Tag: Stuart Davis

House and Street by Stuart Davis

~ JezzieG
House and Street by Stuart Davis

House and Street
1931
Urbanscape
Oil on Canvas
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, USA

Davis’s ‘House and Steet’ depicting lower Manhattan is a vast change from the gritty urbanscapes his paintings in the Ashcan tradition. The artist is seemingly less interested in the occupants of the tenement buildings and embraces modern energy and innovations instead. Davis was intrigued by how technological advances affected American life.

Stuart Davis 1892-1964

Stuart Davis
Modern Art, American Modernism
Born: 7 December 1892, Pennsylvania, USA
Nationality: American
Died: 24 June 1964, New York, USA

Davis was an early modernist painter. He is known for his jazz-influenced proto-pop art paintings of the 1940s and 1950s. Davis, already a famous painter, felt the negative effects of the Great Depression in the 1930s and was among the first artists to apply for the Federal Arts Project

Owh! In San Paõ by Stuart Davis

~ JezzieG
Owh! In San Paõ by Stuart Davis

Owh! In San Paõ
1951
Abstract
Oil on Canvas
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, USA

From Davis’s later work, ‘Owh! In San Paõ’ moves away from the sensory overload towards a more pared-down, punch, geometric aesthetic. It edges closer to pure abstraction with a lively mix of graphic forms, text, and high-impact colour creating seemingly disembodied words and indistinct shapes.

Stuart Davis 1892-1964

Stuart Davis
Modern Art, American Modernism
Born: 7 December 1892, Pennsylvania, USA
Nationality: American
Died: 24 June 1964, New York, USA

Davis was an early modernist painter. He is known for his jazz-influenced proto-pop art paintings of the 1940s and 1950s. Davis, already a famous painter, felt the negative effects of the Great Depression in the 1930s and was among the first artists to apply for the Federal Arts Project

Hot Still-Scape for Six Colors – 7th Avenue Style by Stuart Davis

~ JezzieG
Hot Still-Scape for Six Colors – 7th Avenue Style by Stuart Davis

Hot Still-Scape for Six Colors – 7th Avenue Style
1940
Abstract
Oil on Canvas
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA

Davis was one of the first artists to consider jazz and swing to be musical counterparts to abstract art. ‘Hot Still-Scape for Six Colors – 7th Avenue Style’ with energetic shapes and Miro-style squiggles buoyed by a vibrant palette exemplifies this sensorial connection

Stuart Davis 1892-1964

Stuart Davis
Modern Art, American Modernism
Born: 7 December 1892, Pennsylvania, USA
Nationality: American
Died: 24 June 1964, New York, USA

Davis was an early modernist painter. He is known for his jazz-influenced proto-pop art paintings of the 1940s and 1950s. Davis, already a famous painter, felt the negative effects of the Great Depression in the 1930s and was among the first artists to apply for the Federal Arts Project

Egg Beater, No. 4 by Stuart Davis

~ JezzieG
Egg Beater, No. 4 by Stuart Davis

Egg Beater, No. 4
1928
Abstract
Oil on canvas
The Phillips Collection, Washington DC, USA

Davis nailed an eggbeater, a rubber glove, and an electric fan to a table in his studio. Reminiscent of the Dada appreciation for absurd juxtapositions the combination of modern appliances became is sole focus of Davis’ art for a year. ‘Egg Beater, No.4’ is the last of the four pieces all remarkably different depicting the strange still life.

Stuart Davis 1892-1964

Stuart Davis
Modern Art, American Modernism
Born: 7 December 1892, Pennsylvania, USA
Nationality: American
Died: 24 June 1964, New York, USA

Davis was an early modernist painter. He is known for his jazz-influenced proto-pop art paintings of the 1940s and 1950s. Davis, already a famous painter, felt the negative effects of the Great Depression in the 1930s and was among the first artists to apply for the Federal Arts Project