Every Saturday
Arthur B. Davies
American Art
On View: American Art Galleries, 5th Floor, A Quiet Place
This lyrical vision of three women walking in a rural landscape has a quaint, almost nostalgic mood. The title, Every Saturday, implies that the three traversed this path beside the duck pond with regularity, yet we are left to speculate about their purpose or destination. An early work by Arthur Davies, the painting testifies to his poetic and individual aesthetic, which reflected his admiration for the art of Albert Pinkham Ryder and prompted his patron, the famous collector Duncan Phillips, to describe him as "a painter of dreams" and an "enchanter."
MEDIUM
Oil on canvas
DATES
ca. 1895–1896
DIMENSIONS
18 x 29 15/16 in. (45.7 x 76 cm)
frame: 2 1/2 x 24 x 35 3/4 in. (6.4 x 61 x 90.8 cm)
(show scale)
SIGNATURE
Signed lower left: "A B Davies"
ACCESSION NUMBER
12.92
CREDIT LINE
Gift of William A. Putnam
PROVENANCE
Prior to 1912, provenance not yet documented; by 1912, acquired by William A. Putnam of Brooklyn, NY; December 7, 1912, gift of William A. Putnam to the Brooklyn Museum.
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CAPTION
Arthur B. Davies (American, 1862–1928). Every Saturday, ca. 1895–1896. Oil on canvas, 18 x 29 15/16 in. (45.7 x 76 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of William A. Putnam, 12.92 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 12.92_PS20.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 12.92_PS20.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2024
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What's this?
This painting by Arthur B. Davies is titled "Every Saturday."
The title implies that these three women walked this path on a regular basis. This is a rather early work by Davies but it already shows the poetic, dreamy mood that would become his signature style.
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