Eggplant and Peppers
Eggplant and Peppers
Artist
Charles Demuth
(1883 - 1935)
Date1922
MediumWatercolor on paper
Dimensions9 1/4 x 13 1/4 in. (23.5 x 33.7 cm)
Framed: 19 1/2 x 23 1/2 x 3/4 in. (49.5 x 59.7 x 1.9 cm)
Framed: 19 1/2 x 23 1/2 x 3/4 in. (49.5 x 59.7 x 1.9 cm)
ClassificationsWatercolor
Credit LineAlfred Stieglitz Collection, Co-owned by Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee, and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas
Signedl.r., in image, in pencil: C. Demuth / 1922
Accession number
ASC.2012.27
On View
Not on viewLabel TextThroughout his career, Charles Demuth was inspired by the technical possibilities and challenges of the watercolor medium. Very early in his career, he had learned china painting—the decoration of cups, saucers, and plates that draws upon many of the same skills and properties as watercolor. His work shows his immense skill at using controlled blotting, pooling, and washes to create subtle shading and visual texture.
