Robert Natkin

Robert Natkin
Natkin with his wife Judy at home in Redding, Conn.
Born	(1930-11-07)November 7, 1930 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	April 20, 2010(2010-04-20) (aged 79) Danbury, Connecticut, U.S.
Known for	Abstract expressionism color field painting lyrical abstraction
Spouse	Judith Dolnick
Website	robertnatkin.com

Robert Natkin (November 7, 1930 – April 20, 2010) was an American abstract painter whose work is associated with abstract expressionism, color field painting, and Lyrical Abstraction.

He was born in Chicago, and from the early 1950s he created paintings which are represented in the permanent collections of major museums as well as in corporate and private collections. His work has been exhibited in leading galleries in the U.S., Europe, and Japan. His work was written about extensively by critic Peter Fuller.

He lived with his wife, painter Judith Dolnick, in Connecticut. Natkin enjoyed painting as well as singing gospel according to the Akron Art Institute, Akron, Ohio.

Selected collections

• The Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York
• The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
• The Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, Florida
• The Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York City
• The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio
• Centre Pompidou, Paris, France
• The Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, Ohio
• Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts
• The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
• Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
• Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California
• The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
• The Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, North Carolina
• Pennsylvania State University, University Park
• Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island
• Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh
• The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
• The Museum of Modern Art, New York City
• National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Australia
• New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, Connecticut
• Oklahoma Art Center, Oklahoma City
• San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego
• The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York
• Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Connecticut
• Whitney Museum of American Art, New York
• Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, Massachusetts

See also

• Wells Street Gallery

References

• Fuller, Peter. (1980). Art and psychoanalysis. London: Writers and Readers Publishing Cooperative.

External links

• Official website
• New York Times Obituary
• Obituary in The Independent by Marcus Williamson