Robert Bernard Robinson, “The Hapless Fisherman”, O/C Painting, Ca. 1910s-1920s
American Realism
Robert Bernard Robinson
“The Hapless Fisherman”
Oil on Canvas
Circa 1910s-1920s
DIMENSIONS
20 × 16 in (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
ABOUT PAINTING
A humorous rural/domestic scene — a man in overalls, holding a fishing rod in one hand and a small bucket with, in all likelihood, a meager catch in the other, caught mid-gesture, hides from his wife around the corner of his own house, remaining invisible to his wife, while the woman leans out the window calling for him. This painting is most likely was an interior (story) illustration or an unpublished/commissioned narrative canvas, rather than a Post cover. Robinson did a lot of slice-of-life interiors with similar humorous domestic setups in the 1910s–30s, but many were never reproduced. This is a very interesting and definitely original Robert Robinson oil...
Category
Vintage 1910s American Art Deco Paintings