Attributed to David Walker Oil Painting on Canvas of Figure Study

Item Details

An oil painting on canvas of a figure study attributed to artist David Walker (c. 1950 – c. 1980). This monochromatic painting depicts an elderly woman posed in profile, solemnly looking downward as gestural, outlined forms walk behind her against a gray background. The unsigned painting is wrapped over a wooden stretcher with a handwritten date (1980) 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 wear to edges and corners; small chip to the upper right; stain to the lower right; hanging wire broken to verso.

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17CHA041-041