Artist : Alan Davie (Scottish, 1920–2014)
Artwork Title : Untitled
Year : 1997
Medium : Works on paper / Gouache on Paper
Dimensions : 55.5cm. x 50cm.
Description : Alan Davie’s Untitled (1997) is a vibrant work on paper that showcases the Scottish artist’s distinctive combination of expressive mark-making, bold colour and enigmatic symbolism.
Executed in gouache, the composition layers playful figurative motifs, free-flowing lines and vivid washes of red, yellow, green and purple around prominent handwritten text. The spontaneous arrangement reflects Davie’s fascination with language, ancient symbols, mythology and the subconscious.
Created in 1997, the work demonstrates the energetic and instinctive approach that remained central to Davie’s practice throughout his career. Its combination of words, mysterious imagery and uninhibited colour makes it a characterful example of his immediately recognisable visual language.
Artist : Alan Davie (Scottish, 1920–2014)
Artwork Title : Untitled
Year : 1997
Medium : Works on paper / Gouache on Paper
Dimensions : 55.5cm. x 50cm.
Description : Alan Davie’s Untitled (1997) is a vibrant work on paper that showcases the Scottish artist’s distinctive combination of expressive mark-making, bold colour and enigmatic symbolism.
Executed in gouache, the composition layers playful figurative motifs, free-flowing lines and vivid washes of red, yellow, green and purple around prominent handwritten text. The spontaneous arrangement reflects Davie’s fascination with language, ancient symbols, mythology and the subconscious.
Created in 1997, the work demonstrates the energetic and instinctive approach that remained central to Davie’s practice throughout his career. Its combination of words, mysterious imagery and uninhibited colour makes it a characterful example of his immediately recognisable visual language.
