Passing of Dreams

1921

Arthur B. Davies

Associated Names
Arthur B. Davies

Artist, American, 1862 - 1928

George C. Miller

Printer, American, 1894 - 1966

This is a drawing of abstract forms and figures. The drawing features several abstractly depicted forms that resemble human figures, sketched lightly with fluid and delicate lines. The figures seem to be intertwined with nature, blending into a backdrop of trees and foliage, rendered with an impressionistic approach using soft, gestural strokes. The use of negative space gives the composition a sense of openness and lightness.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph with lithotint in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of David P. Tunick

  • Dimensions

    image: 35.88 × 45.09 cm (14 1/8 × 17 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 38.89 x 55.88 cm (15 5/16 x 22 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.127.17

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Czestochowski 1987, no. 190, i/ii

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. 190, i/ii.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Arthur B. Davies; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: Gi 41.9

Markings

BS: Favor Ruhl & Co Kensington

Wikidata ID

Q76552587

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