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David Barnett
'Homage to Schomer Lichtner Or Is It Matisse' original signed mixed media giclée

2004

About the Item

‘Homage to Schomer Lichtner Or Is It Matisse’ is an original mixed media collage using watercolor and giclée on museum foam board, signed by the artist in the lower right. The composition centers on a pencil illustration of Wisconsin artist and Barnett’s college mentor Schomer Lichtner as it is engulfed in a sea of watercolor flowers. Speaking of the illustration, Barnett recalls one of Lichtner's in-class exercises. In the exercise, Lichtner instructed his students to pick an object in the room and then to sketch it with their eyes closed. Despite Barnett's claim that he “wasn’t much of a draftsman," he found that closing his eyes allowed him to temper his anxieties and focus solely on the movements of the lines. The eruption of flowers surrounding the illustration adds to the ambiguity in the title, as both Lichtner and Henri Matisse worked with similar floral forms despite not sharing any temporal or geographic proximity. However, in juxtaposing these two artists together, Barnett simultaneously pays homage to two of his artistic inspirations, while also establishing a new artistic counter-tradition that links Matisse to Lichtner. Mixed media watercolor giclée collage on 100% rag museum foam board 21 x 14 inches, artwork 27.625 x 21.5 inches, frame Signed and dated in lower right Framed to conservation standards using archival materials including 100 percent rag mounting materials, UF5 Plexiglas to inhibit fading, and housed in a gold finish wood moulding. David Barnett, an artist, collector, appraiser and gallerist has been passionate about art from the early age of five. David’s career as an art dealer began at age nineteen when, as a fine arts student, he sponsored an exhibition of work by fellow student artists. In 1966, he opened his first gallery in a converted basement apartment at Wisconsin Avenue and 21st Street. In 1985 David moved his gallery from Wisconsin Avenue into the Old Button Mansion on State Street and has been active ever since. David’s talents for recognizing undervalued artists and for meeting the needs of art lovers, art collectors and artists have created a vibrant, flourishing gallery and collection of over 6,000 works of art. David was born and raised in Wisconsin. He has been painting in watercolors, acrylics, oil pastels as well as fine art photography. David has more than 10 different series he has developed over the years. They include Abstract, Surrealism, Morph Dog, Up North Birch Bark, Impressions of Mexico City, Southwest, Fireworks, Famous Artist Paying Homage and Garden Panorama. Influential artists include Vermeer, Miro, Kandinsky, Chagall, Nolde and Klee. David has been featured in many magazines, newspapers and public television programs regarding his beautiful gallery, collection and knowledge and passion of fine art. David also has work in the permanent collection Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Arizona. Since its opening in 1966, The David Barnett Gallery has flourished to become Wisconsin's premier gallery and has the most diverse range of art available in any Wisconsin gallery, including works of art that represent more than 600 artists. The gallery also offers custom framing, art appraisals, installation services, consulting services and more. David Barnett has been appraising art as an accredited member of the Appraisers Association of America since 1975 and he is one of approximately only 2,000 personal property appraisers in the United States with the Uniformed Standards of Professional Appraiser Practice Certification. The David Barnett Gallery specializes in European and American masters, regional and nationally recognized artists, and "emerging" Wisconsin artists. Latin American, Asian, and African American artists also adorn the gallery along with Ethnographic art from Africa, Indonesia, and Oceania. The gallery has a national reputation for its extensive collection of Picasso ceramics and Milton Avery oil paintings.
  • Creator:
    David Barnett (1933, American)
  • Creation Year:
    2004
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 27.625 in (70.17 cm)Width: 21.5 in (54.61 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
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  • Condition:
    Artwork is in excellent condition; some light wear to gold finish of frame.
  • Gallery Location:
    Milwaukee, WI
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 5467d1stDibs: LU60536658042

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