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Dance
New
Watercolor and pencil on paper
Created:1912
15.00" x 10.88"
Signed and Dated
Auction:11/19/2026
Lot: 265View all lots
Modern Day Auction
Event coming soon 11/19/2026
Estimated:$25,000 - $35,000
Stuart Davis AUCTION RECORDS
1892 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 1964 New York City. Known for: Abstraction, mod-real imagery.
Lots Sold: 66%, High Price: $12.2M (2024), Per sq in: $9427 (2015).
Born in Philadelphia in 1892, Stuart Davis is known by many art historians as the American painter most influenced by Cubism. Art historian Norman Geske described Davis' career as a "near classical... Read full biography
Born in Philadelphia in 1892, Stuart Davis is known by many art historians as the American painter most influenced by Cubism. Art historian Norman Geske described Davis' career as a "near classical demonstration of the process by which American painting of the twentieth century came of age." (40).... Read full biography
Born in Philadelphia in 1892, Stuart Davis is known by many art historians as the American painter most influenced by Cubism. Art historian Norman Geske described Davis' career as a "near classical demonstration of the process by which American painting of the twentieth century came of age." (40). Davis moved from journalistic illustration to Social Realism, to Expressionism, to Cubism, ultimately becoming one of America's leading abstractionists. Strongly influenced by Fernand Leger and the... Read full biography
Born in Philadelphia in 1892, Stuart Davis is known by many art historians as the American painter most influenced by Cubism. Art historian Norman Geske described Davis' career as a "near classical demonstration of the process by which American painting of the twentieth century came of age." (40). Davis moved from journalistic illustration to Social Realism, to Expressionism, to Cubism, ultimately becoming one of America's leading abstractionists. Strongly influenced by Fernand Leger and the New York Armory Show of 1912, he developed his own unique style of Cubism, which also incorporated Realism. Along with Max Weber, he is credited with being the importer of Cubism to the United States from France at a time when the public was more... Read full biography
Born in Philadelphia in 1892, Stuart Davis is known by many art historians as the American painter most influenced by Cubism. Art historian Norman Geske described Davis' career as a "near classical demonstration of the process by which American painting of the twentieth century came of age." (40). Davis moved from journalistic illustration to Social Realism, to Expressionism, to Cubism, ultimately becoming one of America's leading abstractionists. Strongly influenced by Fernand Leger and the New York Armory Show of 1912, he developed his own unique style of Cubism, which also incorporated Realism. Along with Max Weber, he is credited with being the importer of Cubism to the United States from France at a time when the public was more interested in Social Realism and American Scene painting with people and places that were recognizable. Through his... Read full biography
Stuart Davis - Auction Lots
© Licensed by VAGA, New York, NYGloucester Sunset
NewGouache on paperCreated:195512.13" x 17.38"SignedAuction:11/19/2026Lot: 476View all lotsModern Day AuctionEvent coming soon 11/19/2026Estimated:$80,000 - $120,000
© Licensed by VAGA, New York, NYAshcan Painter
NewOil, acrylic, and mixed media on canvas20.50" x 24.50"Signed Lower RightAuction:11/05/2026Lot: 60View all lotsLucky's Autumn ExtravaganzaHammer Price:-not sold-Estimated:$3,000 - $10,000
© Licensed by VAGA, New York, NYFaun and Girl from "The Puritans"
NewWatercolor, gouache and graphite on paperCreated:192312.00" x 17.50"Signed and DatedAuction:11/03/2026Lot: 23View all lotsAmerican ArtHammer Price:-not sold-Estimated:$5,000 - $7,000
© Licensed by VAGA, New York, NYTwo men in coats and hats along a vacant street lamp
Watercolor on paperCreated:191213.00" x 10.00"Signed and DatedAuction:10/15/2026Lot: 36View all lotsLuck is on Your SideHammer Price:-not sold-Estimated:$1,200 - $1,500
© Licensed by VAGA, New York, NYTwo men in coats and hats along a vacant street lamp
Watercolor on paperCreated:191213.00" x 10.00"Signed and DatedAuction:09/17/2026Lot: 54View all lotsLucky's End of Summer ExtravaganzaHammer Price:-not sold-Estimated:$1,200 - $1,500
© Licensed by VAGA, New York, NYStarfish (Sketchbook #17 - 3)
Ink on paperCreated:19369.00" x 5.38"Auction:07/16/2026Lot: 107View all lots20|21 Art: The Chicago EditionSales Price:$3,584Estimated:$3,000 - $5,000$74/sq. inchBuyer fees included
© Licensed by VAGA, New York, NYStage Set for "The Puritans"
Watercolor with gouache and graphite on paperboardCreated:192216.50" x 23.50"Signed and DatedAuction:06/07/2026Lot: 54View all lotsAmerican Art And Pennsylvania ImpressionismSales Price:$10,240Estimated:$6,000 - $10,000$26/sq. inchBuyer fees included
© Licensed by VAGA, New York, NYStudy after "Landscape with Garage Lights"
Oil on canvasCreated:c. 1950–195212.00" x 16.25"Auction:05/21/2026Lot: 236View all lotsModern & Contemporary Art Day Sale: Morning SessionSales Price:$25,800Estimated:$30,000 - $50,000$132/sq. inchBuyer fees included-14% under estimate
© Licensed by VAGA, New York, NYUntitled (Gloucester)
Watercolor on paperCreated:191713.50" x 17.38"Signed and DatedAuction:05/06/2026Lot: 252View all lotsA Ménage With George Platt LynesSales Price:$5,375Estimated:$6,000 - $8,000$23/sq. inchBuyer fees included
© Licensed by VAGA, New York, NYAmerican Spirit: Property from the Tanenbaum Family Collection
Graphite on paperCreated:c. 1930Auction:04/22/2026Lot: 13View all lotsModernism: Editions & Works On PaperSales Price:$9,675Estimated:$5,000 - $7,000Buyer fees included+38% over estimate
© Licensed by VAGA, New York, NYDrawing for 'Early American Landscape No. 2' and Corner View of Barber Shop and Street Sign
graphite on wove paperCreated:c. 1929Auction:04/22/2026Lot: 14View all lotsModernism: Editions & Works On PaperSales Price:$4,515Estimated:$4,000 - $6,000Buyer fees included
© Licensed by VAGA, New York, NYGloucester Street Scene; Untitled (Gloucester 17-16)
graphite/ink on light wove paperCreated:1917, 1936Signed and DatedAuction:04/22/2026Lot: 15View all lotsModernism: Editions & Works On PaperSales Price:$3,870Estimated:$2,000 - $4,000Buyer fees included
© Licensed by VAGA, New York, NYLandscape, Gloucester
Oil on panelCreated:192212.00" x 16.00"SignedAuction:04/16/2026Lot: 32View all lotsModern American ArtSales Price:$63,500Estimated:$40,000 - $60,000$331/sq. inchBuyer fees included
© Licensed by VAGA, New York, NYGloucester Wharf
Gouache and pencil on paperboardCreated:193618.25" x 24.25"Signed and DatedAuction:04/16/2026Lot: 33View all lotsModern American ArtSales Price:$114,300Estimated:$120,000 - $180,000$258/sq. inchBuyer fees included
© Licensed by VAGA, New York, NYEgg Beater No. 4
Gouache on paperboardCreated:192814.00" x 19.25"SignedAuction:04/16/2026Lot: 34View all lotsModern American ArtSales Price:$177,800Estimated:$200,000 - $300,000$660/sq. inchBuyer fees included-11% under estimate
© Licensed by VAGA, New York, NYStudy for 'Egg Beater No. 4'
Pencil and colored pencil on paperCreated:192817.00" x 21.50"Signed and DatedAuction:04/16/2026Lot: 35View all lotsModern American ArtSales Price:$30,480Estimated:$20,000 - $30,000$83/sq. inchBuyer fees included
© Licensed by VAGA, New York, NYUntitled (Black and White Variation on 'Quinciette')
Casein on canvasCreated:c. 196414.25" x 18.00"Auction:04/16/2026Lot: 36View all lotsModern American ArtHammer Price:-not sold-Estimated:$50,000 - $70,000
© Licensed by VAGA, New York, NYSixth Avenue El, 1931
Lithograph on wove paperCreated:1931Edition: 12/2511.88" x 18.00"Inscribed and SignedAuction:12/07/2025Lot: 85View all lotsAmerican Art And Pennsylvania ImpressionistsHammer Price:-not sold-Estimated:$30,000 - $50,000
© Licensed by VAGA, New York, NYMunicipal
Oil on canvasCreated:196124.00" x 30.00"Signed and DatedAuction:11/20/2025Lot: 13View all lotsThe Cindy and Jay Pritzker CollectionSales Price:$1,474,000Estimated:$1,200,000 - $1,800,000$2,047/sq. inchBuyer fees included
© Licensed by VAGA, New York, NYTheatre on the Beach
Lithograph on BFK Rives wove paperCreated:1931Edition: 13/2511.00" x 15.00"Signed Lower RightAuction:09/18/2025 - 9/30/2025Lot: 500View all lotsModern DiscoveriesHammer Price:-not sold-Estimated:$12,000 - $18,000
© Licensed by VAGA, New York, NYGirl and Faun (from The Puritans), 1922
Watercolor on paperCreated:192216.25" x 22.00"Signed and DatedAuction:06/25/2025Lot: 348View all lotsWhat Do You See? The Collection of Sidney Rothberg, Part IVSales Price:$4,480Estimated:$3,000 - $5,000$12.53/sq. inchBuyer fees included
© Licensed by VAGA, New York, NYThey Bring Me Tokens of Myself, 1912
Watercolor and pencil on paperCreated:191214.25" x 19.00"Signed and DatedAuction:06/08/2025Lot: 45View all lotsAmerican Art And Pennsylvania ImpressionistsSales Price:$23,040Estimated:$8,000 - $12,000$85/sq. inchBuyer fees included+92% over estimate
© Licensed by VAGA, New York, NYAbstraction in High Key
Gouache and pencil on paperCreated:circa 193111.75" x 9.13"Signed Lower LeftAuction:05/14/2025Lot: 150View all lotsModern Day AuctionSales Price:$44,450Estimated:$40,000 - $60,000$414/sq. inchBuyer fees included
© Licensed by VAGA, New York, NYSpring Blossoms
Oil on canvasCreated:193122.00" x 36.00"Signed and DatedAuction:05/14/2025Lot: 171View all lotsModern Day AuctionHammer Price:-not sold-Estimated:$200,000 - $300,000
