Gene Davis
Ariadne's Gallery holds 154 works by Gene Davis, made between 1949 and 1985. Most belong to Color field painting, Abstract expressionism and Minimalism. The most common genres are abstract and figurative. Compared with the rest of the collection, these works most often evoke tension and wonder.
Emotional profile
- Sadness: 34 (collection average 34)
- Joy: 52 (collection average 46)
- Tension: 59 (collection average 48)
- Anger: 27 (collection average 23)
- Nostalgia: 44 (collection average 47)
- Wonder: 55 (collection average 48)
- Interest: 63 (collection average 57)
Styles
- Color field painting (1,332)
- Abstract expressionism (3,598)
- Minimalism (1,232)
- Surrealism (5,444)
Artworks
- Composition I, 1949 — Tension 60, Interest 65, Joy 50
- Angel Vine, 1952 — Interest 85, Nostalgia 80, Joy 75
- Bird Land, 1952 — Interest 80, Nostalgia 75, Joy 70
- Bridge, 1952 — Interest 85, Nostalgia 79, Joy 75
- Homage to Dubuffet I, 1952 — Joy 59, Interest 65, Wonder 55
- Red Line, 1952 — Joy 60, Nostalgia 56, Wonder 55
- Saber Dance, 1952 — Nostalgia 65, Interest 69, Tension 61
- Autumn, 1955 — Sadness 24, Anger 10, Joy 25
- Christmas Tree, 1956 — Interest 75, Joy 70, Wonder 60
- Dog and Flowers, 1957 — Sadness 70, Anger 55, Tension 75
- Bay, 1958 — Joy 60, Interest 64, Wonder 55
- Blue Rectangle II, 1958 — Nostalgia 65, Interest 70, Joy 61
- Peach Glow, 1958 — Joy 75, Interest 75, Wonder 60
- Salute, 1958 — Tension 70, Joy 50, Nostalgia 50
- Pumpkin, 1959 — Joy 55, Interest 60, Wonder 39
- Red Devil, 1959 — Tension 76, Wonder 61, Joy 60
- Two Yellows, 1959 — Interest 80, Tension 75, Wonder 66
- Untitled, 1959 — Sadness 85, Anger 70, Tension 90
- Blue Broad Jump, 1960 — Tension 74, Wonder 60, Joy 60
- Celtic Dawn, 1960 — Interest 70, Joy 60, Wonder 55
- End Stripes, 1960 — Joy 50, Tension 50, Nostalgia 45
- Homage to Matisse, 1960 — Joy 80, Interest 80, Wonder 75
- Limelight/Sounds of Grass, 1960 — Joy 50, Tension 50, Nostalgia 45
- Peeping Wall, 1960 — Tension 85, Wonder 70, Anger 40
- Pin Stripes, 1960 — Joy 60, Nostalgia 55, Wonder 55
- Pink Stripe, 1960 — Interest 70, Joy 60, Wonder 59
- Sunball, 1960 — Joy 60, Wonder 55, Interest 60
- Sweet Score-Skylark, 1960 — Interest 75, Joy 70, Wonder 60
- Alice Tully Hall Sampler, 1961 — Joy 60, Nostalgia 56, Wonder 55
- Edges/Solar Beat, 1961 - 1962 — Interest 70, Tension 65, Wonder 60
- Licorice Stick, 1961 — Anger 60, Tension 75, Wonder 70
- Red Dog, 1961 — Interest 65, Joy 55, Wonder 55
- Tom's Furnace, 1961 — Tension 55, Joy 51, Interest 60
- Citadel, 1962 — Interest 70, Joy 65, Wonder 60
- Triple Jump, 1962 — Joy 60, Wonder 56, Tension 56
- Untitled, 1962 — Anger 65, Sadness 75, Tension 85
- Untitled, 1962 — Interest 70, Tension 61, Wonder 54
- Wall Stripes No. 3, 1962 — Tension 70, Sadness 39, Anger 25
- Ferris Wheel, 1963 — Interest 71, Joy 65, Wonder 55
- Black Grey Beat, 1964 — Tension 75, Anger 30, Sadness 41
- Firebox, 1964 — Tension 80, Wonder 65, Anger 35
- Flower Machine, 1964 — Interest 81, Wonder 75, Joy 75
- Hot Beat, 1964 — Interest 75, Wonder 65, Joy 66
- Solar Skin, 1964 — Joy 65, Interest 70, Wonder 60
- Sour Ball Beat, 1964 — Tension 75, Interest 70, Wonder 60
- Two Part Blue, 1964 — Interest 76, Joy 70, Nostalgia 55
- Untitled, 1964 — Anger 69, Sadness 79, Tension 88
- Boudoir Painting, 1965 — Nostalgia 80, Sadness 70, Anger 49
- Equinox, 1965 — Wonder 65, Interest 70, Anger 40
- Flamingo, 1965 — Interest 71, Joy 65, Wonder 60
- Hot Susan, 1965 — Tension 85, Wonder 69, Anger 40
- Lemon Ice, 1965 — Interest 76, Joy 71, Wonder 45
- Split Beat, 1965 — Joy 70, Nostalgia 65, Interest 70
- Orange Twitter, 1966 — Joy 50, Interest 55, Anger 15
- Pepper Pot, 1966 — Joy 65, Interest 70, Wonder 60
- Red Baron, 1966 — Joy 55, Tension 55, Wonder 50
- Red Witch, 1966 — Tension 76, Wonder 65, Sadness 46
- Yankee Doodle, 1966 — Interest 70, Wonder 60, Joy 60
- Circus Sounds, 1967 — Anger 54, Sadness 60, Tension 70
- Dr. Peppercorn, 1967 — Joy 75, Interest 75, Wonder 60
- Raspberry Icicle, 1967 — Joy 60, Nostalgia 55, Wonder 55
- Red Chatterbox, 1967 — Joy 50, Tension 50, Nostalgia 45
- Untitled (P280), 1967 — Joy 82, Interest 78, Wonder 73
- Apricot Ripple, 1968 — Joy 59, Nostalgia 55, Wonder 55
- Barricades, c.1968 — Sadness 80, Anger 65, Tension 85
- Firecracker, 1968 — Interest 81, Tension 75, Wonder 70
- Gothic Jab, 1968 — Anger 70, Sadness 74, Tension 80
- Long John, 1968 — Anger 45, Interest 70, Tension 60
- Passion Flower, 1968 — Tension 71, Anger 25, Wonder 50
- Black Popcorn, 1969 — Tension 55, Sadness 40, Joy 45
- Bulletproof, 1969 — Anger 65, Sadness 70, Tension 81
- Cannonball, 1969 — Anger 60, Sadness 64, Tension 76
- Graf Zeppelin, 1969 — Anger 75, Sadness 80, Tension 90
- Half Lemon, 1969 — Tension 70, Interest 65, Wonder 55
- Halifax, 1969 — Interest 75, Joy 70, Nostalgia 55
- Ianthe, 1969 — Interest 80, Joy 80, Nostalgia 75
- Ice Box (P506), 1969 — Interest 65, Wonder 55, Tension 54
- Jack-in-the-Box, 1969 — Anger 70, Sadness 80, Tension 85
- King Kong, 1969 — Anger 75, Sadness 85, Tension 89
- Powwow, 1969 — Anger 45, Wonder 66, Interest 70
- Sweet Carburetor, 1969 — Joy 60, Wonder 55, Tension 55
- Tarzan (Series I), 1969 — Tension 65, Joy 55, Nostalgia 55
- Yoyo, 1969 — Joy 75, Interest 76, Nostalgia 70
- Zebra, 1969 — Tension 55, Joy 50, Wonder 50
- Battle for Grownups, 1970 — Anger 80, Tension 96, Sadness 84
- Black Panther, 1970 — Tension 85, Wonder 70, Anger 45
- Green Stripes, 1970 — Interest 81, Tension 70, Wonder 65
- Lime-Lemon, 1970 — Tension 65, Anger 25, Sadness 35
- Mohawk, 1970 — Interest 71, Joy 65, Wonder 61
- Black Dahlia, 1971 — Anger 85, Sadness 90, Tension 99
- Lincoln Center, 1971 — Interest 64, Joy 54, Wonder 55
- Royal Veil, 1971 — Tension 70, Joy 50, Wonder 50
- Untitled #150, 1971 — Joy 81, Interest 79, Wonder 74
- Untitled #152, 1971 — Joy 83, Interest 81, Wonder 76
- Untitled #156, 1971 — Joy 83, Interest 81, Wonder 74
- Butterfly, 1972 — Interest 80, Wonder 75, Joy 70
- Diamond Jim, 1972 — Interest 80, Tension 75, Wonder 70
- Moroccan Wedding, 1972 — Interest 75, Joy 71, Wonder 65
- Solar Diary (Needle Park), 1972 — Interest 75, Wonder 60, Tension 60
- Untitled, 1972 — Interest 82, Tension 74, Wonder 71
- Albatross, 1973 — Interest 90, Nostalgia 86, Joy 81
- Checkmate, 1973 — Joy 50, Tension 50, Nostalgia 44
- Cold Turkey, 1973 — Interest 75, Tension 65, Wonder 60
- Signal, 1973 — Anger 55, Tension 65, Interest 65
- Night Patrol, 1975 — Tension 80, Wonder 65, Anger 35
- Treble, 1975 — Joy 50, Tension 50, Nostalgia 45
- Eskimo Map, 1976 — Anger 54, Tension 65, Sadness 49
- Midnight Watch, 1976 — Anger 65, Sadness 70, Tension 80
- Untitled, 1976 — Interest 79, Tension 73, Wonder 69
- Untitled (Pink Stripes-Gray Box), 1976 — Sadness 21, Anger 8, Wonder 32
- Renoir's Curtain, 1977 — Joy 61, Nostalgia 55, Wonder 55
- Royal Canoe, 1977 — Joy 60, Nostalgia 55, Wonder 56
- Black Friar, 1978 — Anger 70, Sadness 75, Tension 80
- Blue Bird, 1978 — Joy 75, Interest 75, Wonder 60
- Hummingbird, 1978 — Anger 60, Tension 75, Sadness 60
- Jumping Jack, 1978 — Interest 80, Joy 76, Wonder 70
- King's Gate, 1978 — Interest 70, Joy 61, Wonder 55
- Pocahontas, 1978 — Joy 50, Tension 49, Nostalgia 45
- Prince Albert, 1978 — Anger 54, Tension 65, Interest 65
- Red Baron, 1978 — Joy 60, Wonder 55, Tension 55
- Untitled, 1978 — Interest 78, Tension 72, Wonder 68
- Circus, 1979 — Anger 50, Interest 70, Tension 65
- Homage to Newman, 1979 — Interest 70, Wonder 60, Joy 59
- Homage to Newman II, 1979 — Interest 65, Joy 55, Wonder 56
- Niagara, 1979 — Joy 79, Nostalgia 75, Interest 79
- Untitled, 1979 — Interest 72, Tension 62, Wonder 58
- Adam's Rib, 1980 — Interest 80, Nostalgia 75, Joy 70
- Carousel, 1980 — Interest 75, Joy 70, Wonder 55
- Ferris Wheel, 1980 — Joy 70, Interest 70, Wonder 55
- Green Giant, 1980 — Interest 75, Tension 65, Wonder 60
- Monet's Garden, 1980 — Joy 80, Interest 76, Wonder 55
- Royal Curtain, 1980 — Joy 60, Nostalgia 54, Wonder 55
- Smithsonian Resident Associates Program 1980 (15th Anniversary Poster), 1980 — Joy 50, Tension 50, Nostalgia 45
- Untitled (Pink, Yellow and White), 1980 — Joy 85, Interest 80, Wonder 76
- Banjo, 1981 — Nostalgia 70, Interest 75, Joy 65
- Banjo, 1981 — Interest 75, Tension 70, Wonder 65
- Islam, 1981 — Anger 55, Wonder 70, Interest 75
- Joy Ride, 1981 — Joy 86, Interest 80, Wonder 70
- Tree House, 1981 — Joy 60, Nostalgia 55, Wonder 55
- Untitled, 1981 — Sadness 80, Anger 65, Tension 85
- Yukon Sonata, 1981 — Interest 70, Joy 65, Wonder 60
- Algeria, 1982 — Anger 65, Tension 75, Sadness 60
- Concord, 1982 — Joy 65, Interest 70, Wonder 60
- Fox Gate, 1982 — Tension 75, Wonder 65, Sadness 45
- Night Rider, 1983 — Sadness 19, Anger 7, Joy 28
- Untitled, 1983 — Anger 9, Sadness 18, Wonder 32
- Color Needles, 1984 — Nostalgia 70, Interest 75, Joy 65
- Moroccan Midnight, 1984 — Interest 70, Tension 59, Joy 55
- Pocono, 1984 — Joy 60, Wonder 56, Nostalgia 55
- Red Picnic, 1984 — Joy 50, Tension 50, Nostalgia 45
- Voodoo, 1984 — Tension 60, Joy 55, Wonder 50
- Untitled, 1985 — Anger 62, Sadness 73, Tension 82
- Untitled, 1985 — Anger 60, Sadness 70, Tension 80
- Looking Glass — Tension 55, Joy 50, Wonder 50
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