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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FAMILY, 1986

Donald Baechler

Sale Date: December 4, 1992

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Faces, 1986

Donald Baechler

Sale Date: December 4, 1992

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FAMILIE, 1986

Donald Baechler

FAMILIE, 1986

Sale Date: November 30, 1992

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GESICHTER, 1986

Donald Baechler

GESICHTER, 1986

Sale Date: November 30, 1992

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THE ONION EATER, 1988

Donald Baechler

THE ONION EATER, 1988

Sale Date: November 18, 1992

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PLAGUE OF RESPONSIBILITY, 1986

Donald Baechler

PLAGUE OF RESPONSIBILITY, 1986

Sale Date: November 18, 1992

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COMPOSITION WITH GUITAR; COMPOSITION WITH , 1988

Donald Baechler

COMPOSITION WITH GUITAR; COMPOSITION WITH , 1988

Sale Date: November 9, 1992

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CONVERSATION, 1990

Donald Baechler

CONVERSATION, 1990

Sale Date: November 9, 1992

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Untitled, 1985

Donald Baechler

Untitled, 1985

Sale Date: November 5, 1992

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FLOWERS AND TREES (FOR KLAUS WITTMANN), 1990

Donald Baechler

FLOWERS AND TREES (FOR KLAUS WITTMANN), 1990

Sale Date: October 28, 1992

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TANGRAM (FROM), 1990

Donald Baechler

TANGRAM (FROM), 1990

Sale Date: October 28, 1992

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GREEN HEART, 1990

Donald Baechler

GREEN HEART, 1990

Sale Date: October 9, 1992

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UNTITLED (HEAD), 1983

Donald Baechler

UNTITLED (HEAD), 1983

Sale Date: October 6, 1992

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Sans titre, 1987

Donald Baechler

Sans titre, 1987

Sale Date: July 1, 1992

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Sans titre, 1987

Donald Baechler

Sans titre, 1987

Sale Date: July 1, 1992

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FAMILY (4 BLATTER), 1986

Donald Baechler

FAMILY (4 BLATTER), 1986

Sale Date: June 11, 1992

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FACES (3 BLATTER), 1986

Donald Baechler

FACES (3 BLATTER), 1986

Sale Date: June 11, 1992

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THE ASSISTANTS, NEW HORK, BARON/BOISANTE , 1988

Donald Baechler

THE ASSISTANTS, NEW HORK, BARON/BOISANTE , 1988

Sale Date: May 11, 1992

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COMPOSITION WITH GUITAR; COMPOSITION WITH..., 1988

Donald Baechler

COMPOSITION WITH GUITAR; COMPOSITION WITH..., 1988

Sale Date: May 11, 1992

Auction Closed

Untitled, 1990

Donald Baechler

Untitled, 1990

Sale Date: May 9, 1992

Auction Closed

SPHINX #1, 1981

Donald Baechler

SPHINX #1, 1981

Sale Date: May 6, 1992

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CONVERSAZIONE, 1989

Donald Baechler

CONVERSAZIONE, 1989

Sale Date: May 6, 1992

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BAY OF BENGAL, 1987

Donald Baechler

BAY OF BENGAL, 1987

Sale Date: March 23, 1992

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UNTITLED (ZAGREB), 1982

Donald Baechler

UNTITLED (ZAGREB), 1982

Sale Date: February 27, 1992

Auction Closed

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