WORKS FROM THE ESTATE OF
ROBERT KING (1915-2001)
The Bryan H. Roberts Gallery is the exclusive
representative of the
Robert King estate
BIOGRAPHY:
Robert King was born 1915 in Lima, Ohio. He entered Ohio State in 1934 as an art student and graduated in 1939 with a B.F.A. degree. In 1939 he traveled to Europe for additional study but returned to Ohio later that year as World War II began to dawn. In 1941 he received his M.A. and in 1945, after two years of military service, began teaching art at The Ohio State University. In the late 1940’s he made numerous travels throughout Ohio, capturing both rural and urban scenes primarily in pastel. These works were done in a bold style distinctive to King, although hints of Charles Burchfield influence do arguably appear.
In 1950, Robert King had his first major exhibition of pastels, held at the Columbus Museum of Art. In the ensuing two decades, he would produce a remarkable body of work in a variety of media and styles. Some of his pieces from this time period clearly show an international influence, especially that of Picasso, Matisse, and Rouault. Other works, however, have a classic Eames-era look. In 1961, King undertook a prolonged study of Japanese calligraphy, which he felt would be beneficial in his pastel and charcoal works. By 1970, however, he turned almost exclusively to the collage medium.
In 1978, he retired from The Ohio State University as Professor Emeritus, an event marked by a exhibition of works by almost 80 of his former students. King and his wife Ruth retired to a house in Delaware, Ohio that Ruth had designed and built in 1958. He passed away in 2001, leaving behind a remarkable legacy of modern art uniquely his own.
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TWO BATHERS Pastel on paper 10" x 12" image size Framed size 20" x 22.5" $975
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TWO WOMEN Watercolor and ink on paper 13.5" x 10" image size Framed size 19.25" x 22.75"
$850
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READING Pastel on paper 10.5" x 13.5" image size Framed size 18.75" x 22.75" $975
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"THE CLOWN" Collage on paper 17.75" x 27.25" image size Framed size 18.5" x 28" Original artist's label verso $1400
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SPANISH SCENE Pastel on paper 15.5" x 19" image size Framed size 26" x 29.5" $1400
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Bathers
$975
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Harbor Scene
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Geometric Abstract $1100
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Still Life with Fruit
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Industrial Landscape Pastel on paper 22" x 26.5" image size Framed size 35" x 39.5" $2200
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Horses
and Riders
$1600
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Coal Yard Pastel and gouache on paper 20" x 31.5" image size Framed size 33" x 44" View work with frame
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Still Life Pastel on paper 17" x 22" image size Framed size 29" x 34" $1600
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Still Life with Table Objects Oil on panel 13" x 21" image size Framed size 17.25" x 25.5" $1200
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OHIO STATE STADIUM Charcoal on paper 11" x 17" image size Framed size 23" x 29" $1200
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OHIO TOWN Pastel on paper 21" x 27" image size Framed size 33" x 38.5" $1800
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FIGURAL GROUP Watercolor, ink, and pastel on paper 19" x 25" image size Framed size 30.5" x 36.75" $1600
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FIGURES WITH UMBRELLA $850 |
