Donald Baechler

(American, 1956–2022)

Donald Baechler is an American artist who figured prominently in the Neo-Expressionist and Pop Art movements during the 1980s. Incorporating child-like depictions of iconic subjects, such as flowers, birds, and ice cream cones, each work conveys a feeling of memory without becoming an illustration. Culled from a huge archive of images the artist has collected, his prints, paintings, and sculpture focus more on formal attributes than narrative. “I'm drawn to silhouettes because of their emblematic rather than their illustrational quality,” he reflected. “I see them as shapes, allowing an image to become an abstraction and for pure painting to take place.” Born on November 22, 1956, in Hartford, CT, he grew up in a Quaker family who nourished his early artistic talent. He went on to study at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore from 1974–1977, and continued his education at New York’s Cooper Union. In New York he befriended Tony Shafrazi, who in 1979 founded a downtown gallery that reflected his interest in artwork inspired by graffiti art. In this milieu, Baechler found himself amidst figures such as Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Kenny Scharf. He continues to live and works in New York, NY. Today, his works are held in the collections of the Goetz Collection in Munich, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, among others.

Donald Baechler Artworks

Donald Baechler (1,857 results)
Globe, 2007

Donald Baechler

Globe, 2007

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Money, 2006

Donald Baechler

Money, 2006

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Donald Baechler, Frukterna i Rio, 1989

Donald Baechler

Donald Baechler, Frukterna i Rio, 1989

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Donald Baechler, 1990

Donald Baechler

Donald Baechler, 1990

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Donald Baechler, 1990

Donald Baechler

Donald Baechler, 1990

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Donald Baechler, 1997

Donald Baechler

Donald Baechler, 1997

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Green Cone, 2007, 2007

Donald Baechler

Green Cone, 2007, 2007

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Two Balls, 2007

Donald Baechler

Two Balls, 2007

Sale Date: May 28, 2020

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Flower, 1992

Donald Baechler

Flower, 1992

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Flower, 1992

Donald Baechler

Flower, 1992

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Flower Study I, 2009

Donald Baechler

Flower Study I, 2009

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Diamond Snake, 2007

Donald Baechler

Diamond Snake, 2007

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The Benefit Flower, 1998

Donald Baechler

The Benefit Flower, 1998

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BIRD, 1988

Donald Baechler

BIRD, 1988

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UNTITLED, 1991

Donald Baechler

UNTITLED, 1991

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UNTITLED, 1993

Donald Baechler

UNTITLED, 1993

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Green Plant; Blue Flowers; Pompeiian..., 1997

Donald Baechler

Green Plant; Blue Flowers; Pompeiian..., 1997

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RED LINE DRAWING NO.16, 1991

Donald Baechler

RED LINE DRAWING NO.16, 1991

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THE ROSE OF DELHI #1, 1996–1997

Donald Baechler

THE ROSE OF DELHI #1, 1996–1997

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PLANTS, 2006

Donald Baechler

PLANTS, 2006

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Ralph's Ball, 2010

Donald Baechler

Ralph's Ball, 2010

Sale Date: February 19, 2020

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Fruits (aus der 5-teiligen Serie “Fruits”), 1990

Donald Baechler

Fruits (aus der 5-teiligen Serie “Fruits”), 1990

Sale Date: January 27, 2020

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Likes it Loud, 1998

Donald Baechler

Likes it Loud, 1998

Sale Date: December 18, 2019

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Telephone, 2004

Donald Baechler

Telephone, 2004

Sale Date: December 18, 2019

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