Stuart Davis

(American, 1892–1964)

Stage Set for "The Puritans," 1922

watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paperboard

signed Stuart Davis (lower right); titled (lower left)

16 1/2 x 23 1/2 inches.

Provenance:

The Artist

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph deGolier, Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, c. 1923

Mrs. Ralph deGolier, Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts

The Downtown Gallery, New York, 1966

Edith Gregor Halpert, New York

Estate of the above

Sold: Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, May 16, 1973, Lot 2

Paul Stiga, New York

R.H. Love Galleries, Chicago

Purchased from the above by the present owner, 2000

Literature:

Kenneth Spritz, "Behind the Scenes: American Theatrical Design," American Art & Antiques, 2, issue 2, March - April 1979, p. 74, illus.

Andrea DiNoto, "Collecting Stage Design–Bargains Aplenty, Paul Stiga: Portrait of a Collector," Connoisseur, 21, p. 108, no. 950, March 1991, illus.

Ani Boyajian, Mark Rutkoski, Stuart Davis: A Catalogue Raisonné, vol. 2, New Haven, Connecticut, 2007, p. 523, no. 1072, illus.

Lot note:

The present lot is one of five stage and costume designs that Stuart Davis made for his friend, Ralph deGolier's play, The Puritans.

Stage Set for "The Puritans," 1922