Category Charles Demuth

Discover Charles Demuth’s 1917 watercolor “Bermuda Landscape No. 1,” where geometric abstraction and soft sunlit washes reimagine an island scene with modernist clarity.

Discover Charles Demuth’s 1917 watercolor “Two Acrobats in Red Tights,” where radiant light and precise lines capture the daring grace of a high-wire performance reimagined through modernist abstraction.

Explore Charles Demuth’s 1918 watercolor The Masque of the Red Death, where fractured forms and vivid color capture Poe’s chilling allegory of masked revelry and inevitable mortality.

Explore Charles Demuth’s 1918 watercolor “The Death of Countess Geschwitz,” where fragmented forms and expressive washes capture the tragic finale of a pioneering female character in Wedekind’s Lulu.

Dive into Charles Demuth’s 1915 watercolor Nana Visiting her Friend Satin, where delicate lines and muted washes illuminate a moment of intimate companionship within a softly lit interior.

Explore Charles Demuth’s 1918 watercolor Lula and Alva Schön, where tender domestic intimacy and modernist abstraction converge in a richly layered portrait of a seated couple by the hearth.

Explore Charles Demuth’s 1917 watercolor “In Vaudeville, Woman and Man on Stage,” where fluid pencil outlines and muted washes capture the poised tension of a theatrical duet.

Explore Charles Demuth’s 1919 watercolor In Vaudeville, the Bicycle Rider, where rhythmic circles, muted earth tones, and precise lines evoke the dynamic balance of popular stage performance.

Discover Charles Demuth’s 1920 watercolor “In Vaudeville, Acrobatic Male Dancer with Top Hat,” where muted earth tones and fluid lines capture the dynamic grace of early twentieth‑century performance.

Discover Charles Demuth’s 1916 watercolor “In Vaudeville Two Acrobat‑Jugglers,” where geometric forms and muted earth tones capture the dynamic energy of vaudeville acrobats.

Explore Charles Demuth’s Artists Sketching (1916), a delicate watercolor celebrating the quiet rituals of artistic creation through soft color, open composition, and poetic suggestion.

Charles Demuth’s “Count Muffat Discovers Nana with the Marquis de Chouard” (1915) is a Symbolist watercolor masterpiece inspired by Émile Zola’s Nana. This in-depth analysis explores the painting’s narrative structure, line work, color symbolism, and emotional depth, revealing its place in American modernism and queer visual history.