Calendar of Birds and Beasts: Spring

1905

Arthur Dove

Associated Names
Arthur Dove

Artist, American, 1880 - 1946

Frederick A. Stokes Company

Publisher

This is a drawing of a bird reaching for a caterpillar. The image features a young bird perched on a branch with its beak open, extending towards a dangling caterpillar. Above the bird, the word "Spring" is written in bold, stylized letters. The overall color palette is warm, with earthy browns and yellows dominating the scene. The drawing includes a calendar for the months of April, May, and June of 1906, placed below the main image.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Harold Ramsberg, Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1967; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1997

  • Arthur Dove: Works on Paper, Phillips Collection, Washington, DC, 1997-1998

Bibliography

1997

  • Balken, Debra Bricker, et al. Arthur Dove: A Retrospective. Andover, MA: Addison Gallery of American Art; Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1997, p. 18, fig. 2.

Inscriptions

lower right on plate: Arthur G. Dove
text at bottom on plate: Copyright 1905, by Frederick A. Stokes Company

Wikidata ID

Q77011896

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