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Stuart Davis

Stuart Davis

1892–1964

WA-00017255

Philadelphia, PA, USA

PaintingAbstract Art

Representation

None documented

58

Institutional Exhibitions

53

Works in Collection

88

Assets Indexed

5

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

90%

Profile Completeness

Cultural Positioning

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ704588

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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The Cubist Imprint

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1989

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Master Prints from the Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1989

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Master Prints from the Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1987–1988

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American Prints: 1900�1960; Recent Acquisitions: Illustrated Books

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1985–1986

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Selections from the Permanent Collection: Prints and Illustrated Books

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1984

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A Century of Modern Drawing, 1881�1981

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1982

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Around Picasso

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1980

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Art of the Twenties

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1979–1980

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New York/New York

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1978

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Between World Wars: Drawing in Europe and America

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1976

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Stuart Davis

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1975–1976

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American Prints: 1913�1963

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1974–1975

Field Verification (4 fields)

2 cross-verified · 2 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
LocationGallery Generic· 72%✓
BiographyWikipedia + Ai Generated· 88%
NationalityArtsy· 85%

Source Registry (4)

Christies-Artsyhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/stuart-davis
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Kasminhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/stuart-davis
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/1412
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Wikidata
Tier 1 · Institutional40%

About

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Movement

Abstract Art

Medium

Painting

Related Artists

12 in graph

Institutional

Museum Collections

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago Tate Whitney Museum of American Art

Canonical record

Artworks (53)

Composition

1964 · Screenprint on paper

image: 282 x 360 mm

Composition, from X + X (Ten Works by Ten Painters)

Composition, from X + X (Ten Works by Ten Painters)

1964 · Screenprint in color on white wove paper

Image: 35.8 × 28.1 cm (14 1/8 × 11 1/8 in.); Sheet: 51 × 61 cm (20 1/8 × 24 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled from X + X (Ten Works by Ten Painters)

Untitled from X + X (Ten Works by Ten Painters)

1964 · One from a portfolio of ten screenprints

composition: 11 x 14 1/8" (28 x 35.9cm); sheet: 20 x 24" (50.8 x 60.9cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Composition Concrete (Study for Mural)

1957 · 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.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Detail Study #1 for "Package Deal"

Detail Study #1 for "Package Deal"

1956 · Gouache with graphite on off-white wove paper

41.1 × 33.1 cm (16 3/16 × 13 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Ready-to-Wear

1955 · Oil on canvas

142.6 × 106.7 cm (56 1/8 × 42 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Study for a Drawing

1955 · color screenprint

Sheet: 30.5 x 40.7 cm (12 x 16 in.); Platemark: 18.6 x 19.5 cm (7 5/16 x 7 11/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Visa

1951 · Oil on canvas

40 x 52" (101.6 x 132.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Flying Carpet

1942 · Woven wool

7' 1" x 10' (215.9 x 304.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Arboretum by Flashbulb

1942 · Oil on canvas

18 × 36 in. (45.7 × 91.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1941 · Screenprint

13 × 17 in. (33 × 43.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Report from Rockport

1940 · Oil on canvas

24 × 30 in. (61 × 76.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Shapes of Landscape Space (Landscape Space No.4)

Shapes of Landscape Space (Landscape Space No.4)

1939 · Lithograph

composition (irreg.): 11 11/16 x 9 1/8" (29.7 x 23.2cm); sheet: 14 13/16 x 10 13/16" (37.6 x 27.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

New York Waterfront

New York Waterfront

1938 · Gouache on paper

12 x 15 7/8" (30.6 x 40.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Men and Machine

1934 · Oil on canvas

32 × 40 in. (81.3 × 101.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Mural (Radio City Men's Lounge Mural: Men without Women)

Mural (Radio City Men's Lounge Mural: Men without Women)

1932 · Oil on canvas

10' 8 7/8" x 16' 11 7/8" (327.2 x 518 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Composition No. 4

Composition No. 4

1932 · Gouache and pencil on paper

21 3/8 x 29 7/8" (54.5 x 75.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Composition No. 5

Composition No. 5

1932 · Gouache on paper

22 x 29 7/8" (55.9 x 75.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Study for Radio City Music Hall Mural

Study for Radio City Music Hall Mural

1932 · Ink, crayon, and pencil on paper

15 1/8 x 20 1/8" (38.5 x 51.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Study for Radio City Music Hall Mural

Study for Radio City Music Hall Mural

1932 · Ink on paper

7 3/8 x 9 3/4" (18.9 x 24.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

1931 · Lithograph on paper

Sheet (Irregular): 22 × 15 3/4 in. (55.9 × 40 cm) Image: 10 × 9 in. (25.4 × 22.9 cm)

Whitney Museum of American Art

Fishing Equipment

Fishing Equipment

1931 · Gouache, over touches of graphite, on cream wove paper

38.1 × 50.7 cm (15 × 20 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Barber Shop Chord

Barber Shop Chord

1931 · Zincograph in black on cream laid paper

Image: 35.6 × 48.3 cm (14 1/16 × 19 1/16 in.); Sheet: 48.4 × 61 cm (19 1/16 × 24 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sixth Avenue El.

Sixth Avenue El.

1931 · Lithograph on paper

Image: 30.1 × 45.2 cm (11 7/8 × 17 13/16 in.); Sheet: 43.8 × 54.8 cm (17 1/4 × 21 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Artwork sources (7)

53 published of 84 catalogued · 67 with image

MoMA
26 publishedof 52 catalogued50 img
Art Institute Chicago
11 published11 img
The Met
7 published
Cleveland Museum of Art
4 published
Whitney
4 published
Tate
1 published1 img
+ 1 more source · 5 catalogued, not yet published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 5)

5 entries · 1 sources

Composition Concrete (Study for Mural)
1957 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Hotel Café
1928 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Study for a Drawing
1955 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Two Figures and El
1931 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Composition
1964 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

Record

Images

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

Ready-to-Wear (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

9

Movements1

Collections8

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago Tate Whitney Museum of American Art

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Tate

In collection

Whitney Museum of American Art

Market

Auction sale history

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