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Alan Davie

Tiger is Joyful
1960
Oil on canvas
12 x 16 ins (30.5 x 40.6 cms)

Signed, inscribed & dated August 1960 verso

Also inscribed 'Bili Davie Collection'

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Davie's interest in Zen Buddhism inspired his search for free expression of the unconscious mind. His paintings were entirely spontaneous and intuitive, many having no pre-considered composition or even titled until completed. The tiger's tail was a recurring motif throughout the 1960s.

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