Mountain with Red House
| Mountain with Red House | |
|---|---|
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| Artist | Charles Demuth |
| Year | c. 1913 |
| Dimensions | 24.1 cm (9.5 in) × 32.1 cm (12.6 in) |
| Location | Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Accession No. | 49.70.70a, b |
| Identifiers | The Met object ID: 488517 |
Mountain with Red House is a watercolor landscape painting created ca. 1913 by the American artist Charles Demuth. It is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in the New York.[1]
Early history and creation
Charles Demuth painted this work around 1913, perhaps while he developed his craft in Paris traveled across France.[2][3] He likely held onto this painting until he gave it to his friend Georgia O'Keeffe in 1931.[4]
Description and interpretation
The work depicts two small houses in the foreground with a mountain range in the background. On the reverse side, there is a watercolor draft of a bridge over the Seine in Paris.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Mountain with Red House". Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- ^ Farnham, Emily (1959). Charles Demuth: His Life, Psychology and Marks (Ph.D.). The Ohio State University: The Ohio State University.
- ^ "Mountain with Red House, ca. 1913". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
- ^ Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) (2011). Stieglitz and his artists : Matisse to O'Keeffe : the Alfred Stieglitz collection in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Messinger, Lisa Mintz., Dabrowski, Magdalena. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. ISBN 9781588394330. OCLC 711045516.
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