1968 “Four on Four” Abstract Botanical Monoprint Serigraph by William D Davis

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Stunning one-of-a-kind Abstract Expressionist textured/layered serigraph from Nashville area estate collection. Hand signed, dated, and marked as Unique Print (U/P) … Read more Stunning one-of-a-kind Abstract Expressionist textured/layered serigraph from Nashville area estate collection. Hand signed, dated, and marked as Unique Print (U/P) Monotype by artist. Circa 1968. Heavy cotton vellum. Unframed.

Image:17.5x17.5
Sheet:20x21.5

WILLIAM D. DAVIS, American (1936-2003)

A native of Erie, PA, William D. Davis received a B.S. in Art Education from Edinboro University and a M.F.A. in Printmaking from the Pennsylvania State University. He served as associate director of the Museum of Art at Penn State and retired as assistant professor of art from Shippensburg University in 2003. Davis exhibited his work in one-person, group, invitational, regional, state, national and international juried exhibitions and won numerous awards for his art.

Davis had a distinctive vision and style. His drawings often resemble dreamlike images, containing abundant juxtapositions something that makes his work truly unique. The intense detail in Davis' works is unparalleled. Many of Davis' drawings express an eerie dark side to childhood memory-like themes. Davis explored other media and mastered other genres… including silverpoint, printmaking and sculpture.

Davis' graphite drawings and works in various media present viewers with a confusing but all-consuming reality. Often combining the childish with the gothic and the familiar with the unknown, Davis' works transport viewers to a dream-like world. Touted for his vivid imagination, knowledge of art history and love of teaching and gardening, Davis drew on a wide range of experiences for artistic inspiration. See less