1920
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Free of Clouds is a 1920 ink by Arthur Bowen Davies, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows four loose, ink-washed figures in black and gray. Two standing women face each other—one with arms raised, the other with hands near her face. A man kneels in the center, holding a branch with a flower. Another woman sits to the right, resting on her elbow. The lines are quick and wobbly, like a sketch left unfinished. The artist used a mix of smudged ink and sharp lines to keep it feeling raw. The paper’s texture shows through in spots, adding to the sketchy look. Want to see more work like this? Check out lithography to learn how artists use ink and stone to make prints.
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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