Gene Davis

American (1920 - 1985)

Gene Davis was an American painter.
Based on ArtValue.ca records, Gene Davis's estimated art value is CAD $20,000 (*)

Gene Davis's work could be available for sale at public auction with prices in the range of CAD $10,000 - $25,000, or even much higher.

From ArtValue.ca records, the highest price paid at auction for an acrylic painting work attributed to Gene Davis (1920-1985) was CAD $18,000 - paid for "Hell's Calendar #3" at Cowley Abbott in Toronto on Wed, May 28, 2025.
ArtValue.ca has 5 auction art sale records for their acrylic painting results, with prices in the range of CAD $10,000 - $25,000.

Notable Art Works

Born in Washington, D.C., in 1920, Gene Davis worked as a sportswriter before his career as an artist began in 1949. Davis, a leading American artist of the twentieth century, contributed significantly to the Color Field and Post-Painterly Abstraction movements that reached prominence in the 1960s and the Washington Color School. Davis was never formally trained, which he viewed as a positive aspect that freed him from the traditional and limiting aspects of art schooling. Instead, Davis developed his artistic skills through the art institutions in Washington and regular visits to museums and galleries in New York. He also received guidance from friend, artist and curator Jacob Kainen. 

(*) Value is calculated as an average of the top acrylic painting sale records from ArtValue.ca database.
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