W. Glen Davis Surreal Style Graphite Drawing

Item Details

Untitled, late 20th century
Graphite drawing on paper
Signed to the verso
Paper blind stamp to the lower left

A late-20th century graphite drawing on paper by listed artist W. Glen Davis (Western PA, 20th century). The work depicts an abstract anthropomorphic figure comprised of a convoluted and decontracted torso rendered with subtle shading and tenuous lighting. The piece is signed to verso and is presented 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

- wear and minor pinhole perforations along the edges of the paper; even toning and minor stains throughout paper; minor stains, graphite rubbing throughout the composition; paper is folded in half and bears a vertical crease to the middle.

Dimensions

Item #

18DCC649-034