David Walker Oil Painting on Canvas of Surrealist Composition

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An oil painting on canvas of a surrealist composition by artist David Walker (c. 1950- c. 1980). This painting depicts a nude figure featuring a serpentine mouth clutching at a brush and belting out a tune while bathing themselves in a dimly lit bathroom. The composition is composed of Cubist style forms in a darkened, pastel palette. To the lower right corner of the composition is a painted monogrammed signature, dated 1981. The painting is wrapped over a wooden stretcher with a full date written 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

- light surface wear; light wear to edges and corners.

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Item #

17CHA041-048