Franne Davids (1950 - 2022): Paintings: Gallery One

Ricco/Maresca Gallery is thrilled to introduce the work of Franne Davids with two concurrent exhibitions: a solo booth at The Art Show, organized by the Art Dealers Association of America and her debut gallery show at our Chelsea space. True discoveries are rare in the artworld, and Franne Davids is one of them. After dedicating her entire life to her art, her work now embarks on a life of its own.

Frances Beth Davids, known as Franne to those close to her, was born in Connecticut on December 17, 1950. The eldest of two children in the prototypical American Jewish family, she was the teenage girl with the bouffant sixties' haircut and wearing a swing dress. By then Franne had discovered the gift of art within her, and she intended to allow it to flourish. Little did she know that the seed of mental illness would eventually consume her entire life, eradicating any prospect of an art career in the public eye, but blossoming into an extensive oeuvre that developed in isolation.

Click here to visit the online viewing room for this show and learn more about the works exhibited.