Alan Davie
BACKAlan Davie was a Scottish Abstract painter (1920-2014) born in Grangemouth, near Edinburgh and studied at Edinburgh College of Art in the late 1930s. He was inspired by American Abstract Expressionists. Davis travelled widely and in Venice, he becomes influenced by other artists of the time. Like Jackson Pollack, Davie stood above his canvas and painted which helped create his own unique style. Davie was inspired by world cultures and incorporated what he saw into his art. Known for his vitality and sense of freedom, Davie also explored other areas of art including jewellery making, writing poetry and playing jazz music.
Art collections and museums owning work by Alan Davie include the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, National Galleries of Scotland, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Tate Gallery, and the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
Alan Davie Art Gallery
Composite Forms No, 2005
Oil on canvas
48 x 40
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Listen, 2011
Oil on canvas
48 x 40
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A Game of Spirals, 2009
Oil on canvas
48 x 40
Frog Magic, 1969
Watercolour
21 x 30
Un Persistente Enigma, 1988
Oil on canvas
30 x 38
Untitled, 1961
Mixed media on paper
12.5 x 12.5
Yoru No 2, 1972
Mixed media on paper
23.5 x 33.5
Ping LA, 1974
Mixed media on paper
20.5 x 27
Untitled, 1982
Mixed media on paper
12 x 20
Yoga Structure No. 39, 1978
MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER
20.5 X 30.5
Hot Puzzle No. 5, 1976
MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER
23.25 X 33
Scent Machine, 1980
MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER
23.5 X 33
Self Portrait of the Poet, 1979
MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER
17 X 23
Hallucination with ligngam and black cat, 1984
MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER
23.75 X 28.75
YOGA STRUCTURE NO. 40, 1978
MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER
16.5 X 23.25
For a Soft Fish, 1976
MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER
31 X 20.5
Song of the Grackle No. 13, 1982
MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER
23.5 X 29.25
Hot Night No. 2, 1976
MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER
20.5 X 30.5
Centre Inside, 2003
MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER
16 X 13
Pebbles, 2004
MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER
13 X 12.5
Bird on a Stick, 2004
MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER
11 X 12
Helix, 1992
MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER
10.5 X 12
Resort of the Tribes, 2004
MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER
13 X 11
Auto Fertilizacion, 1999
MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER
12.5 X 15
Untitled, 2013
MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER
8.25 X 11.5
Untitled, 2013
MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER
8.25 X 11.5
Untitled, 2013
MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER
6.25 X 16
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