Louis K. Meisel Gallery
141 Prince Street, New York City, NY 10012Contact Details
- Phone number
- (212) 677-1340
- Lou@Meisels.com
- Website
Robert Cottingham ART DEALERS
Born 1935 Brooklyn, New York. Known for: Super real facades, mechanisms, letterforms, photography.
Robert Cottingham lives and works on an eighteenth century New England farm, but the subject matter he paints is strictly urban. Tattoo parlors, seamy bar fronts, five-and-dime stores, trashy movie... Read full biography
Robert Cottingham lives and works on an eighteenth century New England farm, but the subject matter he paints is strictly urban. Tattoo parlors, seamy bar fronts, five-and-dime stores, trashy movie marquees, or the advertising on a pancake house are all the urban symbols he utilizes to construct... Read full biography
Robert Cottingham lives and works on an eighteenth century New England farm, but the subject matter he paints is strictly urban. Tattoo parlors, seamy bar fronts, five-and-dime stores, trashy movie marquees, or the advertising on a pancake house are all the urban symbols he utilizes to construct his complex paintings. He ferrets out the architectural details, symbols, and letter fragments of facades from the 1940s and '50s, giving us a glimpse of a true American folk art; garish, trite, yet... Read full biography
Robert Cottingham lives and works on an eighteenth century New England farm, but the subject matter he paints is strictly urban. Tattoo parlors, seamy bar fronts, five-and-dime stores, trashy movie marquees, or the advertising on a pancake house are all the urban symbols he utilizes to construct his complex paintings. He ferrets out the architectural details, symbols, and letter fragments of facades from the 1940s and '50s, giving us a glimpse of a true American folk art; garish, trite, yet somehow endearing. Cottingham finds more than just the materials of a sign fascinating. "Commercial signs are amazing" he says. "Here are these elaborate, monumental structures designed solely to tell you that this is where you can buy a hamburger or a... Read full biography
Robert Cottingham lives and works on an eighteenth century New England farm, but the subject matter he paints is strictly urban. Tattoo parlors, seamy bar fronts, five-and-dime stores, trashy movie marquees, or the advertising on a pancake house are all the urban symbols he utilizes to construct his complex paintings. He ferrets out the architectural details, symbols, and letter fragments of facades from the 1940s and '50s, giving us a glimpse of a true American folk art; garish, trite, yet somehow endearing. Cottingham finds more than just the materials of a sign fascinating. "Commercial signs are amazing" he says. "Here are these elaborate, monumental structures designed solely to tell you that this is where you can buy a hamburger or a pack of cigarettes. You can see these signs as hilarious or pathetic. All that effort, all the pomposity just to sell yo... Read full biography
Robert Cottingham - Affiliates (4 Galleries and Auction Houses)
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Verified Art Dealers & Galleries
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RoGallery
47-15 36th Street, Long Island City, NY 11101Contact Details
- Phone number
- 7189370901
- art@rogallery.com
- Website
Photorealism
7902 Tennyson Court, Boca Raton, FL 33433Contact Details
- Phone number
- 4167284941
- info@photorealism.com
- Website
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Treasured Art Collector
9945 Easthaven, Houston, TX 77075Contact Details
- Phone number
- (713) 302-2019
- treasuredart@comcast.net