W. Glen Davis Graphite and Ink Drawing on Paper Seated Figure

Item Details

W. Glen Davis (Western PA, 20th Century)
Untitled, n.d.
Graphite and ink drawing on paper
Signed “W G Davis” to lower right
22’ W x 30’ H

A graphite and ink drawing on paper by artist W. Glen Davis (Western PA, 20th-Century). This work features a seated female figure next to a furnished side table, portrayed with simple curvilinear delineations, organic shapes, and concentric designs. 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

- small tears to lower right and central left edges and upper left corner of paper; wear to edges of paper includes some bending, and curling; small perforations at corners of paper from previous display; faint stains and smudge marks scattered throughout drawing.

Dimensions

Item #

18DCC352-216