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Stuart
Davis:
painter
(1892-1964)
Born: Philadelphia,
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Stuart Davis (1892–1964)
was born in Philadelphia. His father was the art
editor for the Philadelphia Press and encouraged
his young son's talent. Davis studied art with Robert
Henri in New York, and his new friends included
members of "The Eight", such as John Sloan,
George Luks, Everett Shinn and William Glackens.
The novice artist thrived in the relaxed atmosphere
of Henri's studio, where academic rules meant less
than individual expression. Together with his fellow
students, he roamed the streets of New York, discovering
the raucous side of Chinatown, the Bowery, and the
various haunts of Broadway as sources of stimulation.
His early paintings were broadly brushed city scenes.
His style was turned in another direction, however,
by the Armory Show of 1913, which began his conversion
to Modernism.
In the 1950s, Davis simplified his earlier semi-abstract
style. In looking at ordinary objects, he saw their
lines, planes, and shapes crossing in an endless
succession of geometric patterns. These he painted
with bold, splashing colors, striking a balance
between recognizable images and complete abstraction.
Davis gave Modernism a distinctively American feeling
through his rendering of urban landscape, commercial
signs and jazz music which he interpreted with bold
color in abstract design. |
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Blips
and Ifs
Oil on canvas
1963-64 |
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New
York Waterfront
Oil on canvas
1938 |
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Egg
Beater No. 4
Oil on canvas
1928 |
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Colonial Cubism
Oil on canvas
1954 |
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Visa
Oil on canvas
1951 |
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G & W
Oil on canvas
1944 |
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Report from Rockport
Oil on canvas
1940 |
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Edison Mazda
Oil on canvas
1924 |
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