Artist Keywords

Robert McGinnis

Robert E. McGinnis (Born 1926) is active/lives in Connecticut, Ohio.  Robert McGinnis is known for Nude figure-female, genre, illustrator.

The following, submitted June 2002, is from Stephen Zimmerman, collector of the artist's work.

Inducted into the Society of Illustrators' Hall of Fame in 1993, Robert McGinnis, for two generations has interpreted the story lines and mythical characters of such authors as Erle Stanley Gardner, Carter Brown and John D. MacDonald.

McGinnis' favorite medium is egg tempera, and like Andrew Wyeth, uses its unique qualities to create narrative compositions.

McGinnis was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1926 and grew up in Wyoming, Ohio. Despite a lifetime of residence in the East and principally in Connecticut where he still resides, his roots in Midwestern conservatism and rural depression Ohio are invariably traceable in his fine art.

Influenced by his Father's love of "Popeye" and other cartoons and the urging of a sixth grade teach, Robert McGinnis got his first taste of art instruction at Saturday morning classes at the Cincinnati Museum. Although preferring to pl   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 1855 characters.]  Artist bio

Artist auction records

.  askART's database currently holds 204 auction lots for Robert McGinnis (of which 174 auction records sold and 1 are upcoming at auction.)

Artist artworks for sale and wanted

.  There are 0 artworks for sale on our website by galleries and art dealers . There are 2 galleries and art dealers listing works of art by Robert McGinnis as either "Wanted" or "For Sale" .

Research resources

.  askART lists Robert McGinnis in 0 of its research Essays. Robert McGinnis has 17 artist signature examples available in our database.

Similar artists

.  There are 24 similar (related) artists for Robert McGinnis available:    Bernard (Bernie) Fuchs,  Frank Leyendecker,  Elbert McGran Jackson,  Robert Albert Maguire,  Henry Raleigh,  Norman Mills Price,  John LaGatta,  Ron Lesser,  Saul Tepper,  Edwin Georgi,  Revere F (Wistey) Wistehuff,  Tom Lovell,  George Gross,  Herbert Morton Stoops,  Peter Driben,  Walter Martin Baumhofer,  James Avati,  Richard Amsel,  Coles Phillips,  Alberto Vargas,  Rolf Armstrong,  Bob Peak,  Andrew Loomis,  George Rozen