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Release at the Gates

1919-1920

Arthur B. Davies

Associated Names

Arthur B. Davies

Artist, American, 1862 - 1928

George C. Miller & Son

Printer, New York

The image shows soft, flowing lines and undulating shapes forming an abstract composition. There are human-like figures in motion or dance with fluid postures. The scene has an ethereal quality with gentle blending of colors and lines, creating a dream-like gathering. The figures appear to float or interact harmoniously with each other.

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Artwork overview

Medium

color lithograph
Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Jane C. Carey as an addition to the Addie Burr Clark Memorial Collection
Dimensions

plate: 27.94 × 40.32 cm (11 × 15 7/8 in.)
sheet: 29.85 × 41.91 cm (11 3/4 × 16 1/2 in.)
Accession Number

1959.12.9
Catalogue Raisonné

Czestochowski 1987, no. 152, ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1929

Price, Frederic Newlin. The Etchings and Lithographs of Arthur B. Davies. New York: Mitchell Kennerley, 1929, no. 199.

1987

Czestochowski, Joseph S. Arthur B. Davies: A Catalogue Raisonné of the Prints. Newark: University of Delaware Press, 1987, pp. 183, 186, no. 152, ii/ii.

Inscriptions

lower center in graphite: "Release at the Gates"; lower right in graphite: Arthur B. Davies

Wikidata ID

Q65219348

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