David Byrd • Catalogue Raisonné

Catalogue entry

P39

Hostile Patient

1973

Oil on canvas

12 x 15 in. (30.5 x 38.1 cm)

Signed and dated lower left pen: BYRD

Good picture! —DB

Private collection

Provenance

David Byrd Estate

Greg Kucera Gallery

Private collection

Exhibitions

2013 Greg Kucera Gallery

Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle, David Byrd Introduction: A Life of Observation, April 4–May 18, 2013.

2021 Greg Kucera Gallery

Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle, David Byrd: Montrose VA, 1958-1988, October 14–November 20, 2021.

Literature

Tangney 2013

Tangney, Tom. "Man in a Garbage Can." My Northwest (Seattle, Washington), April22, 2013.

Kiley 2021

Kiley, Brendan. "Greg Kucera, leading force in Seattle art world, leaves for his castle in France." The Seattle Times (Seattle, WA), October 29, 2021.

Cozzolino 2024

Cozzolino, Robert. "The Limits of Empathy." In David Byrd Catalogue Raisonné, by Jody Isaacson and Jessica Farrell. Sidney Center, NY: David Byrd Estate, 2024, fig. 8.

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Theme: VA Hospital

Record last updated July 15, 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. "Hostile Patient, 1973 (P39)." In David Byrd Catalogue Raisonné. Sidney Center, NY: David Byrd Estate. www.davidbyrdcatalogue.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=37 (accessed on September 29, 2026).