Robert Douglas Hunter 20th C. American Artist. Realist Painting Apollo Statue

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Original still life painting of a large bronze sculpture of Apollo from the House of the Citharist, a blue glass … Read more Original still life painting of a large bronze sculpture of Apollo from the House of the Citharist, a blue glass ball, and shells.

By 20th-21st c. American artist Robert Douglas Hunter (1928-2014).
Biography from The Copley Society of Boston: Robert Douglas Hunter was born in Boston in 1928, and has lived in Massachusetts all his life. He enrolled at Vesper George School of Art in Boston after his discharge from the Marine Corps and graduated with honors in 1949. During the summers of 1949 and 1950, Hunter studied painting with Henry Hensche at the Cape Cod School of Art in Provincetown. It was there that he met R.H. Ives Gammell, who then maintained a summer studio in Provincetown and with whom Hunter studied from 1950 to 1955.

Hunter was himself an instructor at the Vesper George School of Art from 1950 until its closing in 1983. He was also on the teaching staff of the Worcester Art Museum from 1965 to 1975, and he has taught privately for over 40 years. Hunter was also instrumental in the continuation of the Gammell teaching studio after the artist's death.

A member of many professional organizations including the Copley Society of Boston, the Guild of Boston Artists, and the Provincetown Art Association, Hunter has won numerous awards for his work. In 1979, Hunter received a citation from the Governor of Massachusetts in recognition of his many years of painting in Provincetown an Boston and his contribution to the education of youth.

His work can be found in numerous public, museum and corporate collections including the Chrysler Museum, Virginia; Harvard University; Phillips Academy, Andover, MA; the Boston Archdiocese; Maryhill Museum of Art, Goldendale, WA.

In this painting, Hunter captures the weathered verdigris patina of the bronze sculpture and the reflections on the cobalt blue glass ball, as well as the subtle shadow on the wall cast by the statue.

Oil on canvas.

Signed Robert Douglas Hunter lower left.

Custom framed.

Measures 30" x 16".

Framed size 33 5/8" x 19 5/8".

Painting is in very good condition. See less