Verne Dawson

American | 1961

Verne Dawson is an American Postwar & Contemporary painter who was born in 1961. Their work is currently being shown at multiple venues like Almine Rech, Paris (rue de Turenne). Numerous key galleries and museums such as Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zurich (Maag Areal) have featured Verne Dawson's work in the past.Verne Dawson's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 625 USD to 47,800 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 2003 the record price for this artist at auction is 47,800 USD for Manhattan, sold at Christie's New York in 2003. Verne Dawson has been featured in articles for , and . The most recent article is written for ArtDaily in May 2025.

At Auction

Notable Lots

Notre Dame de Paris ,2002

By Verne Dawson

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Mars ,2003

By Verne Dawson

SUNDAY ,2005

By Verne Dawson

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Recent Auction Results

The Days of the Week (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday...), 2005: Seven

By Verne Dawson

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Blue Finger Painting with Black Line and Hole, 1986-8 - Verne Dawson

Blue Finger Painting with Black Line and Hole, 1986-8 ,1951

By Verne Dawson

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Three Aerialists ,2004

By Verne Dawson

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Current Exhibitions

Merci! John Giorno

Almine Rech, Paris (rue de Turenne)

3e | Paris | France

Apr 26,2025 - Jun 07,2025

Ringier Collection 1995 鈥� 2025

Langen Foundation

Neuss | Germany

Apr 13,2025 - Oct 05,2025

Past Exhibitions

Verne Dawson: Crystal Springs

Karma Gallery, New York (22 E)

New York | USA

Jan 08,2025 - Feb 28,2025

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Articles

ArtDaily 04/05/2025

Almine Rech Paris and Giorno Poetry Systems announce 'Merci! John Giorno,' on view from April 26 to June 7.

ArtDaily 13/01/2025

Karma presents an exhibition of new paintings by Verne Dawson, on view at 22 East 2nd Street, New York, from January 8鈥揊ebruary 28, 2025.

Ocula 06/09/2023

In a new group exhibition in Seoul, Galerie Eva Presenhuber brings together recent works by 13 international artists scrutinising the conditions of contemporary painting and sculpture (6 September鈥�28 October 2023).

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Coverage

鈥� ..Dawson's approach to painting is that of an anthropologist studying ancient concepts of time and space, how they have affected humankind throughout its social and technical evolution, and in what way they... 鈥�
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Galerie Eva Presenhuber, New York

鈥� ..A painter of landscapes, still lives, and portraits, Dawson鈥檚 subjects are sometimes imaginary and allegorical, but are always based in the reality and timeless rhythms of the natural world... 鈥�
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Gavin Brown's enterprise, Grand Street

鈥� ..At the same time, the sheer pleasure Dawson takes in painting can always be sensed in his work... 鈥�
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Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zurich (Maag Areal)

鈥� ..In his works, Dawson attempts to confront this gradual obliteration of collective memory, which has seemingly caused everyday connections to become lost鈥攆or example, how the course of the sun and the moon... 鈥�
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Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Löwenbräu Areal

鈥� .. Dawson has been described as a narrative painter; frequently taking recognizable tales from mythology, religion, and folklore as his subjects... 鈥�
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Gavin Brown鈥檚 enterprise, 127th Street