About the Object
In this work on paper, Davis includes a minimal amount of detail. A man leans against a black wall, which cuts diagonally across the page. The man’s legs are bent to suggest he is seated, but there is nothing beneath him. A lemon, which also resembles a pear, rests on a triangular pedestal in front of him. One side of the pedestal is orange, one is blue, and the top is left the color of the paper.
The Artist;
Estate of the Artist;
[Salander-O’Reilly Galleries, New York, NY];
[Owings-Dewey Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM];
Boyajian, Ani and Mark Rutkoski eds. Stuart Davis: A Catalogue Raisonné. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2007, vol 2, p. 520, ill. p. 520, cat. no. 1069.
Agee, William C. and Lewis Kachur. Masterpieces of American Modernism: From the Vilcek Collection. London: Merrell, 2013, pp. 180-181, 264, ill. p. 181.
