Robert Chuey Original painting untitled $12,000.00
Large original painting on canvas. 68" x 57" with narrow frame.
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Robert Arnold Chuey 1921 - 1977
Robert Arnold Chuey was born in Barberton, Ohio in 1921. He studied art in Los Angeles, California, at theArt Center School(1945-46); theLos Angeles County Art Institute(1947-49); and theJepson Art Institute(1949-52) withRico Lebrun, Howard Warshaw, and Bill Brice.
During the 1950s and '60s, Chuey had over ten one-man one-man shows in Southern California , six of them taking place at theFrank Perls Galleryin Bevery Hills, and two at theFleisher-Anhalt Galleryin Los Angeles, CA. His first show, in 1951, of still lifeswith kitchen utensils was extremely successful and Chuey became known for his "pots and pans" paintings.
By the late 50s, his work was mostly comprised of broadly paintedlandscapes. He continued to explore and develop his work into abstractions of landscapes and figures.
Paintings by Robert Chuey were shown at theLos Angeles County Museumin several exhibitions from 1949 through 1960, theDe Young Memorial Museumin San Francisco, theCarnegie Institutein Pittsburgh (1953), theCalifornia Palace of the Legion of Honor(1952), theSao Paulo Brazil Biennale(1955), and other exhibitions of contemporary art around the country. Chuey was also included in the 1951Newcomer Show at the Downtown Galleryin New York. In 1957, the Santa Barbara Museum of Artaccorded Robert Chuey a one-man show.
Chuey's exhibitions received favorable reviews in the press and his work was purchased by a number of notable art collectors during the 1950s and '60s, such asStanley Marcus, Morton May, and show business celebritiesVincent Price, Billy Wilder, and Fanny Brice, among others. During that period, two of his paintings were acquired for theSmithsonian Institution's Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.
Robert Chuey is included in the archives of theOakland Art Museum, in Oakland, CA, theSmithsonian Instituitionin Washington, D.C., and theSao Paulo Art Museumin Brazil.
A respected teacher, Chuey taught art at theLos Angeles County Art Institute(1954-56), theChouinard Art Institute(1958-68), theUniversity of California, Santa Barbara(1965-67), theUniversity of Southern California(1967-68), and theUniversity of California, Los Angeles(1968-72).
Robert Chuey was a prolific artist, completely immersed in his work, and left a collection of several hundred paintings and drawings. The paintings range in size from 2 x 3 feet to 7 x 8 feet.
