David Walker Oil on Canvas Painting "Restaurant Scene"

Item Details

An oil on canvas painting by David Walker (American, c. 1950 – c. 1985) titled Restaurant Scene. The 1982 painting depicts patrons sitting at the counters of an urban diner and a view through the window of a busy street. It is executed in Walker’s signature muted pastel and gray tones and is signed to the lower right. It is framed with white painted wooden slats and wired for hanging and dated ‘3 – 8 – 82’ 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 and chips to the frame.

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Item #

17CHA041-035