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Alan Davie Art

British, 1920-2014
Painter, born in Grangemouth, Stirlingshire. His father was also an artist and Davie junior was encouraged to enrol at Edinburgh College of Art, 1937-40, where he was taught by John Maxwell. Following army service with the Royal Artillery in World War II, Davie worked variously as a jazz musician, textile designer, potter and as a jewellery designer. In 1946, he held his first solo exhibition at Grant's Bookshop, Edinburgh and soon after travelled around Europe meeting Peggy Guggenheim which was to broaden his artistic outlook. His work over the years was much influenced by Abstract Expressionism, Oriental mysticism and Indian mythology. His first London show took place at Gimpel Fils, London in 1950 and his first New York exhibition at the Catherine Viviano Gallery, New York in 1956. During the 1960's and later many of Davie's drawings appeared in print form executed by the Curwen Press and also were seen in the eclectic magazine Motif. Davie was awarded the Gregory Fellowship at Leeds University 1957-59 and in 1962 he held a retrospective exhibition in Amsterdam at the Stedelijk Museum. Other retrospective exhibition venues include the McLellan Galleries, Glasgow, 1992, RWA Bristol, 1992, Barbican Art Gallery, London, 1993 and 'Jingling Space' held at Tate St. Ives. This highlighted Davie’s works from the 1930’s to the millennium. Examples of his work are in the collections of the City Arts Centre, Fleming Collection, Harrogate Art Gallery, Jerwood Foundation, Lillie Art Gallery, MoMa, New York, Museums Sheffield, NCAS, Peterborough Museum & Art Gallery, Tate Gallery, Towner Art Gallery, Ulster Museum, University of Warwick Art Collection, V&A, Worcester Art Gallery and major museums around the world including MoMA, New York. Alan Davies was appointed CBE in 1972, a senior member of the RA in 2012 and a major exhibition of his work opened at the Tate Britain a few days after his death.
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Artist: Alan Davie
Magic Camp n. 16 - Mixed Media by Alan Davie - 1972
Magic Camp n. 16 - Mixed Media by Alan Davie - 1972

Magic Camp n. 16 - Mixed Media by Alan Davie - 1972

By Alan Davie

Located in Roma, IT

Mixed media on paper realized by Alan Davie in 1972. Hand signed and dated lower left. Titled upper left. A vibrant and highly characteristic work by Alan Davie, Magic Camp n. 16 ...

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1970s Contemporary Alan Davie Art

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Mixed Media

Guli Wall rare 1970s lithograph by famed Scottish Pop artist Alan Davie Signed/N
Guli Wall rare 1970s lithograph by famed Scottish Pop artist Alan Davie Signed/N

Guli Wall rare 1970s lithograph by famed Scottish Pop artist Alan Davie Signed/N

By Alan Davie

Located in New York, NY

Alan Davie Guli Wall, 1971 Lithograph on Rives BFK Paper with Deckled Edges Hand signed, numbered 26/200 and dated on the lower front 20 × 25 1/2 inches Unframed This whimsical mid-century modern hand signed, dated and numbered print by renowned Scottish-born British Pop artist Alan Davie published in 1971 was chosen to be included in the 1975 portfolio for the Swiss Society for Fine Arts (Grafikmappe des Schweizerischen Kunstvereins) as part of an international portfolio of 27 prints by world renowned artists including Jasper Johns, Christo, Valerio Adami, Shusaku Arakawa, Robert Cottingham, Richard Paul Lohse, Gerhard Richter, Dieter Roth, Pierre Tal Coat and many others.. Hand signed and numbered from the edition of 200. Unframed and in fine condition. This vintage European print...

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1970s Abstract Alan Davie Art

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Lithograph

Celtic Spirit II by Alan Davie, 2000

Celtic Spirit II by Alan Davie, 2000

By Alan Davie

Located in Kingsclere, GB

Celtic Spirit II by Alan Davie, 2000 Additional information: Medium: screenprint 74.5 x 97.5 cm (unframed) 29 3/8 x 38 3/8 in signed, dated and numbered in pencil Alan Davie is one...

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20th Century Alan Davie Art

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Screen

Untitled

Untitled

By Alan Davie

Located in London, GB

Alan Davie Untitled , 1960 -1962 Signed Alan Davie lower right of Painting Oil on Paper 40.0 x 57.0 x 3.0 cm Alan Davie was one of Britain’s most internationally acclaimed artists i...

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1960s Abstract Alan Davie Art

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Paper, Oil

Vibrant Alan Davie Scottish Colorful Surrealist British Pop Art Village Painting
Vibrant Alan Davie Scottish Colorful Surrealist British Pop Art Village Painting

Vibrant Alan Davie Scottish Colorful Surrealist British Pop Art Village Painting

By Alan Davie

Located in Surfside, FL

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...

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1980s Pop Art Alan Davie Art

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

original lithograph

original lithograph

By Alan Davie

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1964 and published by Eberhard Kornfeld for the 1 Cent Life portfolio in an edition of 2000. Size: 16 x 22 3/4 inches (408 x 580 mm). This lit...

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1960s Pop Art Alan Davie Art

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Lithograph

Fox Watch
Fox Watch

Fox Watch

By Alan Davie

Located in Edinburgh, GB

Alan Davie CBE RA HRSW Scottish 1920-2014, Fox Watch (Series 1, No. II), 1970; lithograph on wove, signed, dated and numbered '19/20' in pencil, image: 62 ...

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20th Century Alan Davie Art

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Pencil, Lithograph

original lithograph

original lithograph

By Alan Davie

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1964 and published by Eberhard Kornfeld for the 1 Cent Life portfolio in an edition of 2000. Size: 16 x 11 3/8 inches (408 x 289 mm). There is...

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1960s Alan Davie Art

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Lithograph

Untitled, from One Cent Life

Untitled, from One Cent Life

By Alan Davie

Located in Austin, TX

Artist: Alan Davie Title: Untitled, from One Cent Life Series: One Cent Life Year: 1964 Medium: Lithograph Initialled in Plate, lower right Dimensions: 1...

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1960s Abstract Alan Davie Art

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Lithograph

Sport Party - Lithograph (Olympic Games Munich 1972)
Sport Party - Lithograph (Olympic Games Munich 1972)

Sport Party - Lithograph (Olympic Games Munich 1972)

By Alan Davie

Located in Paris, IDF

Alan DAVIE Sport Party Lithograph Printed signature in the plate On edition paper 101 x 64 cm (c. 40 x 26 inch) Made for the Olympic Games in Munich, 1972 Excellent condition

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1970s Abstract Alan Davie Art

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Lithograph

Flight on the Flieblies no.1 - Tempera on Paper by Alan Davie - 1972

Flight on the Flieblies no.1 - Tempera on Paper by Alan Davie - 1972

By Alan Davie

Located in Roma, IT

Flight on the Flieblies no. 1 is a beautiful tempera on paper, realized by Alan Davie (1920-2014) in 1972. Signature and date in pencil on the lower right margin. Title in pencil on...

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1970s Contemporary Alan Davie Art

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Tempera

Cosmic Signals No.4 by Alan Davie, 2001

Cosmic Signals No.4 by Alan Davie, 2001

By Alan Davie

Located in Kingsclere, GB

Cosmic Signals No.4 by Alan Davie, 2001 Additional information: Medium: screenprint 75 x 86.5 cm (unframed) 29 1/2 x 34 in signed, dated and numbered in pencil Alan Davie is one of...

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21st Century and Contemporary Alan Davie Art

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Screen

Golden Gate

Golden Gate

By Alan Davie

Located in London, GB

Alan Davie Golden Gate , 1959 Pencil signed and dated 59 bottom right Resin oil on paper mounted on masonite 41.9 x 53.5 cm Alan Davie was one of Britain’s most internationally accl...

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1950s Abstract Alan Davie Art

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Mixed Media

Phantom in the Room No 9

Phantom in the Room No 9

By Alan Davie

Located in London, GB

Alan Davie Phantom in The Room No 9, 1971 Signed on verso Oil on Canvas 172.7 x 213.4 x 3.8 cm Alan Davie was one of Britain’s most internationally acclaimed artists in the 1950s an...

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1970s Abstract Alan Davie Art

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Canvas, Oil

Ra Drak by Alan Davie, 2000

Ra Drak by Alan Davie, 2000

By Alan Davie

Located in Kingsclere, GB

Ra Drak by Alan Davie, 2000 Additional information: Medium: screenprint 75 x 85 cm (unframed) 29 1/2 x 33 1/2 in signed, dated and numbered in pencil Alan Davie is one of Scotland'...

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20th Century Alan Davie Art

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Screen

Cosmic Signals No.1 by Alan Davie, 2001

Cosmic Signals No.1 by Alan Davie, 2001

By Alan Davie

Located in Kingsclere, GB

Cosmic Signals No.1 by Alan Davie, 2001 Additional information: Medium: screenprint 75.5 x 87 cm (unframed) 29 3/4 x 34 1/4 in signed, dated and numbered in pencil Alan Davie is on...

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21st Century and Contemporary Alan Davie Art

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Screen

Free Wheeler (Variation IV) by Alan Davie, 2000

Free Wheeler (Variation IV) by Alan Davie, 2000

By Alan Davie

Located in Kingsclere, GB

Free Wheeler (Variation IV) by Alan Davie, 2000 Additional information: Medium: screenprint 75.5 x 86 cm (unframed) 29 3/4 x 33 7/8 in signed, dated and numbered in pencil Alan Dav...

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21st Century and Contemporary Alan Davie Art

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Screen

Celtic Spirit III by Alan Davie, 2001

Celtic Spirit III by Alan Davie, 2001

By Alan Davie

Located in Kingsclere, GB

Celtic Spirit III by Alan Davie, 2001 Additional information: Medium: screenprint 74.5 x 97.5 cm (unframed) 29 3/8 x 38 3/8 in signed, dated and numbered in pencil Alan Davie is on...

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21st Century and Contemporary Alan Davie Art

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Screen

Cosmic Signals No.5 by Alan Davie, 2001

Cosmic Signals No.5 by Alan Davie, 2001

By Alan Davie

Located in Kingsclere, GB

Cosmic Signals No.5 by Alan Davie, 2001 Additional information: Medium: screenprint 88.5 x 74.5 cm (unframed) 34 7/8 x 29 3/8 in signed, dated and numbered in pencil Alan Davie is ...

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20th Century Alan Davie Art

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Screen

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View of a Port "59" French Modernist School Oil on canvas Illegibly signed. l.r., dated "59" 28 3/4 x 23 3/4 (30 x 25 frame) inches A positively brilliant, Modernist view of a French port...

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Alan Davie CBE RA HRSW Scottish 1920-2014, Celtic Dreamboat II, 1965; lithograph in colours on wove, signed, dated and numbered 6/75 in pencil.

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"Untitled": Double Lithograph from One Cent Life

"Untitled": Double Lithograph from One Cent Life

By Alan Davie

Located in Austin, TX

Artist: Alan Davie Title: "Untitled": Double Lithograph from One Cent Life Year: 1964 Medium: 2 lithographs, attached as printed from One Cent Life 2 lithographs as printed with Wal...

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Sport Party - Lithograph (Olympic Games Munich 1972)

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Signed and dated lower right; Annotated lower left: "11"; Numbered lower left "38/75" Published by Editions Alecto, London, their blindstamp lower right corner

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