David Walker Acrylic on Canvas "Guitar Player"

Item Details

An acrylic painting on canvas titled Guitar Player by artist David Walker David Walker (c. 1950 – c. 1980), created in 1979. The painting depicts an abstracted figure playing the guitar all against a yellow and gray pastel backdrop. The work is signed and dated by Walker to the lower right of the canvas and the canvas is presented within a narrow white wooden frame. A wire for hanging is present 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

- Ware and marks are visible on the frame; condition is consistent with materials, prior use, and age.

Dimensions

- Measures frame.

Item #

17CHA046-007