The Scottish painter Alan Davie was also a jazz musician, adept at playing several instruments. He loved to improvise and that also seems apparent in his paintings. He worked quickly, often on canvases laid on the floor, like the American artist Jackson Pollock. He dotted his works with forms and signs that evoke hieroglyphs or secret languages; symbols perhaps, but never clearly intelligible.
Specifications
| Title | Magic Mirror |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Oil on canvas |
| Object type |
Painting
> Painting
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Width Error: 214,3 is not a valid BCD value cm Height Error: 173,5 is not a valid BCD value cm Depth 4 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Artist:
Alan Davie
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| Accession number | 2690 (MK) |
| Credits | Purchased 1964 |
| Department | Modern Art |
| Acquisition date | 1964 |
| Creation date | in 1962 |
| Internal exhibitions |
De collectie als tijdmachine (2017) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | Scotland > Great Britian > United Kingdom > Northern Europe > Europe |
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