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Selected Works180

Museum Acquisitions

37 Institutions
Whitney
Whitney
Whitney
MoMA
MoMA
Met
Met
NGA Washington
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago
Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland Museum of Art

Previous Sales 41

Sotheby's
Nite
Nite, 1985
$9,000
Feb 2026
Sotheby's
Sacret
Sacret, 1996
Bought In
Oct 2024
Sotheby's
An American Alphabet (A-Z)
An American Alphabet (A-Z)
$44,450
Oct 2023
Christie's
Lone Star
Lone Star, 1991
Bought In
Sep 2022
Christie's
Avenue Fish Market
Avenue Fish Market, 1974
$25,000
Feb 2019
Christie's
Patte's
Patte's, 1979
£18,750 ($25k USD)
Mar 2018
Christie's
ME
ME, 1973
£6,250 ($8k USD)
Sep 2013
Christie's
Hi Ho
Hi Ho, 1972
$30,000
Sep 2011
Christie's
EL
EL, 1971
$11,250
Sep 2011
Christie's
Kurtz
Kurtz, 1976
$18,750
Mar 2011
Christie's
Billy's
Billy's, 1980
$253,000
Nov 2007
Christie's
Latina
Latina, 1978
$61,000
Nov 2007
Christie's
Ode
Ode, 1971
$69,600
May 2005
Christie's
11th Street
11th Street, 1982
$41,825
Nov 2004
Christie's
Keen Kottons
Keen Kottons, 1981
$33,460
May 2003
Christie's
Great Northern
Great Northern, 1988
$59,750
May 2002
Christie's
Cottingham Suite
Cottingham Suite
$3,055
Feb 2001
Bonhams
20th Century Fox 52 x 72 in (132.1 x 182.9 cm) (Painted in 1969)
20th Century Fox 52 x 72 in (132.1 x 182.9 cm) (Painted in 1969)
Unknown
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Radio City Deli
Radio City Deli
$4,032
Aug 2023
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Rialto
Rialto
$18,750
Oct 2021
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
House with Awnings
House with Awnings
$52,063
Oct 2011
Wright
Rolling Stock Series Study
Rolling Stock Series Study
$6,930
Jan 1970
Wright
Santa Fe
Santa Fe
$2,750
Jan 1970
Christie's
Rolling Stock Series, Study: No. 17, For Buddy-Composition with Ladder
Rolling Stock Series, Study: No. 17, For Buddy-Composition with Ladder, 1989
$7,620
Feb 2026
Christie's
American Signs
American Signs, 2009
$11,340
Feb 2025

For Sale 13

IFAC Arts · Artsy
Rialto, from American Signs Portfolio
Rialto, from American Signs Portfolio, 2009
US$3,500
Screenprint
David Lawrence Gallery · Artsy
Reading Lines, Unique Panel from the Union Train Station Installation in Hartford, Conn., 1987
Reading Lines, Unique Panel from the Union Train Station Installation in Hartford, Conn., 1987, 1987
For sale
Unique Enamel on Aluminum Panel
David Lawrence Gallery · Artsy
Union Pacific Railraod, Unique Panel from the Union Train Station Installation in Hartford, Conn., 1987
Union Pacific Railraod, Unique Panel from the Union Train Station Installation in Hartford, Conn., 1987, 1987
For sale
Unique Enamel on Aluminum Panel
David Lawrence Gallery · Artsy
PRR Railroad, Unique Panel from the Union Train Station Installation in Hartford, Conn., 1987
PRR Railroad, Unique Panel from the Union Train Station Installation in Hartford, Conn., 1987, 1987
For sale
Unique Enamel on Aluminum Panel
David Lawrence Gallery · Artsy
B & O, Unique Panel from the Union Train Station Installation in Hartford, Conn., 1987
B & O, Unique Panel from the Union Train Station Installation in Hartford, Conn., 1987, 1987
For sale
Unique Enamel on Aluminum Panel
Denis Bloch Fine Art · Artsy
Hot
Hot, 2009
For sale
Screenprint on 290 gram archival Coventry paper
IFAC Arts · Artsy
Drinks, from American Signs Portfolio
Drinks, from American Signs Portfolio, 2009
US$3,500
Screenprint
IFAC Arts · Artsy
Hot, from American Signs Portfolio
Hot, from American Signs Portfolio, 2009
US$3,500
Screenprint
IFAC Arts · Artsy
Champagne, from American Signs Portfolio
Champagne, from American Signs Portfolio, 2009
US$3,500
Screenprint
Alpha 137 Gallery · 1stDibs
Robert Cottingham - Don't Walk, Trial Proof, Signed & Inscribed Photorealist art
Robert Cottingham - Don't Walk, Trial Proof, Signed & Inscribed Photorealist art
$8,500
Lincoln Center Editions · 1stDibs
"Empire" by Robert Cottingham (Photorealism, Neon, City, Text, Screen print)
"Empire" by Robert Cottingham (Photorealism, Neon, City, Text, Screen print)
$3,040
Alpha 137 Gallery · 1stDibs
Blues (The Original Edition), Color aquatint on wove paper, Signed/N Ed of 45
Blues (The Original Edition), Color aquatint on wove paper, Signed/N Ed of 45
$8,000
Michael Lisi/Contemporary Art · 1stDibs
Santa Fe
Santa Fe
$2,720
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Market322 auction results

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$11.3K – $253K
7 of 10 paintings lots with prices
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$56.7K
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$33.0K
7 priced paintings lots
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Jul 2025 · $33.0K
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Paintings: $33.0K medianWorks on paper: $11.1K medianPhotographs: — medianEditioned prints: $1.0K medianBooks/portfolios: $996 medianPosters/ephemera: $537 medianEditioned objects: $938 medianEditioned photos: — median
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Current Exhibitions1

#450 Forum Gallery

Spring Jewels

Chaim Gross, Raphael Soyer, Alan Magee, Brian Rutenberg, Cybèle Young, Davis Cone, G. Daniel Massad, Linden Frederick, Frederick Brosen, Robert Cottingham, William Beckman, Oscar Bluemner, Guillermo Muñoz Vera, Alexander Archipenko, Max Weber, Claudio Bravo, David Burliuk, Gregory Gillespie, Clio Newton, Rance Jones, Nathaniel Aric Galka

475 Park Ave, New York, NY 10022, United States

May 19, 2026 — Jun 26, 2026

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The Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University has opened a survey exhibition titled 'Photorealism in Focus.' The show brings together works by more than …
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Waddington Custot to open in Paris ahead of Art Basel Paris
Waddington Custot has announced it will open a new gallery at 36 rue de Seine in Paris, occupying the historic space formerly home to Lansberg Gallery…
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6 hidden gems turning heads at tefaf new york
TEFAF New York is currently running at the Park Avenue Armory through May 13, 2025, drawing large crowds with its cross-category approach spanning fin…
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Past Exhibitions3

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#392 GEORGES-PHILIPPE & NATHALIE VALLOIS

Cameras, Typewriters & Components

Robert Cottingham

36 Rue de Seine, 75006 Paris, France

Jun 12, 2025 — Jul 19, 2025

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#67 Miles McEnery Gallery

ROBERT COTTINGHAM

ROBERT COTTINGHAM

525 W 22nd St, New York, NY 10011, United States

Sep 7, 2017 — Oct 7, 2017

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#450 Forum Gallery

Robert Cottingham: Empire

Robert Cottingham

475 Park Ave, New York, NY 10022, United States

Feb 24, 2011 — Apr 9, 2011

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Art Fair Appearances3

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TEFAF New York — New York
2025
EXPO CHICAGO — Chicago
2019
Seattle Art Fair — Seattle
2016
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Exhibition
Spring Jewels
May 19, 2026
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photorealism in focus the rose art museum
Feb 12, 2026
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Waddington Custot to open in Paris ahead of Art Basel Paris
Jul 23, 2025
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Exhibition
Cameras, Typewriters & Components
Jun 12, 2025
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News
6 hidden gems turning heads at tefaf new york
May 12, 2025
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Art Fair
TEFAF New York 2025
May 9, 2025
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Art Fair
EXPO CHICAGO 2019
Sep 19, 2019
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Exhibition
ROBERT COTTINGHAM
Sep 7, 2017
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Art Fair
Seattle Art Fair 2016
Aug 4, 2016
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Exhibition
Robert Cottingham: Empire
Feb 24, 2011
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Robert Cottingham born
Jan 1, 1935
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