$2,000
H 23 in W 24 in
Preparatory Drawing for Right Turn, original graphite drawing - David Becker
By David Becker
Located in Chicago, IL
Green Private Collections Carla Leighton, New York, NY Marc Hauser, Chicago, IL Michael John Hofer
Paper, Graphite
Drainfields, original graphite drawing - David Becker
By David Becker
Located in Chicago, IL
Green Private Collections Carla Leighton, New York, NY Marc Hauser, Chicago, IL Michael John Hofer
Graphite, Mylar
$4,500
H 31 in W 40 in D 1 in
Contemporary Straw Man Charcoal Drawing on Archival Paper
By David Becker
Located in Chicago, IL
Collections Carla Leighton, New York, NY Marc Hauser, Chicago, IL Michael John Hofer, Chicago, IL Drs. Mark
Archival Paper, Charcoal
Adjust to Fit, Original Charcoal on Archival Paper
By David Becker
Located in Chicago, IL
Collections Carla Leighton, New York, NY Marc Hauser, Chicago, IL Michael John Hofer, Chicago, IL Drs. Mark
Charcoal, Archival Paper
Watchman - Contemporary Oil Painting on Canvas, Framed
By David Becker
Located in Chicago, IL
Collections Carla Leighton, New York, NY Marc Hauser, Chicago, IL Michael John Hofer, Chicago, IL Drs. Mark
Oil, Canvas
$1,200
H 28.5 in W 35.5 in
Light Rail, Etching, Heads on a Rail Car Traveling Through a Surreal Landscape
By David Becker
Located in Chicago, IL
Marc Hauser, Chicago, IL Michael John Hofer, Chicago, IL Drs. Mark & Helene Connolly, River Forest, IL
Etching
$4,500
H 32 in W 24 in
Pritzlaff - 1903, Male Wielding an Ax, Wearing an Aviator Hat, Charcoal Drawing
By David Becker
Located in Chicago, IL
Marc Hauser, Chicago, IL Michael John Hofer, Chicago, IL Drs. Mark & Helene Connolly, River Forest, IL
Charcoal, Archival Paper
$2,200
H 36 in W 25 in
Reflection #1, Charcoal Drawing of a Man Gazing Down, Wearing a Bow Tie
By David Becker
Located in Chicago, IL
Marc Hauser, Chicago, IL Michael John Hofer, Chicago, IL Drs. Mark & Helene Connolly, River Forest, IL
Archival Paper, Charcoal
$1,800
H 21 in W 31 in
Monuments - Highly Detailed Allegorical, Surreal Etching with Multiple Figures
By David Becker
Located in Chicago, IL
Collections Carla Leighton, New York, NY Marc Hauser, Chicago, IL Michael John Hofer, Chicago, IL Drs. Mark
Etching, Engraving
$5,800
H 31 in W 22 in D 2.5 in
Sloth, From the Seven Deadly Sins Series, Nude Figures, Oil on Watercolor Paper
By David Becker
Located in Chicago, IL
Collections Carla Leighton, New York, NY Marc Hauser, Chicago, IL Michael John Hofer, Chicago, IL Drs. Mark
Oil, Archival Paper
$2,200
H 36 in W 25 in
Sweat Band #3, Charcoal Drawing, Bust of a Man Wearing a Sweat Band
By David Becker
Located in Chicago, IL
Collections Carla Leighton, New York, NY Marc Hauser, Chicago, IL Michael John Hofer, Chicago, IL Drs. Mark
Charcoal, Archival Paper
$6,800
H 35.75 in W 25 in
Self Portrait at 80 - Realist Charcoal on Paper Drawing, Artist Self Portrait
By David Becker
Located in Chicago, IL
Marc Hauser, Chicago, IL Michael John Hofer, Chicago, IL Drs. Mark & Helene Connolly, River Forest, IL
Charcoal, Archival Paper
$5,800
H 30 in W 23 in
Lust, From the Seven Deadly Sins Series, Nude Figures, Oil on Watercolor Paper
By David Becker
Located in Chicago, IL
Collections Carla Leighton, New York, NY Marc Hauser, Chicago, IL Michael John Hofer, Chicago, IL Drs. Mark
Oil, Archival Paper
$5,800
H 31 in W 22 in
Gluttony, The Seven Deadly Sins Series, Nude Figures, Oil on Watercolor Paper
By David Becker
Located in Chicago, IL
Collections Carla Leighton, New York, NY Marc Hauser, Chicago, IL Michael John Hofer, Chicago, IL Drs. Mark
Oil, Archival Paper
$4,500
H 22 in W 34 in
Day of the Painter - Allegorical Drawing with the Artist and Multiple Figures
By David Becker
Located in Chicago, IL
Collections Carla Leighton, New York, NY Marc Hauser, Chicago, IL Michael John Hofer, Chicago, IL Drs. Mark
Archival Paper, Graphite
$4,500
H 31 in W 41 in
Unruly Muse - Allegorical Drawing of the Artist in The Studio with Models
By David Becker
Located in Chicago, IL
Green Private Collections Carla Leighton, New York, NY Marc Hauser, Chicago, IL Michael John Hofer
Charcoal, Archival Paper
Scorn, charcoal on paper, portrait of a male in profile
By David Becker
Located in Chicago, IL
Leighton, New York, NY Marc Hauser, Chicago, IL Michael John Hofer, Chicago, IL Drs. Mark & Helene
Charcoal, Archival Paper
Cable Ready
By David Becker
Located in Chicago, IL
Collections Carla Leighton, New York, NY Marc Hauser, Chicago, IL Michael John Hofer, Chicago, IL Drs. Mark
Charcoal, Archival Paper
Sold
H 18 in W 26 in
McDowell Coloney, Original Watercolor Painting, Framed - David Becker
By David Becker
Located in Chicago, IL
Green Private Collections Carla Leighton, New York, NY Marc Hauser, Chicago, IL Michael John Hofer
Canvas, Oil
Exit
By David Becker
Located in Chicago, IL
Collections Carla Leighton, New York, NY Marc Hauser, Chicago, IL Michael John Hofer, Chicago, IL Drs. Mark
Engraving
Sold
H 24 in W 20 in
Last Day, Bound Figure, Dangling Over Sparse Landscape, Etching
By David Becker
Located in Chicago, IL
Marc Hauser, Chicago, IL Michael John Hofer, Chicago, IL Drs. Mark & Helene Connolly, River Forest, IL
Etching
Sold
H 22 in W 30 in
Study for A Foregone Conclusion, Female Nude Figure Study, Graphite Drawing
By David Becker
Located in Chicago, IL
Collections Carla Leighton, New York, NY Marc Hauser, Chicago, IL Michael John Hofer, Chicago, IL Drs. Mark
Archival Paper, Graphite
Sold
H 28 in W 35.5 in
Union Grove Picnic -Surreal Allegorical Landscape with Multiple Figures, Etching
By David Becker
Located in Chicago, IL
Collections Carla Leighton, New York, NY Marc Hauser, Chicago, IL Michael John Hofer, Chicago, IL Drs. Mark
Etching
Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.
Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.
The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.
Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.
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