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Robert Sticker
'Nantucket Sleigh Ride'
Robert Sticker
'Escape of the Constitution'
Robert Sticker
'Full and By'
Robert Sticker
'Sidewheeler AMERICUS'
Robert Sticker
'The Gun Deck
Aft'
Robert Sticker
'Commodore Matthew Perry'
Robert Sticker
'Frigate HANCOCK'
Robert Sticker
'Aubrey to
the Rescue'
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Robert Sticker is a legend in the marine art field. Any artist who could
survive Art Students League instructor Frank Reilly's "24-head"
problem, which demanded painting the same head over and over in 24
different kinds of light and shadow, and still come out enthusiastic and
ready for more marks himself as someone special. Robert Sticker is just
that kind of artist.
He has been interested in painting for as long as he can remember.
Growing up in Staten Island watching the incredible activity in New York
Harbor sparked an interest in him for the maritime world that has only
intensified over the years. Although painting took a back seat during his
studies at Brooklyn College, stints as a naval aviator flying in World War
II, and a career in the oil business, Bob was able to continue his
studies, putting in time at the Arts Students League, until he finally
began painting full time in 1963.
Equally adept in watercolor and oil, over the years he has created a
body of work that is singularly compelling and dramatic. He is widely
recognized throughout the artistic community for the accuracy of his
research and his unique ability to depict the drama of the human aspect of
life at sea with great compassion and poignancy. From recreating scenes in
the Homblower novels to the great days of steamboating along the
Mississippi, Sticker has quietly amassed a national following for his
unique and beautiful paintings.
The recipient of an Award of Excellence at the 1991 Mystic
International, his work is included in the corporate collections of IBM,
Union Carbide and AT&T. He is a founding member of the American
Society of Marine Artists.
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