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
$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
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
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
$700Sale Price|20% Off
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
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
$1,320Sale Price|20% Off
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
$556Sale Price|20% Off
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
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
$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
Sausalito
By Emily Shotwell Goeller-Wood
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Sausalito" 1936 in a watercolor on paper by noted California artist Emily Shotwell Goeller Wood, 1887-1965. It is signed, titled and dated at the lower left corn...
Watercolor
$28,000
H 27 in W 33 in
"Orchard in Blossom" Jane Peterson, Impressionist Spring Garden, Tree in Bloom
By Jane Peterson
Located in New York, NY
Jane Peterson Orchard in Blossom, circa 1918 Signed lower left Watercolor and gouache on paper 18 x 24 inches Exhibited New York, National Arts Club, American Watercolor Society - A...
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
$555Sale Price|20% Off
H 27.56 in W 18.9 in D 0.04 in
What will you say? Nude drawing. 2021. Paper, mixed media, 70x48 cm
Located in Riga, LV
In the recent years Maris Abilevs has been exploring the beauty of female shapes by using mixed media and various drawing techniques raging from expressive sketching to neat lines.
Paper, Watercolor, Color Pencil
$3,360Sale Price|40% Off
H 67 in W 52 in
Art School - Large Oversized Original Textural Figurative Abstract Expressionist
By Jonas Fisch
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Swedish artist Jonas Fisch’s imagery is vibrantly buzzing with colorful commentary on society - past and present - morphed into figures, words, and shapes. His heavily layered canvas...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$335
H 10.63 in W 7.49 in D 0.12 in
Abstract Expressionist woman oil on cardboard "Sun-kissed in a red swimsuit"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary abstract expressionist woman in a red swimsuit was created by the French artist Natalya Mougenot and makes part of her ongoing series dedicated to Women. Sun Kisse...
Oil, Cardboard
$3,306
H 43.71 in W 22.84 in D 0.71 in
From Matisse to Hokusai-London Skyscape-Original Mono Screen-British awardArtist
Located in London, GB
This artwork was awarded and Pre-select by Bite , the exhibition, London 2012 , at The Mall Galleries, at the centre of London's famous The Mall, an iconic Avenue, in front of Buckin...
Fabric, Dye, Printer's Ink, Monoprint, Woodcut
$1,425
H 32 in W 39 in
The Red Dress 5 - Framed Dynamic Original Red Figurative Abstract Oil Painting
By Bettina Mauel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bettina Mauel, an internationally collected artist, effortlessly channels vitality and sensuality through her awe-inspiring collection of abstract and figurative paintings. With an u...
Canvas, Graphite, Mixed Media, Oil
$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
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
$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
$14,000
H 20.5 in W 26.5 in D 1 in
“Rowing on the Charles River, Harvard University” Boston, Cambride, MA Cityscape
By Aiden Lassell Ripley
Located in Yardley, PA
“Rowing on the Charles River, Harvard University” by Aiden Lassell Ripley (American, 1896-1969) A fantastic, rare view of Harvard University and the Charles River by renowned Americ...
Paper, Watercolor
$19,838
H 20.5 in W 16 in
Un nu feminin - Fauvist Nude Figurative Watercolour by Kees Van Dongen
By Kees van Dongen
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed nude watercolour on paper circa 1900 by Kees van Dongen. The piece depicts a standing nude woman with her hair tied up facing away from the artist. This superb work can be dir...
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