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.to
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Artist: Alan Davie
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
Materials
Lithograph
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
Materials
Screen
Queen Emma - Alan Davie, painting, modern, british, big, large, colorful, colors
By Alan Davie
Located in London, GB
Alan Davie (1920-2014)
Queen Emma
June 1968
oil on canvas (triptych)
213.5 x 404 cm
signed, dated and titled (on the verso)
Price:
£300,000 GBP (inc. 20% U...
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1960s Modern Alan Davie Art
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Canvas, Oil
Alan Davie original oil on paper 'Numbers', 2012, signed with provenance
By Alan Davie
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Alan Davie (British, 1920 – 2014)
Numbers
Oil on paper
Signed and dated ‘2012 Alan Davie’ (lower edge)
4 x 8 in. (10.3 x 20.2 cm.)
Provenance: Gimpel Fils Gallery, London, inventory ...
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20th Century Abstract Alan Davie Art
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Paper, Oil
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
Materials
Screen
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
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
Category
1970s Abstract Alan Davie Art
Materials
Lithograph
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...
Category
1960s Abstract Alan Davie Art
Materials
Lithograph
$220 Sale Price
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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
Materials
Lithograph
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 ...
Category
20th Century Alan Davie Art
Materials
Pencil, Lithograph
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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Olympische Spiele Muenchen, Signed Folk Art Lithograph by Alan Davie
By Alan Davie
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Alan Davie, Scottish (1920 - 2014)
Title: Olympische Spiele Muenchen
Year: 1972
Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil
Ed...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Alan Davie Art
Materials
Lithograph
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...
Category
1970s Contemporary Alan Davie Art
Materials
Tempera
Olympische Spiele Muenchen, Folk Art Lithograph by Alan Davie
By Alan Davie
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Alan Davie, Scottish (1920 - 2014)
Title: Olympische Spiele Muenchen
Year: 1972
Medium: Lithograph Poster mounted on linen
Edition: ...
Category
1970s Folk Art Alan Davie Art
Materials
Lithograph
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Alan Davie Art
Materials
Screen
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'...
Category
20th Century Alan Davie Art
Materials
Screen
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Alan Davie Art
Materials
Screen
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Alan Davie Art
Materials
Screen
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 ...
Category
20th Century Alan Davie Art
Materials
Screen
Game for Moonlight, Oil on Board Painting by Alan Davie, 1968
By Alan Davie
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Game for Moonlight, Oil on Board Painting by Alan Davie, 1968
Additional information:
Medium: Gouache on paper
55.9 x 76.2 cm
22 x 30 in
Signed, dated 'Nov' and titled
Alan Davie i...
Category
20th Century Alan Davie Art
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Board
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