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Artists Reimagining the Collection
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Rue des Rats

1928-1929

Stuart Davis

Associated Names

Stuart Davis

Artist, American, 1892 - 1964

The image displays bold lines and geometric shapes creating an abstract urban scene. On the left, lines form building outlines, while the right shows a building facade with the word "VINS". In the center, a pathway bordered by varied line patterns resembling cobblestones is present. There are simple rectangular windows and an abstract figure sketched in one of them. The composition resembles a city street but with distorted perspective and scale, offering a unique visual interpretation.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

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

image: 254 x 384 mm
paper: 359 x 546 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.1402
Catalogue Raisonné

Cole 1976a, no. 5

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

Inscribed: In pencil: lower left, 3/30; lower right, Stuart Davis

Wikidata ID

Q76457722

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