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Amaryllis
c. 1923
Charles Demuth
Charles Demuth (American, 1883–1935)
Drawings
Amaryllis, c. 1923. Charles Demuth (American, 1883–1935). Watercolor over graphite; sheet: 45.8 x 30.4 cm (18 1/16 x 11 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection 1923.2490 Still-life was one of Charles Demuth's favorite genres, and he created works on this theme throughout his career. This drawing of a blooming amaryllis was completed while the artist was convalescing with diabetes in his hometown of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Because of his physical weakness, he was limited to working in watercolor, a less demanding medium than painting, and to subjects that he could easily observe, such as flowers. Demuth drew the amaryllis's form in graphite and then brushed on watercolor precisely, using a blotter to develop the pebbly texture seen throughout. This watercolor was purchased by the museum during its first exhibition, at Daniel Gallery in New York, and was one of the first works by Charles Demuth to enter a public museum collection.
- Maker/Artist
- Demuth, Charles
- Classification
- Drawing
- Formatted Medium
- watercolor over graphite
- Medium
- watercolor, over, graphite
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 45.8 x 30.4 cm (18 1/16 x 11 15/16 in.)
- Departments
- Drawings
- Accession Number
- 1923.2490
- Credit Line
- Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection
- Exhibitions
- Exhibition of American Painting from 1860 Until Today, The Silver Jubilee Exhibition, Exhibition of the Month: The Floral Motif in Art, Horticulture Motifs in Art, Water Color, Charles Demuth, Charles Demuth: The Mechanical Encrusted on the Living, America Draws, Charles Demuth, Directions in Drawing: 1750-1988, Master Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art, <em>Charles Demuth: The Mechanical Encrusted on the Living</em>. Art Galleries, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA (October 5 - November 14, 1971); University Art Museum, University of California, Berkeley (November 22, 1971 - January 3, 1972); Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. (January 19 - February 29, 1972); Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, Utica, NY (March 19 - April 16, 1972)., <em>American Still-Life Painting, 1913-1967</em>. Cedar Rapids Art Center, Cedar Rapids, IA (October 6 - October 27, 1967); Roberson Memorial Center, Binghamton, NY (November 10 - December 1, 1967); Huntington Galleries, Huntington, WV (December 15 - January 5, 1967); Portland Museum of Art, Portland, ME (January 19 - February 9, 1968); Flint Institute of Arts, DeWaters Art Center, Flint, MI (February 23 - March 15, 1968); Mansfield Fine Arts Guild, Inc., Mansfield, OH (March 29 - April 19, 1968); Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, PA (May 8 - May 29, 1968); Kalamazoo Institute of Art, Art Center, Kalamazoo, MI (June 7 - June 28, 1968); Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (July 12 - August 2, 1968); Dulin Gallery of Art, College of Arts and Crafts, Knoxville, TN (September 20 - October 10, 1968); University of Maryland, College Park, MD (October 24 - November 14, 1968)., <em>Charles Demuth of Lancaster</em>. William Penn Memorial Museum, Harrisburg, PA (September 24 - November 6, 1966)., <em>Charles Demuth. </em>Museum of Modern Art, New York (March 7 - June 11, 1950)., <em>Charles Demuth: Exhibition of Water Colors and Oil Paintings</em>. Phillips Memorial Gallery, Washington, D.C. (May 3 - May 25, 1942)., <em>Charles Demuth Memorial Exhibition. </em>Whitney Museum of American Art, New York (December 15, 1937 - January 16, 1938)., <em>Contemporary American Watercolors</em>. Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (December 12, 1923 - January 27, 1924)., <em>Watercolors by Charles Demuth</em>. Daniel Gallery, New York (November - December 1923).<br>As The Lily; there was apparently no catalogue; that the work was in this show is indicated by CMA records, which state the piece was "Bought from Exhibition in November-December 1923 at Daniel Gallery, New York." Daniel's bill of sale to the CMA is dated November 28, 1923.
- Rights Statement
- Copyrighted
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