Tennis Player

© The Estate of James Edward Davis

Tennis Player

Currently not on view

Tennis Player,

1942

James Edward Davis, 1901–1974; born Clarksburg, WV; died Princeton, NJ; active New York and Princeton
y1968-144

Information

Title
Tennis Player
Dates

1942

Maker
James Edward Davis
Medium
Oil on illustration board
Dimensions
Overall: 50.8 x 76.3 cm (20 x 30 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of James Edward Davis, Class of 1923
Object Number
y1968-144
Signatures
Signed and dated in ink, lower right: James Edward Davis July 22 - '42
Marks/Labels/Seals
On back, in ink (felt-tipped pen, so later than painting): ‘Tennis Player’ / James Edward Davis / 30 Nassau St. / Princeton, N.J. (1942 added in pencil after title);
Culture
American
Type
oil paintings, paintings
Materials
oil paint, illustration board
Subject
athletes, tennis, figures (representations)

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