with Cubism. He studied painting with John Sloan and Robert Henri beginning in 1910,
but abandoned their Realist style after the Armory Show in 1913. His 1931 lithograph
Sixth Avenue El
reflects an interest in Sloan and Henri’s social realism, depicting a New
York street scene, but also applies Cubist style and leans heavily towards abstraction. Davis
was also inspired by Jazz music and the concept of improvisation, giving his work a
distinctly American quality. Cole/Myers 15.
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