Artist : Alan Davie (Scottish, 1920–2014)
Artwork Title : Laughing Mat No2
Year : 2013
Medium : Paintings / Oil on paper
Dimensions : 16.5cm. x 20.5cm.
Description : Alan Davie’s Laughing Mat No.2 (2013) is a bold and expressive work that demonstrates the remarkable freedom and spontaneity that remained central to the Scottish artist’s practice throughout his career.
Executed in oil on paper, the composition is defined by strong black gestural lines alongside areas of turquoise, ochre, yellow and earthy brown. Its simplified abstract forms create a playful visual language, reflecting Davie’s enduring fascination with symbols, improvisation and subconscious expression.
Created in 2013, Laughing Mat No.2 comes from the final years of Davie’s career and demonstrates the confidence and immediacy of his later work. Despite its intimate scale, the piece possesses a striking graphic presence and captures the instinctive approach for which Davie became internationally recognised.
Artist : Alan Davie (Scottish, 1920–2014)
Artwork Title : Laughing Mat No2
Year : 2013
Medium : Paintings / Oil on paper
Dimensions : 16.5cm. x 20.5cm.
Description : Alan Davie’s Laughing Mat No.2 (2013) is a bold and expressive work that demonstrates the remarkable freedom and spontaneity that remained central to the Scottish artist’s practice throughout his career.
Executed in oil on paper, the composition is defined by strong black gestural lines alongside areas of turquoise, ochre, yellow and earthy brown. Its simplified abstract forms create a playful visual language, reflecting Davie’s enduring fascination with symbols, improvisation and subconscious expression.
Created in 2013, Laughing Mat No.2 comes from the final years of Davie’s career and demonstrates the confidence and immediacy of his later work. Despite its intimate scale, the piece possesses a striking graphic presence and captures the instinctive approach for which Davie became internationally recognised.
