The image shows elongated, curving lines and faint silhouettes forming an abstract composition. The figures are reminiscent of human forms, like a line of people moving in synchrony. The abstract piece features blurred lines, indistinct outlines, and shapes resembling waves or flowing fabric, adding to the dynamic movement of the scene.

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Mirror of Illusion

Arthur B. Davies (American, 1862 - 1928)

printer Frank A. Nankivell (American, born Australia, 1869 - 1959)

1916

Medium: drypoint with softground etching and roulette in black on laid paper
Classification: Print
Dimensions: plate: 16.19 × 21.59 cm (6 3/8 × 8 1/2 in.) ; sheet: 23.81 × 29.85 cm (9 3/8 × 11 3/4 in.)
Culture: American
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CG-W
Credit line: Corcoran Collection (Gift of the Lasky Charitable Lead Trust, 2004)
Rights: Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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