Gloucester

1917

Stuart Davis

Associated Names
Stuart Davis

Artist, American, 1892 - 1964

The image displays an elevated perspective of a small group of buildings. A tall, narrow building with an external staircase is prominently featured, painted in warm tones. The horizon is positioned high in the composition, showing faint outlines of distant structures and open land. Loose and fluid brushstrokes indicate a watercolor technique, offering a soft and impressionistic detail. Warm, muted earth tones dominate the color palette, including soft oranges, pinks, and gentle beiges, creating a serene atmosphere.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jane Varkell in memory of Paul Varkell

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 35.88 × 39.69 cm (14 1/8 × 15 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.23.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Boyajian/Rutkoski 2007, no. 1017

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist; (probably: Metropolitan Storage Co. auction, New York, c. 1935); (probably: Robert Abels, New York); (World House Galleries, New York); (Park-Barnet Galleries, Inc., New York, "Modern Paintings and Drawings", Nov. 24, 1962, sale no. 2144, lot no. 50, as "Provincetown"); (?); (James Goodman Gallery, New York); Jane Varkell, New York; gift to NGA, 2017

Associated Names

Bibliography

2007

  • Boyajian, Ani and Mark Rutkoski. Stuart Davis, A Catalogue Raisonné. 3 vols. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2007: no. 1017

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: STUART DAVIS 1917; lower right verso, in pen and blue ink: K1663 / B [in circle]

Wikidata ID

Q64632798

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