1. Robert Sivell was a Scottish portrait artist active in the first half of the 20th century.
11 Facts About Robert Sivell
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Robert Sivell was a founder member of the Glasgow Society of Artists and Sculptors in 1919.
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Robert Sivell lacked the means to attend school full time.
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When he left it, Robert Sivell moved to Glasgow, where he could paint evenings and weekends, sharing a studio with Archibald McGlashon.
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Robert Sivell met Isobel Sayers from Kirkcudbright while she was visiting Glasgow; they married in 1923.
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Together with James Cowie and Archibald McGlashan, Robert Sivell was a founder member of the Glasgow Society of Artists and Sculptors in 1919.
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Robert Sivell travelled at some point in those years to Italy, which had a strong influence on his work.
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Robert Sivell's pupils included Joe Edwards, Taylor Bremner, Gordon Stewart Cammeron, and Alberto Morrocco, who built up a large collection of Sivell's work.
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Robert Sivell retired in 1954 and returned to Kirkcudbright, where he died in 1958.
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Robert Sivell was sculpted by his friend Benno Schotz, and while photos of this bust exist, its current location and condition are unknown.
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At least 120 paintings by Robert Sivell are held in Aberdeen art Museum, a large number having been donated by Alberto Morrocco.