David Walker Oil on Canvas Abstract

Item Details

An oil on canvas abstract painting attributed to David Walker (c. 1950 – c. 1985) painted in 1983. The whimsical composition balances circles and curved shapes with rectangles and sharp angles in shades of blue, ocher, black, pink and green on a white background. The unframed painting is not signed and is dated ‘1983’ 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 scuffs to the edges of the painting.

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Item #

17CHA041-034