Barber Shop Chord

1931

Stuart Davis

Associated Names
Stuart Davis

Artist, American, 1892 - 1964

The image shows a composition of geometric shapes and bold lines creating depth and movement. Shapes such as circles, triangles, and rectangles interlock and overlap. There are zigzag lines on the left, a curved form resembling a fire hydrant, and a heart-shaped form with eye-like circles in the center. Vertical shapes resemble buildings, some with striped patterns and signs saying "Shop" and "Cafe."
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    image: 35.3 x 48.4 cm (13 7/8 x 19 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 45.2 x 55.8 cm (17 13/16 x 21 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.99.10

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Cole 1976, no. 14

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Angus Whyte Gallery, Boston); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased August 8, 1973; gift to NGA, 2005.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2008

  • Medieval to Modern: Recent Acquisitions of Drawings, Prints, and Illustrated Books, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2008, no. 179.

2014

  • Modern American Prints and Drawings from the Kainen Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2014-2015

2016

  • Three Centuries of American Prints: from the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington; National Gallery in Prague, Prague 1; Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, Mexico City; Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, 2016 - 2017, no. 78.

Bibliography

1976

  • Cole, Sylvan. The Prints of Stuart Davis. New York: Associated American Artists, 1976, no. 14.

2006

  • Brodie, Judith. "Gifts and Acquisitions: Stuart Davis, Barber Shop Chord.Sea." National Gallery of Art Bulletin 34 (Spring 2006): 24-25, repro.

Inscriptions

lower left on stone: Stuart Davis; lower left in graphite: 20/25; lower right in graphite: Stuart Davis; lower left in graphite by unknown hand: #14 Barber Shop Chord; lower right in graphite by unknown hand: 20.

Markings

Ruth Kainen stamp The Downtown Gallery (NOV 15 1935) stamp

Wikidata ID

Q76358502

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