Lot 87
DAVID CRAVEN
Lot 87 Details
DAVID CRAVEN
EMPORER IX (NO AUTHORITIES)
enamel and paper on board
signed, titled and dated /87 on the reverse
84 ins x 72 ins x 4 ins; 213.4 cms x 182.9 cms x 10.2 cms; 27 ins x 24 ins x 11 ins; 68.6 cms x 61 cms x 27.9 cms
Estimate $5,000-$7,000
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David Craven is a prominent Canadian abstract artist who received his art education at the Ontario College of Art and who, since 1980, has been living in New York City. His practice has spanned forty years and has included solo exhibitions across North America in cities such as Toronto, Calgary, New York, Atlanta and Montreal. Craven’s style is graphic but painterly and has been likened to artists such as Joan Miro, Brice Marden and Jonathan Lasker. A prolific artist, Craven’s oeuvre is unified by a continuous exploration of the tensions between abstraction and figuration. Craven’s work is represented in the collections of the National Gallery of Canada, the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Montreal Museum of Fine Art and the Vancouver Art Gallery, among others. In March, 2014, the McLaren Art Centre in Barrie will mount a major retrospective exhibition of the artist's work.