Attributed to David Walker Oil Painting on Canvas "Cityscape With Figure"

Item Details

An oil painting on canvas attributed to artist David Walker (c. 1950- c. 1980), titled Cityscape With Figure. This Cubist style painting depicts a lone figure standing at the edge of their apartment, overlooking a flat skyline featuring pastel toned skyscrapers and a bustling street below. The unsigned painting is presented in a white wooden frame with hanging wire and a handwritten title and date, listed 1979, to the verso.

David Walker was an American artist who was most prolific during the 1970s and early 1980s. He was inspired by the German Expressionist movement and artists such as Kathe Kollwitz (1867 – 1945). Like many Expressionists, Walker focused on “fringe” subjects outside of mainstream culture. Keeping a sketchbook with him at all times, Walker was drawn to capturing the melancholy, isolation, and suffering of New York City life. Drawing and painting daily, Walker left over 300 works of art upon his death in the late 1980s.

Condition

- marks to surface; dust to surface; worn frame finish.

Dimensions

- measures frame; visible image measures: 19.0" W x 31.0" H.

Item #

17CHA041-010