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Born 1946. Known for: Small-scale landscape and abstract painting.
The life and times of the late 18th Century, especially the pomp and pageantry of the military have been the focus of David Fertig’s work for the last decade. While it is tempting to see Fertig as a... Read full biography
The life and times of the late 18th Century, especially the pomp and pageantry of the military have been the focus of David Fertig’s work for the last decade. While it is tempting to see Fertig as a history painter, yearning to resurrect the ancient dichotomy of Academicism versus Romanticism, this... Read full biography
The life and times of the late 18th Century, especially the pomp and pageantry of the military have been the focus of David Fertig’s work for the last decade. While it is tempting to see Fertig as a history painter, yearning to resurrect the ancient dichotomy of Academicism versus Romanticism, this viewpoint is not correct. Fertig’s ambition is to engage a much more current moment in the history of painting, namely the New York School, its antecedents and aftershocks, Especially as it relates... Read full biography
The life and times of the late 18th Century, especially the pomp and pageantry of the military have been the focus of David Fertig’s work for the last decade. While it is tempting to see Fertig as a history painter, yearning to resurrect the ancient dichotomy of Academicism versus Romanticism, this viewpoint is not correct. Fertig’s ambition is to engage a much more current moment in the history of painting, namely the New York School, its antecedents and aftershocks, Especially as it relates to the figurative tradition. His use of ships and soldiers as subject matter stems from his deep interest in the period, about which he is a self-taught authority. Fertig’s curiosity about the late 18th Century affairs of Europe and North America has... Read full biography
The life and times of the late 18th Century, especially the pomp and pageantry of the military have been the focus of David Fertig’s work for the last decade. While it is tempting to see Fertig as a history painter, yearning to resurrect the ancient dichotomy of Academicism versus Romanticism, this viewpoint is not correct. Fertig’s ambition is to engage a much more current moment in the history of painting, namely the New York School, its antecedents and aftershocks, Especially as it relates to the figurative tradition. His use of ships and soldiers as subject matter stems from his deep interest in the period, about which he is a self-taught authority. Fertig’s curiosity about the late 18th Century affairs of Europe and North America has led him to read primary sources about the armies and navies of the time such as the proceeding of inquests into the loss of ves... Read full biography
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- Review of ExhibitionsApril 2007EditorsArt in America