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JAMES HYMAN GALLERY
Alan Davie (b.1920)
Please scroll down for further information. Alan Davie (b.1920) Witches Conversation Signed, dated and inscribed with the title and opus number on the reverse Oil on board 152 x 122 cms (59¾ x 48 inches) 1956 Provenance: The Artist Gimpel Fils Recorded as opus O.162 Many of Davie's key work date from 1956-57. In the present painting Davie not only displays his formidable mastery of paint, which is applied rapidly and fluidly, but also traces of human forms. these forms, although embedded in the image are highly sexualised and include suggestions of highly aroused figures. Davie has written that for him 'what can be closer to the mystery of creation than the sexual act - the driving force of the universe - truly a LOSING OF THE SELF IN MYSTICAL UNION.' Related paintings are held by the Tate Gallery in London and the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh. This item is sold. Please click here if you wish to buy or sell a work by this artist. | ||||||||
