1927
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 1927 ink by Arthur Bowen Davies, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This is a black-and-white print of a muscular figure with arms raised high, as if stretching or reaching. The skin and muscles are drawn with sharp shading, making the form stand out against a dark background. The face has a calm, almost serious expression. The artist used deep contrasts between light and shadow to shape the body. This technique makes the figure look three-dimensional and strong. Next, check out chiaroscuro to see how artists use light and dark like this.
Arthur Bowen Davies (September 26, 1862 – October 24, 1928) was an avant-garde American artist and influential advocate of modern art in the United States c. 1910–1928.
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