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Artists›Charles Demuth

Charles Demuth

1883

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Smithsonianhttps://www.si.edu/object/hmsg_66.1321.A-B
Tier 1 · Institutional90%

About

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Charles Henry Buckius Demuth was an American painter who specialized in watercolors and turned to oils late in his career, developing a style of painting known as Precisionism.

Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 90% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (11)

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I Saw the Figure 5 in Gold

1928 · Oil, graphite, ink, and gold leaf on paperboard (Upson board)

35 1/2 × 30 in. (90.2 × 76.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Tulips

1921 · Watercolor and graphite on paper

14 × 10 in. (35.6 × 25.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Gladioli

1920 · watercolor over graphite

Sheet: 46 x 30 cm (18 1/8 x 11 13/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Cyclamen

1920 · Watercolor and graphite on paper

13 3/4 × 11 3/4 in. (34.9 × 29.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Zinnias and Pinecones

1918 · Watercolor and graphite on paper

18 in. × 11 7/8 in. (45.7 × 30.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Amaryllis

1918 · watercolor over graphite

Sheet: 45.8 x 30.4 cm (18 1/16 x 11 15/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Dancing Sailors

1917 · watercolor over graphite

Sheet: 20.4 x 25.7 cm (8 1/16 x 10 1/8 in.); Secondary Support: 21.4 x 26.3 cm (8 7/16 x 10 3/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Narcissi

1917 · Watercolor and graphite on paper

10 13/16 in. × 8 in. (27.5 × 20.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Irises

1916 · watercolor

Sheet: 32.9 x 20.3 cm (12 15/16 x 8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Clowns

1916 · Watercolor and graphite on paper

11 3/8 x 8 in. (28.9 x 20.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Yellow and Blue

1915 · Watercolor on paper

14 x 10 in. (35.6 x 25.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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11 published of 11 catalogued · 2 with image

The Met
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Cleveland Museum of Art
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Irises
1916 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Dancing Sailors
1917 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Gladioli
1920 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Amaryllis
1918 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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