Design for an Overdoor Painting and Two Wall Panels

ca. 1900–1910

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Design or preparatory study for the decoration of a room. In the center a painting of two female figures is placed over the top of a door frame. The woman on the right has red hair in contrast to the rest of the painting which appears to be executed in grisaille. To the left and right two vertical panels are added which are filled with a colorful pattern of semi-abstract floral motifs.

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Title: Design for an Overdoor Painting and Two Wall Panels
Artist: Arthur B. Davies (American, Utica, New York 1862–1928 Florence)
Date: ca. 1900–1910
Medium: Black and white crayon, gouache
Dimensions: Sheet: 14 15/16 × 22 1/16 in. (38 × 56 cm)
Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1974
Object Number: 1974.502
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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