Robert Peterson
Robert Peterson's still life pastels are quintessential examples of Luminism with their intense drama of light and shade. Their exact and literal representation also places them within the realm of Precisionism. By depicting the play of light across the simplest forms in minimal arrangements, his images are intimate yet monumental and possess a mysteriously perceptible air of silence. In doing so they transcend photo-realism to create an emotional response to their shape, texture and existence. The pastels evoke every sense as the inanimate objects spring to life upon the paper.
Since his first exhibition in 1969, Peterson has been honored with well over 100 gallery and museum exhibitions across the United States. He is currently represented in numerous public collections including the Museum of Fine Arts in Santa Fe and the Mint Museum in Charlotte.
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At Attention 2007
Pastel on Paper
19 x 26 inches |
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Shell 2007
Pastel on Paper
16 x 20 3/4 inches |
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Eggs, Plate, Dishcloth, Tray 2003
Pastel on Paper
31 1/4 x 47 1/4 inches
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Three Cherries in Glass Bowl 2007
Pastel on Paper
12 x 12 inches |
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Green, Yellow and Red Apples 2002
Pastel on Paper
42 3/4 x 59 inches
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Three Lemons in Metal Bowl 2006
Pastel on Paper
25 1/8 x 22 3/8 inches |
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Lemon Quad 2007
Pastel on Paper
18 5/8 x 25 3/4 inches
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Three Pears IV 2004
Pastel on Paper
18 1/4 x 26 1/4 inches |
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One In, Two Out 2007
Pastel on Paper
22 1/4 x 30 inches
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Two Lemons with Egg 2004
Pastel on Paper
19 1/4 x 26 1/4 inches |
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Parrot Tulip 2006
Pastel on Paper
20 x 16 inches |
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Two Lemons with White Cloth 2000
Pastel on Paper
23 x 38 1/4 inches |
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Pears on Cloth 2003
Pastel on Paper
32 1/2 x 31 1/2 inches
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Two Oranges and Cardboard Box 2006
Pastel on Paper
18 7/8 x 26 inches |
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Red Apples with Plastic Sack 2004
Pastel on Paper
31 1/2 x 47 1/2 inches |
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Two Pears III 2004
Pastel on Paper
15 x 19 1/4 inches |
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