Robert Bechtle

Robert Bechtle (1932–2020) was an American painter and printmaker.

Also recorded as Robert Alan Bechtle; Robert A. Bechtle.

Robert Bechtle in brief

Born
1932
Died
2020
Known for
painter and printmaker
Place of birth
San Francisco
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Overview

Also worked under the name Bechtle, Robert Alan.

Born at San Francisco in 1932, died at Berkeley in 2020.

In detail

Robert Bechtle studied at California College of the Arts and Alameda High School. the recorded working language is English.

The field of work recorded is painting.

Employment is recorded with San Francisco State University.

Work by Robert Bechtle is recorded in the collections of Art Institute of Chicago, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Museum of Modern Art and Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

Distinctions recorded are Guggenheim Fellowship.

Sources

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  1. 1.

    “Robert Bechtle”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q328645: Robert Bechtle

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Elsewhere in Prints

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