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Adit, No. 2
Stuart Davis (American, 1892–1964)
1928
Medium/Technique
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
73.34 x 60.32 cm (28 7/8 x 23 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the William H. Lane Foundation
Accession Number1990.394
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsPaintings
InscriptionsLower right: STUART DAVIS
Provenance1937, sold by the artist to Alice D. Laughlin (b. 1896 – d. 1952); March 7, 1946, sold by Laughlin to Downtown Gallery, New York [see note 1]; September 15, 1954, sold by Downtown Gallery to the William H. Lane Foundation, Leominster, MA [see note 2]; 1990, gift of the William H. Lane Foundation to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 18, 1990)
NOTES:
[1] Archives of American Art, Downtown Gallery Records, Series 4, Business Records: Purchase Slips (2 of 2), 1946: Reel 5615 (Box 66), Frame 317.
[2] Archives of American Art, Downtown Gallery Records, Series 4, Business Records: Sales Slips (2 of 2), 1954: Reel 5627 (Box 72) Frame 983; and Purchase Slips (1 of 2), 1954: Reel 5617 (Box 67) Frame 782.
NOTES:
[1] Archives of American Art, Downtown Gallery Records, Series 4, Business Records: Purchase Slips (2 of 2), 1946: Reel 5615 (Box 66), Frame 317.
[2] Archives of American Art, Downtown Gallery Records, Series 4, Business Records: Sales Slips (2 of 2), 1954: Reel 5627 (Box 72) Frame 983; and Purchase Slips (1 of 2), 1954: Reel 5617 (Box 67) Frame 782.
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