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.
"Line Study #2, " Original Abstract Etching signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Line Study #2" is an original limited edition etching by David Barnett signed in the lower right corner. The title and edition number are in the lower left...
Etching
"The Fence, Private Keep Out, " Original Linocut on Yellow Paper
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"The Fence, Private Keep Out" is an original linocut print on yellow paper by David Barnett. The artist signed the piece lower right, wrote the title lower center, and wrote the edit...
Linocut
"Head of Woman, ed. 1/6" Woodcut on Yellow Paper signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Head of Woman" is an original woodcut on yellow paper by David Barnett. The artist signed the piece in the lower right, and wrote the title lower center, and the edition number (1/6...
Woodcut
"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...
Watercolor
$653
H 7.76 in W 10.83 in D 0.04 in
The Horseshoe - Print by Luigi Bartolini - 1943
By Luigi Bartolini
Located in Roma, IT
The Horseshoe is an original artwork realized by the Italian artist Luigi Bartolini (1892-1963) in 1943. Etching and watercolor. Original title: Il ferro di cavallo Hand-signed, t...
Watercolor, Etching
Kiss, Hair, Hands
By John Baldessari
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: John Baldessari Title: Kiss, Hair, Hands Year: 1986 Medium: Etching with aquatint on Rives B.F.K paper Sheet: 29 x 19 3/4 inches (73.7 x 50.2 cm) Edition: 35; signed, numbere...
Etching, Aquatint
$1,059
H 7.88 in W 15.16 in
Behind the Frog - 21st Century Contemporary Landscape Etching
By Charles Donker
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Charles Donker Behind the Frog 20 x 38,5 (Framed included in price, 42 x 59 cm) Etching on paper The etchings of Charles Donker are admired and collected both in the Netherlands and...
Etching
$1,059
H 9.26 in W 7.09 in
Waning Moon - 21st Century Contemporary Landscape Etching
By Charles Donker
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Charles Donker Waning Moon 23,5 x 18 (Framed included in price, 44,5 x 37 cm) Etching on paper The etchings of Charles Donker are admired and collected both in the Netherlands and a...
Etching
$1,062
H 11.62 in W 9.38 in
Forest VII - 21st Century Contemporary Landscape Etching
By Charles Donker
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Charles Donker Forest VII 29,5 x 23,8 (Framed included in price, 52,5 x 45 cm) Etching on paper The etchings of Charles Donker are admired and collected both in the Netherlands and ...
Etching
Mesh/Moire Set I-VI
By Tauba Auerbach
Located in Berkeley, CA
Tauba Auerbach creates art about language and logic through painting, drawing, photography, sculpture and instrument building. Auerbach’s one-person exhibition, “Tetrachromat” was presented at the Bergen Kunsthall, Norway; traveled to Malmo Konsthall, Sweden; and Wiels Contemporary Art Center, Brussels. In 2011 Auerbach was awarded the Smithsonian’s Artist Research Fellowship. Her work was included in the 2010 “Whitney Biennial,” New York; MoMA P.S. 1’s 2010, Greater New York; and the New Museum’s 2009 “Younger Than Jesus,” New York. Her work is included in the permanent collections of The Whitney Museum of American Art and the Museum of Modern Art, New York among others. She is represented by Paula Cooper Gallery...
Etching
Untitled (SFE-076)
By Sam Francis
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Sam Francis Title: Untitled (SFE-076) Year: 1990 Medium: Aquatint on wove paper Edition size: 20; signed and numbered AP 1 in pencil Sheet: 47 × 28 in (119.4 × 71.1 cm) Condi...
Aquatint
River Walk
By Rob Barnes
Located in Deddington, GB
River Walk by Rob Barnes [2021] limited_edition Linocut Edition number 50 Image size: H:33 cm x W:44 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:49 cm x W:61 cm x D:0.2cm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look About half a mile from where I live is a river walk, punctuated by a windmill used...
Paper, Linocut
$1,062
H 9.45 in W 13.39 in
Leusderheide - 21st Century Contemporary Landscape Etching
By Charles Donker
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Charles Donker Leusderheide 24 x 34 (Framed included in price, 46,5 x 54,5 cm) Etching on paper The etchings of Charles Donker are admired and collected both in the Netherlands and ...
Etching
$1,250
H 29 in W 23.5 in
Metamorphosis of Zan Biell, Abstract Woodcut on Rice Paper by Keisuke Serizawa
By Keisuke Serizawa
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Keisuke Serizawa, Japanese (1895-1984) Title: Metamorphosis of Zan Biell Year: circa 1970 Medium: Woodcut on Rice Paper, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: AP Size: 29 x...
Rice Paper, Woodcut
Starburst
By Ruth Leaf
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Starburst" 2007,is an original colors woodcut on thin rice paper paper by noted American artist Ruth Leaf, 1923-2015. It is hand signed, titled, dated and inscri...
Woodcut
Cosmic Explosion
By Ruth Leaf
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Cosmic Explosion" c.2000, is an original colors woodcut on thin rice paper paper by noted American artist Ruth Leaf, 1923-2015. It is hand signed, titled and ins...
Woodcut
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H 23.38 in W 19.88 in
'Way Down Deep Revisited' artist's proof giclée print by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
In David Barnett’s ‘Way Down Deep Revisited,’ fishing floats drift placidly across the surface of a lake; below, kaleidoscopic fish view the hooks with mild distrust. Although princi...
Giclée
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H 23.13 in W 14.13 in
"Miami Crypto-Man: Homage to Magritte" original mixed media by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
‘Miami Crypto-Man: Homage to Magritte’ is a mixed-media collage by the Milwaukee-based artist and gallerist David Barnett. In this artwork, Barnett brings references to René Magritte, the contemporary art world, and also technology and cryptocurrency. As Barnett describes: “This series was born out of my visit to Art Basel and the Miami Art fair in 2019 to which I wore this aqua-colored linen sport coat. Over the course of my five-day visit to the fairs, at least 50 people came to me and asked where I bought the sport coat. They all wanted to buy one! I was quite amused and flattered. I thought to myself that this should be the basis for a new art series called "the Miami Man." My plan was to purchase twenty-five or thirty sport coats, but upon my return to Milwaukee I discovered they were no longer available in the aqua color. As an alternative, we photographed the sport coat, front and back, and printed it in several sizes on archival watercolor paper as well as on canvas. The sizes range from only nine inches tall all the way to forty inches tall. “For this work from the series, I decided to add a Magritte-like element by using a sand dollar. In his paintings, Magritte often obscured the face of his figures with objects like apples. Here, however, I have done the same using a sand dollar. This sand dollar is the one that I dove for when I was on the gulf coast of Florida more than 40 years ago. I also added to the title "crypto" to this work because of the sand dollar, tying this very natural object to the new advent of cryptocurrency. So the official new title of the series is "Miami Crypto-Man." In addition, I added a vintage post card...
Mixed Media, Giclée
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H 13.625 in W 11.75 in
'Take My Hand, I'm a Stranger in Paradise' signed fine art photography print
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Part of the artist's 'Self-Portrait Series,' David Barnett’s ‘Take My Hand, I’m a Stranger in Paradise’ deconstructs self-portrait photography by only displaying the artist's shadow ...
Giclée
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H 20.5 in W 16 in
'First Signs of Autumn on Beaver Lake' signed giclee print after 1999 original
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
‘First Signs of Autumn On Beaver Lake,’ is a giclée print on watercolor paper after the 1999 original, signed by the artist in the lower left. Depicting the scenic environs of Beaver...
Giclée
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H 20.625 in W 14.75 in
'Under the Stars Study - Boerner Botanical Garden Gala' artist's proof giclée
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
In this artist’s proof giclée print, David Barnett commemorates the Boerner Botanical Garden’s gala with a stunning nocturnal scene of the garden illuminated by fireworks. Confetti s...
Giclée
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H 37.63 in W 37.63 in D 2.13 in
"Radio and Bowlers in the Cloud: Homage to René Magritte" by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Radio and Bowlers in the Cloud" is a work by David Barnett inspired by the surrealist works of René Magritte in conjunction with the David Barnett Gallery's 2020 exhibition of Magritte lithographs. In this artwork, Barnett references this past master, but also contemporary technology by making bowler hats dance across the cloud-filled sky above an antique GE...
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Giclée