W. Glen Davis Abstract Oil Painting
Item Details
W. Glen Davis (American, western Pennsylvania; 20th century)
Untitled (abstract), mid 20th century
Oil painting on panel
Signed to the lower right
Provenance
From the collection of P.J. McArdle.
W. Glen Davis was an original member of the modern art Outlines Gallery in downtown Pittsburgh, which was started by Betty Rockwell in 1941. In addition, he was a member of the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, and a founding member of the Art and Crafts Center, Society of Sculptors and the Abstract Group. During the 1940s, he studied with Amédée Ozenfant (French, 1886-1966) – founder of the Purist Movement and the Ozenfant School of Fine Arts in New York. Davis’ work was also exhibited at the first post-war survey of Abstract and Surrealist American art held at the Art Institute of Chicago in the winter of 1947-8.
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Condition
- accretion and discoloration to painting surface; edge wear with paint chipping and rounded corners; slight bowing to panel.
Dimensions
Item #
ITMG274555
