Stuart Davis

Stuart Davis was a pioneering American modernist painter who infused his canvases with the vibrant energy of jazz and urban life.

ABOUT

Born Edward Stuart Davis in Philadelphia in 1892, Stuart Davis was immersed in the art world from an early age, with his father an art editor and his mother a sculptor. His formal training began in 1909 under Robert Henri, the leader of the Ashcan School, in New York City. This early influence encouraged his engagement with everyday urban subjects, evident in works like his five watercolor paintings displayed at the groundbreaking 1913 Armory Show. At this pivotal exhibition…

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NOTABLE WORKS

Self-Portrait 1912 · Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Boats, Gloucester 1917 · Philadelphia Museum of Art Multiple Views 1918 · National Gallery of Art Waterfront Landscape 1936 · Smithsonian American Art Museum Abstraction 1937 · Smithsonian American Art Museum Impression of the New York World's Fair (mural study, Communications Building, World's Fair, Flushing, New York) 1938 · Smithsonian American Art Museum

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INFLUENCES

Influenced by

Robert HenriAshcan School Vincent van GoghPost-Impressionism Henri MatisseFauvism Pablo PicassoCubism