Robert Stark Jr. (1933-2014) Oil on Panel “Red Sail Catboat“, circa 1987, signed lower left R. Stark, in silver gilt frame.
5 in. x 11 ½ in. Overall 6 ½ in. x 13 in.

Robert Stark Jr.’s legacy is a modernist approach to American Luminist paintings. Working principally in oil on canvas or panel, he is best known for coastal scenes that feature an iconic, red sailed catboat. Stark’s work is characterized by the use of aerial perspective and a concealment of visible brushstrokes. Through effective use of of light in landscape, his paintings evoke tranquility and calm, inferring poetic intimacy.