1916
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Figure in Glass is a 1916 ink by Arthur Bowen Davies, held at National Gallery of Art.
This drawing shows a nude figure standing with one arm raised and the other resting on their hip. The body is made of sharp, angular shapes that look almost like broken glass. The lines are dark and scratchy, giving it a rough, textured feel. The artist used a technique called *drypoint*—a type of etching where the lines are carved directly into a metal plate. This creates a very tactile, almost sketchy look. Check out more works by Davies, Arthur B. to see how he played with form and line.
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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