Hotel de France
1929
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lithograph in black on chine collé mounted on wove paper
Dimensions
image: 35.7 x 27.9 cm (14 1/16 x 11 in.) sheet: 45.1 x 34.6 cm (17 3/4 x 13 5/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Jacob Kainen
Accession Number
2002.98.88
Art Historical Context
Stuart Davis's *Hotel de France* (1929) is a striking lithograph that captures the artist's modernist flair during a pivotal era in American art. Printed in black ink on chine collé—a delicate technique where thin Asian paper is colléd (glued) to a sturdier wove support during printing—this work exemplifies Davis's bold experimentation with form and rhythm. Measuring 35.7 x 27.9 cm, it reflects the urban energy of the late 1920s, just before the Great Depression, when Davis drew from Cubism and Synthetic Cubism to infuse everyday scenes with syncopated patterns and flattened space. As a key f...