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Arthur Bowen Davies American, 1863-1928 Life Study (Interior) Oil on canvas 11 3/4 x 6 inches Provenance: Grand Central Art Galleries, Inc., New York Private collection Exhibited: New York, Spanierman Gallery, LLC, Arthur B. Davies: Painter, Poet, Romancer & Mystic, Mar. 29-Apr. 28, 2012 Literature: Lisa N. Peters, Arthur B. Davies: Painter, Poet, Romancer & Mystic, online cat., New York: Spanierman Gallery, 2012, p. 10, color illus. A highly prolific artist, Davies had a passion for painting the female nude, focusing on the subject in oils as well as works in other media in which he brought out the spontaneity of movement or conveying the weight, tension, and solidity of his subject. This work belongs within the context of the "inhalation" studies Davies created in his late career, in which he sought to visualize breathing in his paintings. To Davies the "lift of inhalation" connected all the arts-ancient and modern-as it represented life in action. C The Spanierman Gallery, LLC Collection of American Art