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Bass Rocks

1941

Stuart Davis

Associated Names

Stuart Davis

Artist, American, 1892 - 1964

The image displays twisting black lines forming various geometric shapes and contours, set against a spectrum of pastel colors like pink, green, and beige. The abstract composition evokes suggestions of a map or landscape, with the black lines resembling roads or rivers amid fields of color. Possible interpretations include mountain-like peaks, paths, symbols, and structures resembling hillsides or abstract cities.

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Artwork overview

Medium

screenprint
Credit Line

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

Image: 212 x 297 mm
Sheet: 321 x 431 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.1401
Catalogue Raisonné

Cole 1976a, no. 23

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

In pencil: lower left, Stuart Davis (in script); in ink: within the print: lower right, STUART DAVIS '39 (in caps)

Wikidata ID

Q76550384

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