Pencil on paper, with estate stamp at lower right, the sheet float mounted and framed under glass.

Sheet size 5 3/8 x 6 1/4 in.; Frame dimensions 12 1/2 x 13 in.

Estate of the Artist, Congers, New York
Gallery Clinton Lindley, Hillsborough, North Carolina
Private Collection, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Arthur Bowen Davies is one of the foremost American advocates for the advancement of modern art in the early 20th century. He was also a very highly regarded artist in his own right. A member of The Eight, his ethereal and mesmerizing figural paintings were actively sought after by such contemporary collectors as Duncan Phillips of the Phillips Collection and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller for the Museum of Modern Art. Additionally, Davies was one of the principal organizers of the 1913 Armory Show.

Toning and water spots to sheet; diagonal crease across sheet; soft cockling to sheet; some discoloration to lower left corner of matting. Not examined out of the frame.