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Arthur B. Davies

American, 1862-1928

Born in Utica, NY in 1962, Arthur Davies sold his first sculpture — a small, detailed sailboat carved with a pocketknife — at the age of 12 for $25. After the 1913 Armory Show, Davies began to regularly cast small bronze sculptures and reliefs from wood carvings, and later from clay. These pieces were carved from life on occasion but more often from sketches. As Bennard B. Perlman notes in The Lives, Loves, and Art of Arthur B. Davies (1999), "experimentation in a three-dimensional medium was akin to his use of abstraction in painting, except that color was eliminated, allowing him to concentrate on the angular break up of shapes without the added complexity of considering hue, value, and intensity." Davies exhibited internationally, saw his work enter major public and private collections, and at the time of his death, the Metropolitan Museum of Art organized a large memorial exhibition. Today Davies’ artworks can be found in numerous public collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.; Art Institute of Chicago; National Gallery of Art; Philadelphia Museum of Art; and Minneapolis Institute of Arts.

(Biography provided by Driscoll Babcock Galleries)
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Artist: Arthur B. Davies
"Doorway to Illusion" original etching
"Doorway to Illusion" original etching

"Doorway to Illusion" original etching

By Arthur B. Davies

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original softground etching and aquatint. Executed in 1919, this impression on laid paper was printed ca. 1929. Plate size: 7 3/4 x 6 1/2 inches (196 x 167 mm). Sheet size: 1...

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1910s Arthur B. Davies

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Etching

Round of Summer (aka Four Figures), First State Proof
Round of Summer (aka Four Figures), First State Proof

Round of Summer (aka Four Figures), First State Proof

By Arthur B. Davies

Located in New York, NY

Arthur B. Davies (1862-1928), Round of Summer (aka Four Figures), soft ground etching, 1919, signed in pencil lower right. Reference: Czestochowski 91, first state (of 3), trial proo...

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1910s American Impressionist Arthur B. Davies

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Etching

Against Green

Against Green

By Arthur B. Davies

Located in New York, NY

Arthur B. Davies (1862-1928), Against Green (also Three Figure Composition, Figures Against Green), soft ground etching and aquatint, 1918, signed in pencil lower right; also titled ...

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1910s American Impressionist Arthur B. Davies

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Etching, Aquatint

By the Sea (aka Idyll)

By the Sea (aka Idyll)

By Arthur B. Davies

Located in New York, NY

Arthur B. Davies (1862-1928), By the Sea (aka Idyll), soft ground etching and aquatint, 1919, signed in pencil lower right. Reference: Czestochowski 72, fourth state (of 5; see disc...

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1910s American Impressionist Arthur B. Davies

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Etching, Aquatint

Sea Maidens (or, Sunshine; Girls on the Beach)

Sea Maidens (or, Sunshine; Girls on the Beach)

By Arthur B. Davies

Located in New York, NY

Arthur B. Davies (1862-1928), Sea Maidens (or, Sunshine; Girls on the Beach), soft ground etching and aquatint, 1919, signed in pencil lower right. Reference: Czestochoski 79, second...

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1910s American Impressionist Arthur B. Davies

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Etching, Aquatint

Amber Garden

Amber Garden

By Arthur B. Davies

Located in New York, NY

Arthur B. Davies (1862-1928), Amber Garden (Hand Raised, Autumn Mist), soft ground etching and aquatint, 1919, signed in pencil lower right margin. Referen...

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1910s American Impressionist Arthur B. Davies

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Etching, Aquatint

'Mighty Oak', New York Armory Show, Ashcan School, ASL, NYMOMA, AIC, LACMA
'Mighty Oak', New York Armory Show, Ashcan School, ASL, NYMOMA, AIC, LACMA

'Mighty Oak', New York Armory Show, Ashcan School, ASL, NYMOMA, AIC, LACMA

By Arthur B. Davies

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Estate stamped, lower right, 'Arthur B. Davies' for Arthur Bowen Davies (American, 1862-1928) and created circa 1900. Previously with: Gallery Clinton Lindley, Ltd. (from label, vers...

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Early 1900s Arthur B. Davies

Materials

Paper, Charcoal, Gouache, Graphite

"Summer Clouds"

"Summer Clouds"

By Arthur B. Davies

Located in Lambertville, NJ

Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork: Framed watercolor of mountain landscape with summer clouds. Arthur B. Davies (1862-1928) Born in...

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20th Century Tonalist Arthur B. Davies

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Watercolor

"Mountain Landscape"

"Mountain Landscape"

By Arthur B. Davies

Located in Lambertville, NJ

Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork: Framed watercolor of a mountain landscape. Arthur B. Davies (1862-1928) Born in Utica, New...

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20th Century Tonalist Arthur B. Davies

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Watercolor

"Cloud Study"

"Cloud Study"

By Arthur B. Davies

Located in Lambertville, NJ

Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork: Framed watercolor of Summer cloud study. Arthur B. Davies (1862-1928) Born in Utica, New York, Ar...

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20th Century Tonalist Arthur B. Davies

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Watercolor

Study of an Indian Model
Study of an Indian Model

Study of an Indian Model

By Arthur B. Davies

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Study of an Indian Model Unsigned Pastel and chalk on blue paper, mounted to support Provenance: Estate of the artist (per Graham and Sons, agent for the estate) James Graham & Sons,...

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1920s Ashcan School Arthur B. Davies

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Chalk, Pastel

Dawn (or, Kneeling Figure)
Dawn (or, Kneeling Figure)

Dawn (or, Kneeling Figure)

By Arthur B. Davies

Located in New York, NY

Arthur B. Davies (1862-1928), Dawn (or, Kneeling Figure), 1918, soft ground etching and aquatint, signed in pencil lower right. Reference: Czestochowski 59, second state (of 3). In v...

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1910s Arthur B. Davies

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Resurrection (aka Flying Figures; Border of the Lake)

Resurrection (aka Flying Figures; Border of the Lake)

By Arthur B. Davies

Located in New York, NY

Arthur B. Davies (1862-1928), Resurrection (aka Flying Figures; Border of the Lake), drypoint and aquatint on zinc, 1916, signed with the estate stamp lower right. Reference: Price 2...

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1910s American Impressionist Arthur B. Davies

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Drypoint, Aquatint

Girl Running (or Woman Running)

Girl Running (or Woman Running)

By Arthur B. Davies

Located in New York, NY

Arthur B. Davies (1862-1928), Girl Running (or Woman Running), drypoint, 1917, signed in pencil (twice) lower left and dated lower right. Reference: Czes...

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1910s American Impressionist Arthur B. Davies

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Drypoint

Tartessians

Tartessians

By Arthur B. Davies

Located in New York, NY

Arthur B. Davies (1862-1928), Tartessians, soft ground etching with aquatint, 1919-20, signed in pencil lower right. Reference: Czestochowski 96, second state (of 2), total printing ...

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1910s American Impressionist Arthur B. Davies

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Etching, Aquatint

Up-Rising

Up-Rising

By Arthur B. Davies

Located in New York, NY

Arthur B. Davies, Up-Rising, soft ground etching and aquatint on a cream laid paper, 1919, signed in pencil lower right margin. Reference: Czestochowski 78, second state (of 3). In g...

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1910s American Impressionist Arthur B. Davies

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Etching, Aquatint

Baptism (or, Group of Ten Men – One Seated)

Baptism (or, Group of Ten Men – One Seated)

By Arthur B. Davies

Located in New York, NY

Arthur B. Davies (1862-1928), Baptism (or, Group of Ten Men – One Seated), drypoint on zinc, 1917, signed in pencil , printed in black on very thin laid paper. In very good condition...

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1910s Cubist Arthur B. Davies

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Drypoint

Afternoon

Afternoon

By Arthur B. Davies

Located in New York, NY

Arthur B. Davies (1862-1928), Afternoon, transfer lithograph, 1920, signed in pencil lower left. Reference: Czestochowski 188, only state, from the edition of 25 (another 300 unsigne...

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1920s American Impressionist Arthur B. Davies

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Lithograph

Torment

Torment

By Arthur B. Davies

Located in New York, NY

Arthur B. Davies (1862-1928), Torment, soft ground etching with aquatint and roulette, 1919-20, signed with the estate stamp lower right, and signed by the printer Frank A. Nankivell...

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1910s American Impressionist Arthur B. Davies

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Etching, Aquatint

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Doorway to Illusion

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RUDDY SUMMER

Arthur B. DaviesRUDDY SUMMER, 1919

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RUDDY SUMMER

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Located in Santa Monica, CA

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Etching

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Doorway to Illusion

Doorway to Illusion

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Located in Saint Augustine, FL

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