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Forest of the Setting Sun
5½ x 9⅞ inches
(unsigned)
Provenance
Private collection, New York, New York
Related Works
A Greater Morning, oil on canvas, 23¼ x 28¼ inches; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC
Landscape with Clouds, 1925, watercolor on paper, 11 x 15 inches, signed lower left: A. B. DAVIES / 1925; Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York
Note
Arthur Bowen Davies was a key pioneer of American modernism. He masterfully blended Romantic Symbolism with Impressionist techniques, often drawing on themes of nature, spirituality, and imagination. Forest of the Setting Sun stands out as a remarkable example of his landscape work, capturing the fleeting glow of twilight with poetic brushwork. The painting’s golden sky, gentle light, and tranquil atmosphere reveal his extraordinary ability to transform the natural world into a transcendent experience.