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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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