David Barnett Photography
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
'Frozen Faces Series: Fish Face' signed artist's proof I/XXV fine art photograph
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Pareidolia is the psychological phenomenon of observing faces in inanimate objects. In his ‘Frozen Faces Series,’ artist David Barnett plays with this phenomenon to create a series of abstract portraits out of snow. In ‘Fish Face...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Photography
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Photographic Paper
'Buca di Beppo - Chocolate Demolition Derby' signed trial proof photograph
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
David Barnett's 'Buca di Beppo - Chocolate Demolition Derby' features a playful application of forced perspective. The photograph zooms-in on a yellow toy car mid drift...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Photography
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Giclée
'Beaver Lake Sunrise, Aug. 2016' original signed fine art photograph
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
In ‘Beaver Lake Sunrise, Aug. 2016,’ David Barnett captures a rare moment of natural framing in the landscape of Beaver Lake, WI. Between a clearing in th...
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2010s Contemporary David Barnett Photography
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Inkjet
'Beaver Lake Sunrise, 9-6-2016' original signed fine art photograph
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
In ‘Beaver Lake Sunrise, 9-6-2016,’ David Barnett captures a rare moment of natural framing in the landscape of Beaver Lake, WI. Between a clearing in the...
Category
2010s Contemporary David Barnett Photography
Materials
Inkjet
"Beaver Lake Sunrise, 9-16-2016, " Original Photograph signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Beaver Lake Sunrise, 9-6-2016" is an original fine art photograph by David Barnett, printed with archival ink jet ink and signed in the lower right. It d...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
"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 Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Inkjet
"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 Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival 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 Photography
Materials
Paper, Photographic Film, 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 Photography
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Color
"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 Photography
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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet, Photographic Film
"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...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
"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...
Category
2010s Contemporary David Barnett Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Ink
"Steel Forest Cathedral of Infinite Space, " Original Photograph by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Steinhafel's Warhouse Series: Steel Forest Cathedral of Infinite Space" is an original fine art photograph by David Barnett. It was taken with 35mm film and printed with archival in...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
"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 Photography
Materials
Photographic Film
"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...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
"Amaryllis, " Original Photography Giclee Print signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Amaryllis" is an original fine art photography giclee print by David Barnett, signed and numbered beneath the image on the right and left, respectively. It is a still-life of a flow...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Giclée
"Self Portrait: Homage to Magritte - Tulip Top Headdress, " by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Self Portrait: Homage to Magritte - Tulip Top Headdress" is a fine art photography printed giclee from 35mm film by David Barnett. The artist signed the piece lower right, and it is...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Photography
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Giclée
"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...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Photography
Materials
Photographic Film
"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 ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
"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...
Category
2010s Contemporary David Barnett Photography
Materials
Inkjet
"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...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival 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...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
"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...
Category
2010s Contemporary David Barnett Photography
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Photographic Paper
"Frozen Faces Series: Face to Face, " Original Photograph signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Frozen Faces Series: Face to Face" is an original photograph by David Barnett, taken with 35 mm film and printed as a giclee on watercolor paper. It is signed in the lower right. Th...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Film, Archival Ink
"Beaver Lake Sunrise, 9-6-2016, " Photograph of Landscape signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Beaver Lake Sunrise" is an original fine art photograph made through an archival ink jet process. David Barnett, the artist, signed the piece in the lowe...
Category
2010s Contemporary David Barnett Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color
"Bread Mouse, " Photograph by David Barnett & Joan Dvorsky, signed by Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Bread Mouse" is an original Fine Art photograph signed by David Barnett in the lower right hand corner. High resolution photograph of bread shaped like a mouse.
18 1/2"x18 1/2" art, 25 3/4"x25 3/4" 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 dealer began at age nineteen 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, 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, Miro, 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 of 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.
Exhibits
“Morph Dog Series”, David Barnett Gallery, 1996
“Renewal", Art Escape Gallery, Thiensville, WI, 2003
“Recent Watercolors", David Barnett Gallery, 2003,
Lora D. Art Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2004
“Group Show”, Broden Gallery Ltd., Madison, WI, May-June 2004
"Homage to Kandinsky", David Barnett Gallery, Milwaukee, WI 2014
Collections Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, AZ
Private collections throughout the United States and around the world including collections in Wisconsin, Maryland, New York, Washington D.C., Arizona, Illinois, Florida, Kentucky. International collections in Brazil, Singapore and Hong Kong.
Articles Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Barnett Gives His Work an Exhibit" by James Auer, November 1996 Exclusively Yours...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary David Barnett Photography
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Photographic Paper
"Feng Shui Floral, " Original Still-Life Photograph signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Feng Shui Floral" is a fine art photograph signed lower left by the artist David Barnett. It depicts a beautiful and colorful bouquet of flowers casting its shadow against a white w...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Photography
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Photographic Film
"Bread Mouse, " Photograph signed by both David & Joan Dvorsky
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Bread Mouse" is a styled photograph made in collaboration between David Barnett and Joan Devorsky
Image: 15.13" x 22.63"
Framed: 22.25" x 29.75"
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21st Century and Contemporary Post-Modern David Barnett Photography
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Photographic Paper
"Steinhafel's Warehouse Series: Steel Forest, " Photo signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Steinhafel's Warehouse Series: 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 Waukesha...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Inkjet
"Steinhafel's Musical Syncopated Rug Rack Sculpture" Photograph by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Steinhafel's Musical Syncopated Rug Rack Sculpture" is an original photograph by David Barnett, signed in the lower right. This photo was taken of the new St...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Inkjet, Photographic Film, Archival Ink
"Tracks of Love, " Original Photograph of Winter scene signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Tracks of Love" is an original fine-art photograph, shot in black and white and tinted blue, by David Barnett. It is signed in the lower right corner. It depicts a frozen lake with ...
Category
2010s Contemporary David Barnett Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
"Frozen Faces Series: Do You Be-leaf It?" Original Photograph by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Frozen Faces Series: Face to Face" is an original photograph by David Barnett, taken with 35 mm film and printed as a giclee on watercolor paper. It is signed in the lower right. Th...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée
"Beaver Lake Sunrise, " a Photograph signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Beaver Lake Sunrise" is a photograph printed on with archival ink and signed lower right by the artist David Barnett. It depicts a sunrise over Beaver La...
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2010s David Barnett Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Tracks of Love, " Original Winter Landscape Photograph signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Tracks of Love" is an original fine-art photograph, shot in black and white and tinted red, by David Barnett. It is signed in the lower right corner. It depicts a frozen lake with i...
Category
2010s Contemporary David Barnett Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Digital
"Final Parking Place (diptych), " Photography Prints signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Final Parking Place" is an original photographic print diptych by David Barnett. The artist signed the piece lower right. It depicts a parking place with a flower arrangement.
4 1/...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Photography
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Color
"Entrance to the Salvador Dali Museum Self-Portrait Reflection" by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Entrance to the Salvador Dali Museum-Kadesh, Spain Self-Portrait Reflection" is an original fine art photograph by David Barnett, signed and dated in the ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Film
"Tracks of Love, " Original Photography signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Tracks of Love" is an original fine-art photograph shot in black and white by David Barnett. It is signed in the lower right corner. It depicts a frozen lake with ice-skater tracks ...
Category
2010s Contemporary David Barnett Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
"Steinhafel's Warehouse Series Steel Forest Fenced, " Photograph by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Steinhafel's Warehouse Series Steel Forest Fenced" 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 Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
"Penny's Garden - Beaver Lake, " Original Photograph signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Penny's Garden - Beaver Lake" by David Barnett is an original fine art photographed, signed in the lower right of the image. In the picture, a white iron lattice garden bench sits i...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Photography
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Inkjet
"Final Parking Place, " Original Framed Photograph signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Final Parking Place" is an original photograph by David Barnett, signed in the lower right. The image is a dark asphalt parking lot with two line markers. Between them is a bouquet ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
"Steinhafel's Warehous Series: Silent Steel Forest, " Photograph 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...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
"The Three Musketters (Quadracci's Turkeys), " Photography by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"The Three Musketeers (Quadracci's Turkeys)" is an original fine art photograph by David Barnett, signed in the lower left corner. The photo features a flock of wild turkeys loiterin...
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1990s Contemporary David Barnett Photography
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Photographic Film
"Frozen Faces Series: Fish Face AP I/XXV, " 35mm Film Giclee by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Frozen Faces Series: Fish Face" is a fine art photograph from 35 mm film giclee printed on watercolor paper. The artist signed the piece lower right. It is ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Photography
Materials
Giclée
"Feng Shui Floral, " a Photograph signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Feng Shui Floral" is a fine art photograph signed lower left by the artist David Barnett. It depicts a beautiful and colorful bouquet of flowers casting its...
Category
Early 2000s David Barnett Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Beaver Lake Sunrise, 6 am, " a Photograph signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Beaver Lake Sunrise, 6 am" is a photograph signed and dated lower right by the artist David Barnett. It depicts a hazy purple-pink sunrise among dark tre...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary David Barnett Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Converged Final Parking Place, " a Photograph signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Converged Final Parking Place" is a fine art photograph by David Barnett. It showcases yellow street lines delineating two converging parking spaces where bouquets of flowers sit. S...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Photography
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Photographic Paper
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