Arthur Bowen Davies (1862-1928) American, Pencil Drawing, "Lady Seated by a Window". Signed with estate stamp lower left. 

Overall Size: 24 x 20 in. 

Sight Size: 13 x 9 in.

Provenance: R.H. Love Galleries, Chicago.

Born in Utica, NY in 1863 of Welsh descent. When Arthur was 16, the Davies family moved to Chicago. He studied at the AIC and later furthered his art studies in Mexico while working as a civil engineer. His first exhibition was in 1888 at the American Art Ass'n. While in northern California in 1905, he painted in the Sierra. He was one of "The Eight," a group of painters who became a symbol of revolt in American art after an exhibition in NYC in 1908. Davies was instrumental in creating the Armory Show of 1913 there after which time he adopted a Cubist style. His final years were spent in Florence, Italy; he died there in 1928. Famous for his landscapes with figures, his early paintings were romantic and emotional while his later works were more self-conscious.

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