Robert (1886) Robinson Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Robert (1886) Robinson Art Value Price Guide

Feb. 27, 2025
Robert Robinson (1886-1952), oil on canvas.
Est: $10,000 - $14,000
Of a hunter, his setter, and a brace of quail. Signed and dated 1909. Painting was used in a rare 1910 DuPont Power Company poster titled 'The End of a Good Day'. Measures 36" x 24".
Guyette & Deeter
Oct. 06, 2024
ROBERT ROBINSON (AMERICAN, 1886-1952).
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
'The Tramp & the Soap Saleswoman'. Oil on canvas. Signed lower right. From a Eastchester, NY estate. Dimensions: 28" h x 21" w. Frame: 31.625" h x 24.625" w. *Returned to auction due to non-payment by online bidder*
Clarke Auction Gallery
Jul. 28, 2024
ROBERT ROBINSON (AMERICAN, 1886-1952).
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
'The Tramp & the Soap Saleswoman'. Oil on canvas. Signed lower right. From a Eastchester, NY estate. Dimensions: 28" h x 21" w. Frame: 31.625" h x 24.625" w.
Clarke Auction Gallery
Jun. 20, 2024
ROBERT ROBINSON (1886-1952) Cigarette for a soldier.
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
ROBERT ROBINSON (1886-1952) Cigarette for a soldier. Magazine illustration for an unknown publication, 1918. Oil on canvas. 30 x 26 1/2 inches (canvas), in 36 x 34 1/2-inch frame. Signed and dated in lower right image.
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 26, 2023
ROBERT ROBINSON, American 1886-1952, "Back to the Dugout", oil on canvas, 36 x 32 inches(91.4 x 81.3 cm.), Frame: 41 x 2 x 37 in. (104.1 x 5.1 x 94 cm.)
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
ROBERT ROBINSON American, 1886-1952 "Back to the Dugout" oil on canvas signed lower left "Robt. Robinson"
Shannon's
Mar. 05, 2022
Painting, Oil on Canvas, Robert Robinson 1886-1952
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
World War Two Era Large Oil on Canvas Painting by Robert Robinson, (Robert Bernard Robinson, American, 1886-1952). Painting of a figure at mailbox reading a censored letter home, mailbox reads "Robt. Robinson". Painting set in period oak frame. Good condition with two small tears in field. Measures: 42" H x 28.5" W, image: 37.25" H x 24.25" W. Robert Bernard Robinson was known for illustration and rose to prominence as his work was featured as cover art for The Saturday Evening Post "Slice of Life" and "Motor Magazine"
J. James Auctioneers and Appraisers
Dec. 15, 2021
ORIGINAL SATURDAY EVENING POST ILLUSTRATION ART
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
ROBERT ROBINSON (American 1886-1952) Baseball Catcher - Illustration art for the cover of The Saturday Evening Post, October 1, 1910, edition. Oil on canvas Signed and dated lower margin. Verso signed by artist and inscribed "Cover Baseball 4 Robinson". 31 inches x 26.5 inches Throughout the 20th century, the Saturday Evening Post was one of the most widely circulated and influential magazines in America, reaching nearly two million homes every week. The iconic cover art commissioned for the Saturday Evening Post captured the events, pastimes, and emotions of America in years past. A favorite topic featured on the celebrated covers was the wholesome and All-American pastime of baseball, with nearly 70 past covers portraying various aspects of the sport. Baseball inspired paintings which made it on to the cover included examples by famed artists Norman Rockwell and Joseph Christian "J.C." Leyendecker, as well as the offered lot by noted Pennsylvania artist Robert Robinson. Robinson illustrated 38 Saturday Evening Post covers during his career, including four baseball-related paintings from the series "Moments in Baseball," issued between October 1910 through April 1912, the offered lot being the first painting from this series. The "Moments in Baseball" covers were so well-received that in 1912, the Curtis Publishing Company (owners of the Saturday Evening Post) republished all four paintings as a group of postcards, all of which are still highly sought after by collectors today. SHIPPING NOTICE: Jackson's is your sole and only source for one stop packing and shipping. With over 50 years of experience, our professional, affordable and efficient in-house shipping department will be happy to provide you a fair and reasonable shipping quote on this lot. Simply email us before the auction for a quick quote: [email protected] or call 1-800-665-6743. Jackson's can expertly pack and ship to meet any of your needs. To ensure quality control Jackson's DOES NOT release to third party shippers.
Jackson's International
Jan. 28, 2021
ROBERT BERNARD ROBINSON (1886-1952) Scarecrow. [COVER ART / MOTOR MAGAZINE / AUTOMOBILES]
Est: $800 - $1,200
ROBERT BERNARD ROBINSON (1886-1952) Scarecrow. Cover for Motor magazine, published May 1945. Oil on canvas. 710x435 mm; 28x17 inches. Signed "Robt. Robinson" in lower left image and dated on verso. Needs restoration; see condition report. Provenance: From an estate auction, 1980, thence to present owner.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jan. 28, 2021
ROBERT BERNARD ROBINSON (1886-1952) Radio. [COVER ART / RADIO FARM JOURNAL]
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
ROBERT BERNARD ROBINSON (1886-1952) Radio. Probable Radio Farm Journal cover, circa 1940. Oil on canvas. 733x551 mm; 28 3/4x21 3/4 inches. Signed "Robt. Robinson" in lower left image; not dated. Recently restretched and relined; some inpainting. Provenance: From an estate auction, 1980, thence to present owner.
Swann Auction Galleries
Feb. 23, 2020
MOTOR COVER ILLUSTRATION ROBERT ROBINSON 1931
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
ROBINSON, Robert, (American, 1886-1952): Cover Illustration for ''Motor'' Magazine, February 1931 Depicting a Duryea Automobile Driving by a Blacksmith Shop, Oil/Canvas, 29'' x 21'', signed lower right, large capital M inscribed on the canvas, framed 32.50'' x 24.50''. Included with this lot is a copy of the magazine cover, framed.
Burchard Galleries Inc
Sep. 22, 2019
MOTOR COVER ILLUSTRATION ROBERT ROBINSON 1931
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
ROBINSON, Robert, (American, 1886-1952): Cover Illustration for Motor, February 1931 Depicting a Duryea Automobile Driving by a Blacksmith Shop, Oil/Canvas, 29'' x 21'', signed lower right, large capital M inscribed on the canvas, framed 32.50'' x 24.50''. Included with this lot is a copy of the magazine cover, framed.
Burchard Galleries Inc
Apr. 26, 2019
Robert B. Robinson. Oil/Canvas, Illustration
Est: $600 - $900
Robert B. Robinson (American, 1886-1952). An oil on canvas illustration depicting a man at a hotel front desk with bellboy. Titled illegibly on reverse; signed lower right. 21in x 28in. Robinson studied with Howard Pyle at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts from 1909-1910 and specialized in magazine covers, including The Saturday Evening Post.
Briggs Auction, Inc.
Mar. 17, 2018
Robert Robinson (1886-1952)
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Robert Robinson (N.Y./PA. 1886-1952), "4 Colors Blues Motor 1953", oil on canvas. 28 1/2" x 17". Info verso. Signed.
Copake Auction Inc.
Feb. 09, 2017
ROBERT BERNARD ROBINSON (American, 1886-1952) HUMOROUS ILLUSTRATION OF AN OLD GENTLEMAN RIDING IN A SIDECAR.
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Oil on canvasboard. Housed in a wood frame. Signed lower left "Robt Robinson". Possibly a cover illustration for Motor Magazine which the artist's works were included from 1926-1952 SIZE: 28-1/2" x 25-1/2". Overall 31" x 28" CONDITION: Good with discolored varnish and small pinhole upper left 51203-9
James D. Julia
Sep. 16, 2016
Robert Robinson (American, 1886 - 1952)
Est: $200 - $400
Robert Robinson (New York, Pennsylvania, 1886 - 1952) Portrait of a female. Sight Size: 19.5 x 23.5 inches. Robert Robinson, American illustrator and originator of the Saturday Evening Post's "Slice of Life" style of cover art (later popularized by Norman Rockwell), shared his talents with the Hearst Corporation and their MOTOR MAGAZINE monthly publication from 1926 to 1952. Targeted at the service station and garage trade, Mr. Robinson's covers featured all types of motoring maladies experienced by everyone from dowdy matrons to pouty pin-ups, bawdy mechanics to rowdy motorcyclists, and cute kids emulating their parents' problems. Escaping the mechanical malaise was also a reoccurring theme in the artist's work.
Sarasota Estate Auction
Aug. 24, 2016
ROBERT ROBINSON (American, 1886-1952) COLLIER'S COVER ILLUSTRATION OF A BOY WITH DAISIES AND HOUND.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Oil on canvas. Housed in a molded wood frame. Signed lower right "Robt. Robinson", inscribed on verso "To Christie Scott Robinson 5/16/81". . Note: Robert Robinson was an American illustrator and originator of the Saturday Evening Post's "Slice of Life" style cover art that was later popularized by Norman Rockwell. He illustrated regularly for the Hearst Corporation's monthly Motor Magazine publication. The painting is a striking portrait of a young red haired boy wearing a straw hat and bright checkered shirt with denim overalls. He leans against a stump in a daydream, surrounded by daisies with his hound. This lot includes a framed copy of the original Collier's cover illustration, dated "May 17, 1919 No. 20." SIZE: 30-1/4" x 16". Overall: 35" x 20-3/4" CONDITION: Painting is in overall good condition with craquelure, damp staining to the right edge of the framed cover. 50652-17
James D. Julia
May. 22, 2012
ROBERT BERNARD ROBINSON (American 1886-1952) To
Est: $400 - $800
ROBERT BERNARD ROBINSON (American 1886-1952) To the Fishing Hole- apparently an ullustration Oil on canvas Signed lower right 24.75 inches x 20.75 inches (unframed)
Jackson's International
Oct. 15, 2010
ROBERT ROBINSON (American, 1886-1952) Hunting with Grandfather Oil on canvas 31.25 x 24 in. Signed lower right From the Estate of Charles Martignette.
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
ROBERT ROBINSON (American, 1886-1952) Hunting with Grandfather Oil on canvas 31.25 x 24 in. Signed lower right From the Estate of Charles Martignette.
Heritage Auctions
Oct. 27, 2009
ROBERT ROBINSON (American, 1886-1952) A Close Call
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
ROBERT ROBINSON (American, 1886-1952) A Close Call (Ford vs. Chevy), Motor Magazine cover, c. 1920-1930 Oil on canvas 23.5 x 17.5 in. Signed lower left From the Estate of Charles Martignette.
Heritage Auctions