The Signal

c. 1917-1928

Arthur B. Davies

Associated Names
Arthur B. Davies

Artist, American, 1862 - 1928

The image shows a person standing with their back facing the viewer. They have their left arm extended upward and their right arm bent behind their head. The person has short, curly hair and is wearing a rectangular cloth draped over their lower back to upper thighs. There is no visible jewelry or objects. The background is plain, with the initials "R.E." in the bottom left corner.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, New York; Mrs. Arthur B. (Virginia Meriwether) Davies, New York, 1928; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1930; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 125, no. 843.

Inscriptions

lower left in white gouache: RE

Wikidata ID

Q64536527

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