Davis, Stuart. Composition Concrete (Study for Mural), 1957–1960. oil on canvas, Framed: 130.5 x 72 x 9.5 cm (51 3/8 x 28 3/8 x 3 3/4 in.); Unframed: 108.6 x 50.8 cm (42 3/4 x 20 in.). Contemporary Collection of The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1964.2. Copyrighted undefined.

Composition Concrete (Study for Mural)

1957–1960

Stuart Davis

Stuart Davis (American, 1894–1964)

American Painting and Sculpture

Composition Concrete (Study for Mural), 1957–1960. Stuart Davis (American, 1894–1964). Oil on canvas; framed: 130.5 x 72 x 9.5 cm (51 3/8 x 28 3/8 x 3 3/4 in.); unframed: 108.6 x 50.8 cm (42 3/4 x 20 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Contemporary Collection of The Cleveland Museum of Art 1964.2 © Estate of Stuart Davis / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY Davis was one of the first artists to incorporate elements from advertising in his work.

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Davis, Stuart
Classification: Painting
Formatted Medium: oil on canvas
Medium: oil, canvas
Dimensions: Framed: 130.5 x 72 x 9.5 cm (51 3/8 x 28 3/8 x 3 3/4 in.); Unframed: 108.6 x 50.8 cm (42 3/4 x 20 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: Signed middle right (in script): Stuart Davis; signed, dated and inscribed on stretcher: Stuart Davis May 1957/ Mural--Lobby Wall/ scale 2 1/2" to 1'/ Heinz Res'ch Lab. Pitts. Pa.
Departments: American Painting and Sculpture
Accession Number: 1964.2
Credit Line: Contemporary Collection of The Cleveland Museum of Art
Exhibitions: Year in Review (1964), Stuart Davis Memorial Exhibition, 1894-1964, American Cities: The Artist's View, Stuart Davis, The Persistence of Geometry: Form, Content and Culture in the Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Downtown Gallery, New York, Stuart Davis: Exhibition of Ten of the Paintings Used as Color Illustrations in "Stuart Davis" by Rudy Blesh, May 10-June 4, 1960 (pamphlet), no. 10 as Study for Mural -- Heinz Co. Research Center.<br>The Downtown Gallery, New York, Group Show - 1st Floor, November 8-December 3, 1960 (checklist) as Mural-Lobby Wall.<br>The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Twenty Seventh Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting, January 14-February 26, 1961 (booklet), no. 24 as Lobby Wall.<br>The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio, 26th Annual Mid-year Show, July 2-September 4, 1961, no. 39 as Mural Lobby.<br>Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, Virginia, Mary Washington Annual, October 1962 (as Mural--Lobby Wall).
Rights Statement: Copyrighted undefined
Museum Location: 226B American Modern

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