Robert Sweeney


Robert Sweeney's paintings subtly blend the personal with the technical.  His paintings, particularly the still lifes, refer not only to the history of painting and the technical aspects of art-making, but to the inclusion of personal possessions, including references to the artist himself.  His landscape paintings depict scenes from locations as varied as Italy, classic views of the Oxbow in western Massachusetts, to his wife, Barbara's, garden in their back yard.

Robert Sweeney teaches painting and drawing at Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts.



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Robert Sweeney
Spillway
oil on panel
40 x 32"
101.6 x 81.28 cm.*
   

Robert Sweeney
Pond Rhythm
oil on panel
12 x 6"
30.5 x 15.2 cm.*

   
Robert Sweeney
Stream Dam

oil on panel
20 x 16"
50.8 x 40.6 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Marsh, Last Light
oil on panel
24 x 26"
61 × 66 cm.
sold
   
Robert Sweeney
Mayo Beach Sunset
oil on canvas
18 x 24"
45.7 x 61 cm.*
   
Robert Sweeney
Back Bay
oil on panel
9 x 12"
22.9 x 30.5 cm.*
     
Robert Sweeney
Mill District
oil on panel
10 x 12"
25.4 x 30.5 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Sanctuary
oil on panel
32 x 44"
81.3 x 111.8 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Rocks and Water
oil on panel
16 x 20"
40.6 x 50.8 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Winter Mill
oil on panel
32 x 36"
81.3 x 91.4 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Pond Side Stroll
oil on panel
16 x 20"
40.6 x 50.8 cm.*
   
Robert Sweeney
Robert Frost
oil on panel
14 x 20"
35.6 x 50.8 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Connecticut River, Haddam
oil on panel
11 x 14"
28 x 35.6 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Daybreak, Fall
oil on panel
11 x 14"
28 x 35.6 cm.
sold
   
Robert Sweeney
Morning Light, Mill Lane
oil on panel
11 x 14"
28 x 35.6 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Hillside Farm
oil on panel
12 x 16"
30.48 x 40.64 cm.*
   
Robert Sweeney
Holyoke Dam
oil on panel
12 x 16"
30.48 x 40.64 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Connecticut River Valley Garden
oil on panel
32 x 40"
81.3 x 101.6 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Wild Garden
oil on panel
11 x 14"
28 x 35.6 cm.
sold
   
Robert Sweeney
Mill Pond Waterfall
oil on panel
12 x 16"
30.48 x 40.64 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Hadley Farm
oil on panel
32 x 48"
81.25 x 121.92 cm.*
   
Robert Sweeney
Hadley Farm Light
oil on panel
16 x 24"
40.6 x 61" cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Trout Pool
oil on panel
16 x 24"
40.6 x 61 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Holyoke, January
oil on panel
12 x 16"
30.5 x 40.6 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Paper Mill
oil on panel
12 x 16"
30.5 x 40.6 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Holyoke Rapids
oil on panel
12 x 16"
30.5 x 40.6 cm.*
   
Robert Sweeney
Barbara, Stream-side
oil on panel
18 x 24"
45.7 x 61 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
July, Berkshires
oil on canvas
18 x 24"
45.7 x 61 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Apple Trees
oil on panel
12 x 16"
30.5 x 40.6 cm.*
   
Robert Sweeney
Bridge of Flowers
oil on panel
32 x 40”
81.3 x 101.6 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Bridge of Flowers
oil on panel
16 x 20"
40.6 x 50.8 cm.*
   
Robert Sweeney
Cummington Morning
oil on panel
18 x 24"
45.7 x 61 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
King Fisher
oil on panel
9 x 12"
22.9 x 30.5 cm.
sold
   
Robert Sweeney
Flood Plain
oil on panel
9 x 12"
22.9 x 30.5 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Mill Pond
oil on panel
32 x 48"
81.3 x 121.9 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Hadley Pumpkin Field
oil on panel
16 x 24"
40.6 x 61 cm.*
   
Robert Sweeney
Shallow Mooring
oil on panel
16 x 24"
40.6 x 61 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Morning Reflections
oil on panel
12 x 16"
30.5 x 40.6 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Nonotuck Mill
oil on panel
12 x 16"
30.5 x 40.6 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Route 47 Farm
oil on panel
16 x 20"
40.6 x 50.8 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Bright Light
oil on panel
16 x 20"
40.6 x 50.8 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Hilltown Dam
oil on panel
16 x 20"
40.6 x 50.8 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
South Worthington Stream
oil on panel
12 x 16"
30.5 x 40.6 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Johnson Chapel, Spring
oil on panel
16 x 20"
40.6 x 50.8 cm.*
   
Robert Sweeney
Stream-side, Morning
oil on panel
18 x 24"
45.7 x 61 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Wild Turkey
oil on panel
8 x 12"
20.3 x 30.5 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Winter Pond
oil on panel
12 x 16"
30.5 x 40.6 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Turners Falls
oil on panel
16 x 20"
40.6 x 50.8 cm.*
   
Robert Sweeney
Tree Stand, Hadley
oil on panel
16 x 20"
40.6 x 50.8 cm.
sold
   
Robert Sweeney
Trestle Bridge, Holyoke
oil on panel
12 x 16"
30.5 x 40.6 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Stream Abstraction
oil on panel
16 x 20"
40.6 x 50.8 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Spring Color
oil on panel
16 x 20"
40.6 x 50.8 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Light and Shade, Whately
oil on panel
18 x 24”
45.7 x 61 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Cummington Fairgrounds
oil on panel
16 x 24”
40.6 x 61 cm.
sold
   
Robert Sweeney
Bryant Barn
oil on panel
12 x 16”
30.5 x 40.6 cm.*
   
Robert Sweeney
Road Side Garden
oil on panel
16 x 20”
40.6 x 50.8 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Pond Village
oil on panel
18 x 24”
45.7 x 61 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Amherst College (Johnson Chapel)
oil on panel
18 x 24"
45.7 x 61 cm.*
   
Robert Sweeney
Summit House
oil on panel
18 x 24"
45.7 x 61 cm.*
   
Robert Sweeney
Hill Town Stream
oil on panel
18 x 24"
45.7 x 61 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Charles Pratt House (Amherst College)
oil on panel
16 x 20"
40.6 x 50.8 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Riverside Barn, Whately
oil on panel
16 x 20"
40.6 x 50.8 cm.*
   
Robert Sweeney
Pond Side
oil on panel
40 x 32"
101.6 x 81.3 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Pond Rhythm

oil on panel
12 x 6 1/4"
30.5 x 15.9 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Cummington Barn

oil on panel
24 x 18”
61 x 45.7 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Rump Session

oil on panel
25 x 20 1/2"
63.5 x 52.1 cm.*
   
Robert Sweeney
Water's Edge

oil on panel
18 x 10"
45.7 x 25.4 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Consensus
oil on canvas
32 x 36"
81.3 cm x 91.4 cm.*
   
Robert Sweeney
Conflict Resolution
oil on canvas
16 x 20"
40.6 x 50.8 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Full Disclosure

oil on canvas
20 1/2  x 25"
52.1 x 63.5 cm.*
   
Robert Sweeney
Sunrise, Wellfleet
oil on canvas
16 x 20"
40.6 x 50.8 cm.*
   
Robert Sweeney
Hipsters
oil on canvas
16 x 20"
40.6 x 50.8 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Provincetown Backlight
oil on panel
12 x 14"
30.5 x 35.6 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
North End
oil on canvas
12 x 14"
30.5 x 35.6 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Garden House
oil on panel
12 x 14"
30.5 x 35.6 cm.
sold
   
Robert Sweeney
Narrative
oil on canvas
48 x 60"
121.9 x 152.4 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Sunderland Farm, Noon
oil on canvas
18 x 24”
45.72 x 60.96 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Mill Pond, Spring Shower
oil on canvas
18 x 24”
45.72 x 60.96 cm.*
   
Robert Sweeney
Cow Trio
oil on canvas
16 x 20”
40.64 x 50.8 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Mt. Sugarloaf
oil on panel
16 x 20"
40.6 x 50.8 cm.*
   
Robert Sweeney
Light and Stone
oil on panel
16 x 20"
40.6 x 50.8 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Octagon, Sunrise

oil on panel
16 x 20”
40.6 x 50.8 cm.*
   
Robert Sweeney
Stage Road

oil on panel
18 x 24”
45.7 x 61 cm.
sold
   
Robert Sweeney
Amherst College, Blustery Day
oil on panel
16 x 20"
40.6 x 50.8 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Hadley Levee
oil on panel
11 x 14"
27.9 x 35.6 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Sunderland, June
oil on panel
12 x 16"
30.5 x 40.6 cm.
 



Robert Sweeney
View from Whately
oil on panel
12 x 16"
30.5 x 40.6 cm.

   



Robert Sweeney
Montepulciano Countryside
oil on panel
11 x 14"
27.9 x 35.6 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Perugia
oil on panel
32 x 44"
45.7 x 61 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Nonotuck Mill Pond

oil on panel
32 x 48”
81.3 x 121.9 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Ponte Vecchio, Afternoon
oil on panel
14 x 20"
35.6 x 50.8 cm.
       
Robert Sweeney
Hadley Creek
oil on panel
8 x 12"
20.3 x 30.5 cm.
 
Robert Sweeney
Holyoke from Skinner Mountain

oil on panel
16 x 20"
40.6 x 50.8 cm.
sold
   
Robert Sweeney
St. Peter's

oil on panel
18 x 24"
45.7 x 61 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Florence
oil on panel
18 x 24"
45.7 x 61 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Spring Stream
oil on panel
9 x 12"
22.9 x 30.5 cm.
 



Robert Sweeney 

Bonfire, Amherst College
oil on panel
11 x 14"
27.94 x 35.56 cm.
 


Robert Sweeney

Cortona from Via Del Salavatore
oil on panel
32 x 46"
81.3 x 116.8 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
June Sun, Provincetown
oil on panel
32 x 46"
81.3 x 116.8 cm.
 


Robert Sweeney

May Pond, Chesterfield
oil on panel
16 x 24"
40.64 x 61 cm.
 

Robert Sweeney

Ocean Backlight
oil on panel
6 x 12"
15.2 x 30.5 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
House and Pond, Wellfleet
oil on panel
8 x 12"
20.3 x 30.5 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
June Morning Mist
oil on canvas
9 x 12"
22.9 x 30.5 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Connecticut River Bank
oil on panel
18 x 24"
45.7 x 61 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
June Light
oil on panel
14 x 20"
35.6 x 50.8 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Hatfield, MA
oil on panel
11 x 14"
27.9 x 35.6 cm.
sold
   
Robert Sweeney
Morning Light, Cortona
oil on panel
14 x 18"
35.6 x 45.7 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Main and State, Northampton
oil on panel
16 x 20"
40.64 x 50.8 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Warm Light, Holyoke

oil on canvas
48 x 60"
121.9 x 152.4 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Passing Shower, Mayo Beach
oil on panel
11 x 14"
27.9 x 35.6 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Sheep Meadow,
Bryant Farm Homestead

oil on panel
18 x 24"
45.72 x 60.92 cm.*
   
Robert Sweeney
Hawley Farm
oil on panel
16 x 20"
40.64 x 50.8 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Back Yard Visit
oil on panel
16 x 20"
40.64 x 50.8 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Cove With Swans
oil on panel
14 x 16"
35.56 x 40.64 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Cow Pattern
oil on panel
11 x 14"
27.94 x 35.56 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Forum

oil on panel
16 x 20"
40.64 x 50.8 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Sparkly Things
oil on canvas
48 x 54"
121.9 x 152.4 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Tuscan Hillside, Fiesole
oil on canvas
13 x 15"
33 x 38.1 cm.
    
Robert Sweeney
July Shower, Bradford Street
oil on panel
12 x 14"
30.5 x 35.6 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Villa Medici Approach
oil on panel
12 x 14"
30.5 x 35.6 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
North Hadley Bridge
oil on panel
12 x 14"
30.5 x 35.6 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Bradford Street Slope
oil on canvas
16 x 18"
40.6 x 45.7 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Interactive Geometry
oil on canvas
24 x 24"
61 x 61 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Grosvenor House
oil on canvas
24 x 18"
61 x 45.7 cm.
   
Robert Sweeney
Barbara's Garden, Late Afternoon
oil on panel
28 x 12"
71.1 x 30.5 cm.
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