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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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Style: Contemporary
Artist: David Barnett
"Coyotes Disguised as Christmas Cactus Tree, " Watercolor signed by David Barnett
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

Materials

Watercolor

"Up North Series: Enter My Tee-pee Tatooa, " Watercolor on Birch by David Barnet
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 ...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Art

Materials

Watercolor, Birch

"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

Materials

Archival Ink, Watercolor, Rag Paper

"Fireworks Series: Grand Finale, " Mixed Media signed by David Barnett, signed
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Fireworks Series: Grand Finale" is an original mixed media piece on watercolor paper by David Barnett, signed in the lower left. The piece depicts a cacophony of fireworks against a...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Art

Materials

Mixed Media

"Morph Dog Brand Spumoni Ice Cream" Original Mixed Media signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Morph Dog Brand Spumoni Ice Cream" is an original mixed media work with watercolor and oil pastel by David Barnett, signed in the lower right. This cheerful work is an homage to ice...
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1990s Contemporary David Barnett Art

Materials

Oil Pastel, Watercolor

"Native American Southwest Series: Purple Rain Love the Earth, " David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Native American Southwest Series: Purple Rain Love the Earth" is an original mixed media piece by David Barnett that incorporates watercolor...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Watercolor

"Think Spring, " Original Colorful Mixed Media Acrylic signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Think Spring" is a mixed media & acrylic piece by David Barnett, signed and dated in the lower left. The piece is an explosion of color and texture with many different types of flow...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Homage to Schomer Lichtner in Cow Frame #1 with Cow Medallion" by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Homage to Schomer Lichtner in Cow Frame #1" is an original mixed media piece by David Barnett that incorporates watercolor, ink, iridescent acrylic, and collage. It is signed and da...
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2010s Contemporary David Barnett Art

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Ink, Mixed Media

"Up North Series: Dreaming of Minoqua and Eagle River, " by David & Sarah Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Up north Series: Dreaming of Minocqua and Eagle River" is an original mixed media piece by David Barnett and his daughter Sarah. It is signed in the lower right. The piece includes ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Art

Materials

Linen, Ink, Watercolor

"Homage to Schomer Lichtner in Cow Frame #2, " Watecolor signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Homage to Schomer Lichtner in Cow Frame #2" is an original mixed media piece by David Barnett that incorporates watercolor, ink, iridescent acrylic, and collage. It is signed and da...
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2010s Contemporary David Barnett Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Watercolor, Ink

"Giant Hybrid Hibiscus Butterfly with Flower, " Mixed Media by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Giant Hybrid Hibiscus Butterfly with Flower" is an original mixed media work by David Barnett that incorporates iridescent oil pastel, a dried hibiscus flower, and watercolor. It is...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Art

Materials

Oil Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Other Medium

"Beaver Lake Sunrise II, " Original Abstract Watercolor signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Beaver Lake Sunrise II" is an original watercolor painting by David Barnett, signed in the lower left. It depicts a sunset over a body of water in the ab...
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1990s Contemporary David Barnett Art

Materials

Watercolor

"Up North Reflections, " Original Watercolor & Ink signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Up North Reflections" is an original watercolor and ink piece by David Barnett, signed in the lower left. elements such as the "UP NORTH" Wisconsin license plate and the line of cow...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Art

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

"Desert Mountain Souvenir Paper Clip Cactus, " Watercolor & Ink by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Desert Mountain Souvenir Paper Clip Cactus" is an original watercolor and ink drawing on hotel stationary by David Barnett, signed in the lower left. The image features an abstracte...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Art

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

"Hot Irons & Chili Peppers" Original Abstract Watercolor signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Hot Irons & Chili Peppers" is an original watercolor by David Barnett, signed in the lower right. The composition flows from right to left, following the purple-grey curve behind th...
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1990s Contemporary David Barnett Art

Materials

Watercolor

"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

Materials

Oil Crayon, Pencil, Birch

"Shooting Star, " Original Abstract Surreal Watercolor signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Shooting Star" is an original watercolor painting by David Barnett, signed and dated in the lower left. This surreal, abstract painting features gestural strokes of undiluted blue p...
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1960s Contemporary David Barnett Art

Materials

Watercolor

"Landscape with Bridge, " Original Abstract Watercolor signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Landscape with Bridge" is an original watercolor painting by David Barnett, signed in the lower left corner. The image is abstract, playful lines of color giving the barest suggesti...
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1960s Contemporary David Barnett Art

Materials

Watercolor

"Garden Celebration I, " Watercolor on Handmade Paper signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Garden Celebration I" is an original mixed media piece by David Barnett, including watercolor on paper that was hand-made by the artist. The artist has embedded various objects into...
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2010s Contemporary David Barnett Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Watercolor, Handmade Paper

"Magic Mushroom in Monches, " Original Photograph signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Magic Mushroom in Monches" is an original fine art photograph by David Barnett, taken with 35mm film and printed as a giclee on watercolor paper with a...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Art

Materials

Paper, Photographic Film, Giclée

"Purple Mountain with Boomerang, " Original Mixed Media on Paper by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Purple Mountain with Boomerang" is an original mixed media piece by David Barnett, signed in the lower left corner. This tiny painting features a mounta...
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2010s Contemporary David Barnett Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Giclée

"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

Materials

Mixed Media, Watercolor

"Steinhafel's Warehouse Series, Silent Steel Forest, " Photo by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Steinhafel's Warehouse Series, Silent Steel Forest" is an original fine art photography print from 35mm film by David Barnett. It depicts the interior of a warehouse of a furniture ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Art

Materials

Color

"Up North Series: Think Forests, Think Trees..." Watercolor by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Up North Series: Think Forests, Think Trees, or Dos Vacas Sin Cabezas" is an original ink and watercolor painting by David Barnett, signed in the lower right. It features a Wisconsi...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Watercolor

"Sunset over the Mountain, Scottsdale, AZ, " Original Watercolor by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Sunset Over the Mountain, Scottsdale, AZ" is an original watercolor painting by David Barnett, signed in the lower left. The painting is a desert landscape, dotted with red flowers ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Art

Materials

Watercolor

"Lake Michigan Shore, " Original Abstract Watercolor signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Lake Michigan Shore" is an original watercolor painting by David Barnett, signed in the lower center. The image is abstract, horizon suggested by the thick blue line near the top of...
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1960s Contemporary David Barnett Art

Materials

Watercolor

"Land, Sea & Sky, I, " Original Mixed Media & Watercolor signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Land, Sea & Sky I" is an original mixed media and watercolor painting by David Barnett, signed in the lower right. This abstract work is divided into three strata. The lowest repres...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Art

Materials

Mixed Media

"Morph Dog Series: Kite Fly-in III, " Original Watercolor signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Morph Dog Series: Kite Fly-In III" is an original watercolor painting by David Barnett, signed along the lower center. This piece is the Milwaukee-area native artist's satire on the...
Category

1990s Contemporary David Barnett Art

Materials

Watercolor

"Cow Jumping Over the Moon, " Original Mixed Media signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Cow Jumping Over the Moon" is an original mixed media piece by David Barnett, signed in the lower right. It incorporates watercolor, marker, ...
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1960s Contemporary David Barnett Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Watercolor

"Southwest Sunset Paper Clip Cactus Palette, " Mixed Media by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Southwest Sunset Paper Clip Cactus Palette" is an original, playful mixed media piece on watercolor paper by David Barnett, signed and dated in the lower right. Against a vivid red,...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Art

Materials

Mixed Media

"Beaver Lake Sunrise IV, " Original Abstract Watercolor signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Beaver Lake Sunrise IV" is an original watercolor painting on paper by David Barnett, signed in the lower right corner. This abstract piece features brig...
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1990s Contemporary David Barnett Art

Materials

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

"Four Kisses on a Passionate Sea, " Original Watercolor signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Four Kisses on a Passionate Sea" is an original watercolor painting by David Barnett, signed in the lower right color. An abstract image, it features horizontal streaks of vivid col...
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1990s Contemporary David Barnett Art

Materials

Watercolor

"Boston Tea Part Invites II, " Original Watercolor/Ink signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Boton Tea Party Invites II" is an original watercolor and ink painting by David Barnett, signed in the lower left. This piece depicts tea bags falling into the water, splatter of co...
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1990s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Ink, Watercolor

"What, Water, Color, Sky, " Surreal Abstract Watercolor signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Whale, Water, Color, Sky" is an original watercolor painting by David Barnett, signed and dated in the lower right. This surreal, abstract work is composed of expressive brush strok...
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1960s Contemporary David Barnett Art

Materials

Watercolor

"Vase-Summer Flowers I, " Colorful Hand Painted Glass signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Vase-Summer Flowers I" is a hand-painted glass vase by David Barnett. The artist signed and dated the vase on the bottom. This vase depicts a variety of colorful flowers. 8" heigh...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Art

Materials

Glass, Paint

"Star Lake Reflections - Autumn, " Original Watercolor signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Star Lake Reflections - Autumn" is an original watercolor painting on antique Whatman watercolor paper by David Barnett, signed in the lower right corner. The image is an abstract r...
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1990s Contemporary David Barnett Art

Materials

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

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"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

Materials

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

Materials

Watercolor

"Giant Hybrid Hibiscus Butterfly with Flower, " Mixed Media by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Giant Hybrid Hibiscus Butterfly with Flower" is an original mixed media piece by David Barnett. The artist used ink, watercolor, iridescent oil pastels, and a collaged image of a dr...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Art

Materials

Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Oil Pastel

"Father & Son Reflection, " Original Photograph signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Father & Son Reflection" is an original fine art photograph by David Barnett, signed in the lower right. The photograph depicts a bay window on the side of a house with a lush garde...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Photographic Film

"Silent Steel Forest, " Unique Trial Proof Photograph signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Steinhafel's Warehouse Series: Silent Steel Forest" is an original photograph by David Barnett, signed in the lower right. This photo was taken of the new Steinhafel's building in W...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Art

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Inkjet

"Self Portrait: Hold Still - Life Illusion, " Photograph signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Self Portrait: Hold Still - Life Illusion" is an original fine art photograph by David Barnett, signed in the lower right and editioned in the lower left. The photo was taken with 3...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper

"Symmetrical Mystery Plant - Green/Purple/White, " Photograph by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Symmetrical Mystery Plant - Green/Purple/White" is an original fine art photograph by David Barnett, signed in the lower right. In the piece, the mystery plant in question has been ...
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2010s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper

"Morph Dog Series: Kachina, " Original Watercolor signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Morph Dog Series: Kachina," is an original watercolor painting by David Barnett, signed along the lower center edge. This image depicts a Kachina, an ancestral spirit in Pueblo reli...
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1990s Contemporary David Barnett Art

Materials

Watercolor

"Steinhafel's Warhouse Series: Silent Steel Forest, " Photograph by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Steinhafel's Warhouse Series: Silent Steel Forest" is an original photograph by David Barnett, signed in the lower right. This photo was taken of the new Steinhafel's building in Wa...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Art

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper

"Triple Studio Golden African Violets, " Watercolor signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Triple Studio Golden African Violets" is an original watercolor and iridescent acrylic painting on paper by David Barnett, signed and dated in the lower left. Three pots of colorful...
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2010s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor

"The Blue Whale, " Original Mixed Media on Canvas signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"The Blue Whale" is an original mixed media artwork on canvas by David Barnett. The artist used ink, aquacryl, and iridescent acrylic and signed/dated the piece lower right. It depic...
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2010s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Canvas, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"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

Materials

Watercolor

"Dashboard Sky Dragon, " Original Photograph signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Dashboard Sky Dragon" is an original photograph by David Barnett, signed in the lower left. The photo was taken during a commute when the artist was struck...
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2010s Contemporary David Barnett Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Ink

"My Cup Runneth Over With Love, " Original Photograph signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"My Cup Runneth Over with Love" is an original fine art photograph by David Barnett, signed and dated beneath the image in the lower right. in the image, a silhouetted arm holds up a...
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2010s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Inkjet

"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

Materials

Watercolor

"Morph Dog Frenzy, " Ink, Watercolor, and Acrylic signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Morph Dog Frenzy" is an original ink, watercolor, and iridescent acrylic piece by David Barnett. The artist signed and dated the piece in the lower left. It depicts a frenzy of abst...
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1990s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor

"Synthetic Solar Silhouette, " Original Photograph signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Synthetic Solar Silhouette" is an original fine art photograph by David Barnett, signed and dated in the lower left. The image is composed of black and gold; silhouettes of leaves s...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper

"Steinhafel's Double Sky Grand Entrance, " Photograph signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Steinhafel's Double Sky Grand Entrance" is an original photograph by David Barnett, signed in the lower right. This photo was taken of the new Steinhafel's building in Waukesha, WI ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet

"Barney Google with the Goo-goo-goo-ga-ly Eyes, " Photograph by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Steinhafel's Series: Barney Google with the Goo-goo-goo-ga-ly Eyes" is an original fine art photograph by David Barnett, signed in the lower right and on the verso. The image depict...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet, Photographic Film

"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 lower center. This piece is u...
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2010s Contemporary David Barnett Art

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Photographic Paper

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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