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Arthur B. Davies Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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
"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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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'Gorges of the Tarn, France', New York Armory, Ashcan School, ASL, AIC, NYMoMA
By Arthur B. Davies
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Titled lower right, 'Gorges of the Tarn' and painted circa 1905. American Master's Gallery label, verso, with artist's name, 'A. B. Davies' for Arthur Bowen Davies (American, 1862-1...
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Early 1900s Modern Arthur B. Davies Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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"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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

"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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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