Nocturne

1918-1919

Arthur B. Davies

Associated Names
Arthur B. Davies

Artist, American, 1862 - 1928

Ernest Haskell

Printer, American, 1876 - 1925

This is a painting of two figures amidst a backdrop of abstract shapes and foliage. The artwork presents two indistinct figures, rendered in a monochrome palette. They appear to be interacting with each other amidst abstract shapes resembling leaves or floral motifs. The forms and figures are not sharply defined, suggesting a dreamlike quality. This is in the style of Arthur B. Davies.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    softground etching in black on green wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of David P. Tunick

  • Dimensions

    plate: 10.8 × 6.99 cm (4 1/4 × 2 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.127.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Czestochowski 1987, no. 66, ii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

William Ivins, Jr., New York; David P. Tunick, New York; gift to NGA, 2009

Associated Names

Bibliography

1987

  • Czestochowski, Joseph S. Arthur B. Davies: A Catalogue Raisonné of the Prints. Newark: University of Delaware Press, 1987, no. 66, ii/iii.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Arthur B. Davies; along lower edge in graphite by unknown hand: ii / I; lower center verso in graphite by unkinown hand: Ivins jr.; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: Gi 41.18

Wikidata ID

Q76552552

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