Stuart Davis

The Back Room
1913

A painting depicting a dimly lit, crowded bar scene with various patrons standing and conversing. Some figures are wearing hats, and there's a sense of movement and chatter. In the foreground, a man is seated playing a banjo, and barrels are stacked against the wall. The style is expressionistic with dark tones and heavy brushstrokes. The painting is signed "Stuart Davis 1912" in the lower right corner.

A painting depicting a dimly lit, crowded bar scene with various patrons standing and conversing. Some figures are wearing hats, and there's a sense of movement and chatter. In the foreground, a man is seated playing a banjo, and barrels are stacked against the wall. The style is expressionistic with dark tones and heavy brushstrokes. The painting is signed "Stuart Davis 1912" in the lower right corner.

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Date
1913

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil on canvas

Dimensions
Overall: 30 1/4 × 37 1/2in. (76.8 × 95.3 cm)

Accession number
69.114

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur G. Altschul

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of Stuart Davis / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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Stuart Davis
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