Feasible #2

Artist: Stuart Davis, American, 1892–1964
Date: 1949–51
Material: Oil on canvas
made in: New York, New York, United States, North and Central America
Classification: Paintings
Collection: Modern and Contemporary Art
Current Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 11 7/8 x 16 1/8 in. (30.2 x 40.9 cm)
framed: 19 x 23 1/4 x 1 3/8 in. (48.3 x 59.1 x 3.5 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Morton D. May
Rights: © Estate of Stuart Davis / Licensed by ARS, New York, NY
Object Number: 395:1955

NOTES

The bright colors and irregular, overlapping shapes of Stuart Davis's Feasible #2 suggest the effect of layered pieces of paper in a collage. Davis addressed himself to formal issues of color and composition to avoid an emphasis on subject matter. Although Davis was an important precursor of the Abstract Expressionists, he never fully embraced their work.

Provenance

- 1953
The Downtown Gallery, New York, NY

1953 - 1955
Morton D. May, St. Louis, MO, purchased from The Downtown Gallery [1]

1955 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by Morton D. May [2]

Notes:
[1] Invoice addressed to May from The Downtown Gallery dated May 23, 1953 [SLAM document files].

[2] Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control of the City Art Museum, December 8, 1955.

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