David Byrd • Catalogue Raisonné
Catalogue entry
P277
Man with String
1986
Oil on canvas
42 x 32 in. (106.7 x 81.3 cm)
Signed lower right
This is about how valuable life is. His life is no more than a string. —DB
Private collection
Photo: Tom Gorman; © 2013
Provenance
David Byrd Estate
Private collection
Exhibitions
Maywood Arts, Sidney Center, New York, David Byrd: Paintings and Sculpture, September 29–October 31, 2012.
Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle, David Byrd Introduction: A Life of Observation, April 4–May 18, 2013.
Walt Meade Gallery, Roxbury Arts Center, Roxbury, New York, David Byrd: 'Voices'; Paintings from Montrose VA Hospital, January 15–February 21, 2015.
Art Dealers Association of America with Greg Kucera Gallery, New York, March 4–8, 2015.
Edgewood College Gallery, Madison, Wisconsin, David Byrd: War Is Always With Us, August 20–October 18, 2015. Traveled to: St. Catherine University, Catherine G. Murphy Gallery, St Paul, Minnesota, November 7–December 20, 2015.
St. Catherine University, Catherine G. Murphy Gallery, St. Paul, Minnesota, David Byrd: War Is Always With Us, November 7–December 20, 2015.
David Byrd Estate, Sidney Center, New York, David Byrd, A Life, July 8–September 30, 2017.
Anton Kern Gallery, International Contemporary Art Fair [Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain], Paris, October 17–20, 2019.
Anton Kern Gallery, 16 East 55th Street, New York, David Byrd Online Catalogue Raisonné, Volume 1: Painting, Sculpture, Book, Studies, September 28–October 30, 2024.
Literature
"Violence, madness, breath' in gallery movement meditation." (St. Paul, Minnesota)December 10, 2015.
Farrell, Jessica. "Bird's Eye View: Archiving David Byrd's Legacy." David Bryd Catalogue Raisonné (Sidney Center, NY), August 2024.
Commentary
This work is mentioned in this letter: David Byrd to VA Legal Department, c.2003
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Theme: VA Hospital
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Record last updated December 5, 2024. Please note the catalogue is an evolving project and continually updated with new information that best reflects David Byrd's legacy.
Citation: Isaacson, Jody and Jessica Farrell. "Man with String, 1986 (P277)." In David Byrd Catalogue Raisonné. Sidney Center, NY: David Byrd Estate. www.davidbyrdcatalogue.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=272 (accessed on September 29, 2026).