drinks, 2009

Robert Cottingham

Boulevard Drinks, 2009

Sale Date: April 18, 2024

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Hot, 2009

Robert Cottingham

Sale Date: April 18, 2024

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O, 1986

Robert Cottingham

Sale Date: March 20, 2024

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Rolling StockSeries #4 (for Chuck), 1989

Robert Cottingham

Rolling StockSeries #4 (for Chuck), 1989

Sale Date: March 4, 2024

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Art, 1992

Robert Cottingham

Sale Date: February 20, 2024

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Liquor, 1984

Robert Cottingham

Sale Date: February 28, 2024

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ODE (lightbox)

Robert Cottingham

ODE (lightbox)

Sale Date: February 7, 2024

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Barrera-Rosa’s (a Suite of Three Works), 1986

Robert Cottingham

Barrera-Rosa’s (a Suite of Three Works), 1986

Sale Date: February 8, 2024

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American Signs, 2009, 2009

Robert Cottingham

American Signs, 2009, 2009

Sale Date: January 27, 2024

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Robert Cottingham

Sale Date: January 27, 2024

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Underwood (Blue), 1998

Robert Cottingham

Underwood (Blue), 1998

Sale Date: December 12, 2023

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O, 1986

Robert Cottingham

Sale Date: December 12, 2023

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Star, Carl's, Black Girl, Frankfurter, 1977

Robert Cottingham

Star, Carl's, Black Girl, Frankfurter, 1977

Sale Date: December 12, 2023

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Star (from the American Signs portfolio), 2009

Robert Cottingham

Star (from the American Signs portfolio), 2009

Sale Date: December 7, 2023

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STARR, 1988

Robert Cottingham

Sale Date: December 6, 2023

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Wo, 1973

Robert Cottingham

Sale Date: November 30, 2023

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Roxy., 2000

Robert Cottingham

Sale Date: November 16, 2023

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Blues, from American Signs, 2009

Robert Cottingham

Blues, from American Signs, 2009

Sale Date: October 25, 2023

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M, from American Signs, 2009

Robert Cottingham

M, from American Signs, 2009

Sale Date: October 25, 2023

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American Signs (porfolio of, 2009

Robert Cottingham

American Signs (porfolio of, 2009

Sale Date: October 24, 2023

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Underwood, 1998

Robert Cottingham

Underwood, 1998

Sale Date: October 19, 2023

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An American Alphabet (A-Z), 2005

Robert Cottingham

An American Alphabet (A-Z), 2005

Sale Date: October 18, 2023

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Nite, from American Signs, 2009

Robert Cottingham

Nite, from American Signs, 2009

Sale Date: September 20, 2023

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