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The image displays curving lines and rounded forms creating an abstract depiction of human figures on a textured background. The shapes evoke the appearance of intertwined bodies bending and stretching. The figures are positioned horizontally, bending downwards, with lines suggesting movement and interaction. The human forms are accentuated by subtle variation in tones and shading, enhancing their muscular definition and dynamic poses.
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The image displays curving lines and rounded forms creating an abstract depiction of human figures on a textured background. The shapes evoke the appearance of intertwined bodies bending and stretching. The figures are positioned horizontally, bending downwards, with lines suggesting movement and interaction. The human forms are accentuated by subtle variation in tones and shading, enhancing their muscular definition and dynamic poses.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

After Strife

Arthur B. Davies

Date
c. 1917-1928
Medium
charcoal and pastel on gray paper mounted to board
Dimensions
overall (two sheets): 28.58 × 65.41 cm (11 1/4 × 25 3/4 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2015.19.329
Credit line
Corcoran Collection (Gift of Mrs. Arthur B. Davies, wife of the artist, 1930)
Time span
1901 to 1925
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • figure
  • Figure
  • Man
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

Inscription

lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: 370.56 Arthur B. Davies (framed and matted)

Marks

lower center in graphite by unknown hand: # 6

NGA object ID 180684. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.