Robert Natkin Art
American, 1930-2010
Robert Natkin was born in Chicago on November 7, 1930 into a large family of Russian Jewish immigrants. In 1945 the family moved to Tennessee though soon returned to Chicago where Natkin would attend the Art Institute of Chicago (1948-1952). The museum’s collection of Post-Impressionist paintings, especially those of Pierre Bonnard and Henri Matisse and the whimsical abstractions of Paul Klee, were significant influences on the young artist. Natkin’s influences outside the art world included frequent trips to the Field Museum of Natural History where he was exposed to stylized Native American and Peruvian textiles.
Introduced to Abstract-Expressionism in New York in 1952, Natkin was especially drawn to the works of Willem de Kooning who’s agitated marks he began to emulate though after returning to Chicago in 1953 he abandoned ties to action painting and began to form what would become his familiar color field abstraction motif. In 1957 Natkin, now married to fellow artist Judith Dolnick, opened the Wells Street Gallery which showed the works of like-minded Chicago artists including sculptor John Chamberlain and photographer Aaron Siskind as well as New York artists they admired. Due to limited patronage however this was a short-lived venture and, seeking greater opportunities, the couple moved to New York in 1959. Natkin continued to develop bold bright fields of color and texture in his paintings finding success among the Poindexter Galleries stable of up-and-coming artists. Immersed in New York’s dynamic art scene through the 1960s and 70s, Natkin continued to evolve his style through his Apollo series, Field Mouse series, and Intimate Lighting series which includes Remembrance is the Secret of Redemption, Forgetfulness Leads to Exile. Other series followed in a long and successful career. Natkin died in Danbury, Connecticut, on April 20, 2010.
Robert Natkin has been the subject of numerous one-man exhibitions and has been included in many more group exhibitions. His work is in the permanent collections of dozens of national and international museums including New York’s Museum of Modern Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the National Gallery of Australia, and the Centre Pompidou in Paris. Additionally Natkin’s colossal 20 x 42 foot mural, executed in 1992, can be seen in the lobby of New York’s Rockefeller Center.(Biography provided by Taylor Graham)
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Abstract Expressionist monotype (signed & inscribed) Intimate Lighting Unique
By Robert Natkin
Located in New York, NY
Robert Natkin
Untitled, ca. 1979
Monotype with heart drawing
Hand signed twice; inscribed to Dorothy and Arthur with text and heart
Unique
Original vintage frame included
Measurement...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Robert Natkin Art
Materials
Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Monoprint, Monotype, Screen
Lyrical Abstraction Abstract Expressionist painting for Sonoma CA (signed heart)
By Robert Natkin
Located in New York, NY
Robert Natkin
Lyrical Abstraction for the Sonoma Mission Inn, Sonoma, California, 1990
Acrylic on paper painting with collaged element
Signed twice by the ...
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1990s Abstract Geometric Robert Natkin Art
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Pencil
Untitled
By Robert Natkin
Located in Cragsmoor, NY
This work is an unique work since the artist added to it with acrylic.
Category
20th Century Contemporary Robert Natkin Art
Materials
Acrylic, Lithograph
'Study for Field Mouse' Painting by Robert Natkin
By Robert Natkin
Located in Dallas, TX
In this study for a painting in his Field Mouse series we see how Robert Natkin (American, 1930-2010) develops the richly layered foundation for what will later become a fully realiz...
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1960s American Vintage Robert Natkin Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
1960's Robert Natkin Painting in a Unique Style-Related to Portal Series - 9846
By Robert Natkin
Located in Ukiah, CA
Remarkable Robert Natkin painting . It looks to be from the 1960s based on the color palette. It appears related to the portal paintings he did during ...
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1960s American Vintage Robert Natkin Art
Materials
Canvas
Robert Natkin Original Painting 1970's-Superb Example of its type 9660
By Robert Natkin
Located in Ukiah, CA
Robert Natkin Original Painting 1970's-Superb Example of its type. There were a number of works done in this style in the 1970s (this one is signed but not dated). The color palett...
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1970s American Modern Vintage Robert Natkin Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Robert Natkin- Rare Original 1966 Work in Charcoal 9657
By Robert Natkin
Located in Ukiah, CA
Robert Natkin- Rare Original 1966 Work in Charcoal 9657 ( 21"W x 26"H - Art: 12.75"W x 17.75"H ) There were a number of Works done in this style in the mid-60s, but this is the only...
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1960s American Modern Vintage Robert Natkin Art
Materials
Abalone, Acrylic
Intimate Lighting (Pink)
By Robert Natkin
Located in New York, NY
Robert Natkin
Intimate Lighting, 1974
Silkscreen on Arches paper
27 × 38 inches
Pencil signed, dated and numbered from the edition of 150 on the front
Published by Chromacomp, Inc.
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Robert Natkin Art
Materials
Screen, Pencil
Field Mouse Series
By Robert Natkin
Located in New York, NY
Robert Natkin (1930-2010)
Abstract Expressionist Painter
'Field Mouse Series,' about 1970
Acrylic on canvas, 48 x 44 in.
Signed (at lower right): Natkin
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Robert Natkin Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Bath Apollo Series "Blue Gaze"
By Robert Natkin
Located in New York, NY
Blue Gaze, 1977, by Robert Natkin (1930-2010)
Acrylic on canvas
66 x 66 inches framed 25.98 x 25.98 cm)
Signed on bottom right
Exhibitions:
In 1957, Momentum, Chicago, IL
In 1968, Pointdexter Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
In 1969, San Francisco Museum of Art (retrospective 1952-1969), San Francisco, CA (solo)
In 1974, Within the Decade: Selections from the Guggenheim Museum Permanent Collection, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY
In 1980, Masters of American Watercolor, The Oklahoma Art Center, Oklahoma City, OK
In 1992, Gimpel Fils Gallery, London, UK (solo)
In 2007, LewAllen Contemporary, Santa Fe...
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Robert Natkin Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Robert Natkin, Untitled Abstract Limited Edition Signed Print
By Robert Natkin
Located in San Rafael, CA
Robert Natkin (1930 - 2010)
Untitled, 1979
From the Intimate Light series
Color lithograph on wove paper
Edition 12/75
Signed and numbered to lower left margin
Published and printed...
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1970s Abstract Impressionist Robert Natkin Art
Materials
Lithograph
Bern Series
By Robert Natkin
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Bern Series" is a painting by Robert Natkin. The painting is signed lower middle, "Natkin". The framed piece measures 49 x 54 x 1 7/8 in.
Robert Natkin (1930-2010) was born in Chicago and graduated from the Art Institute of Chicago in 1952. Natkin’s art blends Abstract Expressionism with Post-Impressionist colors. His work often runs in series he created using columns...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Robert Natkin Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Pastel Abstract Silkscreen by Robert Natkin
By Robert Natkin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Robert Natkin, American (1930 - 2010)
Title: Intimate Lighting II
Year: 1972
Medium: Screenprint on Cream Arches Paper, signed, dated and numbered in pencil
Edition: 36/150
S...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Robert Natkin Art
Materials
Screen
Pastel Abstract Silkscreen by Robert Natkin
By Robert Natkin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Robert Natkin, American (1930 - 2010)
Title: Intimate Lighting I
Year: 1972
Medium: Screenprint on Cream Arches Paper, signed, dated and numbered in pencil
Edition: 42/150
Si...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Robert Natkin Art
Materials
Screen
Robert Natkin Abstract Lithograph Signed Numbered
By Robert Natkin
Located in Detroit, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY
Soft pastel colors in floating smudges lay between and around lyrical abstract geometric and organic forms giving a diaphanous color and shape harmony to the work...
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Robert Natkin Art
Materials
Lithograph
Untitled
By Robert Natkin
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this large screenprint with strong colors on heavy wove paper. Signed, dated and numbered 90/100 in pencil by Natkin.
Category
1970s Abstract Robert Natkin Art
Materials
Color, Screen
Untitled. Very large original screen print
By Robert Natkin
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Untitled" 1986 is a large original color screen print on Wove paper by noted American abstract expressionist artist Robert Natkin, 1930-2010. IOt is hand signed, dated ...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Robert Natkin Art
Materials
Screen
Colorful Abstract Lithograph by Robert Natkin
By Robert Natkin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Robert Natkin, American (1930 - 2010)
Title: Untitled - III
Year: circa 1977
Medium: Lithograph, Signed in Pencil
Size: 31 in. x 24 in. (78.74 cm x 60.96 cm)
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Robert Natkin Art
Materials
Lithograph
Colorful Abstract Lithograph by Robert Natkin
By Robert Natkin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Robert Natkin, American (1930 - 2010)
Title: Untitled - V
Year: circa 1977
Medium: Lithograph, Signed in Pencil
Size: 31 in. x 24 in. (78.74 cm x 60.96 cm)
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Robert Natkin Art
Materials
Lithograph
Untitled
By Robert Natkin
Located in Lawrence, NY
We are pleased to offer this work by second generation AbEx painter Robert Natkin and painted in delicious colors of yellow, tangerine, blue, red and purple. It fits well within a variety of decor settings.
Described as the "author of a dappled infinite," Natkin created some of the most innovative color abstractions of the late 20th century. Populated by stripes, dots, grids, and an array of free-floating forms, his light- filled canvases are sensuous, playful, and visually complex.
While attending the school of the Art Institute of Chicago from 1948 to 1952, Natkin was afforded the opportunity to study the museum's world-class collection of French post-impressionist art and decided to turn his attention to painting instead. During these formative years, Natkin was inspired by the examples of Pierre Bonnard and Henri Matisse, who used decorative patterning and arbitrary color to evoke mood. Most importantly, he also discovered the work of Paul Klee, the Swiss-German artist whose whimsical, semi-abstract paintings reflected his belief that "art does not reproduce the visible but makes visible"--a credo that nurtured Natkin's burgeoning interest in emotional content.
In 1952, he lived briefly in New York, where he saw and was influenced by the bold canvases of Willem de Kooning. In 1959, aware of the limited patronage for abstract art in Chicago, Natkin and Dolnick moved to New York, where Natkin joined the stable of artists associated with the Poindexter Gallery, known for its support of emerging painters and sculptors. Immersed in the dynamism of the New York art world, where Abstract Expressionism and Color-Field painting were the dominant styles of the day, Natkin's aesthetic approach continued to evolve. In 1961, he adopted a serial approach to painting, a practice he would adhere to throughout his career.
Natkin began to develop a more intricate style (indebted to Klee), depicting diamonds, polygons, ovals, squiggles and other shapes against textured, delicately toned backgrounds interspersed with seemingly randomly placed dots and daubs of pigment and areas of crosshatching. This new style is evident in the "Intimate Lighting" series works.
In 1970 Natkin put aside his brushes and began to use sponges...
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1970s Color-Field Robert Natkin Art
Materials
Acrylic
Pastel Abstract Lithograph by Robert Natkin
By Robert Natkin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Robert Natkin, American (1930 - 2010)
Title: Untitled - IV
Year: circa 1977
Medium: Lithograph, Signed in Pencil
Size: 31 in. x 24 in. (78.74 cm x 60.96 cm)
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Robert Natkin Art
Materials
Lithograph
Robert Natkin Untitled Limited Edition Signed Abstract Print
By Robert Natkin
Located in San Rafael, CA
Robert Natkin (American, 1930-2010)
Untitled, 1978
From the Intimate Lighting series
Color lithograph on wove paper
Signed, dated and numbered in pencil lower left
Edition 47/75
Prin...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Robert Natkin Art
Materials
Lithograph
Untitled
By Robert Natkin
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A painting by Robert Natkin. "Untitled" is an abstract expressionist painting, oil on canvas in a palette of greens, blues, and purples by Post-War, American artist Robert Natkin. The artwork is signed in the lower left, "Natkin 1956".
Robert Natkin was born in Chicago and graduated from the Art Institute of Chicago in 1952. Natkin’s art blends Abstract Expressionism with Post-Impressionist colors. His work often runs in series he created using columns...
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Mid-20th Century Post-War Robert Natkin Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lithograph Signed by Robert Natkin
By Robert Natkin
Located in Locust Valley, NY
Abstract lithograph signed by Robert Natkin in quilt motif.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Robert Natkin Art
Materials
Paper
untitled Colorful Abstract
By Robert Natkin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Robert Natkin, American (1930 - 2010)
Title: Untitled
Year: 1985
Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 22/26
Image Size: 30 x 42 inches
Size: 36 x 48 inches
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Robert Natkin Art
Materials
Screen
Untitled (Black)
By Robert Natkin
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Robert Natkin
Title: Untitled, (Black)
Year: 1979
Artist Dates: 1930-2010
Medium: lithography
Paper: BFK Rives
Dimensions: Image -26.5 x 36.25 inches (Sheet – 29.5 x 39.5 inc...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Robert Natkin Art
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Robert Natkin Acrylic on Canvas
By Robert Natkin
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An acrylic on canvas from the Intimate Lighting Series, 1978
Signed and dated.
Category
1970s American Vintage Robert Natkin Art
Materials
Acrylic
Robert Natkin Acrylic on Canvas Mixed-Media Painting
By Robert Natkin
Located in Westport, CT
Robert Natkin acrylic painting on canvas with paper feather's and mixed-media.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Robert Natkin Art
Materials
Wood, Canvas, Acrylic, Paper, Feathers
Untitled
By Robert Natkin
Located in Palm Desert, CA
An acrylic on canvas painting by Post War artist Robert Natkin. This Untitled, abstract painting is executed in thin layers of acrylic paint of violet, orange, yellow, teal blue, och...
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1970s Post-War Robert Natkin Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
84"x48” Robert Natkin 1970s Painting
By Robert Natkin
Located in Water Mill, NY
1970s 84x48" abstract painting by Robert Natkin Intimate lighting series from a
Prominent Hampton Estate Signed Bottom Center .in Custom
wood frame of the Period
Natkin's Work is Re...
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1970s American Vintage Robert Natkin Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Paint
Abstract expressionist, multicolor stipes, small acrylic on canvas
By Robert Natkin
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Robert Natkin
Apollo #154, 1981
Acrylic on canvas
36 x 40 inches
RNa006
Category
1880s Abstract Expressionist Robert Natkin Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled (From Intimate Lighting Series)
By Robert Natkin
Located in Missouri, MO
Robert Natkin
"Untitled" From the Intimate Lighting Series c. 1975-1978
Acrylic on Paper
Signed Lower Left
Image Size: Approx 22 x 29 inches
Framed Size: Approx. 27.5 x 35.25 inches
A painter of intensely colorful abstraction, Robert Natkin does work that often runs in series including Apollo Series of the 1960s. These works, with vertical stripes alternating between thick and thin, decorative and textured, are cheerful and light, invoking the lyricism of Apollo, the Greek god of poetry and light.
Other series are titled Steps and Grids, Field Mouse, and Intimate Lighting. His painting is inspired by the color used by Henri Matisse, and Pierre Bonnard, and the Cubism of Paul Klee.
Natkin was born in Chicago and graduated from the Art Institute of Chicago in 1952. He married painter Judith Dolnick...
Category
1970s Abstract Robert Natkin Art
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper
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