Arthur B. Davies
Date1907
Artist
Gertrude Käsebier
(American photographer, 1852–1934)
Subject
Arthur B. Davies
(American painter and printmaker, 1862–1928)
MediumPlatinum print
Dimensionssheet: 8 1/4 × 6 3/8 in. (21 × 16.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1978
Object number1978-589.15
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPRINTING PLATE
Label TextA painter of dreamy landscapes and nudes, Arthur B. Davies was a highly successful artist by 1907. He had been showing at Macbeth Gallery since 1896, and the photographer Käsebier was among the collectors of his work. Softer in focus than the photographs of Shinn, Sloan, Glackens, and Henri, Davies' portrait matches the dreamy landscapes and nudes he painted.