Abstract painter Michael David is best known for his use of encaustic, a technique that incorporates heated beeswax and pigment. Considered an inheritor of Abstract Expressionism, David’s abstract work primarily centers on the use of a densely layered surface to facilitate a direct and immediate spiritual experience.
David often incorporates religious iconography and symbolism, art historical themes such as the nude, and contemporary politics into his paintings resulting in a critical dialogue between the layered abstraction of the surface and the integrated representational imagery. Alongside his work on canvas, David has developed a body of studio photography that recreates paintings by Caravaggio, Manet, and Mantegna, among others, in works that confront racism, homophobia, and sexism.
David also works in mixed media and environmental sculpture, still within the horizon of his abiding concerns for sociopolitical questioning through art-making. His work is included in the public collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Denver Art Museum, Jewish Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art, Edward Albee Foundation and others.
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All Good Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes - Giant Tondo
By Michael David
Located in Phoenix, AZ
encaustic on panel b. 1954, Reno Nevada Michael David is best known for his use of encaustic on large abstract paintings. A practitioner of Abstract Expressionism, David layers bees...
Wax, Encaustic, Oil, Wood Panel
Sand & Sea
By Michael David
Located in Phoenix, AZ
encaustic on panel b. 1954, Reno Nevada Michael David is best known for his use of encaustic on large abstract paintings. A practitioner of Abstract Expressionism, David layers bees...
Wood, Wax, Encaustic, Oil
All Good Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes
By Michael David
Located in Phoenix, AZ
encaustic on panel b. 1954, Reno Nevada Michael David is best known for his use of encaustic on large abstract paintings. A practitioner of Abstract Expressionism, David layers bees...
Wax, Encaustic, Wood Panel, Oil
Speedy Snoopy (Original Artwork On Wood Panel)
By Mauro Oliveira
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
**STORE CLOSURE - UP TO 80% OFF - TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT** ***EVERYTHING MUST GO BY DECEMBER 31ST!*** >>The artist is moving to a new full time venture in 2026<< _________...
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Landscape , 80x150 cm, oil on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Landscape , 90x160 cm, oil on canvas
Canvas, Oil
$1,055Sale Price|20% Off
H 19.69 in W 27.56 in D 0.79 in
1970s Modern Abstract Italian Painting by Claudio Cazzola
By Claudio Cazzola
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful modern painting from the 1970s by the artist Claudio Cazzola. An abstract motif of rare intensity and originality, this very elegant painting has two exhibition stamps on t...
Canvas, Oil
$600Sale Price|64% Off
H 32.29 in W 31.89 in D 0.79 in
Contemporary Abstract Oriental Signed Painting
By Kozo Inoue
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful contemporary abstract signed painting Series of 4 canvas assembled to form a single painting signed Kozo Inoue dated 1974 This painting, never before on the market, comes f...
Canvas, Oil
$2,066
H 25.6 in W 21.66 in D 0.99 in
LOVE ISLAND - Original people surrealistic painting-contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...
Canvas, Oil
$375
H 49 in W 37.5 in D 1 in
"Untitled II" Original Oil on Canvas (Part of Set) Signed and Dated by Artist
Located in Chesterfield, MI
"Untitled Abstract II" is an Original Oil on Canvas by G. CURTIS. The piece is part of a set. It measures 49.5 x 37.5 x 1 inches with frame. It is signed and dated by the artist. The...
Oil
$1,600
H 20 in W 16 in
"Leaping Without Annette" (2023) by Amy Hutcheson, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Leaping Without Annette" is an original, handmade oil painting on wood cradle, by Amy Hutcheson, that depicts an abstract painting with colorful geometr...
Wood Panel, Oil
$1,650Sale Price|25% Off
H 39.38 in W 39.38 in
Ioan, 100x100cm, acrylic, oil, canvas
By Tatiana Levchenko
Located in Yerevan, AM
Ioan, 100x100cm
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$7,500
H 32 in W 48 in D 1.5 in
"Quarry" by Katheryn Holt - Green and Ochre Tone Color-Field Abstract Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Katheryn Holt (American, born 1951) "Quarry" 2022 Oil Paint, Mixed Media, Wood Panel, Wood The artist signed the back of the painting. About the Artist: Katheryn Holt paints memory....
Mixed Media, Oil, Wood, Wood Panel
$40,000
H 72 in W 72 in D 3 in
"Abstract With Pink and Teal" large-scale oil painting, pastel colors, amorphous
By Darius Yektai
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A large scale oil painting - totally abstract, non representational. Largely pink, and blue, with pops of assorted colors peaking up from beneath. Thickly painted globs of paint are ...
Linen, Oil
$624Sale Price|20% Off
H 2.68 in W 2.56 in D 0.04 in
Contemporary Hiroshi Yasukawa Signed Abstract Artwork
By Hiroshi Yasukawa
Located in Roma, IT
Modern Hiroshi Yasukawa Signed Abstract Painting Important abstract minimalist work representing a circle crossed by a conceptual monochrome stripe typical of the great Japanese ar...
Paper, Oil
$1,500
H 24 in W 18 in
Untitled (Remembered): Abstract Acrylic Painting on Wood Panel, 21st Century
By Jeremy Nichols
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an original painting on panel by artist Jeremy Nichols. The piece ships ready to hang in the pictured floater frame and measures 24in height x 18in width. The artist had recently focused on mainly graphite works in this style in recent years and this piece marks an exciting transition back to including paint and color in his process. Jeremy Nichols was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1982. He spent most of his youth in the suburbs of Columbus, Ohio and traveling back and forth from Tokyo, Japan. After high school, he went to the Ohio State University to study Printmaking under Charles Massey...
Acrylic, Wood Panel