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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
"Lake Michigan Rocky Shore" Original Abstract Watercolor signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Lake Michigan Rocky Shore" is an original watercolor painting by David Barnett. The artist signed the piece. This artwork features abstract marks in purples and blues to represent L...
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1960s Abstract David Barnett Art

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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

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Ink, Watercolor

"Land, Sea, & Sky II, " Original Mixed Media Watercolor signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Land, Sea, & Sky II" is an original mixed media work by David Barnett, signed in the lower right. This abstract work is divided into three strata. The lowest represents the sea, re...
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Early 2000s Abstract David Barnett Art

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Mixed Media

"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

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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

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Watercolor

"Orbit, " Abstract Watercolor & Tempera Painting signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Orbit" is an original watercolor and tempera painting by David Barnett. The artist signed the piece lower left. This artwork features abstract and expressionist marks in gray, black...
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1960s Abstract David Barnett Art

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Tempera, Watercolor

"Landscape with Glasses, " Original Abstract Watercolor signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Landscape with Glasses" is an original watercolor painting by David Barnett, signed in the lower right. This piece is gestural and abstract, featuring free mark-making with the brus...
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1960s Abstract David Barnett Art

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Giclée

"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

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Color

"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

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Watercolor

"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

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Archival Ink, Watercolor

"Entrance to the Iridescent Garden-First Day of Spring, " Mixed Media signed
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Entrance to the Iridescent Garden-First Day of Spring" is an original mixed media piece by David Barnett. The artwork is signed in the lower right. Barnett used iridescent watercolo...
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Early 2000s Expressionist David Barnett Art

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, 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

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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...
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1990s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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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

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Mixed Media, Watercolor

"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

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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

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Mixed Media

"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

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Watercolor

"Midnight Mediterranean Shore Reflections Under the Stars, " by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Midnight Mediterranean Shore Reflections Under the Stars" is an original watercolor and ink painting on museum foam board by David Barnett, signed in the lower left center. This abs...
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2010s Abstract David Barnett Art

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Ink, Watercolor, Foam Board

"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

"Abstract with Grass and Poppies II, " Mixed Media Landscape by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Abstract with Grass and Poppies II" is an original watercolor, iridescent acrylic, and ink painting on watercolor paper by David Barnett. The artist signed the piece lower right. Th...
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2010s Abstract David Barnett Art

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Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, 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

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Paint, Glass

"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

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Watercolor

"Surrealist Self-Portrait, " Acrylic on Canvas signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Surrealist Self-Portrait" is an original acrylic painting on canvas by David Barnett. This nearly completely abstract painting features bright oranges, reds, and yellows alongside d...
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1960s Abstract David Barnett Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Lake Michigan Rocks, " Original Abstract Watercolor signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Lake Michigan Rocks" is an original watercolor painting by David Barnett, signed and dated in the lower right. The painting features an abstract representation of Lake Michgan's roc...
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1960s Abstract David Barnett Art

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Paper, Watercolor

"Spacial Balance Series, " Original Watercolor & Pencil Works by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Spacial Balance" is a series of four works by David Barnett in watercolor and pencil, all signed "David Barnett '68." Each is a different experiment in line, color, and balance. Sp...
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1960s Abstract David Barnett Art

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Paper, Watercolor, Graphite

"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

"Cityscape with Tree & Fireworks, " Original Watercolor signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Cityscape with Tree & Fireworks" is an original watercolor painting by David Barnett. The artist signed the piece. This artwork features an abstract, Cezanne-inspired landscape in b...
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1960s Abstract David Barnett Art

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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

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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

"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

"Tropical Luminous Flowers-Homage to Martin Johnson Heade, Luminist, "
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Tropical Luminous Flowers--Homage to Martin Johnson Heade, Luminist (1819-1904)" is an original acrylic and watercolor painting on antique (c. 1860s) J. Whatman watercolor paper. Th...
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Early 2000s Impressionist David Barnett Art

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Acrylic, Watercolor

"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

"Boat in Marsh, " Watercolor and Ink Winter Drawing signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Boat in Marsh" is an original watercolor and ink painting by David Barnett. The artist signed and dated the piece lower right. It depicts a boat on a river in a marsh. 20 1/2" x 1...
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1960s Impressionist David Barnett Art

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Watercolor, Ink

"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

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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

"Constellations, " Original Abstract Watercolor signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Constellations" is an original watercolor painting on textured paper by David Barnett, signed in the lower right corner. It is an abstract piece characterized by minimally-applied l...
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1960s Abstract David Barnett Art

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Watercolor

"Visage Interplanetaires" Original Abstract Watercolor signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Visage Interplanetaires" is an original watercolor painting by David Barnett. The artist signed the piece. This watercolor features abstract lines and marks in black, red, green, an...
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1960s Abstract David Barnett Art

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Watercolor

"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

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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

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Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper

"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

"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

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet

"Famous Artist Series: Homage to Wassily Kandinsky after 1911 "Anders" figures"
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Famous Artist Series: Homage to Wassily Kandinsky after 1911 "Sound" woodcut from Klange (Sounds) Ser." is an original mixed media watercolor on paper...
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2010s Abstract David Barnett Art

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Mixed Media, Watercolor

"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

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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

"Famous Artist Series: Homage to Georgia O'Keeffe, Self Portrait Eclipsed"
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Famous Artist Series: Homage to Georgia O'Keeffe, Self Portrait Eclipsed by Georgia O'Keeffe" is an original mixed media piece by David Barnett. The artist signed and dated the artw...
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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist David Barnett Art

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Mixed Media

"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

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Ink, Watercolor, Photographic Paper

"Frozen Faces Series: Do You Be-leaf it?" Original Photograph by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Frozen Faces Series: Do You Be-leaf It?" is an original fine art photograph, taken with 35mm film and printed on watercolor paper in archival materials by David Barnett, signed in t...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper

"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 Savid 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

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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