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.

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Flowers #1 - 97 (large version), 1997

Donald Baechler

Flowers #1 - 97 (large version), 1997

Tony Shafrazi Gallery

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Memory & Illusion (Globe), 1998

Donald Baechler

Memory & Illusion (Globe), 1998

Tony Shafrazi Gallery

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Panorama (Three Thistles), 1998

Donald Baechler

Panorama (Three Thistles), 1998

Tony Shafrazi Gallery

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Calm is Closed, 2013

Donald Baechler

Calm is Closed, 2013

Sale Date: May 8, 2024

Auction Closed

Ohne Titel (Untitled # 25), 1993

Donald Baechler

Ohne Titel (Untitled # 25), 1993

Sale Date: March 16, 2024

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Three works: (i) Blue Pitcher; (ii) Yellow..., 2001

Donald Baechler

Three works: (i) Blue Pitcher; (ii) Yellow..., 2001

Sale Date: April 24, 2024

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Still Life Fragment, 2021

Donald Baechler

Still Life Fragment, 2021

Sale Date: April 18, 2024

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Donald Baechler

"Untitled (Red Flower)", 1996

Sale Date: April 25, 2024

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Donald Baechler

"Man with Hat", 2011

Sale Date: April 25, 2024

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Donald Baechler

"Untitled (Flowers)", 2006

Sale Date: April 25, 2024

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Szechuan Garden, 2003

Donald Baechler

Szechuan Garden, 2003

Sale Date: April 17, 2024

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Untitled (Abstract Painting with Figure), 1986

Donald Baechler

Untitled (Abstract Painting with Figure), 1986

Sale Date: April 24, 2024

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Black flower, 2005

Donald Baechler

Black flower, 2005

Sale Date: April 22, 2024

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Thistle, 1999

Donald Baechler

Thistle, 1999

Sale Date: April 8, 2024

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Crowds, 1990

Donald Baechler

Sale Date: March 4, 2024

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Painting with Balls, 1986–1987

Donald Baechler

Painting with Balls, 1986–1987

Sale Date: March 4, 2024

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Composition with Arithmetic, 1990

Donald Baechler

Composition with Arithmetic, 1990

Sale Date: March 4, 2024

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Untitled (Globe), 1984–1985

Donald Baechler

Untitled (Globe), 1984–1985

Sale Date: March 4, 2024

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Pink Cone | 粉紅雪糕筒, 2010

Donald Baechler

Pink Cone | 粉紅雪糕筒, 2010

Sale Date: February 28, 2024

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Untitled (for the cover of The Paris Review, , 1986

Donald Baechler

Untitled (for the cover of The Paris Review, , 1986

Sale Date: March 1, 2024

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Root Hound (Portrait of George Condo), 1983

Donald Baechler

Root Hound (Portrait of George Condo), 1983

Sale Date: March 1, 2024

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Deep North, 1988–1989

Donald Baechler

Deep North, 1988–1989

Sale Date: March 1, 2024

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Thistle, 1999

Donald Baechler

Thistle, 1999

Sale Date: January 10, 2024

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Globe #2- 2001, 2001

Donald Baechler

Globe #2- 2001, 2001

Sale Date: December 14, 2023

Auction Closed

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