{"product_id":"calligraphic-nothern-bobwhite-robert-lohman-c-1981","title":"Calligraphic Nothern Bobwhite - Robert Lohman, c. 1981","description":"\u003carticle class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"b4b4e1d1-7f85-478b-ad26-490320b8c976\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-6\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"ba5e0f6d-53ed-43ac-8dd3-bccf9fc79f84\" dir=\"auto\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rte-table-wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\" style=\"width: 98.087%;\" height=\"1543\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 100%;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(81, 185, 217);\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"53\"\u003eArtwork Description\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCalligraphic Nothern Bobwhite*\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"53\" data-end=\"56\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"56\" data-end=\"88\"\u003eRobert Lohman, c. 1981\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003carticle class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"b4b4e1d1-7f85-478b-ad26-490320b8c976\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-6\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"ba5e0f6d-53ed-43ac-8dd3-bccf9fc79f84\" dir=\"auto\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word dark markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"7dbb9ce6-002d-4a76-84f7-6af88d3e62f9\" dir=\"auto\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word dark markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"721\" data-start=\"22\"\u003eRobert Lohman’s \u003cstrong data-end=\"72\" data-start=\"38\"\u003eCalligraphic Northern Bobwhite\u003c\/strong\u003e, presents the bird not through naturalistic description, but through movement, rhythm, and linear transformation. The work is executed in watercolor and drawn media on a light rice paper support, with the image unfolding across the sheet as a sequence of curved contours, translucent washes, and suspended color fields. While the title identifies the subject as a Northern Bobwhite, Lohman does not approach the bird as an ornithological specimen. Instead, he treats it as an occasion for abstraction: the bobwhite becomes a calligraphic structure, a living arrangement of arcs, plumes, wing-like planes, and directional energies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1322\" data-start=\"723\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"889\" data-start=\"855\"\u003eCalligraphic Northern Bobwhite\u003c\/strong\u003e spreads laterally, as though the bird has been caught mid-motion or partially dissolved into flight. The left side suggests a head and neck, with an elongated, almost mask-like profile formed through red, green, and gray lines. This avian identity is present but deliberately amorphous. The beak, eye, crest, and throat are reduced to signs rather than descriptive features, allowing Lohman to move between recognition and invention.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1882\" data-start=\"1324\"\u003eThe central and right portions of the sheet are dominated by broad, curving forms that  read as wings, tail feathers, or the visual echo of motion. These passages do not lock into a single literal anatomy. Instead, they create a fluid syntax of avian movement. The looping blue-green arc at the upper right, the pale blue feathered mass beside it, and the peach-orange striated planes across the composition all suggest an artist interested less in the bird’s fixed body than in the forces that animate it: lift, turn, flutter, and directional release.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2490\" data-start=\"1884\"\u003eColor plays a central structural role. Lohman uses a light palette of coral, peach, yellow, pale green, aqua, violet, and blue, allowing the pigments to remain transparent and atmospheric. The orange and peach passages read almost like notation or feather patterning, while the cooler greens and blues establish the bird’s skeletal rhythm. The red accents are particularly important. They sharpen the composition, giving emphasis to the head, crest, and central angular forms. Without these red lines, the image might drift into decorative softness. With them, the work gains tension and graphic authority.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"3637\" data-start=\"3062\"\u003eThere is also a sculptural logic beneath the apparent delicacy of the piece. Lohman’s forms do not float randomly across the page. They interlock through counterweights: the elongated head at left balances the rounded blue mass at right; the lower left peach form answers the lower right peach plane; the central violet-blue vertical element acts almost as a hinge between the two halves of the image. These structural relationships suggest Lohman’s broader training as a sculptor. Even when working in watercolor, he appears to think in terms of balance, extension, and spatial pressure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"4098\" data-start=\"3639\"\u003eThe open white ground is essential. It gives the bird room to breathe, but it also intensifies the sense of incompletion. The image does not fill the page; it activates it. This use of negative space keeps the work from becoming illustrative. The blank areas are not passive background but part of the composition’s visual rhythm. They allow the colored forms to feel suspended, as though the bird exists in a brief interval between gesture and disappearance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"4661\" data-start=\"4100\"\u003eStylistically, \u003cstrong data-end=\"4149\" data-start=\"4115\"\u003eCalligraphic Northern Bobwhite\u003c\/strong\u003e can be situated within a late modernist approach to natural subject matter, where the observable world is not copied but translated into an abstract language of line, color, and motion. Lohman’s bird is not sentimental wildlife art, nor is it purely decorative abstraction. It occupies a more interesting middle ground: the subject remains legible, but the true content of the work is the act of transformation. The Northern Bobwhite becomes a field of visual notation, a creature reconstructed through gesture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n-\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(114, 58, 150);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJonathan Flike\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(114, 58, 150);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 100%;\"\u003e\n\u003ch6 class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word dark markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e*The title of this work was assigned by Visard Gallery.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(81, 185, 217);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 100%;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(81, 185, 217);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Artist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"8106\" data-end=\"8414\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(114, 58, 150);\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"8106\" data-end=\"8123\"\u003eRobert Lohman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e was an American artist associated with Indiana modernism, recognized as both a sculptor and painter. The National Gallery of Art identifies Lohman as an American artist, 1919–2001, and holds examples of his 1966 bronze medallic work created with the Medallic Art Company in its collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"8416\" data-end=\"8993\"\u003eLohman worked across a wide range of media, including watercolor, oil, wood, plaster, ceramics, and bronze. Biographical sources identify him as a portrait and figure sculptor as well as a painter, with formal study at the John Herron Art Institute, Cranbrook, and Yale. He assisted the noted sculptor Carl Milles at Cranbrook Academy and later served as Director of Fine Arts at Cranbrook from 1947 to 1949. Lohman also taught at Washington University in St. Louis and the Indianapolis Art League, where he remained connected to art education and regional modernist practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"8995\" data-end=\"9475\"\u003eHis work often moves between figuration and abstraction, reflecting the eye of a sculptor and the freedom of a modernist draftsman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"8995\" data-end=\"9475\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(81, 185, 217);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnderrepresented Artist Information\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"8995\" data-end=\"9475\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(114, 58, 150);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobert Lohman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e may also be understood within the broader history of underrepresented LGBT artists in the American Midwest. Documentary records connect him closely with Jerrol T. Davis of Indianapolis, who served as Secretary-Treasurer of Robert Lohman, Inc.; Davis’s obituary confirms his role in Lohman’s company, and later memorial sources identify him as Lohman’s spouse. While historical records from this period often leave same-sex relationships only partially documented, the available evidence points to a significant personal and professional partnership that adds important context to Lohman’s life and legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 100%;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(81, 185, 217);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCustom Shipping Notice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eN\/A\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 100%;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(81, 185, 217);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInformation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStyle: Modern\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSubject: Abstract\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYear: 1981\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSize: 12 x 9 in (30.48 x 22.86 cm)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedium: Mixed media\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: Paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSignature: Signed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCirculation status: One of a kind\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrame Status: Unframed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 100%;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(81, 185, 217);\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"119\" data-start=\"78\"\u003eVintage Condition Disclaimer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"122\" data-start=\"119\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ePlease note that this item is vintage and shows wear consistent with age, use, and history. Signs of wear may include, but are not limited to, minor surface marks, patina, fading, or imperfections typical of older items. All items are sold\u003cstrong\u003e as-is\u003c\/strong\u003e, which is standard with vintage and pre-owned goods and cannot be returned on the basis of condition. Measurements are approximate. We do our best to describe items accurately; however, condition assessments are subjective. If you would like additional details, images, or clarification before purchasing, please contact us through the contact form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(81, 185, 217);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecial Condition Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eN\/A\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 100%;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(81, 185, 217);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance*\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1981-Unknown\u003c\/strong\u003e: Robert Lohman\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnknown - 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e: Private Collector\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2026\u003c\/strong\u003e: Ripley's Auctions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2026-Present\u003c\/strong\u003e: Visard Gallery\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Provenance and attribution details are based on our best research and are offered in good faith but are not guaranteed. Please contact us through the contact form with any questions prior to purchase.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 100%;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(81, 185, 217);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAcademic Resources\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(80, 197, 215);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fo\/7v6b697fdgsoyq7fv8z8r\/AOoojaiTQy2gQ6d3HFlYp5Y?rlkey=b5y5kuh8vrwt3n9h2bg93ilkj\u0026amp;st=dhusmlzy\u0026amp;dl=0\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(80, 197, 215);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(81, 185, 217);\"\u003eRobert Lohman Research\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: rgb(80, 197, 215);\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fo\/azy0g1jiiuwoqobunfvnr\/AGNcmO5EW9EmfgkXAAtYTGg?rlkey=4fny60lhndc49gpfh98y8e84j\u0026amp;st=45vm26dt\u0026amp;dl=0\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(81, 185, 217);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search?q=Robert+Lohman\u0026amp;searchField=ArtistCulture\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(80, 197, 215);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(80, 197, 215);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(81, 185, 217);\"\u003eRobert Lohman Collection at the Met\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nga.gov\/artworks\/177610-nature-obverse\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(80, 197, 215);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(80, 197, 215);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(81, 185, 217);\"\u003eRobert Lohman Collection at the National Gallery of Art\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Visard Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46487766073505,"sku":"ART116","price":260.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/6072\/0801\/files\/ART116_RobertLohman_CalligraphicNothernBobwhite_Full.png?v=1780246705","url":"https:\/\/visardgallery.com\/products\/calligraphic-nothern-bobwhite-robert-lohman-c-1981","provider":"Visard Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}