death_date death_place birth_place nationality name field birth_date article_title birth_name bgcolour
22 november 1981 new york , new york new york , new york american robert philipp painting 2 february 1895 robert philipp
 moses solomon philipp # 6495ed
robert philipp

robert philipp -lrb- february 2 , 1895 -- november 22 , 1981 -rrb- was an american painter influenced by impressionism and post-impressionism , and known for his nudes , still lifes , and portraits of attractive women and hollywood stars .
noted art critic henry mcbride called philipp one of america 's top six painters of his generation .
he was an instructor of painting at the art students league of new york for 33 years , the american artist itshak holtz was a student of philipp .
philipp was secretary of the national academy of design , and national academician , benjamin franklin fellow , royal society of arts in london .
he was married to model and fellow artist rochelle -lrb- `` shelly '' -rrb- post , who frequently posed for him until her death in 1971 .
his compositions and painting style have been compared to the art of edgar degas and pierre-auguste renoir .
philip won prizes in most of the important exhibitions of his time , and his paintings are in numerous museums and important private collections .
