‘Vive La France’ Postmodern French Culture

by David Lee

David Lee

Born in Doncaster in the fifties David Lee flew the nest at a young age to set up

residence in London, which heralded a new phase in his life, as he discovered

London’s burgeoning hippy scene. However, during his early thirties, his love affair

with France began with the marriage of his French wife.

Inspired by modern French painters, particularly Cézanne, his exploration of the

forthright nude and his radical brush strokes were the first step toward Impressionism.

Lee’s paintings are inspired not only from the South of France and Paris but from the

era between the 1920’s and 50’s, which is a common theme in all of his work.

Lee readily adopted the cafe culture of our continental cousins where Paris seized

him. Spending so much time in the City of Lights, enjoying such impassioned

vibrancy, the cafes were the creative enclaves where his artistry was honed. His work

embodies a delightful image of French café culture. The distinction from Lee’s work

is how he captures this hustle and bustle of Parisian cafés giving us canvases splashed

with vivid colour, radiating gaiety and the joy of life.

A second love interest later developed and this new ménage-a-trois between London,

Paris and the South of France was a source of nouveau inspiration. With a palette full

of colour from the warm South, Lee has brought back from the azure shore paintings

that palpitate with hot sunlight and dazzle with their audacious colour.

Exclusively for Graffik Gallery David Lee has also painted a series of French inspired

pop-art portraits.

‘Vive La France’ 26 April – 9 May 2012

Daily 11am to 6pm

“Madame Hepburn”

Enamel on Canvas

80 x 80 cm

£ 800

“La Chaise”

Enamel on Canvas

60 x 60 cm

£ 500

“Oh La La”

Oil on Canvas

60 x 60 cm

£ 500

“La Tease”

Enamel on Canvas

50 x 76 cm

£ 500

“L´apéritif”

Enamel on Canvas

60 x 60 cm

£ 500

“Madame Bardot”

Enamel on Canvas

50 x 76 cm

£ 800

“Monsieur Chaplin”

Enamel on Canvas

60 x 90 cm

£ 800

”Bleu”

Oil on Canvas

50 x 60 cm

£ 500

“The Dressing Room”

Oil on Canvas

60 x 60 cm

£ 500

“Cutouts”

Acrylic on Canvas

60 x 70 cm

£ 600

“Le Fumeur”

Enamel on Canvas

76 x 50 cm

£ 800

“Le Café”

Enamel on Canvas

90 x 90 cm

£ 1250

“Le Bar”

Enamel on Canvas

100 x 100 cm

£ 1500

“Girl in Blue Stockings” - Sold

Oil on Canvas

50 x 60 cm

£ 500

“Monsieur Napoleon”

Enamel on Canvas

70 x 70 cm

£ 800

“Monsieur Kennedy”

Enamel on Canvas

60 x 90 cm

£ 800

“Le Rendez-Vous”

Oil on Canvas

70 x 70 cm

£ 800

“Monsieur Dean”

Enamel on Canvas

70 x 90 cm

£ 800

“Monsieur Dean II”

Enamel on Canvas

80 x 80 cm

£ 800

“Rouge”

Oil on Canvas

60 x 80 cm

£ 800

“Madame Monroe”

Enamel on Canvas

60 x 90 cm

£ 800

“Monseiur Brando”

Enamel on Canvas

70 x 90 cm

£ 800

“Le Cabaret”

Oil on Canvas

59 x 83 cm

£ 800

“Sépia”

Acrylic on Canvas

60 x 70 cm

£ 600

“Avant la Soirée”

Acrylic on Canvas

60 x 70 cm

£ 600

“Le Charme”

Enamel on Canvas

70 x 50 cm

£ 500

“Monokini”

Oil on Canvas

70 x 70 cm

£ 500

“Seduction”

Enamel on Canvas

84 x 59 cm

£ 800

“La Brasserie”

Enamel on Canvas

90 x 60 cm

£ 800

“Paris Nights”

Enamel on Canvas

90 x 70 cm

£ 1000

“Deux Femmes”

Oil on Canvas

50 x 70 cm

£ 500

“French Mistress”

Oil on Canvas

84 x 59 cm

£ 800