Arthur Bowen Davies
1862-1928
Arthur Bowen Davies Gallery
Arthur Bowen Davies (September 26, 1863 ?C October 24, 1928) was an avant-garde American artist.
He was born in Utica, New York and studied at the Chicago Academy of Design from 1879 to 1882. He briefly attended the Art Institute of Chicago and then moved to New York City where he studied at the Art Students League.
Davies was a principal organizer of the 1913 Armory Show and was a member of The Eight, a group of painters including five associated with the Ashcan school: William Glackens (1870-1938), Robert Henri (1865-1929), George Luks (1867-1933), Everett Shinn (1876-1953) and John French Sloan (1871-1951), along with Arthur B. Davies (1862-1928), Ernest Lawson (1873-1939) and Maurice Prendergast (1859-1924). Davies is best known for his ethereal figure paintings. He worked as a billboard painter, engineering draftsman, and magazine illustrator. Related Paintings of Arthur Bowen Davies :. | Homage to the Ocean | Children of Yesteryear | Mountain Beloved of Spring | Psyche | Four Figures (1911) by Arthur B. Davies | Related Artists: Johnson, Frank TenneyAmerican Painter, 1874-1939
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