August Evening
Datec. 1900
Artist
Arthur B. Davies
(American painter and printmaker, 1862–1928)
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions11 1/2 × 17 1/2 in. (29.2 × 44.5 cm)
frame: 16 1/8 × 22 1/8 in. (41 × 56.2 cm)
frame: 16 1/8 × 22 1/8 in. (41 × 56.2 cm)
Credit LineSpecial Purchase Fund, 1958
Object number1958-14
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextArthur B. Davies' paintings of women in the landscape were highly regarded and avidly collected in the early 20th century. His images focus on atmosphere--here, a languid summer evening--rather than expressing a particular narrative.