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David Fertig - Artists - Paul Thiebaud Gallery

David Fertig
The Shannon and the Chesapeake, 2023
oil on Masonite
23 3/4 x 25 1/8 in.

Drawing influence from French Romanticism and Post-Impressionism, with an emphasis on the Nabis painters, to action and color field painting of the Abstract Expressionists, David Fertig culls various stylistic elements to invent an original language emphasizing most notably an expressive use of color to convey form.  As the artist explained, “I look at everything. I borrow from everyone.”  His sources, however, are not only pictorial but also written.  Fertig studies who the historical personages were and learns of the details involved in the battles, inventing a pictorial rendition to suit their descriptions. These paintings are not intended as history paintings in the traditional sense of the genre.  Rather, they are taken from actual events without placing an emphasis on the narrative element. The movement and drama of these military engagements comes alive in each panel through Fertig’s expressive surfaces.

"Affectless, informal and, at times, breezy and brusque, his brush moves with quiet bravura."

-Mario Naves

DAVID FERTIG

1946
Born in Philadelphia, PA

EDUCATION

1972
MFA, The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

1967
BFA, Philadelphia College of Art, PA

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2023
Paintings and Pastels, Paul Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, CA 

2016
Paintings, The Century Association, New York, NY
Paintings and Drawings by David Fertig, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, New York, NY

2015
Paintings, Paul Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, CA
David Fertig, Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montréal, Quebec, Canada

2013
Paintings, Paul Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2012
David Fertig, Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montréal, Quebec, Canada

2011
Paintings, Paul Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, CA
David Fertig, PDX Contemporary Art, Portland, OR

2010
David Fertig, Sladmore Contemporary, London, UK

2009
New Paintings, Paul Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Recent Paintings, James Graham & Sons, New York, NY

2007
Recent Paintings, Paul Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2006
New Work, James Graham & Sons, New York, NY

2005
Recent Paintings, Paul Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, CA
David Fertig: Paintings, James Graham & Sons, New York, NY

2004
New Paintings, Paul Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2001
Paintings & Pastels, Paul Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, CA

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS & REVIEWS

2014
Pocaro, Alan. "Expo Dispatches:  Figures that Stand Their Ground." NewCityArt. 9 Sept.

2013
Upchurch, Michael. “Some eerie, startling work at Prographica’s ‘Figures & Faces’.” The Seattle Times. 27 December.
Baker, Kenneth. “David Fertig Paul Thiebaud San Francisco.” ARTnews. September. pp. 105–106.
“Bay Area Weekend Picks, April 18­–21, Visual Arts:  Painting.” San Francisco Chronicle. 18 April.
Malafronte, Allison." David Fertig’s Solo Exhibition at Paul Thiebaud Gallery in San Francisco.”  Fine Art Connoisseur. April.

2012
David Fertig. Galerie de Bellefuille, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

2011
Baker, Kenneth. “Fertig at Thiebaud: His Aim a Mystery or History?” San Francisco Chronicle. 7 May.

2007
Twenty-Five Treasures. Paul Thiebaud Gallery, San Francisco, CA. Fall 2007.

David Fertig Quiberon Bay, 2007 pastel on paper 8 1/4 x 14 7/8 in.

David Fertig
Quiberon Bay, 2007
pastel on paper
8 1/4 x 14 7/8 in.

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David Fertig Lord Cochrane’s Cutter, 2007 pastel on paper 6 1/4 x 10 5/8 in.

David Fertig
Lord Cochrane’s Cutter, 2007
pastel on paper
6 1/4 x 10 5/8 in.

Inquire
David Fertig L'Orient, 2011 oil on paperboard 9 5/16 x 10 7/16 in.

David Fertig
L'Orient, 2011
oil on paperboard
9 5/16 x 10 7/16 in.

Inquire
David Fertig 1792, 2018 pastel on paper 7 3/4 x 5 5/8 in.

David Fertig
1792, 2018
pastel on paper
7 3/4 x 5 5/8 in.

Inquire
David Fertig Trafalgar, an Allegory, 2023 oil on Masonite 12 5/8 x 12 1/2 in.

David Fertig
Trafalgar, an Allegory, 2023
oil on Masonite
12 5/8 x 12 1/2 in.

Inquire
David Fertig 1813, 2012 oil on canvasboard 7 x 10 in.

David Fertig
1813, 2012
oil on canvasboard
7 x 10 in.

Inquire
David Fertig Trafalgar, 2023 oil on on canvas panel 10 x 8 in.

David Fertig
Trafalgar, 2023
oil on on canvas panel
10 x 8 in.

Inquire
David Fertig After the Death of Major Pierson by J.S. Copley, 2023 oil on Masonite 11 1/8 x 10 3/8 in.

David Fertig
After the Death of Major Pierson by J.S. Copley, 2023
oil on Masonite
11 1/8 x 10 3/8 in.

Inquire
David Fertig Chateau, 2011 oil on wood panel 9 15/16 x 9 15/16 in.

David Fertig
Chateau, 2011
oil on wood panel
9 15/16 x 9 15/16 in.

Inquire
David Fertig Trafalgar, 2023 oil on canvas panel 11 x 14 in.

David Fertig
Trafalgar, 2023
oil on canvas panel
11 x 14 in.

Inquire
David Fertig Daughter of France after J.L. David, 2023 oil on Masonite 12 x 12 15/16 in. (irreg)

David Fertig
Daughter of France after J.L. David, 2023
oil on Masonite
12 x 12 15/16 in. 

Inquire
David Fertig Trafalgar, 2023 oil on Masonite 16 15/16 x 20 1/2 in.

David Fertig
Trafalgar, 2023
oil on Masonite
16 15/16 x 20 1/2 in.

Inquire
David Fertig The Relief of Siege of Gibraltar, 2023 oil on Masonite 10 1/2 x 12 1/2 in.

David Fertig
The Relief of Siege of Gibraltar, 2023
oil on Masonite
10 1/2 x 12 1/2 in.

Inquire
David Fertig Hussars, 2007 oil on Masonite 7 x 10 1/4 in.

David Fertig
Hussars, 2007
oil on Masonite
7 x 10 1/4 in.

Inquire
David Fertig The Mizzentop, 2023 oil on Masonite 12 3/4 x 12 7/8 in.

David Fertig
The Mizzentop, 2023
oil on Masonite
12 3/4 x 12 7/8 in.

Inquire
David Fertig The Arrest of the King of France, 2023 oil on panel 13 1/4 x 14 1/2 in.

David Fertig
The Arrest of the King of France, 2023
oil on panel
13 1/4 x 14 1/2 in.

Inquire
David Fertig The Shannon and The Chesapeake, 2023 oil on Masonite 23 x 24 1/4 in.

David Fertig
The Shannon and The Chesapeake, 2023
oil on Masonite
23 x 24 1/4 in.

Inquire
David Fertig Ciudad Rodrigo, 2023 oil on Masonite 12 7/8 x 12 3/4 in.

David Fertig
Ciudad Rodrigo, 2023
oil on Masonite
12 7/8 x 12 3/4 in.

Inquire
David Fertig 1812, 2003 oil on panel 9 3/8 x 10 7/8 in.

David Fertig
1812, 2003
oil on panel
9 3/8 x 10 7/8 in.

Inquire
David Fertig Austerlitz, 2023 oil on Masonite 12 1/4 x 13 3/8 in.

David Fertig
Austerlitz, 2023
oil on Masonite
12 1/4 x 13 3/8 in.

Inquire
David Fertig Trafalgar, 2023 oil on illustration board 10 x 13 1/4 in.

David Fertig
Trafalgar, 2023
oil on illustration board
10 x 13 1/4 in.

Inquire
David Fertig Aide de Campe, 2007 oil on Masonite 64 5/16 x 48 1/16 in.

David Fertig
Aide de Campe, 2007
oil on Masonite
64 5/16 x 48 1/16 in.
 

Inquire
David Fertig 1802 , 2023 oil on panel 12 1/4 x 11 5/8 in.

David Fertig
1802 , 2023
oil on panel
12 1/4 x 11 5/8 in.

Inquire
David Fertig 1813, 2023 watercolor, pencil, and gouache on paper 6 x 9 1/8 in.

David Fertig
1813, 2023
watercolor, pencil, and gouache on paper
6 x 9 1/8 in.

Inquire
David Fertig Jack Ashore, 2023 oil on panel 4 1/4 x 14 in.

David Fertig
Jack Ashore, 2023
oil on panel
4 1/4 x 14 in.

Inquire
David Fertig Delacroix Escapes, 2023 pastel on paper 11 1/8 x 15 1/8 in.

David Fertig
Delacroix Escapes, 2023
pastel on paper
11 1/8 x 15 1/8 in.

Inquire
DF_OpenBoat_pastel.jpg

David Fertig
Open Boat, 2018
pastel over etching
5 5/16 x 7 7/8 in.

Inquire
David Fertig Quatre Bras, 2018 pastel over etching 6 1/4 x 8 1/16 in. [irregular]

David Fertig
Quatre Bras, 2018
pastel over etching
6 1/4 x 8 1/16 in. [irregular]
SOLD

David Fertig 1792, 2018 pastel on paper 7 3/4 x 5 5/8 in.

David Fertig
1792, 2018
pastel on paper
7 3/4 x 5 5/8 in.

Inquire
David Fertig The Zwinger at Dresden Looking Through the Wall Pavilion, After Bellotto, 2010 oil on canvasboard 11 x 14 in.

David Fertig
The Zwinger at Dresden Looking Through the Wall Pavilion, After Bellotto, 2010
oil on canvasboard
11 x 14 in.

Inquire
David Fertig Aide de Campe, 2011 oil on canvas 75 x 84 in.

David Fertig
Aide de Campe, 2011
oil on canvas
75 x 84 in.

Inquire
David Fertig Delacroix, 2012 oil on Masonite 12 x 9 1/2 in.

David Fertig
Delacroix, 2012
oil on Masonite
12 x 9 1/2 in.

Inquire
David Fertig Still-Life, dedicated to Robert Kulicke, 2023 oil on Masonite 12 3/4 x 10 7/8 in.

David Fertig
Still-Life, dedicated to Robert Kulicke, 2023
oil on Masonite
12 3/4 x 10 7/8 in.

Inquire
David Fertig Drummer, Grenadiers, 2008 oil on Masonite 13 1/2 x 11 3/4 in.

David Fertig
Drummer, Grenadiers, 2008
oil on Masonite
13 1/2 x 11 3/4 in.
SOLD

David Fertig The Girl on the Cliff, 2012 oil on Masonite 12 1/2 x 11 3/4 in.

David Fertig
The Girl on the Cliff, 2012
oil on Masonite
12 1/2 x 11 3/4 in.

Inquire
David Fertig Audobon's Studio, 2012 oil on Masonite ​​​​​​​16 1/2 x 14 3/4 in.

David Fertig
Audobon's Studio, 2012
oil on Masonite
16 1/2 x 14 3/4 in.

Inquire
David Fertig Aide de Campe, 2018 pastel on paper ​​​​​​​10 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.

David Fertig
Aide de Campe, 2018
pastel on paper
10 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.

Inquire
David Fertig The Escape of St. Juste, 2014 oil on Masonite 4 3/8 x 12 3/8 in.

David Fertig
The Escape of St. Juste, 2014
oil on Masonite
4 3/8 x 12 3/8 in.

Inquire
David Fertig The Death of Major Peirson (After Copley), 2012 oil on canvasboard 11 x 14 in.

David Fertig
The Death of Major Pierson (After Copley), 2012
oil on canvasboard
11 x 14 in.

Inquire
David Fertig Aide de Campe, 2007 oil on Masonite ​​​​​​​73 3/4 x 48 1/8 in.

David Fertig
Aide de Campe, 2007
oil on Masonite
73 3/4 x 48 1/8 in.

Inquire
David Fertig The Nyphe and the Flora, 2013 oil on Masonite ​​​​​​​21 1/8 x 19 in.

David Fertig
The Nyphe and the Flora, 2013
oil on Masonite
21 1/8 x 19 in.

Inquire
DF_Hussar_large_pastel2.jpg

David Fertig
Hussar, 2018
pastel on paper
8 5/8 x 7 3/4 in.

Inquire
David Fertig La Salle General of Hussars, 2018 pastel on collaged paper ​​​​​​​11 1/2 x 8 7/8 in.

David Fertig
La Salle General of Hussars, 2018
pastel on collaged paper
11 1/2 x 8 7/8 in.

Inquire
David Fertig Paris 1815, 2009 oil on Masonite 22 1/4 x 24 in.

David Fertig
Paris 1815, 2009
oil on Masonite
28 1/2 x 25 1/4 in.

Inquire
David Fertig Quiberon Bay, 2007 pastel on paper 8 1/4 x 14 7/8 in.

David Fertig
Quiberon Bay, 2007
pastel on paper
8 1/4 x 14 7/8 in.

David Fertig Lord Cochrane’s Cutter, 2007 pastel on paper 6 1/4 x 10 5/8 in.

David Fertig
Lord Cochrane’s Cutter, 2007
pastel on paper
6 1/4 x 10 5/8 in.

David Fertig L'Orient, 2011 oil on paperboard 9 5/16 x 10 7/16 in.

David Fertig
L'Orient, 2011
oil on paperboard
9 5/16 x 10 7/16 in.

David Fertig 1792, 2018 pastel on paper 7 3/4 x 5 5/8 in.

David Fertig
1792, 2018
pastel on paper
7 3/4 x 5 5/8 in.

David Fertig Trafalgar, an Allegory, 2023 oil on Masonite 12 5/8 x 12 1/2 in.

David Fertig
Trafalgar, an Allegory, 2023
oil on Masonite
12 5/8 x 12 1/2 in.

David Fertig 1813, 2012 oil on canvasboard 7 x 10 in.

David Fertig
1813, 2012
oil on canvasboard
7 x 10 in.

David Fertig Trafalgar, 2023 oil on on canvas panel 10 x 8 in.

David Fertig
Trafalgar, 2023
oil on on canvas panel
10 x 8 in.

David Fertig After the Death of Major Pierson by J.S. Copley, 2023 oil on Masonite 11 1/8 x 10 3/8 in.

David Fertig
After the Death of Major Pierson by J.S. Copley, 2023
oil on Masonite
11 1/8 x 10 3/8 in.

David Fertig Chateau, 2011 oil on wood panel 9 15/16 x 9 15/16 in.

David Fertig
Chateau, 2011
oil on wood panel
9 15/16 x 9 15/16 in.

David Fertig Trafalgar, 2023 oil on canvas panel 11 x 14 in.

David Fertig
Trafalgar, 2023
oil on canvas panel
11 x 14 in.

David Fertig Daughter of France after J.L. David, 2023 oil on Masonite 12 x 12 15/16 in. (irreg)

David Fertig
Daughter of France after J.L. David, 2023
oil on Masonite
12 x 12 15/16 in. 

David Fertig Trafalgar, 2023 oil on Masonite 16 15/16 x 20 1/2 in.

David Fertig
Trafalgar, 2023
oil on Masonite
16 15/16 x 20 1/2 in.

David Fertig The Relief of Siege of Gibraltar, 2023 oil on Masonite 10 1/2 x 12 1/2 in.

David Fertig
The Relief of Siege of Gibraltar, 2023
oil on Masonite
10 1/2 x 12 1/2 in.

David Fertig Hussars, 2007 oil on Masonite 7 x 10 1/4 in.

David Fertig
Hussars, 2007
oil on Masonite
7 x 10 1/4 in.

David Fertig The Mizzentop, 2023 oil on Masonite 12 3/4 x 12 7/8 in.

David Fertig
The Mizzentop, 2023
oil on Masonite
12 3/4 x 12 7/8 in.

David Fertig The Arrest of the King of France, 2023 oil on panel 13 1/4 x 14 1/2 in.

David Fertig
The Arrest of the King of France, 2023
oil on panel
13 1/4 x 14 1/2 in.

David Fertig The Shannon and The Chesapeake, 2023 oil on Masonite 23 x 24 1/4 in.

David Fertig
The Shannon and The Chesapeake, 2023
oil on Masonite
23 x 24 1/4 in.

David Fertig Ciudad Rodrigo, 2023 oil on Masonite 12 7/8 x 12 3/4 in.

David Fertig
Ciudad Rodrigo, 2023
oil on Masonite
12 7/8 x 12 3/4 in.

David Fertig 1812, 2003 oil on panel 9 3/8 x 10 7/8 in.

David Fertig
1812, 2003
oil on panel
9 3/8 x 10 7/8 in.

David Fertig Austerlitz, 2023 oil on Masonite 12 1/4 x 13 3/8 in.

David Fertig
Austerlitz, 2023
oil on Masonite
12 1/4 x 13 3/8 in.

David Fertig Trafalgar, 2023 oil on illustration board 10 x 13 1/4 in.

David Fertig
Trafalgar, 2023
oil on illustration board
10 x 13 1/4 in.

David Fertig Aide de Campe, 2007 oil on Masonite 64 5/16 x 48 1/16 in.

David Fertig
Aide de Campe, 2007
oil on Masonite
64 5/16 x 48 1/16 in.
 

David Fertig 1802 , 2023 oil on panel 12 1/4 x 11 5/8 in.

David Fertig
1802 , 2023
oil on panel
12 1/4 x 11 5/8 in.

David Fertig 1813, 2023 watercolor, pencil, and gouache on paper 6 x 9 1/8 in.

David Fertig
1813, 2023
watercolor, pencil, and gouache on paper
6 x 9 1/8 in.

David Fertig Jack Ashore, 2023 oil on panel 4 1/4 x 14 in.

David Fertig
Jack Ashore, 2023
oil on panel
4 1/4 x 14 in.

David Fertig Delacroix Escapes, 2023 pastel on paper 11 1/8 x 15 1/8 in.

David Fertig
Delacroix Escapes, 2023
pastel on paper
11 1/8 x 15 1/8 in.

DF_OpenBoat_pastel.jpg

David Fertig
Open Boat, 2018
pastel over etching
5 5/16 x 7 7/8 in.

David Fertig Quatre Bras, 2018 pastel over etching 6 1/4 x 8 1/16 in. [irregular]

David Fertig
Quatre Bras, 2018
pastel over etching
6 1/4 x 8 1/16 in. [irregular]
SOLD

David Fertig 1792, 2018 pastel on paper 7 3/4 x 5 5/8 in.

David Fertig
1792, 2018
pastel on paper
7 3/4 x 5 5/8 in.

David Fertig The Zwinger at Dresden Looking Through the Wall Pavilion, After Bellotto, 2010 oil on canvasboard 11 x 14 in.

David Fertig
The Zwinger at Dresden Looking Through the Wall Pavilion, After Bellotto, 2010
oil on canvasboard
11 x 14 in.

David Fertig Aide de Campe, 2011 oil on canvas 75 x 84 in.

David Fertig
Aide de Campe, 2011
oil on canvas
75 x 84 in.

David Fertig Delacroix, 2012 oil on Masonite 12 x 9 1/2 in.

David Fertig
Delacroix, 2012
oil on Masonite
12 x 9 1/2 in.

David Fertig Still-Life, dedicated to Robert Kulicke, 2023 oil on Masonite 12 3/4 x 10 7/8 in.

David Fertig
Still-Life, dedicated to Robert Kulicke, 2023
oil on Masonite
12 3/4 x 10 7/8 in.

David Fertig Drummer, Grenadiers, 2008 oil on Masonite 13 1/2 x 11 3/4 in.

David Fertig
Drummer, Grenadiers, 2008
oil on Masonite
13 1/2 x 11 3/4 in.
SOLD

David Fertig The Girl on the Cliff, 2012 oil on Masonite 12 1/2 x 11 3/4 in.

David Fertig
The Girl on the Cliff, 2012
oil on Masonite
12 1/2 x 11 3/4 in.

David Fertig Audobon's Studio, 2012 oil on Masonite ​​​​​​​16 1/2 x 14 3/4 in.

David Fertig
Audobon's Studio, 2012
oil on Masonite
16 1/2 x 14 3/4 in.

David Fertig Aide de Campe, 2018 pastel on paper ​​​​​​​10 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.

David Fertig
Aide de Campe, 2018
pastel on paper
10 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.

David Fertig The Escape of St. Juste, 2014 oil on Masonite 4 3/8 x 12 3/8 in.

David Fertig
The Escape of St. Juste, 2014
oil on Masonite
4 3/8 x 12 3/8 in.

David Fertig The Death of Major Peirson (After Copley), 2012 oil on canvasboard 11 x 14 in.

David Fertig
The Death of Major Pierson (After Copley), 2012
oil on canvasboard
11 x 14 in.

David Fertig Aide de Campe, 2007 oil on Masonite ​​​​​​​73 3/4 x 48 1/8 in.

David Fertig
Aide de Campe, 2007
oil on Masonite
73 3/4 x 48 1/8 in.

David Fertig The Nyphe and the Flora, 2013 oil on Masonite ​​​​​​​21 1/8 x 19 in.

David Fertig
The Nyphe and the Flora, 2013
oil on Masonite
21 1/8 x 19 in.

DF_Hussar_large_pastel2.jpg

David Fertig
Hussar, 2018
pastel on paper
8 5/8 x 7 3/4 in.

David Fertig La Salle General of Hussars, 2018 pastel on collaged paper ​​​​​​​11 1/2 x 8 7/8 in.

David Fertig
La Salle General of Hussars, 2018
pastel on collaged paper
11 1/2 x 8 7/8 in.

David Fertig Paris 1815, 2009 oil on Masonite 22 1/4 x 24 in.

David Fertig
Paris 1815, 2009
oil on Masonite
28 1/2 x 25 1/4 in.