CHARLES HENRY DEMUTH (American 1883-1935). Biarritz, South of France, 1913. Oil on board. 12in. x 16in.. Signed lower le...

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CHARLES HENRY DEMUTH (American 1883-1935)
Biarritz, South of France, 1913
Oil on board
12in. x 16in.
Signed lower left

One of the principal early artists of American modernism, Charles Demuth studied at the Drexel Institute in Philadelphia and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. He made significant trips in Europe in 1907-08, 1912-14 and 1921, where he associated with Ezra Pound, Gertrude and Leo Stein in the avant-garde circles of Paris. Dating to 1913, this painting is an excellent example of Demuth's work in Europe. While best known for precisionist landscapes and delicate watercolor still lifes, this work is a rare oil painting which captures the spirit of Fauvism with its bold color and foreshortened use of space.

Provenance: David Burliuk [1882-1967]
thence by descent
Private Collection, Canada, to 2001
Zabriskie Gallery, New York

Exhibited: The Demuth Foundation, Lancaster, PA, "From the Province: The Work of Charles Demuth", 2004.


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