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Historical Artist - Stuart Davis (1862 - 1928)
American artist, Stuart Davis worked as a painter, printmaker and tapestry designer, acquiring
a healthy reputation as an artist and also as a supporter of avant-garde art. His work was
conservative and he was a member of The Eight. Most of the other members of this group preferred
to paint urban scenes, while Davies produced landscapes with nudes and mythological animals. The
artists of the Pre-Raphaelite movement and also Whistler and Puvis de Chavannes inspired him. In
addition, Davies was the president of the Association of American Painters and Sculptors, a
group dedicated to organizing the Armory Show. After the show, Davies’s work turned Cubist
for a short time before he reverted back to his traditional style in the 1920’s. He is
probably most famous for his Hard-edge paintings, his abstract still lifes and landscapes; his
use of contemporary subject matter such as cigarette packages, spark plug advertisements and the
contemporary American landscape make him a proto-Pop artist.
Contemporary American Artists
Art Galleries in United States of America
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