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26 3/4" by 22 1/4" framed. Title is The Rebel. Robert Lynn Lambdin (1886 - 1981) was active/lived in Connecticut, Kansas. Robert Lambdin is known for Illustrator, genre often western. Born near Dighton, Oct. 7 1886; died Westport, CT, June 1981. Illustrator. Painter, spec mural painting. Former resident of El Dorado. Studied for a year at the Denver (CO) School of Art with Henry Read and at the Kansas City Art institute with Charles A. Wilimovsky. Began in the art department of the Rocky Mountain News. After working for the Denver Republican, moved to the Kansas City Star as illustrator of feature stories. Settled in New York City in 1917 as illustrator for magazines and juvenile books. Much of Lambdin's early work was done in pen and ink but as line drawing went out of style, he worked in watercolor washes and oils.
Davis Brothers AuctionARTIST: Robert Lynn Lambdin (Connecticut, Kansas, 1886 - 1981) NAME: Harbor Scene MEDIUM: watercolor on board CONDITION: Very good. SIGHT SIZE: 5 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches / 15 x 30 cm BOARD SIZE: 8 x 13 inches / 20 x 33 cm SIGNATURE: lower left CATEGORY: antique vintage painting AD: ART CONSIGNMENTS WANTED. CONTACT US SKU#: 120654 US Shipping $42 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Robert Lambdin was born in 1886 in a sod house on the prairie in Kansas. He was reared in Denver, Colorado and attended schools there. He then attended the Henry Read School of Fine Arts in Denver for a year and went to work in the art departments of the Rocky Mountain News and the Denver Republican. His job required that he complete a drawing for one news story a day. In 1911 Lamden married Lillian Peters and moved to Kansas City, Missouri where he worked for theKansas City Star doing feature work. He attended classes at the Kansas City Art Institute studying painting under C. A. Wilimovsky. He also taught black and white illustration there. Lambdin and his wife moved to New York City in 1917 where he worked as a free lance illustrator for magazines and for commercial purposes. In 1918 the couple was living in Leonia, New Jersey and then moved to Westport, Connecticut. Under the Federal Arts Project, Lambdin painted three panels for a mural entitled The Spirit of Adventure for the Bedford Elementary School in Westport. Photographs in his WPA file suggest that he also painted a mural at the Bridgeport Post Office. In 1942 Lambdin was hired by the Bridgeport Brass Company to paint murals covering the theme "Brass Through the Ages." He was active in community matters and served as director and archives chairman of the Westport-Weston Arts Council. He was a member of the National Society of Mural Painters and the Society of Illustrators, and he produced art for magazines and juvenile books. Later in life he painted scenes from the Kansas of his youth. Lamden died in 1981 in Westport.
Broward Auction Gallery LLCSigned lower right; inscription verso gives artist's name, provenance, location Westport, CT and approx. date 1920. Framed with archival non-glare glass. Dimensions: (Frame) H 16.5" x W 17.5" (Sight) H 11.25" x W 12.25" Condition: Not examined out of frame. Frame with a few nicks and rubs.
Westport AuctionRobert Lynn Lambdin (United States 1886-1981), "Village on the Bank of a Connecticut River", black chalk over graphite, c. 1920, signed with pencil lower right, a small repaired tear within image, in handsome French mat, wear consistent with age, including at least five small holes throughout, toning, light mat burn, light foxing, etc., 8 7/8" h. x 10 13/16" w.
Winter Associates, Inc.ROBERT L. LAMBDIN (1886-1981) Sketch for Proposed Mural Panel, the Beekman Downtown Hospital. Gouache on paper. 95x362 mm; 11x14 inches. Signed in ink, lower left recto. Signed and titled in ink, on the artist's label on the frame back. Circa 1937-40. Provenance: the Michael and Marilyn Gould collection, Connecticut; thence by descent, private collection, New York. Exhibited: The Michael and Marilyn Gould Collection of American Modern Art (1918-1949), New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT, July 13- November 4, 2007, with the label on the frame back.
Swann Auction GalleriesROBERT LAMBDIN (1886-1991) Middle Eastern Romance. Illustration for unidentified publication. Pen and ink over graphite on paper. 355x344 mm; 14x13 1/2 inches, on 14 3/4x14 1/2-inch sheet. Signed "Lambdin" in lower right image.
Swann Auction GalleriesSigned on lower left. Measures approximately 24.5in x 27in. Image Measures approximately 16.5in x 18.5in. NR12697 mm
EJ'S Auction & AppraisalRobert Lambdin (1886 - 1981) Starboard Harbor, Maine oil on board signed lower right: RL Lambdin inscribed verso: Starboard Harbor, ME
Santa Fe Art AuctionRobert Lambdin (American, 1886-1981) The Rebel, gouache, signed R.L. Lambdin (lower left) 14 x 19 inches
HindmanCharcoal portrait of Conor Sloane Jr. Signed lower right. Dimensions: (Frame) H 20.25" x W 17.5", (Sight) H 11.5" x W 8.5" Condition: Paper with toning and stains. Provenance: From the estate of Mary Sloane, daughter-in-law of the artist T. O'Conor Sloane.
Westport AuctionOil on masonite. Scene depicting children visiting a memorial. Signed lower left. Artist worked in Kansas and CT; worked and passed in Westport, CT. Dimensions: (Frame) H 21" x W 25", (Sight) H 15.25" x W 19.5" Condition: No issues to note.
Westport AuctionRobert Lynn Lambdin (American, 1886-1981) Woman in Moonlight on a Ship's Deck Signed "R.L. Lambdin" l.l. Oil on canvas 28 1/4 x 25 in. (71.5 x 63.5 cm), framed. Condition: Patch reinforcement, minor old retouch, craquelure, surface grime.
SkinnerAn illustration depicting a classical figure dancing in a spring landscape. "R. L. Lambdin" inscribed in pencil at the lower margin.
Locati LLCDepicting a partly nude female figure running in a fall setting. Inscribed "R. L. Lambin" at the lower margin.
Locati LLCAn illustration depicting a classical figure dancing in a spring landscape. "R. L. Lambdin" inscribed in pencil at the lower margin.
Locati LLCDepicting a partly nude female figure running in a fall setting. Inscribed "R. L. Lambin" at the lower margin.
Locati LLCROBERT LAMBDIN. Perilous swamp crossing. Charcoal on illustration board. 380x480 mm; 15x19 inches. Signed lower left. Nd.
Swann Auction GalleriesROBERY LYNN LAMBDIN (AMERICAN/CONN 1886-1981), OIL ON ARTIST BOARD, "YANKEE RELICS", SIGNED AND TITLED "WESTPORT CONN". 17 X 19"; FRAMED 21 X 23"
William J Jenack AuctioneersROBERT LYNN LAMBDIN (American, 1886-1981) Pagan Christmas, magazine illustration, circa 1950 Watercolor on paper 14.25 x 9.25 in. Signed lower right
Heritage AuctionsROBERT L. LAMBDIN (American 1886 - 1981) Pagan Christmas, magazine illustration, circa 1950 Watercolor on paper 14 x 9.5 in. Signed lower right
Heritage AuctionsPainting signed "R. Lambdin", sunset in the mountains, signed lower left "R. Lambdin", possibly Robert Lynn Lambdin, Connecticut, 1886-1981, oil on artist board, 8 x 12-1/8 in.; modern painted and gilt wood frame. Crackle, light grime; frame with abrasions. Private Collection, Abbeville, South Carolina
Brunk AuctionsFor the Sake of Phyllis, s. painted 1920 Oil Painting (36x28in).
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