David Ligare

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American | 1945

David Ligare is an American Postwar & Contemporary painter who was born in 1945.

How much does a David Ligare cost?

David Ligare's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 125 USD to 52,575 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork.

What is David Ligare's most expensive painting?

Since 2004 the record price for this artist at auction is 52,575 USD for Landscape with Three Figures, sold at Bonhams Los Angeles in 2020.

Where can I see David Ligare's works?

Numerous key galleries and museums such as Hirschl & Adler have featured David Ligare's work in the past.

David Ligare in the news

David Ligare has been featured in articles for , and . The most recent article is written for ArtDaily in August 2024.

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Notable Lots

David Ligare (American, b. 1948) - Still Life: Contentus - David Ligare

David Ligare (American, b. 1948) - Still Life: Contentus ,2000

By David Ligare

-9%

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Figure in a Landscape ,1989

By David Ligare

+150%

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Recent Auction Results

Still Life With Grapes ,2005

By David Ligare

+116%

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Still Life With Candle and Water - David Ligare

Still Life With Candle and Water ,2007

By David Ligare

+66%

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Still Life with Bottles and Spoon - David Ligare

Still Life with Bottles and Spoon ,2007

By David Ligare

+30%

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Past Exhibitions

David Ligare: A Specific View

Hirschl & Adler

Lower Manhattan | New York | USA

05 Sep, 2024 - 04 Oct, 2024

See Verso. A Guide to Looking Back

Hirschl & Adler

Lower Manhattan | New York | USA

30 May, 2024 - 03 Jul, 2024

Summer Selections

Hirschl & Adler

Lower Manhattan | New York | USA

29 Jun, 2023 - 08 Sep, 2023

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Articles

Hirschl & Adler Will Open an Exhibition of Works by David Ligare This Fall

ArtDaily 17 Aug, 2024

David Ligare鈥檚 commitment to history painting presents something of a paradox: a contemporary artist devoted to the past, seeking ancient solutions to present-day problems, defying the status quo by embracing tradition.

Laguna Art Museum Reimagines California Cool with 41st Annual Auction, Benefit & Bash

ArtDaily 24 Dec, 2022

Laguna Art Museum announces the 41st Annual California Cool Art Auction, Benefit & Bash taking place February 18 to March 4, 2023.

Presence of the Past: David Ligare鈥檚 Purposeful Representation

JUXTAPOZ 04 Jan, 2022

David Ligare makes paintings about ideas. He accomplishes this by rendering scenes with great technical skill from stories that are grounded in classical mythology which now comprise many of Western culture芒鈧劉s foundational texts.

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鈥� ..Although often grouped with California's Photorealists, the very unreality of Ligare's paintings and his underlying interest in antiquity belie such a label, and the perfection of his unblemished subjects... 鈥�
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Crocker Art Museum

鈥� .. For more than fifty years, David Ligare鈥檚 captivating paintings have incorporated evocative imagery inspired by Classical art and culture... 鈥�
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LewAllen Galleries

鈥� .. Though often cloaked within imagery whose independent beauty makes subtle any precise connection to a particular symbolic reference, Ligare鈥檚 still-lifes and figures always contain abundant information... 鈥�
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LewAllen Galleries

鈥� .. Although often grouped with California鈥檚 Photorealists, the very unreality of David Ligare鈥檚 paintings and his underlying interest in antiquity belie such a label... 鈥�
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Laguna Art Museum

鈥� ..A self-proclaimed Classicist, Ligare鈥檚 perfectly ordered still life, landscape, architectural, and figurative paintings occupy their own poetic world, and the perfection of his unblemished subjects and... 鈥�
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Laguna Art Museum

David Ligare

How much does a David Ligare cost?

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Where can I see David Ligare's works?

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