Robert Gumpertz
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Starting in the mid nineteen sixties Robert Gumpertz gained fame as a cartoonist when his work appeared in Playboy, Paris Match, The New York Times, Penthouse, London's Punch and many years in the Sunday section of the San Francisco Chronicle. He lived and worked in Paris and New York some of those years and returned to northern California recently where he now makes his home.

While his commercial work as a cartoonist and illustrator was appearing world wide, he started producing fine art drawings and small paintings. In the early nineteen nineties he began painting full time. Making the transition from cartoonist to painter came about naturally with his love of color and texture. Robert follows in the footsteps of William Gropper and George Grosz.

"I can do things on canvas, or wood, or paper, that take me beyond the commercial world. Painting offers me a chance to go beyond the limits of a small space and let my imagination soar. My faces and figures represent just about every face and figure I have ever seen, or dreamed about. Painting is so visceral, so exciting, that I know I'll keep painting more extraordinary faces and figures, and keep exploring all avenues open to me.