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David Avery Art

American, b. 1952
David Avery has been creating finely detailed black and white etchings in San Francisco for twenty five years. Originally trained as a classical musician, he discovered etching almost by accident in a class at the local community college. After learning the basic techniques, he intently pursued his own course of discovery--being essentially -self taught. Over--the years, he has, developed an exceptional technique and has created a remarkable body of finely wrought miniature etchings and drypoints. David Avery continues to explore the expressive and technical possibilities inherent in black and white line etching. His work is included in the collections of the Fogg Museum at Harvard University, the New York Public Library, the Achenbach Foundation for the Graphic Arts, the Stanford University Library among others, and has been noted in the New York Times. Even though “black and white doesn’t sell”, he has eschewed the use of color, finding the subtleties and tonalities of black and white most capable of creating the psychological mood that allows his work to be effective. Public Collections: Library of Congress The Fogg Museum of Fine Arts, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA The Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, San Francisco, CA Stanford University Library, Special Collections, Stanford, CA The Turner Print Gallery, California State University, Chico, CA The Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C. St. Mary’s College, Moraga, CA New York Public Library, New York, NY San Francisco Public Library, Book Arts and Special Collections Center Lakeview Museum Permanent Collection, Peoria, IL Arkansas State University Permanent Collection, AR Purdue University Galleries Bradbury Art Museum, Jonesboro, AR Kellogg University Art Gallery, Pomona, CA
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Artist: David Avery
A Ticket to Ride
By David Avery
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed and numbered fro the edition of 30. Satire on the follies lead to conflict. Avery's signature surreal take on a knight on the charge against his own reflection. David Avery c...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Avery Art

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Death and the Printmaker
By David Avery
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed, titled and numbered from the edition of 30. One of several recent prints by Avery that continue to win awards and purchase by museums and public collections. Surrealistic ima...
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2010s Contemporary David Avery Art

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After the Deluge, by David Avery
By David Avery
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A rumination on our situation in our new post-rational world. David Avery's etching "After the Deluge" is a piece that explores themes of post-rationalism and the aftermath of societ...
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2010s Contemporary David Avery Art

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Becalmed, by David Avery
By David Avery
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Apocalyptic etching of a sailing ship beached in a desert and captained by a skeleton - a rumination on our situation in our new post-rational world. Avery's work is characterized b...
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2010s Contemporary David Avery Art

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The Last Roundup
By David Avery
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed and numbered from the edition of 30. Avery's prints often mix elements of satire, myth and legend with his own light touch of surrealism. This skeleton is riding an oil pump...
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2010s Surrealist David Avery Art

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Concerning The Great Ship MOUR-DE-ZENCLE (19/20)
By David Avery
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed and numbered from the edition of 20. Avery's prints often mix elements of myth, legend and history with his own light touch of surrealism. “MOUR-DE-ZENCLE” is from Alfred Jarry...
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2010s Contemporary David Avery Art

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The Frailty of Realization, by David Avery
By David Avery
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed, titled and numbered from the edition of 40. One of several recent prints by Avery that continue to win awards and purchase by museums and public collections. The title of th...
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2010s Contemporary David Avery Art

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The Coming of the Cocklicranes, No. 4 (Winter)
By David Avery
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed and numbered from the edition of 20. This is the fourth in a series of 4 prints. David Avery continues to explore the expressive and technical possibilities inherent in black and white line...
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2010s Surrealist David Avery Art

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Ship of Fools (Das Narrenschiff), by David Avery
By David Avery
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed and numbered from the edition of 35. Avery's prints often mix elements of satire, myth and legend with his own light touch of surrealism. The ship of fools is an allegory firs...
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2010s Contemporary David Avery Art

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Etching

A Kind of Flying -The Invisible Hand
By David Avery
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Medium: Etching Year: 2021 Edition Size: 25 Image Size: 4.5 x 9.75 inches One of several recent prints by Avery that continue to win awards and purchase by museums and public collec...
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2010s Contemporary David Avery Art

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Runner (Mom, Death and the Devil)
By David Avery
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed and numbered fro the edition of 30. An homage to both Max Klinger's surreal “Cupid, Death, and the Beyond”, and Albrecht Durer's "Knight, Death and the Devil". A young mother ...
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2010s Contemporary David Avery Art

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In Absentia - Al Mutanabbi Street 2007
By David Avery
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Medium: Etching Year: 2014 Edition Size: 20 Image Size: 4 x 10.25 inches The subtitle for this print is Al Mutanabbi Street, 2007. That is when a suicide bomber attacked this street...
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2010s Contemporary David Avery Art

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The Coming of the Cocklicranes, No. 2 (Summer)
By David Avery
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed and numbered from the edition of 20. This is the second in a series of 4 prints. David Avery continues to explore the expressive and technical possibilities inherent in black and white line...
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2010s Surrealist David Avery Art

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Encore!
By David Avery
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed, titled and numbered from the edition of 25. A skeleton in formal wear plays a grand piano, surrounded by a surrealistic collage of symbols and scenes of a chaotic world. David Avery continues to explore the expressive and technical possibilities inherent in black and white line etching...
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2010s Contemporary David Avery Art

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Safe, Clean, Cheap
By David Avery
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed, titled and numbered by the artist from the edition of 30. referring to man's disregard for the world around him, and the resulting damage to climate and environment, the text...
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2010s David Avery Art

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Departure - The Eye Like a Strange Ballon
By David Avery
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Medium: Etching Year: 2022 Edition Size: 35 Image Size: 8.088 x 6.75 inches Paper Size: Zerkall Copperplate Cream (yellow) (15" x 12") An hommage to Odilon Redon's 1878 print Eye-Ba...
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2010s David Avery Art

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The Coming of the Cocklicranes, No. 1 (Spring)
By David Avery
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed and numbered from the edition of 20. This is the first in a series of 4 prints based. David Avery continues to explore the expressive and technical possibilities inherent in black and white line...
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2010s Surrealist David Avery Art

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The Coming of the Cocklicranes, No. 3 (Autumn)
By David Avery
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed and numbered from the edition of 20. This is the third in a series of 4 prints. David Avery continues to explore the expressive and technical possibilities inherent in black and white line etching...
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2010s Surrealist David Avery Art

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The Long Road to War (27/35)
By David Avery
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed and numbered fro the edition of 35. Satire on the follies that often leads to war. Done in protest of the war in Iraq. David Avery continues to explore the expressive and tec...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Avery Art

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Nonsense on Stilts (24/40)
By David Avery
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed and numbered from the edition of 40. Avery's prints often mix elements of satire, myth and legend with his own light touch of surrealism. Social satire on the human condition, showing the precarious balance that keeps things moving forward with all our human foibles. David Avery continues to explore the expressive and technical possibilities inherent in black and white line etching...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Avery Art

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The Problem With Love
By David Avery
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed and numbered from the edition of 35. Avery's prints often mix elements of satire, myth and legend with his own light touch of surrealism. David Avery continues to explore the expressive and technical possibilities inherent in black and white line etching...
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1990s Surrealist David Avery Art

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A Post-Traumatic History Lesson
By David Avery
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed and numbered from the edition of 30. Avery's prints often mix elements of satire, myth and legend with his own light touch of surrealism. David Avery continues to explore the expressive and technical possibilities inherent in black and white line etching...
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Early 2000s David Avery Art

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Etching

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Because It Is There
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The Frailty of Realization
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Awaiting a Time Like the Present (3/35)
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Concerning The Great Ship MOUR-DE-ZENCLE
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