1920
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Release at the Gates is a 1920 ink by Arthur Bowen Davies, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a group of people tangled in a chaotic, swirling mess. The figures are half-formed, their arms and legs twisted together like vines. Some faces peek through the crowd, but most of the scene is just rough, dark lines and smudges. The artist used a loose, sketchy style—almost like a hurried drawing—with no clear background. The people seem trapped in movement, but their expressions are hard to read. If you like this style, look up lithography to see how it creates these bold, sketchy effects.
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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