The Three Graces
East Indian Worship
Arthur Bowen Davies was a bohemian rebel who helped launch modern art in America with the famous 1913 Armory Show, yet his own work was pure, dreamy poetry. In this sketch, three elongated, sea-foam green figures stand in a haunting trance, likely representing the mythological Three Graces. A curious label at the top reads 'East Indian Worship,' adding a layer of mystery to these classical muses—perhaps suggesting an exotic theme or a collector's confusion. Davies was famous for his 'dream girls,' ethereal women who seemed to float rather than stand, and this piece captures that symbolic beauty perfectly with its soft, ghostly coloring and bold, dark outlines signed by the artist himself.
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