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Alan Davie, Scotland (1920-2014). Gouache painting with watercolor 'Village Myth' Hand signed ('with love') lower left, 1982 Dimensions: with frame 37.5"H x 30.25"W; image, 28"H x 22.5"W. James Alan Davie (1920 – 2014) was a Scottish painter and musician. Davie was born in Grangemouth, Scotland in 1920, the son of Elizabeth (née Turnbull) and James William Davie, an art teacher and painter who exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français in 1925. During this formative period Davie discovered the poetry of Walt Whitman and T.S. Eliot, whose prose is echoed in letters home as well as his own verses. Alan Davie studied at Edinburgh College of Art from 1937 to 1941. An early exhibition of his work came through the Society of Scottish Artists. After the Second World War, Davie played tenor saxophone in the Tommy Sampson Orchestra, which was based in Edinburgh and broadcast and toured in Europe. He also earned a living making jewellery during the postwar period. Davie began teaching basic design in the jewellery department at London’s Central School of Arts and Crafts led by the Scottish artist William Johnstone, where colleagues included artists Nigel Henderson, Eduardo Paolozzi, Richard Hamilton and Patrick Heron. In 1961, Davie’s jewellery was featured in The International Exhibition of Modern Jewellery at London’s Goldsmith’s Hall, a milestone in the history of jewellery making in Britain where an impressive roster of international and British artists including Alexander Calder, Naum Gabo, Victor Pasmore and John McHale...

Spanish Expressionist Marker Drawing of Ballet Dancers and Theater Scene Artist: Ignacio Gil Sala (1913–2003) Title: Untitled (Ballet and Theater Sketches) Date: circa 1985 Medium: ...

American artist Ron Blumberg was classically trained at La Grande Academie Chaumiere in Paris, 1932, before moving to New York where he became a National Academy artist and a member of the Art Students League. "Maestro", is a rare pen...

Robert Indiana Saw Tooth, 1964 Signed lower left, dated lower right, titled upper left Colored Marker on the reverse of an Al Brundelle poster fragment 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches Robert ...

Group of two drawings. "Femme assise sur une Chaise," circa 1910. Brush and ink on wove paper, 8 1/2x8 inches. With the artist's initials ink stamp, lower right recto. "Femme avec ...

A striking pop art drawing, dating from the 1960s, featuring lettering and a packet of Lucky Strike cigarettes. Pop art as art movement emerged in the 1950s and flourished in the 196...

Linda Stein, Knights Revisited 1031 - Contemporary Art Bright Colorful Drawing Linda Stein started her Knights of Protection series after she was forced to evacuate her New York dow...

This graphite drawing by Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald is an homage to the charm and artistry of mid-century advertisements and print media. Entitled ""Lamb Chops Feature (...

Linda Stein, Knights Revisited 1029 - Contemporary Art Bright Colorful Drawing Linda Stein started her Knights of Protection series after she was forced to evacuate her New York dow...

Linda Stein, Knights Revisited 1028 - Contemporary Art Bright Colorful Drawing Linda Stein started her Knights of Protection series after she was forced to evacuate her New York dow...

Linda Stein, Knights Revisited 1030 - Contemporary Art Bright Colorful Drawing Linda Stein started her Knights of Protection series after she was forced to evacuate her New York dow...

Linda Stein, Knights Revisited 1027 - Contemporary Art Bright Colorful Drawing Linda Stein started her Knights of Protection series after she was forced to evacuate her New York dow...