A surreal scene combining a woman with dark hair and a skeleton in a dark forest with tall trees, a foggy atmosphere, and distant figures walking along a path. The setting has an eerie, mystical quality with soft, glowing light.

Daniel Sprick

Step into the world of Daniel Sprick's realism, ranging from masterful still lifes to searingly honest self-portraits and serene yet eerie landscapes.

A still life painting of a wooden table with a plate of apples, a blue and white patterned dish, a blue glass bowl, a small stack of blue and white patterned boxes, and a few scattered oranges, against a gray background.

Still Lifes

Close-up of a woman with gray hair, looking slightly upward, with textured and painted artistic background.

Portraits

Night scene of a river with trees on the banks, illuminated by moonlight, with a bridge in the background.

Landscapes

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Where to see Daniel’s work

Selected Exhibitions

Fleeting Presence: The Liminal Art of Daniel Sprick, The Madden Collection, Englewood, CO, 2023-2024

Fictions, The Denver Art Museum, 2014

To Be, or Not to Be: Four Hundred Years of Vanitas Painting, Flint Institute of Arts, MI, 2006

Object Project, Five Objects, Traveling exhibit of 15 artists, 2007-2009

Selected Collections

The Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.

The Evansville Museum of Arts, History and Science, IN

The Denver Art Museum, CO

Williams College Museum of Art, MA

The Hunter Museum of Art, TN

Representation

Daniel is represented by Arcadia Contemporary in New York, New York, and Gallery 1261 in Denver, Colorado.

For information about this work, sales, and borrowing pieces for exhibition, please contact sprickdaniel@gmail.com.

“Anyone paying close attention to American realism today already knows the Denver-based painter Daniel Sprick (b. 1953), some of whose work is almost always on view at the Denver Art Museum. Indeed, this mainstream institution has long won high marks in the realist community for presenting Sprick’s meticulously observed still lifes, both prominently and respectfully, near the more “cutting edge” works that most visitors might expect to find in a museum’s contemporary galleries these days.”
— -Matthias Anderson, Fine Art Connoisseur, Sept/Oct 2014

Daniel Sprick: Pursuit of Truth and Beauty

Excited by the image of an airplane his father had drawn, Daniel Sprick began making art at an early age. His recent works have been compared to those of Dutch and Flemish Masters. This PBS documentary reveals the amazing personal story of artistic inspiration, vision, and fulfillment and examines the life and work of one of the world’s greatest contemporary realist painters.

Produced by Colorado Public Television and the Museum of Outdoor Arts.

Recent Work

Shadow Branches with Plate and Fruit by Daniel Sprick. A still life of a wooden table with a blue and white patterned plate holding fruit, a blue bowl and a porcelain box with botanical design. Shadows of branches alight across the table.
Souls in Purgatory by Daniel Sprick. Portrait of two scruffy men with beards and dark clothing standing outdoors, with a background of a parking lot and bare trees at sunset.
Mary Sprick by Daniel Sprick. Portrait painting of an elderly woman with short, gray hair, wearing round, dark sunglasses, smiling slightly, against a plain background.
Requiem by Daniel Sprick. Interior view of a high-rise condominium with a large glass window showing an urban cityscape and distant mountains. Inside, there is a large globe, a reclined skeleton, flowers, and a reflection of the artist painting.
The Prophet Daniel with Writing on the Wall by Daniel Sprick. Portrait of a man with long, graying hair and a beard, wearing a striped shirt, standing outside in winter with bare trees and a brightly lit background sky.
Cherry Creek at Colorado Blvd by Daniel Sprick. Landscape painting of a sunset on a river with trees on either side and a bridge in the background, illuminated by light.
Bird, Skeleton, and Flower by Daniel Sprick. Still life painting of a bird skeleton in front of a blue and white patterned vase with white roses atop a Persian rug.
An Angel Landed Behind the Studio by Daniel Sprick. A painting of an angel with enormous wings draped in a striped cloth of a woman standing in a field setting with trees, grass, and power lines in the background.
Bird and Mirror by Daniel Sprick. Painting of a bird skeleton and small decorative items on a table in front of a mirror.
Nicky by Daniel Sprick. Realistic painting of a shirtless young man with long, messy hair standing against a plain background.
Through My Fingers by Daniel Sprick. Still life painting with a human skull, a white rose, and small decorative items on a wooden table in front of a white cloth and a dark, stormy looking background.
Kitchen Scene with Oranges by Daniel Sprick. Still life painting of a kitchen countertop with peeled oranges, dishes, dish soap, and a sink with a curved faucet.
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