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David Remfry Art

British, b. 1942
David Remfry was born in Worthing, UK, in 1942. His family moved to Hull and he studied Art and Printmaking at the Hull College of Art. He currently lives and works in London. Early solo exhibitions include Ferens Art Gallery, Hull in 1974 and Folkestone Art Gallery, Kent in 1976. Since 1973 he has exhibited regularly at galleries and museums across the UK, Europe and the USA. He is perhaps best known for his large-scale watercolours of dancers; his series of drawings and watercolours of his neighbours and friends at the Hotel Chelsea New York City where he lived from 1995-2016, and his commission by designer Stella McCartney to produce a series of drawings for the launch of her fashion house and for Absolut Vodka. Over the past five decades his work has been exhibited in galleries and museums worldwide, including Boca Raton Museum of Art, Florida; MoMA PS1 Contemporary Art Center, New York; the Victoria & Albert Museum, London; the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge; Pallant House Gallery, Chichester; and the DeLand Museum of Art, Florida.
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Artist: David Remfry
Parade
Parade

Parade

By David Remfry

Located in Boca Raton, FL

Framed in black measuring 31 x 28 inches total. Whether obscured by the smoky nightclub lighting or enlivened by the strong color of the Mardi Gras dancers, David Remfry’s life-size...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary David Remfry Art

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Archival Paper, Lithograph

Milonga

Milonga

By David Remfry

Located in Boca Raton, FL

Whether obscured by the smoky nightclub lighting or enlivened by the strong color of the Mardi Gras dancers, David Remfry’s life-size watercolors evoke a kaleidoscope of movement. M...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary David Remfry Art

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

Untitled
Untitled

Untitled

By David Remfry

Located in Boca Raton, FL

Whether obscured by the smoky nightclub lighting or enlivened by the strong color of the Mardi Gras dancers, David Remfry’s life-size watercolors evoke a kaleidoscope of movement. M...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary David Remfry Art

Materials

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Dancers III

Dancers III

By David Remfry

Located in Boca Raton, FL

Whether obscured by the smoky nightclub lighting or enlivened by the strong color of the Mardi Gras dancers, David Remfry’s life-size watercolors evoke a kaleidoscope of movement. M...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary David Remfry Art

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

Dancers I

Dancers I

By David Remfry

Located in Boca Raton, FL

Whether obscured by the smoky nightclub lighting or enlivened by the strong color of the Mardi Gras dancers, David Remfry’s life-size watercolors evoke a kaleidoscope of movement. M...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary David Remfry Art

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

Friday Milonga
Friday Milonga

Friday Milonga

By David Remfry

Located in Boca Raton, FL

Framed in black measuring 31 x 28 inches total. Whether obscured by the smoky nightclub lighting or enlivened by the strong color of the Mardi Gras dancers, David Remfry’s life-size...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary David Remfry Art

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