De Niro Sr
Robert de niro sr.
De niro sr. Even for a man of so much expression it was painful to navigate life as a gay man in a straight world. Bridging the gap between european modernism and abstract expressionism robert de niro sr. The estate of robert de niro sr. Robert de niro sr.
Home about the artist. Directed by geeta gandbhir perri peltz. Was born on may 3 1922 in syracuse new york usa as robert henry deniro. Portrait of young man seated.
He was married to virginia holton admiral. 1922 1993 deftly blended abstraction and representation cleverly referencing european masters from delacroix to matisse. Robert henry de niro may 3 1922 may 3 1993 better known as robert de niro sr was an american abstract expressionist painter and the father of actor robert de niro. Robert de niro poses with his father s still life with red vases fan and bowl 1968 at a reception to announce the robert de niro sr.
Yet he manipulated this representative imagery in highly. Was born in syracuse new york to an italian american father henry martin de niro 1897 1976 whose parents emigrated from ferrazzano in the province of campobasso molise and an irish american. Before the stonewall riots and the lgbt activism of the late 60s it was a scary time for anyone to be openly gay. While his contemporaries eschewed the figurative style of the old masters de niro reveled in it.
Selected paintings selected drawings media news prize contact the estate still life with three vases and bust 1968 oil on paper mounted to fiberboard. Dave alloca starpix tribeca film institute. Summary of robert de niro sr. A painting by robert de niro sr.
Was a substantial contributor to post war american art for his dedication to painterly representation. Robert de niro sr was a celebrated painter obscured by the pop art movement. Biography chronology exhibitions bibliography works of art. Robert de niro sr.
Painter sculptor and poet robert de niro sr. See more ideas about robert de niro sr robert de niro painting. Jan 18 2017 explore leonard kowalski s board robert de niro sr paintings followed by 108 people on pinterest. Robert de niro sr.
He died on may 3 1993 in new york city new york. He was the eldest of three children. His life and career are chronicled in the artist s own words by his contemporaries and movingly by his son the actor robert de niro. He and siblings john and joan were raised in syracuse new york.
Was born in syracuse new york to an italian american father henry martin de niro 1897 1976 whose parents emigrated from ferrazzano in the province of campobasso molise and an irish american mother helen m.