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David Barnett Art

American, b. 1933

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 19 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 and 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, Miró, 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 for fine art. David also has work in the permanent collection Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Arizona. In November 2005, he opened his second studio gallery in Hartland, Wisconsin.

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Artist: David Barnett
"Morph Dog Series: Kite Fly-in III, " Original Watercolor signed
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Morph Dog Series: Kite Fly-In III" is an original watercolor painting by David Barnett, signed along the lower center. This piece is the Milwaukee-area native artist's satire on the...
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1990s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Watercolor

"Grand Display, " Original Abstract Watercolor on Paper signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Grand Display" is an original watercolor painting by David Barnett, signed in the lower right corner. The piece is composed of minimal brushstrokes in green, yellow, blue, and red, ...
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1960s Abstract David Barnett Art

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Paper, Watercolor

"Souvenir of Desert Mountain, " Original Watercolor signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Souvenir of Desert Mountain" is an original watercolor painted on hotel stationary by David Barnett, signed in the lower center. While visiting the southwest, the artist was inspire...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Watercolor

"Florida Gulf Coast-Sanibel Island Sunset, " Original Watercolor
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Florida Gulf Coast - Sanibel Island Sunset" is an original watercolor painting by David Barnett, signed in the lower right corner. With impressionistic...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Watercolor

"Orbiting the Earth, " Original Abstract Watercolor signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Orbiting the Earth" is an original watercolor painting by David Barnett, signed and dated in the lower right. This abstract piece is almost abstract expressionist in style with free...
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1960s Abstract Expressionist David Barnett Art

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Watercolor

"Saltwater at the Stateroom Window, " Original Watercolor signed
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Saltwater at the Stateroom Window" is an original watercolor painting by David Barnett, signed in the lower right. The abstract image is composed of horizontal strata of color, most...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Watercolor

"Up North Series: Enter My Tee-pee Tatooa, " Watercolor on Birch
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Up North Series: Enter My Tee-pee Tatooa" is an original mixed media work by David Barnett, signed in the lower left. It is watercolor on birch bark. The artist only collects birch ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Birch, Watercolor

"Beaver Lake with Reindeer Clouds, " Original Watercolor signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Beaver Lake with Reindeer Clouds" is an original mixed media watercolor piece by David Barnett, signed in the lower right corner. The piece depicts Beaver Lake in the abstract, a bl...
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2010s Abstract David Barnett Art

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Ink, Watercolor

"Oasis with Reindeer Shaman Bear Tracks" Original Mixed Media by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Oasis with Reindeer, Shaman, & Bear Tracks" is an original mixed media piece by David Barnett that incorporates iridescent watercolor, rubber stamps, and a pressed ginko leaf on 100...
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2010s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Rag Paper

"Homage to Daniel Smith: Flowers at the Edge of the Pond, " by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Homage to Daniel Smith: Flowers at the Edge of the Pond" is an original watercolor and iridescent acrylic painting by David Barnett, signed in the lower right. This piece is an abst...
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Early 2000s Abstract David Barnett Art

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Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor

"Pink Poppy at the Front Door, " Original Pastel Drawing signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Pink Poppy at the Front Door" is an original pastel drawing by David Barnett, signed along the lower left edge. The image features a single pink poppy in a patch of grass. Art size...
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1990s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Pastel

"Ring Around the Rosy, " Collaboration with David Barnett and Joseph Rozman
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Ring Around the Rosy" is a slab-built ceramic sculpture collaboration between David Barnett and Joseph Rozman. This cylindrical sculpture features geometric designs in low relief t...
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1960s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Ceramic

"Homage to Moishe Safde - Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, "
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Buddha Board Water Series: Homage to Moishe Safde - Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art" is an original mixed media work by Daivd Barnett. The black lines of this piece were orig...
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2010s Abstract David Barnett Art

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Mixed Media, Watercolor

"Art Escape Relax! You re Going on Vacation" Watercolor by David Sarah Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Up North Wisconsin Series: Art Escape~Relax! You're Going on Vacation" is an original mixed media work by David Barnett and daughter Sarah. Both have signed the work in the lower ce...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Archival Ink, Watercolor, Rag Paper

"Garden Celebration I, " Watercolor on Handmade Paper signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Garden Celebration I" is an original mixed media piece by David Barnett, including watercolor on paper that was hand-made by the artist. The artist has embedded various objects into...
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2010s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Mixed Media, Watercolor, Handmade Paper

"Pond and Woods - Autumn, " Original Watercolor by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Pond and Woods - Autumn" is an original miniature watercolor by David Barnett, signed in the lower right. The artist created this piece specifically for the antique frame it inhabits, an abstract...
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2010s Abstract David Barnett Art

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Paper, Watercolor

"Oasis in Iridescent Forest, " Miniature Watercolor signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Oasis in Iridescent Forest" is an original miniature watercolor by David Barnett, signed on the center bottom edge. The work is painted in iridescent watercolor and renders a forest...
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2010s Abstract David Barnett Art

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Paper, Watercolor

"Four Kisses on a Passionate Sea, " Original Watercolor signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Four Kisses on a Passionate Sea" is an original watercolor painting by David Barnett, signed in the lower right color. An abstract image, it features horizontal streaks of vivid col...
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1990s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Watercolor

"Spring Green Reflection, " Original Mixed Media signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Spring Green Reflection" is an original watercolor and ink painting by David Barnett, signed in the lower right. This abstract piece recalls a water...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Mixed Media

"Shield, Kiowa, Central Plains, c. 1850, " Original Watercolor by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Shield, Kiowa, Central Plains c. 1850" is an watercolor painting by David Barnett, signed in the lower right. It is an illustration of a painted shield from the Kiowa Native America...
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1990s Abstract David Barnett Art

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Watercolor

"Impressions of Mexico City: Chicklets, Anyone?" Watercolor by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Impressions of Mexico City Series: Chicklets, Anyone?" is an original watercolor painting by David Barnett, signed in the lower left corner. It features bright colors and surreal ju...
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1990s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Watercolor

"It s a Gusher I, " Original Colorful Ink Drawing signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"It's a Gusher I" is an original ink drawing by David Barnett, signed in the lower right. This colorful image takes on a serious subject matter with bright and playful colors. Simpli...
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1990s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Paper, Ink

"Cityscape with Tree Fireworks, " Original Watercolor signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Cityscape with Tree & Fireworks" is an original watercolor painting by David Barnett. The artist signed the piece. This artwork features an abstract, Cezanne-inspired landscape in b...
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1960s Abstract David Barnett Art

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Watercolor

"Head of Woman with Stars, " Watercolor Ink signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Head of Woman with Stars" is an original watercolor and ink painting by David Barnett. The artist signed the piece. This artwork features the profile of a woman's head with various ...
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1960s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Ink, Watercolor

"Up North Wisconsin Series: Surround Cows, " Watercolor signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Up North Wisconsin Series: Surround Cows" is an original watercolor and ink piece by David Barnett, signed in the lower left. The piece features a Wisconsin license plate surrounded...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Watercolor

"Flying, " Original Surreal Ink Drawing signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Flying" is an original ink drawing by David Barnett, signed in the lower right corner. This strange, surreal image centers around a figure that appears to have leaped from the broke...
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1960s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Ink

"Shooting Star, " Original Abstract Surreal Watercolor signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Shooting Star" is an original watercolor painting by David Barnett, signed and dated in the lower left. This surreal, abstract painting features gestural strokes of undiluted blue p...
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1960s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Watercolor

"Cartoon for Stained Glass, " Original Framed Felt Pen signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Cartoon for Stained Glass" is an original drawing in felt-tipped pen on paper by David Barnett, signed in the lower right corner. The image...
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1960s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Paper, Felt Pen

"Dancing Saguaro Coyote, " Original Floral Watercolor signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Dancing Saguaro & Coyote" is an original watercolor painted by David Barnett, signed in the lower right corner. The abstracted desert landscape is rendered in strata of pure bright ...
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1960s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Watercolor

"Desert Mountain Souvenir Paper Clip Cactus, " Watercolor Ink by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Desert Mountain Souvenir Paper Clip Cactus" is an original watercolor and ink drawing on hotel stationary by David Barnett, signed in the lower left. The image features an abstracte...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Ink, Watercolor

"Garden Celebration II, " Watercolor on Handmade Paper signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Garden Celebration II" is an original mixed media piece by David Barnett, including watercolor on paper that was hand-made by the artist. The artist has embedded various objects int...
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2010s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Mixed Media, Watercolor

"Landscape with Bridge, " Original Abstract Watercolor signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Landscape with Bridge" is an original watercolor painting by David Barnett, signed in the lower left corner. The image is abstract, playful lines of color giving the barest suggesti...
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1960s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Watercolor

"Beaver Lake Spring Fever Sunrise, " Original Watercolor signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Beaver Lake Spring Fever Sunrise" is an original watercolor on paper by David Barnett, signed in the lower right corner in pencil. This abstract, minimal landscape represents the su...
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1990s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Watercolor

"Entrance to the Iridescent Garden-First Day of Spring, " Mixed Media signed
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Entrance to the Iridescent Garden-First Day of Spring" is an original mixed media piece by David Barnett. The artwork is signed in the lower right. Barnett used iridescent watercolo...
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Early 2000s Expressionist David Barnett Art

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Watercolor

"Landscape with Sand Dune, " Original Abstract Watercolor signed
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Landscape with Sand Dune" is an original watercolor by David Barnett. The artist signed and dated the piece lower left. It depicts an abstracted landscape. 6" x 8 5/8" art 17 5/8"...
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1960s Abstract David Barnett Art

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Watercolor

Surreal Collage: Prototypes #3
By David Barnett
Located in New York, NY
Barnett, a surrealist artist incorporates discarded mechanical objects and gadgets into his artwork. His work is characterized by its unique and ecl...
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2010s Surrealist David Barnett Art

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Pastel, Found Objects, Acrylic, Pencil

"Tree Owl Spirit, " Original Watercolor on Birch Bark signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Tree Owl Spirit" is an original watercolor painting on birch bark by David Barnett. The artist signed the piece lower right. It features abstract marks on a found piece of birch bar...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Found Objects, Watercolor

Surreal Collage: Dem Bones
By David Barnett
Located in New York, NY
Barnett, a surrealist artist incorporates discarded mechanical objects and gadgets into his artwork. His work is characterized by its unique and ecl...
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2010s Surrealist David Barnett Art

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Paper, Color Pencil

"Spring Spirit Garden, " Watercolor signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Spring Spirit Garden" is an original watercolor painting on Japanese rice paper by David Barnett. The artist signed the piece in the lower right. This piece utilizes the wet-on-wet ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Watercolor, Rice Paper

"Southwest Ruins, " Original Watercolor and Ink Drawing signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Southwest" ruins is an original watercolor and ink drawing by David Barnett. The artist signed and dated the artwork in the lower right. It depicts a beautifully colorful barren lan...
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1990s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Ink, Watercolor

"Spring Green Variation II, " Mixed Media Watercolor signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Spring Green Variation II" is an original mixed media piece by David Barnett. The artist signed and dated the piece lower right. It depicts a landscape in bold colors. 10 3/4" x 1...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Mixed Media, Watercolor

"Garden Gala Celebration, " Original Watercolor Flowers signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Garden Gala Celebration" is an original watercolor by David Barnett. The artist signed and dated the piece lower right. It depicts a number of brightly-colored flowers. 9 1/2" x ...
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Early 2000s Impressionist David Barnett Art

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Watercolor

"Up North Series: Birch Bark Otter Lake, " Mixed Media signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Up North Series: Birch Bark Otter Lake" is an original mixed media painting by David Barnett. The artist scanned a piece of birch bark and then painted over the image with ink and w...
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Early 2000s Impressionist David Barnett Art

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Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Pencil

"Famous Artist Series: Homage to Georgia O Keeffe, Self Portrait Eclipsed"
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Famous Artist Series: Homage to Georgia O'Keeffe, Self Portrait Eclipsed by Georgia O'Keeffe" is an original mixed media piece by David Barnett. The artist signed and dated the artw...
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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist David Barnett Art

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Mixed Media

"Morph Dog Frenzy, " Ink, Watercolor, and Acrylic signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Morph Dog Frenzy" is an original ink, watercolor, and iridescent acrylic piece by David Barnett. The artist signed and dated the piece in the lower left. It depicts a frenzy of abst...
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1990s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor

"Morph Dog Series: A Walk in the Woods With Dog Named Shag Bark, " Mixed Media
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Morph Dog Series: A Walk in the Woods With Dog Named Shag Bark" is a mixed media piece by David Barnett. It is signed lower right and depicts a multi-colored composition of human fo...
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Early 2000s Expressionist David Barnett Art

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Mixed Media

"Black Cloud Over Chenequa, " Oil Pastel and Watercolor signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Black Cloud Over Chenequa" is an original oil pastel and watercolor piece on museum board by David Barnett. The artist signed the piece in the lower right. It features a dark cloud ...
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1990s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Oil Pastel, Watercolor, Illustration Board

"Tree Frog Spirit: Up North Series, " Watercolor on Birch signed
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Tree Frog Spirit: Up North Series" is an original watercolor on birch bark by David Barnett. The artist signed the piece in the lower left and created this piece from a found piece ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Birch, Found Objects, Watercolor

"Mountain Mystery, " Charcoal on Paper signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Mountain Mystery" is an original signed charcoal drawing by David Barnett. The surrealistic landscape depicts mountainous natural forms with swirling lines and an element of uncerta...
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1960s Surrealist David Barnett Art

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Charcoal

"Footloose in Carefree, AZ, " Watercolor signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Footloose in Carefree, AZ" is an original watercolor painting by David Barnett. The artist signed the piece in the lower left corner. David Barnett has done several pieces centered ...
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Early 2000s Expressionist David Barnett Art

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Watercolor

wood texture contemporary abstract colorful watercolor mixed media signed
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Land, Sea, Sky, Shagbark Hickory: Earth Spirit" is a mixed media piece by David Barnett. It is a photograph embellished with ink and watercolor and is si...
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Early 2000s David Barnett Art

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Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Photographic Paper

"Electric Dragon, " a Watercolor signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Electric Dragon" is an original watercolor painting signed lower center by the artist David Barnett. It depicts a bright red dragon with electric yellow shapes emanating from it. ...
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1960s David Barnett Art

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Watercolor

"The Masked Reader, " Ink on Paper signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"The Masked Reader" is an original ink drawing signed in the lower right by the artist David Barnett. It depicts an abstracted face and figure in black lines. 9 1/2" x 12 1/2" art ...
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1960s David Barnett Art

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Ink

"Morph Dog Madness, " an Abstract Watercolor signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Morph Dog Madness" is an original watercolor painting signed lower right by David Barnett. It features an all-over composition with blue, red, purple, yellow, pink, and black. 4.7...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Watercolor

Celebrate Life: L Chaim Festive Original Mixed Media Artwork by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Celebrate Life: L'Chaim" is a multicolored abstract mixed media piece by Wisconsin artist David Barnett. The Hebrew word "L' Chaim" translates to "to life" and is used as a toast to...
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Early 2000s Contemporary David Barnett Art

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Mixed Media

Surreal Collage: The Descendant
By David Barnett
Located in New York, NY
Combining found elements with those fashioned by my own hand, my work encompasses two- and three-dimensional collage as well as sculptural objects. Infused with a rich sense of histo...
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2010s Surrealist David Barnett Art

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Mixed Media

Surreal Collage: Damselfly
By David Barnett
Located in New York, NY
'Combining found elements with those fashioned by my own hand, my work encompasses two- and three-dimensional collage as well as sculptural objects. Infused with a rich sense of hist...
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2010s Surrealist David Barnett Art

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Mixed Media

Surreal Collage: The Definition of Insanity
By David Barnett
Located in New York, NY
Barnett, a surrealist artist incorporates discarded mechanical objects and gadgets into his artwork. His work is characterized by its unique and eclectic mix of materials, which rang...
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2010s Surrealist David Barnett Art

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Watercolor, Color Pencil, Graphite

Surreal Collage: Irvington Park
By David Barnett
Located in New York, NY
Barnett, a surrealist artist incorporates discarded mechanical objects and gadgets into his artwork. His work is characterized by its unique and eclectic mix of materials, which rang...
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2010s Surrealist David Barnett Art

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Pastel, Watercolor, Graphite

Surreal Collage: Arduous Journey
By David Barnett
Located in New York, NY
Combining found elements with those fashioned by my own hand, my work encompasses two- and three-dimensional collage as well as sculptural objects. Infused with a rich sense of histo...
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2010s Surrealist David Barnett Art

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Mixed Media

David Barnett art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic David Barnett art available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of art to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of blue, green, purple and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by David Barnett in paint, watercolor, mixed media and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the contemporary style. Not every interior allows for large David Barnett art, so small editions measuring 4 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Reginald K. Gee, Mary Judge, and Michael Alan. David Barnett art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $375 and tops out at $17,300, while the average work can sell for $2,168.

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