The Dealer Who Handles the Ultra-Modern Works Has a Tough Job

The Dealer Who Handles the Ultra-Modern Works Has a Tough Job
© Estate of Stuart Davis/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY
The Dealer Who Handles the Ultra-Modern Works Has a Tough Job

The Dealer Who Handles the Ultra-Modern Works Has a Tough Job

Date1922
Artist (American painter and printmaker, 1894–1964)
Illustration CitationPlace of publication not identified
MediumInk, charcoal, and gouache on laid paper
Dimensionssheet: 15 3/16 × 18 9/16 in. (38.6 × 47.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1987
Object number1987-19
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextIn this cartoon, Davis depicts the challenges faced by a dealer in "ultra-modern" art. The canvas that hangs behind the dealer resembles a mature work by Davis, with its graphic, map-like composition and incorporation of text and landscape elements. When this was made in 1922, Davis was just beginning to develop his signature style.
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