Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 10

David van der Linden
Don't let the sun blast your shadow- 21st Century Painting of a Nude Boy

2023

About the Item

David van der Linden 'Don't let the sun blast your shadow'' 100 x 100 cm Oil on canvas framed in a black wooden frame (included in price) 115x115 cm David van der Linden is a Dutch artist who studied at the ' Classical Academy of Arts' in Groningen. He also went to St Petersburg in Russia to study at the "Imperial Academy of Arts'. There he got overwhelmed by the possibilities to work with color in skin tones. He likes to paint in bright and warm colors to show the heat off skin tones in summer light or the cold tones of skin in winter light. He mostly paints young boys during their period of 'becoming a man'. The wondering about their bodies and the bodies of others. Boys can be beautiful and proud, they also can be beautiful and unsure about who they are and what they want to show off themselves. The title is from the Bowie song 'Rock 'n Roll Suicide'. When the sun is on its brightest the shadow is on its darkest. That's what the artist likes to show in this painting. Maybe in real life it is exactly the same. In his paintings David tells a story, his own story portrayed by boys who are on the turning point from childhood to adolescence. The titles of the paintings are titles of David Bowie's songs. For David, Bowie's songs during the period when he himself was the age of the models he now paints were 'daily fare'. The music and lyrics are often about making your own choices, being yourself, being 'different' or shaping yourself the way you want and not the way others would like you. 'Nude' in David's paintings is not only 'a hymn to youth' but also the equivalent of 'being yourself and showing who you are too'. The attitude, gaze and composition in the work together tell the story that the viewer can fill in himself. In addition to the paintings in which the youth plays a role, David paints 'movement'. The racing bike is central to this. It is no coincidence that this is what David prefers to do for some time every day in addition to his work in the gallery and painting. 14 Paintings by David were published in 'Your Daily Male' in 2019 and 2020. An International calendar in which art with men in the leading role is central. Paintings by David are now in collections all over the world. We ship worldwide for free in a custom made wooden box like you can see on the last picture. If there is need for additional information, feel free to contact us.
  • Creator:
    David van der Linden (1968, Dutch)
  • Creation Year:
    2023
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 39.38 in (100 cm)Width: 39.38 in (100 cm)Depth: 3.94 in (10 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Nuenen, NL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1099113302822
More From This SellerView All
  • Dare to Dream- 21st Century Contemporary Figure Painting of a Nude Boy
    By David van der Linden
    Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
    This painting was 1stDibs curator Brooke Wise's number 1 favorite. She called it: a more tender and revealed version of David Hockney's 82 portraits and a still life. A beautiful c...
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

    Materials

    Oil, Canvas

  • Hotelscene with Ghost- 21st Century Contemporary Painting of a game with nude
    Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
    Ferenc Erdok Hotelscene with Ghost 240 x 185 cm Oil on canvas A unique work where a classical theme as a male nude and todays game world come together....
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

    Materials

    Cotton Canvas, Oil

  • The Fall- 21st Century Contemporary Painting of dancing nude male & females
    By Daniela Astone
    Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
    Daniela Astone The Fall 150 x 200 cm Oil on canvas Daniela Astone works and lives in Florence. For years she was a teacher on the famous Florence Art Academy. Since 2022 she fulltime works as a painter. Her works are all around the world in great collections. This monumental big painting tells a story. The artist about this painting: For most of our lifetime we believe in a idea of ourselves or of others that gives us a comfortable sense of what to aspect . But then there is a moment when that idea / imperator of our mind fall down and we can finally enjoy the multitude inside of us . .. The Currator of Galerie Bonnard says: The classical structure and narrative paintings show a technique that is special. Her style is virtuoso and her subjects narrative. The keys are loose and subtle. For this artist, standing in front of a painting means watching...
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Oil

  • Tribute to the sculpture Alimondo Ciampi- 21st Century contemporary painting
    By Daniela Astone
    Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
    Daniela Astone Tribute to the sculpture Alimondo Ciampi 60 x 50 cm Oil on canvas The painting is framed in a golden frame, with frame the size is 67 x 57 cm Daniela Astone works and...
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

    Materials

    Oil, Canvas

  • Meteors- 21st Century painting of a nude woman laying.
    By Daniela Astone
    Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
    Daniela Astone Meteors 110 x 140 cm Oil on canvas Daniela Astone works and lives in Florence. For years she was a teacher on the famous Florence Art Academy. Since 2022 she fulltim...
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

    Materials

    Oil, Canvas

  • Birchina- 21st Century painting of a nude woman laying.
    By Daniela Astone
    Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
    Daniela Astone Birchina 50 x 60 cm Oil on canvas The painting is framed ( frame included in price ) Daniela Astone works and lives in Florence. For years she was a teacher on the f...
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

    Materials

    Oil, Canvas

You May Also Like
  • Summer Is To Hot - New Expressionism, Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
    By Rafal Chojnowski
    Located in Salzburg, AT
    Born in 1966 in Wroclaw. Works mainly in oil and acrylic painting. He studied at Wroclaw Academy of Fine Arts in the studio of Professor Konrad Jarodzki and Andrzej Klimczak Dobrzani...
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Oil

  • Gestures 8 - Contemporary Minimalistic Figurative Oil Painting, Realism, Nude
    By Julita Malinowska
    Located in Salzburg, AT
    Artodyssey "Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with co...
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Oil

  • A Beach Screen - Contemporaty Oil on canvas, Figurative realist painting
    By Marek Okrassa
    Located in Warsaw, PL
    PROVENANCE: The Gallery of Katarzyna Napiorkowska is one of the first commercial art galleries in Poland. For over 30 years, the gallery has been presenting contemporary paintings, g...
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Oil

  • ‘African Diva’ Figurative Nude Femail Oil On Canvas Ashcan School Movement
    Located in Carmel, CA
    Bernard Krigstein (March 22, 1919 – January 8, 1990) was an American illustrator and Ashscan school painter who received acclaim for his innovative a...
    Category

    Late 20th Century Contemporary Nude Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Oil

  • Elements of Light
    By Bill Bate
    Located in Deddington, GB
    Elements of Light by Bill Bate [2021] original Oil Paint on Canvas Image size: H:100 cm x W:70 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:100 cm x W:70 cm x D:2.5cm Sold Unframed Please n...
    Category

    21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Oil

  • Dream II (after Henri Rousseau)
    By Vera Barnett
    Located in Dallas, TX
    Vera Barnett is best known for creating elements of her composition—by sewing and painting plastic, building objects with cardboard and tape, and assembling found objects—then settin...
    Category

    21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Oil

Recently Viewed

View All