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Fishing Equipment

A work made of gouache, over touches of graphite, on cream wove paper.

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  • A work made of gouache, over touches of graphite, on cream wove paper.

Date:

1931

Artist:

Stuart Davis
American, 1892-1964

About this artwork

The harbor and fishing industries in Gloucester, Massachusetts, attracted Stuart Davis’s attention, and he repeatedly depicted them, focusing particularly on Gloucester’s docks during the 1930s in works like Fishing Equipment. This drawing shows Davis’s linear style and his use of mainly primary colors along with black and white, both of which were typical of his work at the time.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Stuart Davis

Title

Fishing Equipment

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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1931

Medium

Gouache, over touches of graphite, on cream wove paper

Inscriptions

Signed lower right: "Stuart Davis"

Dimensions

38.1 × 50.7 cm (15 × 20 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Kate L. Brewster

Reference Number

1950.120

Extended information about this artwork

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