Stuart Davis, Garage No. 1

Stuart Davis

American · 1892–1964 · Painter, Printmaker

Edward Stuart Davis was an American modernist painter. He was associated with early twentieth-century American modernism, including the Ashcan School, and later developed a… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Stuart Davis, Color Sketch for Drake University Mural (Study for Allée) No. 2, 1954, gouache on photostatColor Sketch for Drake University Mural (Study for Allée) No. 2Bonhams · $87,500≈ £68,215≈ €76,573Sign up to see
  2. Stuart Davis, Pad #5, circa 1947-49, oil on canvasPad #5Bonhams · $60,000≈ £48,274≈ €56,513Sign up to see
  3. Stuart Davis, The Whippets, oil on canvasThe WhippetsBonhams · $45,000≈ £33,973≈ €38,197Sign up to see

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Edward Stuart Davis was an American modernist painter. He was associated with early twentieth-century American modernism, including the Ashcan School, and later developed a style characterized by bold color, jazz references, and urban subject matter. In the 1930s, Davis became politically active and participated in federally sponsored art programs during the Great Depression.

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Born 1892, PhiladelphiaDied 1964, New York CityOccupation Painter, Printmaker, DraughtsmanWikidata Q704588 ↗ULAN 500115507 ↗Museum works 6

American modernism

Also known as Davis, Edward Stuart Davis

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Stuart Davis, Garage No. 1
Garage No. 11917
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Stuart Davis, Multiple Views
Multiple Views1918
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Stuart Davis, Abstraction
Abstraction1937
Smithsonian American Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Smithsonian American Art Museum
Stuart Davis, Waterfront Landscape
Waterfront Landscape1936
Smithsonian American Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Smithsonian American Art Museum
Stuart Davis, Impression of the New York World's Fair (mural study, Communications Building, World's Fair, Flushing, New York)
Impression of the New York World's Fair (mural study, Communications Building, World's Fair, Flushing, New York)1938
Smithsonian American Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Smithsonian American Art Museum
Stuart Davis, Boats, Gloucester
Boats, Gloucester1917
Philadelphia Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Philadelphia Museum of Art

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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