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David Stern Art

German, b. 1956

David Stern was born on February 3, 1956, in Essen, Germany and lives in New York. Stern has referred to himself as an “action painter,” echoing the artistic legacies of New York School painters Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, and Franz Kline. Yet, his human forms reach further back to histories of portraiture. After an apprenticeship as a sign painter, Stern attended the Dortmund Fachhochschule für Design and Art (1975–79) and the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf (1980–82). He then taught painting at the Dortmund Fachhochschule für Design and Art, while he developed his painting skills living in a village near the town of Münster. In 1986, he moved to Cologne, where he found his artistic voice. From 1987 on, Stern exhibited his work nationally and quickly entered the international scene in the early nineties, with shows in Austria, Hungary, the Netherlands, Belgium and Great Britain. Stern's 1992 retrospective exhibition, David Stern: Study for a Way at the Hungarian National Gallery in Budapest was the first exhibition by a contemporary Western artist after Hungary opened to the West. In 1993, Stern showed his work in the US for the first time, immigrated in 1994 and became naturalized in 2000. Since his arrival, he has been fascinated by his encounters with an intensely urban place defined by its energy, crowding, speed and cosmopolitanism. His national traveling exhibition, David Stern: The American Years (1995–2008) curated by Karen Wilkin, demonstrates shifts in form and content in Stern’s work since the artist moved to New York from Germany in 1995. Stern has exhibited widely in New York City, the US and Europe. His work can be found in public and private collections in the United States, Europe and Asia, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York), the Kupferstichkabinett Dresden (Dresden, Germany), the National Museum (Poznan, Poland), Dresdner Bank (Cologne, Germany), the Kunstsammlung der Universität Göttingen (Göttingen, Germany), the Arkansas Art Center (Little Rock), the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville (Jacksonville, Florida), the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art (Sarasota, Florida), and the National September 11 Memorial & Museum (New York).

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'riders on the storm'
By David Stern
Located in New York, NY
'riders on the storm' David Stern (Germany, b. 1956) Acrylics on canvas 66 inches by 52 inches Hand signed by artist, certificate of authenticity available Colors: Purple, Reds, Blu...
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2010s Contemporary David Stern Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Silent Running
By David Stern
Located in New York, NY
Silent Running David Stern (Germany, b. 1956) Acrylics on canvas 56 inches by 46 inches Hand signed by artist, certificate of authenticity available Colors: Purple, Reds, Blue Key wo...
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2010s Contemporary David Stern Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Study 5 for Silent Running
By David Stern
Located in New York, NY
Figure Study for Silent Running #5 David Stern (Germany, b. 1956) Acrylics on canvas 35 inches by 48 inches Hand signed by artist, certificate of authenticity available Colors: Purpl...
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2010s Contemporary David Stern Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Study 4 for Silent Running
By David Stern
Located in New York, NY
Figure Study for Silent Running #4 David Stern (Germany, b. 1956) Acrylics on canvas 38 inches by 48 inches Hand signed by artist, certificate of authenticity available Colors: Purpl...
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2010s Contemporary David Stern Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Study 3 for Silent Running
By David Stern
Located in New York, NY
Figure Study for Silent Running David Stern (Germany, b. 1956) Acrylics on canvas 44 inches by 48 inches Hand signed by artist, certificate of authenticity available Colors: Purple, ...
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2010s Contemporary David Stern Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Study 2 for Silent Running
By David Stern
Located in New York, NY
Figure Study for Silent Running David Stern (Germany, b. 1956) Acrylics on canvas 42 inches by 48 inches Hand signed by artist, certificate of authenticity available Colors: Purple, ...
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2010s Contemporary David Stern Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Figure Study 2 for The Antagonists
By David Stern
Located in New York, NY
Figure Study for The Antagonists David Stern (Germany, b. 1956) Acrylics on canvas 66 inches by 41 inches Hand signed by artist, certificate of authenticity available Colors: Purple,...
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2010s Contemporary David Stern Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Figure Study 1 for The Antagonists
By David Stern
Located in New York, NY
Figure Study for The Antagonists David Stern (Germany, b. 1956) Acrylics on canvas 66 inches by 41 inches Hand signed by artist, certificate of authenticity available Colors: Purple, Yellow, Reds, Blue Key words used to describe this work by David: abstract figuration, expressionism cabalistic, mysticism, painting, action, pigments, acrylics David Stern was born on February 3, 1956 in Essen, Germany and lives in New York. Stern has referred to himself as an “action painter,” echoing the artistic legacies of New York School painters...
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2010s Contemporary David Stern Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

The Antagonists
By David Stern
Located in New York, NY
The Antagonists David Stern (Germany, b. 1956) Acrylics on canvas 60 inches by 64 inches Hand signed by artist, certificate of authenticity available Colors: Purple, Yellow, Reds, Blue Key words used to describe this work by David: abstract figuration, expressionism cabalistic, mysticism, painting, action, pigments, acrylics David Stern was born on February 3, 1956 in Essen, Germany and lives in New York...
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2010s Contemporary David Stern Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Woman in a red blanket empty handed
By David Stern
Located in New York, NY
Women in a red blanket, empty handed David Stern (Germany, b. 1956) Acrylics on canvas 66 inches by 42 inches Hand signed by artist, certificate of authenticity available Colors: Orange, Red, Purple, Brown, Blue Key words used to describe this work by David: abstract figuration, expressionism cabalistic, mysticism, painting, action, pigments, acrylics David Stern was born on February 3, 1956 in Essen, Germany and lives in New York. Stern has referred to himself as an “action painter,” echoing the artistic legacies of New York School painters...
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2010s Contemporary David Stern Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Jumping off the Sun
By David Stern
Located in New York, NY
David Stern (Germany, b. 1956) Acrylics on canvas 91 inches by 81 inches Hand signed by artist, certificate of authenticity available Keywords: red, abstract figuration , expressionism cabalistic , mysticism , painting , action , pigments , acrylics David Stern was born on February 3, 1956 in Essen, Germany and lives in New York. Stern has referred to himself as an “action painter,” echoing the artistic legacies of New York School painters...
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2010s Contemporary David Stern Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

... and castles made of sand ...
By David Stern
Located in New York, NY
... and castles made of sand..., 2022, David Stern (Germany, b. 1956) Acrylics on canvas 52 inches by 64 inches Hand signed by artist, certificate of authenticity available Colors: ...
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2010s Contemporary David Stern Art

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Saint Vitus Dance
By David Stern
Located in New York, NY
Saint Vitus Dance, 2020, David Stern (Germany, b. 1956) Acrylics on canvas 51 inches by 63 inches Hand signed by artist, certificate of authenticity available Colors: Orange, Red, P...
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2010s Contemporary David Stern Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Rage of Fury
By David Stern
Located in New York, NY
David Stern (Germany, b. 1956) Acrylics on canvas 81 inches by 71 inches Hand signed by artist, certificate of authenticity available Key words used to describe this work by David: abstract figuration, expressionism cabalistic, mysticism, painting, action, pigments, acrylics David Stern was born on February 3, 1956 in Essen, Germany and lives in New York. Stern has referred to himself as an “action painter,” echoing the artistic legacies of New York School painters Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning and Franz Kline. Yet his human forms reach further back to histories of portraiture. After an apprenticeship as a sign painter...
Category

2010s Contemporary David Stern Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Armored Morning
By David Stern
Located in New York, NY
David Stern (Germany, b. 1956) Acrylics on canvas 56 inches by 49 inches Hand signed by artist, certificate of authenticity available Key words used to describe this work by David: abstract figuration, expressionism cabalistic, mysticism, painting, action, pigments, acrylics David Stern was born on February 3, 1956 in Essen, Germany and lives in New York. Stern has referred to himself as an “action painter,” echoing the artistic legacies of New York School painters Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning and Franz Kline. Yet his human forms reach further back to histories of portraiture. After an apprenticeship as a sign painter...
Category

2010s Contemporary David Stern Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

The Disciples
By David Stern
Located in New York, NY
David Stern (Germany, b. 1956) Acrylics on canvas 71 inches by 81 inches Hand signed by artist, certificate of authenticity available Keywords: red, abs...
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2010s Contemporary David Stern Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Daughters of Man 1
By David Stern
Located in New York, NY
David Stern (Germany, b. 1956) Acrylics on canvas 71 inches by 81 inches Hand signed by artist, certificate of authenticity available Keywords: red, abs...
Category

2010s Contemporary David Stern Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

The Axiom
By David Stern
Located in New York, NY
David Stern (Germany, b. 1956) Acrylics on canvas 56 inches by 49 inches Hand signed by artist, certificate of authenticity available Key words used to describe this work by David: a...
Category

2010s Contemporary David Stern Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Portrait, Abstract Painting by David Stern
By David Stern
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: David Stern Title: Portrait Year: 1997 Medium: Acrylic & Mixed Media on Paper, signed l.r. Size: 30 x 22 inches (76.2 x 55.88 cm)
Category

1990s Abstract David Stern Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper

Snow Crash
By David Stern
Located in New York, NY
David Stern (Germany, b. 1956), "Snow Crash", Oil/ Cotton, 71 x 82, 2016 Keywords: figurative, cabalistic, mysticism, gestural, painting, action, pigments,...
Category

2010s Contemporary David Stern Art

Materials

Cotton, Oil

Purple Robe
By David Stern
Located in New York, NY
David Stern (Germany, b. 1956), "Purple Robe", Oil/ Cotton, 71 x 82, 2016 David Stern was born on February 3, 1956, in Essen, Germany and lives in New Yor...
Category

2010s Contemporary David Stern Art

Materials

Cotton, Oil

The Petitioners 1
By David Stern
Located in New York, NY
David Stern (Germany, b. 1956), "The Petitioners 1", Oil/ Cotton, 71 x 82, 2016 Keywords: figurative, cabalistic, mysticism, gestural, painting, action,...
Category

2010s Contemporary David Stern Art

Materials

Cotton, Oil

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