Why Noah Davis is the greatest American figurative painter of his generation
- Posted on February 8, 2025
- By Financial Times
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Why Noah Davis is the greatest American figurative painter of his generation
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Ten years after his death at 32, the artist’s works of haunting loveliness are celebrated at London’s Barbican