David Walker Oil on Canvas Painting "City Dweller"

Item Details

An oil on canvas painting by David Walker (American, c. 1950 – c. 1985) titled City Dweller. Painted in muted pastel and gray tones, it depicts a portrait of a man against an urban background of cars and a distant industrial area with tall smokestacks. The painting is signed to the lower right and framed with white painted wood slats. It is wired for hanging and dated ‘11 – 7 – 79’ to the verso.

David Walker was an American artist who was most prolific during the 1970s and early 1980s. He was inspired by the German Expressionist movement and artists such as Kathe Kollwitz (1867 – 1945). Like many Expressionists, Walker focused on “fringe” subjects outside of mainstream culture. Keeping a sketchbook with him at all times, Walker was drawn to capturing the melancholy, isolation, and suffering of New York City life. Drawing and painting daily, Walker left over 300 works of art upon his death in the late 1980s

Condition

- minor scratches to the frame and wear to the edges of the painting.

Dimensions

Visible image measurements are 17 × 23 inches

Item #

17CHA041-018