Gene Davis More Art

American, 1920-1985

Davis was born in Washington D.C. in 1920 and spent nearly all his life there. Before he began to paint in 1949, he worked as a sportswriter, covering the Washington Football Team and other local teams. Working as a journalist in the late 1940s, he covered the Roosevelt and Truman presidential administrations, and was often President Truman's partner for poker games. His first art studio was in his apartment on Scott Circle; later he worked out of a studio on Pennsylvania Avenue. Davis's first solo exhibition of drawings was at the Dupont Theater Gallery in 1952, and his first exhibition of paintings was at Catholic University in 1953. A decade later he participated in the "Washington Color Painters" exhibit at the Washington Gallery of Modern Art in Washington, DC, which traveled to other venues around the US, and launched the recognition of the Washington Color School as a regional movement in which Davis was a central figure. The Washington painters were among the most prominent of the mid-century color field painters. Though, he worked in a variety of media and styles, including ink, oil, acrylic, video, and collage, Davis is best known by far for his acrylic paintings (mostly on canvas) of colorful vertical stripes, which he began to paint in 1958. The paintings typically repeat particular colors to create a sense of rhythm and repetition with variations. One of the best-known of his paintings, "Black Grey Beat" (1964), owned by the Smithsonian American Art Museum reinforces these musical comparisons in its title. The pairs of alternating black and grey stripes are repeated across the canvas, and recognizable even as other colors are substituted for black and grey, and returned to even as the repetition of dark and light pairs is here and there broken by sharply contrasting colors. In 1972 Davis created Franklin's Footpath, which was at the time the world's largest artwork, by painting colorful stripes on the street in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the world's largest painting, Niagara (43,680 square feet), in a parking lot in Lewiston, NY. His "micro-paintings", at the other extreme, were as small as 3/8 of an inch square. For a public work in a different medium altogether, he designed the color patterns of the "Solar Wall," a set of tubes filled with dyed water and backlit by fluorescent lights, at the Muscarelle Museum of Art at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. Davis began teaching in 1966 at the Corcoran School of Art, where he became a permanent member of the faculty. His works are in the collections of, among others, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, The Phillips Collection in Washington, DC, the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, MN, The Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza Art Collection in Albany, NY, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. He died on April 6, 1985 in Washington, DC.

Artist: Gene Davis

Gene DavisGene Davis Signed and Numbered Limited Edition Color Field Lithograph 1972, 1972

$8,000

Gene Davis Signed and Numbered Limited Edition Color Field Lithograph 1972

By Gene Davis

Located in Dallas, TX

Gene Davis Large Scale Lithograph on Archival paper Signed and numbered in pencil. Titled Yankee Doodle and executed in 1972. Original frame with plexiglass. Printed by Fine Creati...

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Mid-20th Century Gene Davis More Art

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Paper

Gene DavisGene Davis Signed and Numbered Limited Edition Black Witch Series Serigraph 1974, 1974

$8,000

Gene Davis Signed and Numbered Limited Edition Black Witch Series Serigraph 1974

By Gene Davis

Located in Dallas, TX

Large scale serigraph by Gene Davis 'Black Witch Series' on archival paper signed and numbered in pencil, 24 of 150. Executed in 1974, 72" x 45" in the original frame with plexiglass...

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Mid-20th Century Gene Davis More Art

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Paper

a.museFlower Vase Monotype Print, Abstract Art on Watercolor Paper, 2020, 2020

$1,000

H 14 in W 10 in

Flower Vase Monotype Print, Abstract Art on Watercolor Paper, 2020

By a.muse

Located in New york, NY

Inspired by Matisse, Flower Vase, 2020 by a.muse blooms with color and energy. A 14" x 10" one-of-a-kind abstract art on watercolor paper hand-pulled by the artist on an etching pres...

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2010s Abstract Gene Davis More Art

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Ink, Rag Paper, Monotype

Christopher WoolGagosian Gallery hardback monograph (hand signed by Christopher Wool), 2006

$750

H 12 in W 10 in D 1 in

Gagosian Gallery hardback monograph (hand signed by Christopher Wool)

By Christopher Wool

Located in New York, NY

Christopher Wool (hand signed by Christopher Wool), 2006 Cloth hardback monograph (hand signed by Christopher Wool) Hand signed and dated 2017 by Christopher Wool on the half title p...

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Early 2000s Minimalist Gene Davis More Art

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Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset

Mark di SuveroHardback Monograph: Dreambook (hand signed by sculptor Mark di Suvero), 2008

$350

H 12 in W 10 in D 1.5 in

Hardback Monograph: Dreambook (hand signed by sculptor Mark di Suvero)

By Mark di Suvero

Located in New York, NY

Mark di Suvero Dreambook (hand signed by Mark di Suvero), 2008 Hardback monograph with no dust jacket as issued (hand signed by Mark di Suvero) Boldly signed by Mark di Suvero on the...

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Early 2000s Contemporary Gene Davis More Art

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Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset, Permanent Marker

Antonietta Raphaël1970s Modern Antonietta Raphaël Signed Etching, 1970

$2,400

H 22.84 in W 31.5 in D 0.79 in

1970s Modern Antonietta Raphaël Signed Etching

By Antonietta Raphaël

Located in Roma, IT

Colour etching “Prova d’autore” signed localised and dated ‘Raphael Roma “70”. It depicts in his unmistakable style a couple pictured in an intimate but discreet pose. Antonietta Ra...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Gene Davis More Art

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Paper, Lithograph

Sam FrancisLimited Signed Deluxe Monograph with Slipcase (signed & numbered by Sam Francis), 1982

$1,800

H 11 in W 12 in D 2 in

Limited Signed Deluxe Monograph with Slipcase (signed & numbered by Sam Francis)

By Sam Francis

Located in New York, NY

SAM FRANCIS: Limited Signed Deluxe Edition (Hand signed and numbered by Sam Francis), 1982 Deluxe limited edition hardback monograph with cloth boards, held in special slipcase of ts...

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1980s Abstract Expressionist Gene Davis More Art

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Silk, Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset, Board

Jean-Michel BasquiatBasquiat Annina Nosei Gallery 1982 (Basquiat anatomy announcement), 1982

$500

H 6 in W 8 in

Basquiat Annina Nosei Gallery 1982 (Basquiat anatomy announcement)

By Jean-Michel Basquiat

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Jean-Michel Basquiat, Annina Nosei Gallery, New York, 1982: Rare Basquiat announcement card published by Annina Nosei Gallery to advertise the release of ‘Basquiat Anatomy’ (a suite ...

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1980s Abstract Gene Davis More Art

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Paper, Lithograph, Offset

Richard AnuszkiewiczANUSZKIEWICZ, monograph (hand signed and inscribed by Richard Anuszkiewicz), 1977

$1,000

H 11 in W 12 in D 1.5 in

ANUSZKIEWICZ, monograph (hand signed and inscribed by Richard Anuszkiewicz)

By Richard Anuszkiewicz

Located in New York, NY

Richard Anuszkiewicz ANUSZKIEWICZ by Karl Lunde (hand signed and inscribed by Richard Anuszkiewicz), 1977 Hardback monograph with dust jacket (hand signed and inscribed by Richard An...

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1970s Op Art Gene Davis More Art

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Paper, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset, Ink, Board

Walasse TingChinese Moonlight (signed, dated and inscribed by Walasse Ting) with four lithos, 1967

$2,500

H 10.5 in W 7.5 in D 0.5 in

Chinese Moonlight (signed, dated and inscribed by Walasse Ting) with four lithos

By Walasse Ting

Located in New York, NY

Walasse Ting 丁雄泉 Chinese Moonlight (signed, dated and inscribed by Walasse Ting), 1967 Illustrated Softback monograph with four original double-page litho...

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1960s Pop Art Gene Davis More Art

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Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset

Francesco ClementeMonograph: Francesco Clemente (Hand signed, inscribed and dated 2014 (MMXIV) ), 2002

$1,000

H 14 in W 12 in D 1.5 in

Monograph: Francesco Clemente (Hand signed, inscribed and dated 2014 (MMXIV) )

By Francesco Clemente

Located in New York, NY

Francesco Clemente (Hand signed, inscribed and dated 2014 (MMXIV) to Nadine with drawings in black marker), 2002 Hardback monograph with dust jacket (Hand signed, inscribed and dated...

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Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Gene Davis More Art

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Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset

Tracey EminMonograph: My Life in a Column (book hand signed and dated by Tracey Emin), 2011

$700

H 8.5 in W 5.25 in D 1.5 in

Monograph: My Life in a Column (book hand signed and dated by Tracey Emin)

By Tracey Emin

Located in New York, NY

Tracey Emin My Life in a Column (hand signed and dated by Tracey Emin), 2011 Hardback monograph with dust jacket (hand signed and dated on the title page) hand signed and dated 21-6-...

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2010s Contemporary Gene Davis More Art

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Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset, Board

Francis BaconMonograph: Francis Bacon (hand signed and warmly inscribed by Francis Bacon), 1975

$5,500

H 8.5 in W 10.75 in D 0.5 in

Monograph: Francis Bacon (hand signed and warmly inscribed by Francis Bacon)

By Francis Bacon

Located in New York, NY

Francis Bacon Francis Bacon (hand signed and warmly inscribed by Francis Bacon), 1975 Softcover catalogue with stiff wraps (hand signed and warmly inscribed by Francis Bacon) hand si...

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1970s Surrealist Gene Davis More Art

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Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset, Felt Pen

Kumi SugarOctober: The Silence with 2 lithograph by Kumi Sugar - 1970, 1970

$1,153

H 16.15 in W 11.82 in D 1.58 in

October: The Silence with 2 lithograph by Kumi Sugar - 1970

Located in Roma, IT

Edition of 160 copies, including 5 copies numbered from A to E with the hand-writing of poet, 5 copies from F to L with the hand-drawing by artist, 30 copies from 1 to 30 with the 2 ...

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1970s Abstract Gene Davis More Art

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Paper, Lithograph

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