W. Glen Davis Ink Drawing on Paper
Item Details
W. Glen Davis (Western PA, 20th Century)
Untitled
Ink drawing on paper
Signed “W G Davis” to lower right
19’ W x 25’ H
An ink drawing on paper by artist W. Glen Davis (Western PA, 20th-Century). This work features an abstract seated female figure portrayed with simple curvilinear delineations and organic shapes in black ink. Signed to the lower right, the work remains unmounted and unframed.
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.
Condition
- some folding, wrinkles, and small tears along paper edges; faint toning along paper edges; small perforations in corners of paper from previous display.
Dimensions
Item #
18DCC238-573
