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.
$2,450
"Circus Side Show with Flying Turtles, " Purple Ink signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Circus Side Show with Flying Turtles" is an original purple ink drawing by David Barnett. The artist signed the artwork along the lower part of the drawing ...
Ink
"After Rene Magritte with Lips, " Watercolor & Ink signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"After Rene Magritte With Lips" is an original watercolor and ink drawing by David Barnett. The artist signed, titled, and dated the piece in the lower right. This artwork depicts a ...
Ink, Watercolor
$2,975
"Up North Birch Bark Series: Homage to Michelangelo Birch Bark Body" D. Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Up North Series: Homage to Michelangelo Birch Bark Body" is an original watercolor on birch bark by David Barnett. The artist signed and dated the piece lower right on the backing b...
Found Objects, Watercolor
"Madonna and Child, " Original Watercolor and Ink Drawing signed
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Madonna and Child" is an original watercolor and ink piece by David Barnett, signed in the lower right. The image features warm reds and purples and sketchy black lines that recall ...
Ink, 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 ...
Ink, 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...
Ink
$1,275
"Out on a Limb"/"Tortoise & The Hare, " Double-sided Ink signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Out on a Limb" is an original ink drawing with a second side, titled "Tortoise & the Hare," both by David Barnett. It is signed on the lower right verso. On the front side, a bearded lady stands on a tree branch in front of a sidewalk and a children's mobile. The back features a sketch of the tortoise and hare...
Ink
"Fishing in Amsterdam" Ink on Paper Seascape signed by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Fishing in Amsterdam" is an original ink drawing on paper by David Barnett. The artist signed the piece in the lower left. It depicts two figures fishing in front of a bridge. 8 1...
Paper, Ink
"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 ...
Ink
$529
H 9.45 in W 7.09 in D 0.08 in
Forest - Ink and Watercolor by S. Goldberg - 1950s
By Simon Goldberg
Located in Roma, IT
Forest is an original drawing in mixed media on paper realized by Simon Goldberg (1913-1985). Hand-signed on the lower left. The state of preservation is very good. Sheet dimension...
Ink, Watercolor
Haitian Village
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Haitian Village" 1996 is a watercolor on paper by noted Haitian artist Martino Dorce, b.1943. It is signed and dated at the lower right cor...
Watercolor
$70,563
H 16.54 in W 11.82 in
Dante and Beatrice - Original WATERCOLOR, Signed (Descharnes #d6970_1951)
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Paris, IDF
Salvador Dali Divine Comedy : Dante and Beatrice, 1952 Original watercolor Signed in lower center Dated 1952 On vellum lined on thin board 42 x 30 cm (c. 17 x 12in) REFERENCES : Th...
Ink, Watercolor
Ship of Cools (#1318)
By Jack Balas
Located in New York, NY
Full title: "Ship of Cools, or, A Jolly Load of Boatmen Flat-Out Crossing the Mainstream, Some Being Kings, and Some Being 'Vagabonds' (We Await Your Applause) (#1318)" Watercolor, acrylic, and ink on paper (Diptych) Signed in black ink, l.l. This artwork references George Caleb Bingham’s 1846 painting “The Jolly Flatboatmen...
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor
$28,000
H 10.1 in W 14 in
Surrealist Watercolor and Ink Drawing by Ma Cherie Pilette, 1940s
By Paul Delvaux
Located in Miami, FL
India ink/Wash on paper Signed and dated on lower left The work is housed in super elegant Four Thousand Five Hundred Dollar Frame with Master Museum matting
Watercolor, India Ink
$3,275
H 23 in W 23 in
Showgirls are Forever - Original Playful Figurative Watercolor Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Marisa Mu’s watercolor paintings celebrate liberated bodies in motion, using playful gesture and vivid color to create scenes that feel joyful, intimate, and full of momentum. "Showg...
Paper, Watercolor
$5,500
H 5.71 in W 3.94 in
Portrait - Ink on Paper Unique Signed Drawing Surrealist Woman Painter, c. 1960
By Leonor Fini
Located in New York, NY
Leonor Fini Portrait, ca. 1960 Ink on paper 14.5 x 10 cm 5 1/2 x 4 in. 37.5 x 33 cm 14 1/2 x 13 in. (Frame included) Unique work Exhibition history: Leonor Fini: Small Faces, Apri...
Paper, Ink, Graphite
$64,682
H 9.06 in W 5.91 in
Marc Chagall. Study for “Moïse brisant les Tables de la Loi”. 1955. 23 x 15 cm
By Marc Chagall
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Marc Chagall (Liozna, Russian Empire, 1887 – Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France, 1985). Study for “Moïse brisant les Tables de la Loi”. 1955. India ink, wash and gouache on paper. 23 × ...
India Ink, Gouache
$325
H 12.5 in W 15.5 in D 0.75 in
Surreal San Francisco in a Pen and Ink Drawing
Located in San Francisco, CA
This signed drawing, "Low Fog" by American artist Justin Murray (1912–1987), features a lone caricatured man smoking a pipe amid rolling fog, with distant hills, buildings, and powe...
Paper, Ink, Pen
Anthem (Black Surrealist Philadelphia artist)
By Roland Ayers
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Roland Ayers (1932-2014). Anthem, 1972. Ink on Paper, 4.75 × 7 inches. Signed and dated. Measuring 12 × 16 inches in acid-free matting. Artist and art educator, Roland Ayers...
Paper, Ink
$7,500
H 3.55 in W 4.34 in
Face - Ink on Paper Unique Signed Drawing Surrealist Woman Painter, c. 1960
By Leonor Fini
Located in New York, NY
Leonor Fini Face, ca. 1960 Ink on paper 9 x 11 cm 3 1/2 x 4 1/3 in. 28 x 30 cm 11 x 11 7/8 in. (Frame included) Unique work Exhibition History: Leonor Fini: Small Faces, April 7 -...
Paper, Ink
$3,275
H 23 in W 23 in
Pastel Lovers and Dreamers - Original Figurative Watercolor Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Marisa Mu’s watercolor paintings celebrate liberated bodies in motion, using playful gesture and vivid color to create scenes that feel joyful, intimate, and full of momentum. "Showg...
Paper, Watercolor
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H 33 in W 32 in D 1 in
"Homage to Ned Jacob Blackfoot Indian on Painted Palomino, Montana, " by Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Famous Artist Series: Homage to Ned Jacob Blackfoot Indian on Painted Palomino, Montana" is an original watercolor, gouache, and ink painting, signed and da...
Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
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H 14 in W 11 in D 1 in
"Famous Artist Series: Homage to Marc Chagall: Carte de Voeux, " by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Famous Artist Series: Homage to Marc Chagall: Carte de Voeux" is an original mixed media piece after one of Chagall's many Carte de Voeux. It features a king and queen with stars of...
Mixed Media, Watercolor
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H 32.25 in W 26.625 in
"Famous Artist Series: Tattooed Matisse Model Variation III" by David Barnett
By David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Famous Artist Series: Tattooed Matisse Model Variation III" is an original mixed media piece by David Barnett, signed and dated in the lower right. This Matisse-inspired painting fe...
Mixed Media