Artwork
Untitled
Untitled is a watercolor drawing by Charles Demuth. It dates from 1920 and is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
About this work
Overview
Untitled is a watercolor and pencil drawing on board created by Charles Demuth in 1920, now part of The Museum of Modern Art's collection.
Subject & Meaning
The work depicts a steep, wooden staircase in an old house leading to an unremarkable, empty corner of a room, conveying a sense of quietness and inconsequentiality.
Technique & Style
Characterized by soft pencil lines and thin watercolor washes, the piece exhibits a loose, sketchy quality, suggesting a rapid, impressionistic capture of a moment or memory.
History & Provenance
Demuth produced this work during a stay in Provincetown, a coastal town popular among artists at the time, before it entered the collection of The Museum of Modern Art.
Artist & collection
Artist
Charles Henry Buckius Demuth (November 8, 1883 – October 23, 1935) was an American painter who specialized in watercolors and turned to oils late in his career, developing a style of painting known as Precisionism.
