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David Barnett Art

American, b. 1933

David Barnett, an artist, collector, appraiser and gallerist has been passionate about art from the early age of five. David’s career as an art dealer began at age 19 when, as a fine arts student, he sponsored an exhibition of work by fellow student artists. In 1966, he opened his first gallery in a converted basement apartment at Wisconsin Avenue and 21st Street. In 1985, David moved his gallery from Wisconsin Avenue into the Old Button Mansion on State Street and has been active ever since. 

David’s talents for recognizing undervalued artists and for meeting the needs of art lovers, art collectors and artists have created a vibrant, flourishing gallery and collection of over 6,000 works of art. David was born and raised in Wisconsin. He has been painting in watercolors, acrylics and oil pastels as well as fine art photography. David has more than 10 different series he has developed over the years. They include Abstract, Surrealism, Morph Dog, Up North Birch Bark, Impressions of Mexico City, Southwest, Fireworks, Famous Artist Paying Homage and Garden Panorama. Influential artists include Vermeer, Miró, Kandinsky, Chagall, Nolde and Klee. David has been featured in many magazines, newspapers and public television programs regarding his beautiful gallery collection and knowledge and passion for fine art. David also has work in the permanent collection Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Arizona. In November 2005, he opened his second studio gallery in Hartland, Wisconsin.

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Artist: David Barnett
Dealer: David Barnett Gallery
"Souvenir of Desert Mountain, " Original Watercolor signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Souvenir of Desert Mountain" is an original watercolor painted on hotel stationary by David Barnett, signed in the lower center. While visiting the southwest, the artist was inspire...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Watercolor

"Homage to Debra Lyn, New Horizon in Media Shower, " Watercolor by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Homage to Debra Lyn, New Horizon in Media Shower" is an original watercolor and ink painting by David Barnett, signed in the lower left. The abstract piece is covered in free, gestu...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Ink, Watercolor

"Cows Controversy over Chenequa, " Original Watercolor and Ink by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Cows Controversy Over Chenequa" is an original watercolor and ink piece by David Barnett, signed in the lower left. This miniature work contains gestural brushwork and stamped image...
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Early 2000s Abstract David Barnett Art

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Ink, Watercolor

"Oriental Sunrise in the Mountains" & "Shooting Star" signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Oriental Sunrise in the Mountains" and "Shooting Star" are two original watercolor paintings on opposite sides of a 300 lb piece of watercolor paper, created by David Barnett. In ad...
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1960s Abstract David Barnett Art

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Paper, Watercolor

"Bird, " Original Early Pencil Drawing signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Bird" is an original pencil drawing by David Barnett, signed along the bottom edge. The entire work is about the size of a postage stamp and includes an abstract representation of a...
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1960s Abstract David Barnett Art

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Color Pencil

"Postcard Size Impression of Autumn at Star Lake..." Watercolor by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Postcard Size Impression of Autumn at Star Lake, WI" is an original watercolor painting by David Barnett, signed in the lower center. The piece is an abstract representation of the ...
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1990s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Watercolor

"Abstract Landscape, " Original Abstract Watercolor signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Abstract Landscape" is an original watercolor painting by David Barnett, signed in the lower right corner. It is a playful piece, characterized by lines and splotches of color, high...
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1960s Abstract David Barnett Art

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Watercolor

"Rabbit Disguised as a Tomato Basil Potato Chip, " Mixed Media by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Rabbit disguised as a Tomato Basil Potato Chip" is an original photograph embellished with ink and watercolor by David Barnett, signed and dated in the lo...
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2010s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Ink, Watercolor, Photographic Paper

"Leaves are Falling Over Beaver Lake, " Original Mixed Media by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Leaves Are Falling Over Beaver Lake" is an original mixed media piece by David Barnett, signed in the bottom center. The piece shows a cartographic rendering of Beaver Lake with an ...
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2010s Abstract David Barnett Art

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Mixed Media

"Homage to Moishe Safde - Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, "
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Buddha Board Water Series: Homage to Moishe Safde - Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art" is an original mixed media piece by David Barnett. The black lines of this piece were ori...
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2010s Abstract David Barnett Art

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Mixed Media

"Impressions of Mexico City: Chicklets, Anyone?" Watercolor by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Impressions of Mexico City Series: Chicklets, Anyone?" is an original watercolor painting by David Barnett, signed in the lower left corner. It features bright colors and surreal ju...
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1990s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Watercolor

"Beaver Lake Sunset Nov. 11, 1996, " Original Watercolor signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Beaver Lake Sunset Nov. 11, 1996" is an original watercolor painting on antique J. Whatman Paper by David Barnett, signed in pencil in the lower right corner. The sunset is rendered...
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1990s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Paper, Watercolor

"Waterfall over Dam with Fish, " Abstract Watercolor signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Waterfall over Dam with Fish" is an original watercolor painting by David Barnett. The artist signed the piece. This artwork features abstract marks in blue, green, and orange. Ar...
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1960s Abstract David Barnett Art

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Watercolor

"Sand, Sea & Sky, " Original Watercolor Seascape signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Sand, Sea & Sky" is an original watercolor painting by David Barnett. The artist signed the piece in the lower right. This piece features a waterscape in teal with brown sand bars and a deep blue sky...
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1960s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Watercolor

"Pink Poppy at the Front Door, " Original Pastel Drawing signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Pink Poppy at the Front Door" is an original pastel drawing by David Barnett, signed along the lower left edge. The image features a single pink poppy in a patch of grass. Art size...
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1990s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Pastel

"Impressions of Mexico City: Three Doors, " Original Watercolor by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Impressions of Mexico City: Three Doors" is an original watercolor painting by David Barnett, signed in the lower right. Bright colors capture the experience of walking through Mexi...
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1990s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Ink, Watercolor

"Morph Dog Series: Artist's Mask with Fireworks, " Watercolor by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Morph Dog Series: Artist's Mask with Fireworks" is an original watercolor painting by David Barnett, signed in the lower center. It features bright colors and repeating shapes in ar...
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1990s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Watercolor

"Escape to Mexico City, " Watercolor and Ink signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Escape to Mexico City" is an original watercolor and ink drawing by David Barnett. The artist signed the piece lower left. This piece features stamps of cows, footprints, and the st...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Ink, Watercolor

"Spring Green Reflection, " Original Mixed Media signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Spring Green Reflection" is an original watercolor and ink painting by David Barnett, signed in the lower right. This abstract piece recalls a water...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Mixed Media

"Up North - Campfire Logger Spirit, " Mixed Media signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Up North - Campfire Logger Spirit" is an original mixed media piece on a piece of birch bark, signed along the lower left edge. The artist only collects birch bark that he finds on ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Birch, Oil Crayon, Pencil

"Impressions of Mexico City: Sueno Vaca (Cows Dreaming)" Watercolor by Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Impressions of Mexico City: Sueno Vaca (Cows Dreaming)" is an original watercolor and ink drawing by David Barnett. This piece is from the artist's "Impressions of Mexico City" seri...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Ink, Watercolor

"Chinese Trumpet Lilies Close Up, " Mixed Media Floral signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Chinese Trumpet Lilies Close Up" is an original mixed media painting by David Barnett that incorporates watercolor and iridescent acrylic on 100% rag watercolor paper. It is signed ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Watercolor

"Flowers and Branch, " Original Abstract Watercolor signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Flowers & Branch" is an original watercolor by David Barnett, signed in the lower right corner. It features an abstract stem with orange and blue flower buds, plus an enlarged view ...
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1990s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Watercolor

"Morph Dog Series: Wind Over Taos Mountains, " Watercolor signed
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Morph Dog Series: Wind Over Taos Mountains" is an original watercolor painting by David Barnett, signed in the lower right. Parts of the image were pain...
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1990s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Watercolor

"Beaver Lake Spring Fever Sunrise, " Original Watercolor signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Beaver Lake Spring Fever Sunrise" is an original watercolor on paper by David Barnett, signed in the lower right corner in pencil. This abstract, minimal landscape represents the su...
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1990s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Watercolor

"Dancing Saguaro & Coyote, " Original Floral Watercolor signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Dancing Saguaro & Coyote" is an original watercolor painted by David Barnett, signed in the lower right corner. The abstracted desert landscape is rendered in strata of pure bright ...
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1960s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Watercolor

"Fishing in Amsterdam" Ink on Paper Seascape signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Fishing in Amsterdam" is an original ink drawing on paper by David Barnett. The artist signed the piece in the lower left. It depicts two figures fishing in front of a bridge. 8 1...
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1960s David Barnett Art

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Paper, Ink

"Matucana Madisoniorum Cactus, Origin: Peru, " Watercolor signed
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Matucana Madisoniorum Cactus, Origin: Peru" is an original watercolor on antique J. Whatman watercolor paper by David Barnett. The artist signed and dated the piece in the lower rig...
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1990s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Paper, Watercolor

"Day Lily, " Original Watercolor signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Day Lily" is an original watercolor by David Barnett. The artist signed and dated the piece lower right. It depicts a yellow and orange lily in front of a light blue-green backgroun...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Watercolor

"First Day of Spring, " Original Watercolor with Flowers signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"First Day of Spring" is an original watercolor by David Barnett. The artist signed and dated the piece lower left. It depicts a number of brightly-colored flowers. 10" x 8" art 17...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Watercolor

"Circus Side Show with Flying Turtles, " Purple Ink signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Circus Side Show with Flying Turtles" is an original purple ink drawing by David Barnett. The artist signed the artwork along the lower part of the drawing ...
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1960s Surrealist David Barnett Art

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Ink

"Beaver Lake Hybrids, " Original Watercolor signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Beaver Lake Hybrids" is an original watercolor by David Barnett. The artist signed the piece lower right. It depicts a bed of brightly-colored flowers. 10" x 8" art 17" x 15" fram...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Watercolor

"Trees, " Watercolor Painting of a Winter Scene signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Trees" is an original watercolor by David Barnett. It depicts some dark leafless trees and shrubs. The artist signed the piece lower right. 24" x 18" art 29 1/4" x 23 1/4" frame ...
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1960s Expressionist David Barnett Art

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Watercolor

"Landscape with Sand Dune, " Original Abstract Watercolor signed
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Landscape with Sand Dune" is an original watercolor by David Barnett. The artist signed and dated the piece lower left. It depicts an abstracted landscape. 6" x 8 5/8" art 17 5/8"...
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1960s Abstract David Barnett Art

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Watercolor

"Tree Owl Spirit, " Original Watercolor on Birch Bark signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Tree Owl Spirit" is an original watercolor painting on birch bark by David Barnett. The artist signed the piece lower right. It features abstract marks on a found piece of birch bar...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Found Objects, Watercolor

"Morph Dog Series: A Walk in the Woods With Dog Named Shag Bark, " Mixed Media
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Morph Dog Series: A Walk in the Woods With Dog Named Shag Bark" is a mixed media piece by David Barnett. It is signed lower right and depicts a multi-colored composition of human fo...
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Early 2000s Expressionist David Barnett Art

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Mixed Media

"Black Cloud Over Chenequa, " Oil Pastel and Watercolor signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Black Cloud Over Chenequa" is an original oil pastel and watercolor piece on museum board by David Barnett. The artist signed the piece in the lower right. It features a dark cloud ...
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1990s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Oil Pastel, Watercolor, Illustration Board

Contemporary abstract watercolor mixed media wood colorful indigenous tents
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Up North Series: Bald Eagle Love Spirit--Enter My Village, Enter My Heart" is an original watercolor on birch bark by David Barnett. It is signed lower right. 4 3/4" x 10 1/2" art...
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Early 2000s David Barnett Art

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Birch, Watercolor

"Vermeer's Blue Delft Vase with Penny's Giant Hybrid Hibiscus, "
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
" Vermeer's Blue Delft Vase with Penny's Giant Hybrid Hibiscus" is a mixed media collage and drawing (ink, watercolor, iridescent acrylic) signed lower righ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Mixed Media

"Morph Dog Madness, " an Abstract Watercolor signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Morph Dog Madness" is an original watercolor painting signed lower right by David Barnett. It features an all-over composition with blue, red, purple, yellow, pink, and black. 4.7...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Watercolor

Road Through Sedona
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Framed dimensions: 12.25 x 16.13 inches Signed
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1990s David Barnett Art

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Watercolor

"Hibiscus Surrounded by the Sun" iridescent acrylics and signed by artist
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
8" x 10" art 18.25" x 20.5" frame David Barnett an artist, collector, appraiser and gallerist has been passionate about art from the early age of five. David’s career as an art deal...
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2010s Modern David Barnett Art

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Acrylic, Archival Paper

"Famous Artist Series: Leonard & Rodin Dreaming of Jona Lisa" by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Famous Artist Series: Leonardo & Rodin Dreaming of Jona Lisa" is an original mixed media piece by David Barnett, signed in the lower left. Collaged images of Mona Lisa, Leonardo, a...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Up North Series: Birch Bark Otter Lake, " Original Mixed Media by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Up North Series: Birch Bark Otter Lake" is an original oil pencil on birch bark piece by David Barnett, signed in the lower center. The pieces of bark often suggest to him what the ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Birch, Oil Crayon

"Land, Sea, & Sky, " Original Abstract Watercolor signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Land, Sea & Sky" is an original watercolor painting by David Barnett, signed in the lower right. This gestural, abstract piece features two lightly washed color fields: yellow on th...
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1960s Abstract David Barnett Art

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Paper, Watercolor

"Grand Display, " Original Abstract Watercolor on Paper signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Grand Display" is an original watercolor painting by David Barnett, signed in the lower right corner. The piece is composed of minimal brushstrokes in green, yellow, blue, and red, ...
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1960s Abstract David Barnett Art

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Paper, Watercolor

"Under the Stars - Boerner Botanical Garden Gala Variation I" by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Under the Stars - Boerner Botanical Garden Gala Variation I" is an original mixed media work with watercolor, ink, and iridescent acrylic on paper by David Barnett. The piece depict...
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2010s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Archival Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor

"Up North Series: Enter My Tee-pee Tatooa, " Watercolor on Birch
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Up North Series: Enter My Tee-pee Tatooa" is an original mixed media work by David Barnett, signed in the lower left. It is watercolor on birch bark. The artist only collects birch ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Birch, Watercolor

"Up North Series: Two Cows with Canoeists, " Watercolor signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Up North Wisconsin Series: Two Cows with Canoeists" is an original mixed-media piece by David Barnett that features watercolor, ink, and rubber stamps. The piece features a stamp of...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Ink, Watercolor

"Sky Flower, " Original Watercolor & Dried Rose Mixed Media by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Sky Flower" is an original mixed media piece by David Barnett that incorporates a dried rose on a background of watercolor. The image is signed in the lowe...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Mixed Media, Watercolor

"Morph Dog Ranch Retreat, " Original Earth-toned Watercolor by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Morph Dog Range Retreat" is an original watercolor by David Barnett, signed in the lower right. The painting features dark earth tones and washes of brown and dark blue. The titular...
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1990s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Watercolor

"Beaver Lake with Reindeer Clouds, " Original Watercolor signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Beaver Lake with Reindeer Clouds" is an original mixed media watercolor piece by David Barnett, signed in the lower right corner. The piece depicts Beaver Lake in the abstract, a bl...
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2010s Abstract David Barnett Art

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Ink, Watercolor

"Oasis in Iridescent Forest, " Miniature Watercolor signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Oasis in Iridescent Forest" is an original miniature watercolor by David Barnett, signed on the center bottom edge. The work is painted in iridescent watercolor and renders a forest...
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2010s Abstract David Barnett Art

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Paper, Watercolor

"Up North Wisconsin: Morph Dog, Rabbit, & Beaver, " by David & Sarah Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Up North Wisconsin Series: Morph Dog, Rabbit, & Beaver" is an original mixed media piece by David Barnett and his daughter, Sarah. This colorful piece incorporates watercolor, ink, ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Ink, Watercolor, Rag Paper

"Homage to Moishe Safde - Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, "
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Buddha Board Water Series: Homage to Moishe Safde - Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art" is an original mixed media work by Daivd Barnett. The black lines of this piece were orig...
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2010s Abstract David Barnett Art

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Mixed Media, Watercolor

"Coyotes Disguised as Christmas Cactus Tree, " Watercolor signed
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Coyotes Disguised as Christmas Cactus Tree" is an original watercolor by David Barnett, signed and dated in the lower center. Solid blocks of pastel red ...
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1990s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Watercolor

"Art Escape Relax! You're Going on Vacation" Watercolor by David & Sarah Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Up North Wisconsin Series: Art Escape~Relax! You're Going on Vacation" is an original mixed media work by David Barnett and daughter Sarah. Both have signed the work in the lower ce...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Archival Ink, Watercolor, Rag Paper

"Black Beans & Brains II, " Original Colorful Surrealist signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Black Beans & Brains II" is a surreal mixed media painting by David Barnett, signed in the lower right. The image is abstract, cut in half by a thick, curving blue line. Behind it, ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Archival Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor

David Barnett art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic David Barnett art available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of art to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of blue, green, purple and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by David Barnett in paint, watercolor, mixed media and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the contemporary style. Not every interior allows for large David Barnett art, so small editions measuring 4 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Reginald K. Gee, Mary Judge, and Michael Alan. David Barnett art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $375 and tops out at $17,300, while the average work can sell for $2,168.

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