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Cherubian Children

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.

Artist: Arthur B. Davies, American, 1862-1928
Medium: Pastel applied both wet and dry over black watercolor with touches of crayon or colored pencil
Dates: 1900
Dimensions: 12 x 9 1/16 in. (30.5 x 23 cm) Framed: 22 7/8 x 16 7/8 in. (58.1 x 42.9 cm)
Signature: Signed lower left: "A.B. Davies"
Collections: American Art
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: 24.246
Credit Line: Gift of Frank L. Babbott
Image: Overall, 24.246_PS2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2006

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