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Charles Demuth

Bathers

Maker

Charles Demuth (American, 1883-1935)

Title

Bathers

Year

1916

Medium

  • watercolor,
  • pencil

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • watercolor,
  • pencil

Materials

watercolor

Supports

  • Greyish cream colored smooth medium weight machine made wove rag paper

Dimensions

21.1 x 27.3 cm (8 5/16 x 10 3/4 inches) (sheet)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--LL:C Demuth 1916--

Marks: On verso:WCA 1955

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Anonymous gift

Object Number

1992.001.49

Type

  • Drawings and Watercolors

Exhibition History

Tradition and Innovation in American Watercolors
Jan 27, 1999 – Apr 11, 1999

Label copy

Demuth's cubistic rendition of a Provincetown beach scene is kaleidoscopic in its use of shifting planes of flat color. The contour of the figures is carefully respected through the controlled application of thin watercolor washes, each blotted and dried before the next application of a proximate color. Demuth purposely chose to work on thin sheets of paper that would buckle dramatically under the pooling paint.

Early Modernism in America
Feb 24, 1995 – Apr 16, 1995
American Prints and Drawings from a Private Collection
Jan 17, 1992 – Mar 29, 1992

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

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Charles Demuth (American, 1883-1935)
Bathers, 1916
watercolor; pencil
21.1 x 27.3 cm (8 5/16 x 10 3/4 inches) (sheet)
Anonymous gift 1992.001.49

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