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1887 Baldwin, Wisconsin - 1963 Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Known for: Landscape and wildlife painting, commercial art, teaching.
Peter Rotier was a Milwaukee painter, commercial artist and teacher well-known for his oil and watercolor paintings of wild life and Wisconsin’s Kettle Moraine landscape. Rotier studied art from... Read full biography
Peter Rotier was a Milwaukee painter, commercial artist and teacher well-known for his oil and watercolor paintings of wild life and Wisconsin’s Kettle Moraine landscape. Rotier studied art from 1903-1906 at the Wisconsin School of Art* which was maintained by the Art Students League of Milwaukee*... Read full biography
Peter Rotier was a Milwaukee painter, commercial artist and teacher well-known for his oil and watercolor paintings of wild life and Wisconsin’s Kettle Moraine landscape. Rotier studied art from 1903-1906 at the Wisconsin School of Art* which was maintained by the Art Students League of Milwaukee* under the guidance of Richard Lorenz, Alexander Mueller and George Raab. During his early years he also did part-time scenic painting for theater stock companies that came to Milwaukee and Chicago. In... Read full biography
Peter Rotier was a Milwaukee painter, commercial artist and teacher well-known for his oil and watercolor paintings of wild life and Wisconsin’s Kettle Moraine landscape. Rotier studied art from 1903-1906 at the Wisconsin School of Art* which was maintained by the Art Students League of Milwaukee* under the guidance of Richard Lorenz, Alexander Mueller and George Raab. During his early years he also did part-time scenic painting for theater stock companies that came to Milwaukee and Chicago. In 1918, he attended the Milwaukee State Teachers College and studied under George Oberteuffer before moving on to the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts in 1919. In 1920, he studied under, and was most influenced by, Robert Henri at the Art Students League... Read full biography
Peter Rotier was a Milwaukee painter, commercial artist and teacher well-known for his oil and watercolor paintings of wild life and Wisconsin’s Kettle Moraine landscape. Rotier studied art from 1903-1906 at the Wisconsin School of Art* which was maintained by the Art Students League of Milwaukee* under the guidance of Richard Lorenz, Alexander Mueller and George Raab. During his early years he also did part-time scenic painting for theater stock companies that came to Milwaukee and Chicago. In 1918, he attended the Milwaukee State Teachers College and studied under George Oberteuffer before moving on to the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts in 1919. In 1920, he studied under, and was most influenced by, Robert Henri at the Art Students League in New York*. In 1920, Rotier decided to travel west, and to earn money he took on numerous odd jobs as a house and sign painter... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Theatre Scene Painting, Stage/Set Design for Television and/or Movies
Art Media
- •Fresco Painting, Murals
- •Gouache
- •Oil Paint
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
- •Cartoon Drawing, Cartoon Figures
Art Subject
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Farm, Barn, Ranch Scene and/or Agricultural Genre
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Rural Scene, Countryside, Farms and/or Barns
- •Wildlife, Wild Animal
Art Association
- •American Watercolor Society, Painters in Watercolor
- •Art Students League of Milwaukee, Founder/Early Member
- •Society of Milwaukee Artists/Wisconsin Visual Artists
- •Wisconsin Artists in All Media
- •Wisconsin Painters & Sculptors
Art Teacher
- •Frank Vincent DuMond
- •George Oberteuffer
- •Robert Henri
Art School
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
- •Chicago Academy of Design, Student, later Art Institute of Chicago
- •Layton School of Art, Teacher
- •Wisconsin School of Fine Art, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Mural Specialty
- •Newspaper Staff, Events, Artist, Cartoon, Illustration, Photography, Graphics
- •Post Office Mural Painter, WPA Treasury Relief Art Project
- •WPA Artist, Federal Art Project, Murals and Easel Paintings
Exhibition of Art Association
- •American Watercolor Society, Painters in Watercolor-
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago