Arthur B. Davies

Day of Good Fortune
c. 1914

This is an abstract painting featuring a dynamic array of shapes and colors that suggest movement and rhythm. The composition is dominated by curved forms and intersecting lines, with a palette that includes whites, yellows, greens, blues, reds, and purples, all set against a dark background. The painting's brushwork and layering create a sense of depth and texture.

This is an abstract painting featuring a dynamic array of shapes and colors that suggest movement and rhythm. The composition is dominated by curved forms and intersecting lines, with a palette that includes whites, yellows, greens, blues, reds, and purples, all set against a dark background. The painting's brushwork and layering create a sense of depth and texture.

Not on view

Date
c. 1914

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil on canvas

Dimensions
Overall: 17 3/4 × 29 1/2in. (45.1 × 74.9 cm)

Accession number
71.228

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

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/1742

Exhibitions

At the Dawn of a New Age: Early Twentieth-Century American Modernism

May 7, 2022–Feb 26, 2023

Arthur B. Davies
31 works in the collection

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