Hello, this item is a monumental granite sculpture titled Flight, created in 1941 by American sculptor Richard Davis. Measuring approximately 36 x 20 x 20 inches and carved directly in black granite, the work portrays a seated couple—man and woman—in a moment of intimate tension and protection, their postures conveying both weariness and resolve. While the figures are rendered in a simplified, near-archaic style with modest, nondescript clothing, the emotional resonance is powerful. The man glances backward over his shoulder in a gesture that can evoke either fear, reflection, or mourning, while the woman is closely drawn to him in solidarity and vulnerability.

Carved at the height of World War II, Flight was clearly intended as a universal monument to refugees—those displaced by war, persecution, or systemic collapse. Its ambiguity invites timeless readings, including biblical allusion (Lot and his wife), but its power lies in the anonymity of its subjects. The sculpture was exhibited at the 1941 American Sculpture Exhibition at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh, and later at MoMA in New York—two of the most prestigious venues in American art. These exhibitions, combined with the rarity of such large-scale granite carvings and the emotionally charged theme, place this work among Davis’s most significant. Its estimated market value today, given institutional provenance, scale, and material, would range from $18,000 to $25,000 US.