GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Although Arthur B. Davies began as a traditional landscape painter, his style evolved into a highly personal, idiosyncratic one, as this evocative figural composition suggests. The painting's nude figures frolic in a landscape referencing classical mythology, while their sinuous poses pay tribute to the radical gestural movements of modern dance pioneer Isadora Duncan.
Davis exhibited in 1908 with the Eight, the group of painters who broke away from the National Academy of Design to organize their own shows, but remained on good terms with the artistic establishment. As a result, he helped organize the 1913 Armory Show in New York, the landmark exhibition that first exposed American artists and audiences to modern art and thus indelibly changed the course of American art history.
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William Keyse Rudolph, DMA label copy, 2006
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c. 1910
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Davies, Arthur Bowen (American, 1862-1928)
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Place of origin: United States (nation): TGN: 7012149
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From 1983: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, gift of Dr. Bernard Cohen, purchased from the Coe Kerr Gallery, New York [1]
[1] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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- Arthur B. Davies, Biography~Read a biography of the artist from the Phillips Collection, Washington, DC.
- Museum of Modern Art~View more works by Arthur B. Davies at MOMA's website.
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General Description
Although Arthur B. Davies began as a traditional landscape painter, his style evolved into a highly personal, idiosyncratic one, as this evocative figural composition suggests. The painting's nude figures frolic in a landscape referencing classical mythology, while their sinuous poses pay tribute to the radical gestural movements of modern dance pioneer Isadora Duncan.
Davis exhibited in 1908 with the Eight, the group of painters who broke away from the National Academy of Design to organize their own shows, but remained on good terms with the artistic establishment. As a result, he helped organize the 1913 Armory Show in New York, the landmark exhibition that first exposed American artists and audiences to modern art and thus indelibly changed the course of American art history.
Excerpt from
William Keyse Rudolph, DMA label copy, 2006
Fun Facts
Archival Resources
Web Resources
- Arthur B. Davies, Biography~Read a biography of the artist from the Phillips Collection, Washington, DC.
- Museum of Modern Art~View more works by Arthur B. Davies at MOMA's website.
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c. 1910
Object File Reviewed
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Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Davies, Arthur Bowen (American, 1862-1928)
Cultures
Geography
Place of origin: United States (nation): TGN: 7012149
Process/materials
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
From 1983: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, gift of Dr. Bernard Cohen, purchased from the Coe Kerr Gallery, New York [1]
[1] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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