A Greater Morning
ca. 1900-1905
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 59 × 71.7 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-135938
Arthur B. Davies painted many images of nude women in dramatic landscapes during the early years of his career. Like many other turn-of-the-century artists, his work responded to the country's increasing urbanization by showing idealized images of people relating to nature. A Greater Morning shows two figures softly lit by the light of an early dawn. They evoke Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden,…
Provenance
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase
Registry history
- ca. 1900-1905 — Recorded in the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum
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