Alan Davie (1920-2014) - One Cent Life






Held senior specialist role at Finarte for 12 years, specialising in modern prints.
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This is a work by Alan Davie that is printed on both sides; on one of the two sides there is a poem. James Alan Davie (28 September 1920 – 5 April 2014) was a Scottish painter and musician. Although Peggy Guggenheim in Venice bought two of his paintings and the works in his exhibition in New York in 1956 sold out completely, he only gained recognition and commercial success in Great Britain after his exhibitions in 1958 at the Wakefield Art Gallery and the Whitechapel Gallery. In addition to painting, both on canvas and on paper—where he himself stated he preferred paper—Davie also produced various screenprints. He had already found an audience on the European mainland and in America, even before the British art public could come to terms with his mixture of old and newly invented symbols. In his lectures Davie emphasized improvisation as his main method; his stance was that of an inspired seer who resisted the influence of an overly rational civilization.
Dimensions: 41 x 29 cm
Viewing is, of course, possible. In addition we have our own in-house framery, which is celebrating its 85th anniversary year. Furthermore we make use of restorers from the industry association: 'Restauratoren Nederland'. If you would like to make use of this, we would of course be happy to hear.
Seller's Story
This is a work by Alan Davie that is printed on both sides; on one of the two sides there is a poem. James Alan Davie (28 September 1920 – 5 April 2014) was a Scottish painter and musician. Although Peggy Guggenheim in Venice bought two of his paintings and the works in his exhibition in New York in 1956 sold out completely, he only gained recognition and commercial success in Great Britain after his exhibitions in 1958 at the Wakefield Art Gallery and the Whitechapel Gallery. In addition to painting, both on canvas and on paper—where he himself stated he preferred paper—Davie also produced various screenprints. He had already found an audience on the European mainland and in America, even before the British art public could come to terms with his mixture of old and newly invented symbols. In his lectures Davie emphasized improvisation as his main method; his stance was that of an inspired seer who resisted the influence of an overly rational civilization.
Dimensions: 41 x 29 cm
Viewing is, of course, possible. In addition we have our own in-house framery, which is celebrating its 85th anniversary year. Furthermore we make use of restorers from the industry association: 'Restauratoren Nederland'. If you would like to make use of this, we would of course be happy to hear.
