Robert Quill Johnson (1927-1980)
Paintings
- Robert Quill Johnson
- (1927-1980)
- Castroville Artist
- Size: 9 x 7
- Frame: 17 x 14
- "Dos Codornices" Two Quail
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- Robert Quill Johnson
- (1927-1980)
- Castroville Artist
- Size: 5 x 7
- Frame: 12 x 14
- Medium: Watercolor
- Circa 1960s
- Quail
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- Robert Quill Johnson
- (1927-1980)
- Castroville Artist
- Size: 4.25 x 5.25
- Frame: 10 x 12
- Medium: Watercolor
- Roadrunner in Prickly Pear Cactus
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- Robert Quill Johnson
- (1927-1980)
- Castroville Artist
- Size: 35 x 27
- Frame: 36.5 x 28.5
- Medium: Acrylic
- Circa Late 60s Mid Century
- "Extant"
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- Robert Quill Johnson
- (1927-1980)
- Castroville Artist
- Size: 30 x 15
- Frame: 38 x 23
- Medium: Watercolor
- Circa 1960s
- Roadrunners
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- Robert Quill Johnson
- (1927-1980)
- Castroville Artist
- Size: 3 x 35.5
- Frame: 8 x 40.5
- Medium: Watercolor
- "Sparrow at the Window"
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- Robert Quill Johnson
- (1927-1980)
- Castroville Artist
- Size: 7 x 7.25
- Frame: 9..75 x 10
- Medium: Watercolor w/gouache
- "Texas Fence Line"
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- Robert Quill Johnson
- (1927-1980)
- Castroville Artist
- Size: 20 x 16
- Frame: 30 x 26
- Medium: Watercolor
- "Quail"
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- Robert Quill Johnson
- (1927-1980)
- Castroville Artist
- Size: 8 x 10
- Frame: 9.5 x 11.5
- Medium: Gouache
- Mid Century
- "Sparrows"
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- Robert Quill Johnson
- (1927-1980)
- Castroville Artist
- Size: 16 x 17
- Frame: 24.5x25.5
- Medium: Gouache
- "Road Runner"
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- Robert Quill Johnson
- (1927-1980)
- Castroville Artist
- Frame: 4 inches x 40 inches
- Medium: Oil
- Circa 1970s
- "Struttin"
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- Robert Quill Johnson
- (1927-1980)
- Castroville Artist
- Size: 20 x 16
- Frame: 28 x 24
- Medium: Acrylic or smooth brush oil
- "Turkey Trot"
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- Robert Quill Johnson
- (1927-1980)
- Castroville Artist
- Size: 4.5 x 3.5
- Frame: 10.25 x 9.5
- Medium: Oil
- "Quail and Cacti"
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- Robert Quill Johnson
- (1927-1980)
- Castroville Artist
- Size: 25 x 15.75
- Frame: 33 x 19.75
- Medium: Oil on Board
- "Turkey Time"
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Biography
Robert Quill Johnson(1927-1980) Castroville Artist
Castroville, Texas native Robert Quill Johnson (1927-1980) is known for his paintings of South Texas birds, especially the Bobwhite Quail. Johnson painted in oils, watercolors, and gouache, using a muted palette of earthy colors, and often playing with proportion by using very long or tall and narrow canvases.
Johnson studied art first at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, and later at the University of Denver. His first exhibition came at the age of 29, with the Texas Watercolor Society.
Johnson had many more solo exhibitions in his long career and won several exhibition prizes. Johnson was a member of the Classical Art Fraternity, the Texas Association of Professional Artists, and the Texas Watercolor Society.Robert Quill Johnson was a well-known artist from Castroville, Texas. Johnson was a member of the Texas Association of Professional Artists who grew up on a ranch near Pearsall, Texas and was always fascinated by wildlife.
He went on to receive a Bachelor of Fine Arts at Trinity University in San Antonio. He exhibited works throughout Texas in the 1960s and '70s.
