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Robert Daughters (American/New Mexico, 1929-2013), "Adobe House, New Mexico", oil on canvas, signed lower right, 16" x 20". Framed. Robert A. Daughters is best known for his vibrant depictions of Native Americans and Southwestern landscapes, executed in bold expressionistic brush strokes reminiscent of Vincent Van Gogh, an artist Daughters greatly admired. Above all, though, Daughters was concerned with composition, and his carefully designed canvasses with alternating light and dark colors are suggestive of the ancient enamel technique cloisonne. As many great American artists before him, Daughters was drawn to the serene beauty of the color and light of the American Southwest, specifically Taos, New Mexico. Before settling here, Robert Daughters worked as a curator of the St. Joseph Museum of Natural History, while attending the Kansas City Art Institute. He later became a partner in an advertising art studio, and won over 250 awards over the course of twenty years. In 1995, he was chosen as one of the artists to be featured in "Covering the West - The Best of Southwest Art", a show which featured 60 of the Southwest Art's 300 cover artists. He is represented in many foundations, museum, corporate and private collections.