Cherubian Children

Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
In keeping with his early oil paintings, Arthur B. Davies rendered this idealized figure subject within a shadowy and broadly defined landscape setting and worked the surface heavily, densely building up the layers of pastel. This effect of density is further enhanced by his use of a black watercolor ground.
Caption
Arthur B. Davies American, 1862–1928. Cherubian Children, 1900. Pastel applied both wet and dry over black watercolor with touches of crayon or colored pencil, 12 x 9 1/16 in. (30.5 x 23 cm) frame: 22 7/8 × 16 7/8 × 1 15/16 in. (58.1 × 42.9 × 4.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Frank L. Babbott, 24.246. No known copyright restrictions (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 24.246_PS2.jpg)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
Cherubian Children
Date
1900
Medium
Pastel applied both wet and dry over black watercolor with touches of crayon or colored pencil
Classification
Dimensions
12 x 9 1/16 in. (30.5 x 23 cm) frame: 22 7/8 × 16 7/8 × 1 15/16 in. (58.1 × 42.9 × 4.9 cm)
Signatures
Signed lower left: "A.B. Davies"
Credit Line
Gift of Frank L. Babbott
Accession Number
24.246
Rights
No known copyright restrictions
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