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Within his dimly lit museum (a small octagonal room with clerestory admitting natural light), and like his cave painter ancestors, Hamilton conjured visions of what sustained him, fed his soul, a true shaman of magically real and deeply felt contemporary art.
Maine artist Robert Hamilton's biography, struggle with vision loss, and post-macular degeneration artwork.
Art and oil, pastel, and watercolor paintings by Robert Hamilton.
It started in 1960, what the late artist Robert Hamilton called, “the Last Free Show on Earth”—an annual exhibition of his work in two galleries overlooking the harbor in Port Clyde, Maine.
A prolific artist, Hamilton produced over six hundred works, treating the image as a stage for depicting fantastical dreams, and invented narratives that brim with humor, pathos, and an unquenchable zest for life.
Oct 22, 2016 · In Hamilton’s paintings, overt primitivism evokes childlike symbolism, an easy trope for failing eyesight to compose: soft shapeless figures, eyes the shape of footballs, intensely saturated color fields.
American, 1917–2004. Discover and purchase Robert Hamilton’s artworks, available for sale. Browse our selection of paintings, prints, and sculptures by the artist, and find art you love.
Learn more about Robert Hamilton (Irish, 1877 - 1954). Read the artist bio and gain a deeper understanding with MutualArt's artist profile.
Jun 26, 2021 · Hamilton conjured visions of what sustained him, fed his soul, a true shaman of magically real and deeply felt contemporary art. For years he hosted visitors in his studio and hand-built octagonal museum at his home in Port Clyde.
Watercolorist Robert Hamilton began his art studies at the Art Students League and then continued at the National Academy of Design. He relocated to Saint Augustine, Florida, in 1925, where he joined the Arts Club (now known as the Saint Augustine Art Association).
