Fishing Equipment

Stuart DavisWW-1931-135876

1931·Gouache, over touches of graphite, on cream wove paper·38.1 × 50.7 cm (15 × 20 in.)

<p>The harbor and fishing industries in Gloucester, Massachusetts, attracted Stuart Davis’s attention, and he repeatedly depicted them, focusing particularly on Gloucester’s docks during the 1930s in works like <em>Fishing Equipment</em>. This drawing shows Davis’s linear style and his use of mainly primary colors along with black and white, both of which were typical of his work at the time.</p>

Catalogue

Year: 1931
Medium: Gouache, over touches of graphite, on cream wove paper
Dimensions: 38.1 × 50.7 cm (15 × 20 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Stuart Davis

Artist

Stuart Davis

Painting

Edward Stuart Davis was an American modernist painter. He was associated with early twentieth-century American modernism, including the Ashcan School, and later developed a style characterized by bold color, jazz references, and urban subject matter. In the 1930s, Davis became politically active and participated in federally sponsored art programs during the Great Depression.

Philadelphia, PA, USA

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