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Bacchantes

1920

Arthur B. Davies

Associated Names

Arthur B. Davies

Artist, American, 1862 - 1928

The image shows abstract forms of three human figures and a leopard. The figures have floral shapes on their heads, while the leopard is depicted in a reclining position through dappled and curved lines.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph in black
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

image: 16.3 × 12.9 cm (6 7/16 × 5 1/16 in.)
sheet: 17.7 × 13.5 cm (6 15/16 × 5 5/16 in.)
Accession Number

2008.115.1394
Catalogue Raisonné

Czestochowski 1987, no. 181

Artwork history & notes

Wikidata ID

Q76441875

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