Woman with Red and Blue Scarf

c. 1920-1922

Arthur B. Davies

Associated Names
Arthur B. Davies

Artist, American, 1862 - 1928

The image shows a full-body drawing of a person in a bent-over position against a gray background. The figure's details are depicted using white and gray tones. The person has short, pale-colored hair and indistinct facial features. They are wearing a vibrant blue and orange scarf or cloth that falls over their shoulder and drapes to the ground.

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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, New York; Mrs. Arthur B. (Virginia Meriwether) Davies, New York, 1928; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1930; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1983

  • American Master Drawings from the Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1983

Bibliography

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 125, no. 845.

Wikidata ID

Q64536519

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