Robert Klotz, Sanibel Island, 1956, oil on wood board, 10 by 14 inches. Signed lower left.
Before moving to Sanibel Island Robert Klotz worked at the E. A. Chase School of Fresco and Theatrical Scenery Painting in Osage, New Jersey. He and his wife, Virginia, both natives of Philadelphia, moved to Sanibel Island in 1956, opening the Sea Gulf Studios on Gulf Drive.
Born: 1895, Philadelphia. Died: November 30, 1987, Everglades City, Florida. Education: With Franc De Marlier and Thomas Creghton in Philadelphia. Membership: Fort Myers Art League; Sanibel-Captiva Art League. Exhibits: Fort Myers Art League, September 1956, downtown store windows; Southwest Florida Fair, February 1959; 24th Annual Sanibel Shell Fair, March 1961, a life size fisherman off Lighthouse Point; Sanibel -Captiva Art League, March 1965.
