Lot 60: William Moore Davis (American, 1829-1920) The Lady Behind the Door Signed "W.M.DAVIS" l.l. Oil on

canvas (mounted), 10 3/4 x 13 1/4 in. (27.4 x 33.2 cm), framed. Condition: Subtle curve to support, minor scattered losses to upper edge, scattered retouch, craquelure. N.B. In her article "William Moore Davis" (American Art Review, Vol. XIV No. 6), Eva Greguski notes "Davis spent the greater part of his long life painting the world around his home on the north shore of Long Island. Born in Setauket, New York, in 1829, Davis received no formal training in art... As he wrote to a friend: I doubt if there are as many city artists who enjoy as I do the exquisite happiness of taking one's traps, a sandwich, a well filled flask and pipe, and going forth alone by calm and tumultuous sea, the wild woods, or other unfrequented places at whatever season sure to return with some modest transcripts of the boundless beauty of nature.".