02/04/2026
Charles Demuth was an artist at the turn of the 19th century. He was one of the pioneering artists that danced between sheets that evolved Cubism towards Precisionism (for anyone who knows me, you know my bachelors thesis focused on Cubism, and it’s breakthrough into a fourth dimension because I needed to learn to love Cubism more intimately, lol!). Demuth’s perspective created some interesting architectural pieces that I think many of you would find familiar.
Demuth was also know for his floral watercolors, inspired from his mother’s garden. He had a deep relationship with his mother. He was also apparently well traveled, which is where his interesting social circle no doubt grew from. He favored places like New Hope and Provincetown, and further abroad to places like Paris. He wove through a fascinating social web, and found inspiration from many well-known artists, including O’Keefe, Duchamp, Stettheimer, Marin, and Biddle. As well as other well known people, including Andrew Barnes, and the art critic Henry McBride.
What I found most moving about his work was the intimate relationship of his use of color and form to express gender… the use of color in shadow and light, the eyes, the positions of the bodies. He revealed as much as he concealed, and in that mystery there is much one can feel and experience from his work.
If you get the chance, I recommend checking out this small but excellent museum.
