Stir of Shadowed Melodies

1919-1920

Arthur B. Davies

Associated Names
Arthur B. Davies

Artist, American, 1862 - 1928

George C. Miller

Printer, American, 1894 - 1966

This is a drawing of a group of figures. The drawing features several figures in various poses, some standing and others seated. The figures are rendered with fluid lines and washed ink that gives a soft quality to the composition. The shading is minimal, enhancing the sense of lightness and movement within the group. The lines convey interaction between the figures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph with lithotint in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of David P. Tunick

  • Dimensions

    image (irregular): 38.1 × 25.4 cm (15 × 10 in.)
    sheet: 56.04 x 37.78 cm (22 1/16 x 14 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.127.11

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Czestochowski 1987, no. 151, ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

William Ivins, Jr., New York; David P. Tunick, New York; gift to NGA, 2009

Associated Names

Bibliography

1987

  • Czestochowski, Joseph S. Arthur B. Davies: A Catalogue Raisonné of the Prints. Newark: University of Delaware Press, 1987, no. 151, ii/ii.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Arthur B. Davies; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: Ivings Jr. / Gi 41.1

Wikidata ID

Q76552573

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