Norton Museum of Art 2024 Gala Auction | Hosted by Sotheby’s
Norton Museum of Art 2024 Gala Auction | Hosted by Sotheby’s
Robert Peterson
Solitude
Lot Closed
February 5, 08:07 PM GMT
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Robert Peterson
b. 1981
Solitude
Executed in 2023.
Oil on panel
60 x 30 in. (152.4 x 76.2 cm)
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Courtesy of the Artist and albertz benda, NY | LA
Robert Peterson (b.1981) is a figurative painter living and working in Lawton, Oklahoma. Peterson’s works, often set against minimal backdrops, offer a poignant exploration of the lives of contemporary African Americans. In allowing the intricacies of his subjects' poses, dress, and expressions to be the sole focus, he emphasizes the artistic validity of Black experiences. Peterson paints his figures in illuminated tones of blue and renders the textures of hair, skin, and fabric to such precision that his paintings seem to exude a three-dimensional quality. Peterson has shown his work in New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Miami. He is recognized as the first African American to ever earn the title Artist of the Year in Southwest Oklahoma.