David Stephens left a corporate career to make his living as an artist in 1989. In the years that followed, a growing circle of galleries and collectors were drawn to David's work. The subject matter ranged from landscapes to cityscapes, florals and figurative images. David often painted in plein air. In the spring of 1996, David and his wife Sylvia opened a gallery in Carmel, California, named Sylvia Savage, the gallery director, Savage Contemporary Fine Art. Now closed, the gallery’s original vision and values were, to show and sell unique contemporary paintings and sculptures that blend the abstract and the figurative to express archetypal themes. Describing himself, David said, "First and foremost, I am a colorist. I am naturally inclined towards an exploratory, emotional approach because, for me, color connotes a sense of spiritual energy and centeredness. Additionally, many of my images contain spatial elements and movement which lends a sense of expansion. Line, form, and texture also help shape my interpretive, light-filled paintings."
(Biography provided by Robert Azensky Fine Art)
Monotype I Abstract Painting, Opaque and Transparent Colors, Signed
By David Stephens
Located in Soquel, CA
Monotype I Abstract Painting, Opaque and Transparent Colors, Signed Opaque and transparent colors work together in this beautiful Monotype painting by David Stephens (American, 20th...
Dye, Ink, Archival Paper
$880Sale Price|20% Off
Modernist Resting Nude
By David Stephens
Located in Soquel, CA
Light and airy portrait of a resting nude by David Stephens (American, 20th century). Unsigned, from a collection of his works. Unframed. Image, 22.25"H x 27"L. About the artist - ...
Paper, Watercolor
$520Sale Price|20% Off
Modernist Reclining Nude
By David Stephens
Located in Soquel, CA
Light and airy portrait of a reclining nude by David Stephens (American, 20th century). Signed lower right. From a collection of his works. Unframed. Image, 10"H x 12"L. About the ...
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
$920Sale Price|20% Off
Green Nude Woman's Torso in Watercolor on Paper
By David Stephens
Located in Soquel, CA
Green Nude Woman's Torso in Watercolor on Paper Vibrant nude torso watercolor by artist David Stephens (American, 20th century). A nude woman with arms raised is shown against a viv...
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
$719Sale Price|20% Off
House at the Beach, Baja California Figurative Landscape
By David Stephens
Located in Soquel, CA
Colors of tropical waters create a light and breezy mood in this figurative landscape watercolor by David Stephens (American, 20th century). Signed lower left, "D. Stephens." Present...
Watercolor, Archival Paper
$880Sale Price|20% Off
Monotype II Abstract
By David Stephens
Located in Soquel, CA
Opaque and transparent colors work together in this beautiful Monotype painting by David Stephens (American, 20th century). Signed "D. Stephens" lower right. Unframed. Print area: ...
Archival Paper, Dye, Ink
Abstract Figurative Textured Monoprint
By David Stephens
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant and dynamic monoprint by David Stephens (American, 20th Century). Sand (or a similar medium) was used in the pressing of this monoprint, creating a pocked texture in multiple...
Paper, Mixed Media, Oil
$760Sale Price|20% Off
Floral Still Life Monoprint on Paper
By David Stephens
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant and dynamic monoprint by David Stephens (American, 20th Century). Several white and purple flowers sit in a vase with a few other plant cuttings. The background is filled with vibrant blue...
Paper, Acrylic
Magenta and Teal Abstracted Figurative Textured Monoprint
By David Stephens
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant and dynamic monoprint by David Stephens (American, 20th Century). Sand (or a similar medium) was used in the pressing of this monoprint, creating a pocked texture in multiple...
Paper, Mixed Media, Oil
Tan and Magenta Abstract Textured Monotype
By David Stephens
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant and dynamic monotype painting by David Stephens (American, 20th Century). Painted on glass and pressed onto paper and then, sand (or a similar medium) was used in the pressin...
Paper, Mixed Media, Oil
Nude Picnic Virgin Islands
By Robert Noel Blair
Located in Buffalo, NY
Robert Noel Blair (American, 1912-2003) was an American artist, painter, sculptor, printmaker and teacher. He is best known for his rural life & desert landscapes and World War II sc...
Archival Paper, Watercolor
$400Sale Price|20% Off
H 30 in W 22 in D 0.1 in
SUMMER - sepia female nude - by Paula Craioveanu - original sepia drawing
By Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
SUMMER - female nude - by Paula Craioveanu - original sepia drawing. Sepia ink drawing on watercolor paper inspired by Matisse's nudes. Original, unique, not...
Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper
$550
H 16.15 in W 10.63 in D 0.79 in
"Wraiths Petals" (abstract, dark, floral, landscape, black, pink, green, canvas)
By Nicholas Evans
Located in Paris, IDF
WRAITHS, PETALS 2024 Paris, France "Wraiths, Petals" is a dark, atmospheric painting that blends organic forms with abstraction. Created using a mix of oil paint, oil stick, acrylic...
Oil Crayon, Dye, Cotton Canvas, Ink, Oil, Acrylic
$321Sale Price|31% Off
H 40 in W 28 in
Turquoise Leaf Cutout on Abstract Cloudy Background, Organic Modern Painting
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is a unique mixed media piece: it is a hand-painted botanical abstract colorful shape upon a background that is a cyanotype print of a cloudy texture, giving it a modern, abstract geometric feel that will look great in contemporary and classic homes and businesses. Details: + Title: Turquoise Leaf...
Emulsion, Sumi Ink, Acrylic, Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Engraving, ...
Landscape with House
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Landscape with House" is a watercolor by noted California artist Earl Thollander, 1923-2001. It is signed at the lower right corner by th...
Watercolor
$2,500
H 59 in W 43 in D 0.1 in
The Old Man from the last Expo. Crayon pencil on archival paper
By Celso José Castro Daza
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Drawing on paper is his basic work tool, some are sketches of his surviving works, others are sketches of moments he documents. Undefined by medium, Celso Castro’s works each carry...
Carbon Pencil, Paper, Crayon, Ink, Watercolor
Village de Provence
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Village de Provence" c.1990 is a watercolor on paper by American impressionist artist Sharon Galigan, b.1939. It is hand signed at the lower left corner by the artist. The artwork size is 17.5 x 13.75 inches, framed size is 25.5 x 22.5 inches. Custom framed in a wooden light brown and grey frame, with beige matting and light brown filet. It is in excellent condition. About the artist: Sharon Galligan (American, b. 1939) is an artist painting in watercolor, oil, acrylic, monoprint and mixed media. She was an art major in both high school and college: San Jose State University, West Valley College, and Evergreen College. She has also studied with nationally noted artists and teachers, including Ted Goeschner, Frank Webb, Charles Movali, Howard Rees, Tom Lynch, Dale Laitinen, Marilyn Simandle...
Watercolor
$1,900
H 34.25 in W 28 in D 0.82 in
Female Nude Study Black Pencil Drawing by G. Debotoiyche, 1923
Located in Atlanta, GA
G. Debotoiyche, Nude Study, 1923 This masterful carbon pencil drawing by Russian artist G. Debotoiyche exemplifies the stripped-down elegance of early 20th-century modernist draftsm...
Paper, Carbon Pencil, Charcoal
Rio Brazil
By Ted Lewy
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Rio, Brazil" 1960, is a watercolor on paper by noted California artist Ted Lewy, 1912-1963. It is hand signed at the lower right corner by the artist, titled, stamped a...
Watercolor
$1,600
H 30 in W 19 in
MB 804 A&B (Double Sided Figurative Drawing, Two Male Nudes and Safari Hunter)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative drawing with graphite, charcoal, and conte crayon on Arches paper 30 x 19 inches, unframed One piece of 30 x 19 inch Arches paper. Two drawings on opposite sides. These u...
Archival Paper, Charcoal, Graphite, Watercolor
$475,000
H 18 in W 21.75 in
Planting (Spring Plowing) - Watercolor Landscape Painting with Figures, c. 1939
By Thomas Hart Benton
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Planting (Spring Plowing)", a vibrant watercolor and graphite on paper by Thomas Hart Benton, circa 1939-40, embodies the artist's signature Regionalist style. The work depicts a ru...
Paper, Watercolor, Graphite
$2,450
H 29.53 in W 23.82 in D 0.99 in
Berthomme Saint-André, The Nap, Watercolor, 1925
By Louis Berthomme Saint-Andre
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Watercolor by Louis Berthommé Saint-André, France, circa 1925 This exquisite watercolor by Louis Berthommé Saint-André, dating from around 1925, exemplifies the artist's mastery in ...
Paper, Watercolor
Sold
H 36 in W 24 in D 0.25 in
Abstract Purple and Peach Colored Textured Monoprint David Stephens
By David Stephens
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant and dynamic monoprint by David Stephens (American, 20th Century). Sand (or a similar medium) was used in the pressing of this monoprint, creating a pocked texture in multiple...
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Sold
H 30 in W 18.75 in D 0.03 in
Lavender Figurative Abstract, Nude Dancer
By David Stephens
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant and dynamic unique monotype painting of an abstracted figure in motion in a dynamic pose, on a soft and textured background of lavender tones, by David Stephens (American, 20...
Paper, Mixed Media, Oil