Ian Davenport valuation
English abstract painter known for his poured and dripped lines of colour.
Ian Davenport (born 1966) was born in Sidcup, studied at Northwich College of Art and Design and graduated from Goldsmiths College in 1988, the year he took part in Freeze, the exhibition organised by Damien Hirst.
What a work by Ian Davenport is worth
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Bio
Ian Davenport (born 1966) was born in Sidcup, studied at Northwich College of Art and Design and graduated from Goldsmiths College in 1988, the year he took part in Freeze, the exhibition organised by Damien Hirst. His first solo show was at Waddington Galleries in 1990 and he was nominated for the Turner Prize in 1991. Many of his works are made by pouring paint onto a tilted surface and letting gravity spread it. For Days Like These at Tate Britain in 2003 he made a thirteen-metre mural of coloured lines dripped down the wall from a syringe, and in 2006 he unveiled Poured Lines: Southwark, in the arches beneath Southwark Bridge.
What comes to market is paintings on aluminium and other panels, works on paper, and prints in signed and numbered editions. A buyer will want to know the date, the dimensions and the gallery of origin of a painting, since the surface is the work and any repair shows. Panels should be checked for scratches, dents and marks in the paint, particularly at the edges and where the poured lines pool. Prints should be checked for fading and handling creases.
At a glance
- Born
- 8 July 1966, Sidcup
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