Alan Davie (1920-2014) - One Cent Life





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This is a work by Alan Davie 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 purchased 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 indicated a preference for paper—Davie also produced several silkscreen prints. He had already found an audience earlier on the European mainland and in America, even before the British art audience could come to terms with his combination of old and newly invented symbols. In his lectures Davie emphasized the importance of improvisation as his primary method; his stance was that of an inspired seer who opposed the influence of an overly rational civilization.
Dimensions: 41 x 29 cm
Viewings are, of course, possible. In addition, we have our own in-house framing workshop, which is celebrating its 85th anniversary. Furthermore, we make use of restorers from the trade association: 'Restauratoren Nederland'. If you would like to make use of this, we would of course be happy to hear from you.
Seller's Story
This is a work by Alan Davie 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 purchased 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 indicated a preference for paper—Davie also produced several silkscreen prints. He had already found an audience earlier on the European mainland and in America, even before the British art audience could come to terms with his combination of old and newly invented symbols. In his lectures Davie emphasized the importance of improvisation as his primary method; his stance was that of an inspired seer who opposed the influence of an overly rational civilization.
Dimensions: 41 x 29 cm
Viewings are, of course, possible. In addition, we have our own in-house framing workshop, which is celebrating its 85th anniversary. Furthermore, we make use of restorers from the trade association: 'Restauratoren Nederland'. If you would like to make use of this, we would of course be happy to hear from you.

