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Copyright This work is in the public domain. Charles Demuth died in 1935; copyright lasts 70 years after the artist’s death, so it ended in 2005.
In context
Untitled (580) — Charles Demuth
Row above: the years. Row below: how old the artist was at the start and at the end of each span — 0 at birth, 52 at death.
Shaded: the lifetime of Charles Demuth (1883–1935) every dated painting, decade by decade
First works: up to 1916 Main working years: 1916–1925 Late works: from 1925
Those three bands split the works this catalogue has a date for into a first quarter, a middle half and a last quarter. They are not the artist’s complete output: a thin stretch may be a gap in the record rather than a quiet spell. The same years with the artist’s life laid along them
This record has no exact year on file — using the artist's lifetime and the work's style, what decade would you guess?
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Measured from the image
Main colour
Rosy Brown #c49e90
Catalogued palette
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The ten leading countries
Find the three darkest countries on the map. Is the museum that keeps this painting in any of them? Write down one reason people far away might look at it.
Together these works take 64.6% of all the attention this artist's paintings received over the last twelve months. The catalogue holds 248 works by this artist, of which 60 were looked at at least once. This painting ranks 19 of them, with 1.8% of that attention. The same counts, month by month
Bars measure attention, not quality. Pick the work at the top and this one: name one thing that might make a painting famous beyond how well it is painted.
Artist and museum
Born in Lancaster, United States of America
charles henry buckius demuth, an american watercolorist, was born on november 8, 1883, in lancaster, pennsylvania. he developed a unique style of painting known as precisionism, which would later become a significant contribution to the american art scene. demuth's early education took place at franklin & marshall academy, followed by studies at drexel university and the prestigious pennsylvania academy of fine arts in philadelphia. it was during his time at pafa that he met william carlos williams, with whom he formed a lasting friendship.
demuth's artistic career began to take shape after his studies in the united states. he later attended académie colarossi and académie julian in paris, where he became an integral part of the avant-garde art scene. the city's acceptance of his homosexuality also had a profound impact on his work. upon returning to america, demuth retained aspects of cubism in many of his works, reflecting the influence of his time in paris. his fondness for lancaster is evident in the subject matter of numerous works, showcasing industrial features like bridges, smoke stacks, and skyscrapers.
demuth's most famous painting, the figure five in gold, was inspired by william carlos williams's poem "the great figure." this work is a prime example of demuth's unique style, which he termed "precisionism." other notable works include his "poster portraits," dedicated to artists and writers like georgia o'keeffe, arthur dove, and eugene o'neill. key characteristics of precisionism:
quasi-cubist, sharply defined manner
urban and rural landscapes with industrial features
highly structured scenes lacking figures
depiction of an industrial setting with sharp linearity
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Look closely
Untitled (580) — Charles Demuth
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"Untitled (580)" by Charles Demuth is recorded with a balanced soft saturation and a vivid intensity.
Charles Demuth appears under the alternate names Charles Henry Buckius Demuth.
The color identity of "Untitled (580)" by Charles Demuth: a neutrals palette, dominated by rosy brown (#c49e90).
"Untitled (580)" has an augmented reality preview: the artwork's AR Preview page shows it in your own space on a compatible device.
Hand-painted copies of "Untitled (580)" by Charles Demuth are sold on this website: a hand-painted oil reproduction on linen canvas, ordered from this page.
rosy brown (#c49e90) is the leading color of "Untitled (580)" by Charles Demuth.
The colors of "Untitled (580)" show a bright balance luminance.
The format of "Untitled (580)" is portrait. This is useful when planning where a reproduction will be placed.