Acrylic on Canvas "Spectators" Attributed to David Walker

Item Details

An acrylic painting on canvas titled Spectators attributed to David Walker (c. 1950-c. 1980). This painting depicts a group of men standing in a group watching and pointing towards the upper left. The painting is titled by hand to the verso and no signatures are visible.

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

- denting to the upper and lower left of canvas; wear to image along inner edge of stretcher.

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Item #

17CHA046-077