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Alan Davie

1920–2014

British painter, graphic artist, poet, musician, silversmith, and jeweller, born at Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, son of a painter and etcher. Davie studied at Edinburgh College of Art, 1937–40, and after serving in the Royal Artillery, 1941–6, had his first one-man show at Grant's Bookshop, Edinburgh, in 1946.

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Text Source: A Dictionary of Modern and Contemporary Art (Oxford University Press)

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Cornucopia 1960 Alan Davie (1920–2014)

Cornucopia 1960 Glasgow Museums Resource Centre (GMRC)
Magic Circles 1989 Alan Davie (1920–2014)

Magic Circles 1989 The Pier Arts Centre
In the Face of the Witch 1955 Alan Davie (1920–2014)

In the Face of the Witch 1955 Leeds Art Gallery, Leeds Museums and Galleries
Symbols in a Landscape 1994 Alan Davie (1920–2014)

Symbols in a Landscape 1994 The Pier Arts Centre
Energy is Delight 2001 Alan Davie (1920–2014)

Energy is Delight 2001 The Pier Arts Centre
For the Guli Dance, No. 12 1970 Alan Davie (1920–2014)

For the Guli Dance, No. 12 1970 University of Warwick
Celtic Landscape (Dreamscape) 1996 Alan Davie (1920–2014)

Celtic Landscape (Dreamscape) 1996 The Pier Arts Centre
Cosmic Signals I 2000 Alan Davie (1920–2014)

Cosmic Signals I 2000 University of Warwick
Untitled Abstract Alan Davie (1920–2014)

Untitled Abstract University of Leicester
Untitled 1956 Alan Davie (1920–2014)

Untitled 1956 The Pier Arts Centre
Island Fantasy 1999 Alan Davie (1920–2014)

Island Fantasy 1999 The Pier Arts Centre
Magic Casket 1997 Alan Davie (1920–2014)

Magic Casket 1997 Art in Healthcare
Hallucination with Monster and Cock Alan Davie (1920–2014)

Hallucination with Monster and Cock Paisley Museum and Art Galleries
Magic Picture No. 68 1977 Alan Davie (1920–2014)

Magic Picture No. 68 1977 Lillie Art Gallery
Target 1959 Alan Davie (1920–2014)

Target 1959 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Three Symbolic Characters 1967 Alan Davie (1920–2014)

Three Symbolic Characters 1967 Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum (Museums Worcestershire)
Ghost Creation 1951 Alan Davie (1920–2014)

Ghost Creation 1951 Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
The Magician's Mirror No. 3 (Opus 1450) 2000 Alan Davie (1920–2014)

The Magician's Mirror No. 3 (Opus 1450) 2000 National Galleries of Scotland: Modern
Sacrifice 1956 Alan Davie (1920–2014)

Sacrifice 1956 Tate
Farmer's Wife No. 2 (Jazz Musician and Lady) 1957 Alan Davie (1920–2014)

Farmer's Wife No. 2 (Jazz Musician and Lady) 1957 National Galleries of Scotland: Modern
Serpent's Breath 1966 Alan Davie (1920–2014)

Serpent's Breath 1966 City Art Centre
Prophet in a Tree, 1963 Alan Davie (1920–2014)

Prophet in a Tree, 1963 The Fitzwilliam Museum
Bird Singing 1957 Alan Davie (1920–2014)

Bird Singing 1957 Southampton City Art Gallery
Bouquet for Couquet 1959 Alan Davie (1920–2014)

Bouquet for Couquet 1959 Nottingham City Museums & Galleries
Discovery of the Staff 1957–1958 Alan Davie (1920–2014)

Discovery of the Staff 1957–1958 Ferens Art Gallery
First Movement in Pink 1957 Alan Davie (1920–2014)

First Movement in Pink 1957 The Higgins Bedford
Crazy Ikon (Op. No. 258) 1959 Alan Davie (1920–2014)

Crazy Ikon (Op. No. 258) 1959 University of Brighton Gallery
Scented Arrow 1961 Alan Davie (1920–2014)

Scented Arrow 1961 City Art Centre
Giant Fish Hunt No. 1 1980 Alan Davie (1920–2014)

Giant Fish Hunt No. 1 1980 National Galleries of Scotland: Modern
Meditations on Jain Cosmology No. 4 1984 Alan Davie (1920–2014)

Meditations on Jain Cosmology No. 4 1984 National Galleries of Scotland: Modern
Blue Triangle Enters 1953 Alan Davie (1920–2014)

Blue Triangle Enters 1953 National Galleries of Scotland: Modern
Abstract with Circles c.1945 Alan Davie (1920–2014)

Abstract with Circles c.1945 Edinburgh College of Art (University of Edinburgh)
The Yellow Phantom, Harold William 1957–1958 Alan Davie (1920–2014)

The Yellow Phantom, Harold William 1957–1958 Yale Center for British Art
Hallucination with Red-Headed Parrot 1984 Alan Davie (1920–2014)

Hallucination with Red-Headed Parrot 1984 National Galleries of Scotland: Modern
Without Devices 2004 Alan Davie (1920–2014)

Without Devices 2004 Pembroke College Oxford JCR Art Collection
Cosmic Signals No. 1 2001 Alan Davie (1920–2014)

Cosmic Signals No. 1 2001 University of St Andrews
Womb Way 2003 Alan Davie (1920–2014)

Womb Way 2003 Edinburgh Printmakers
Sea Gate 1960 Alan Davie (1920–2014)

Sea Gate 1960 Towner
Entry of the Fetish 1955 Alan Davie (1920–2014)

Entry of the Fetish 1955 The Fitzwilliam Museum
Jingling Space 1950 Alan Davie (1920–2014)

Jingling Space 1950 National Galleries of Scotland: Modern