1917
watercolor
paper
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 1917 watercolor by Charles Demuth, depicting Dancing, held at Museum of Modern Art.
You see a few quick pencil lines and washes of watercolor—soft pinks, blues, and yellows—floating on white paper like stage lights. Demuth made this in 1917 while watching vaudeville shows. The loose shapes suggest performers in motion, but nothing is spelled out. It feels like a private sketch, not a finished picture. To see how watercolor can glow in layers, look up the technique called glazing.
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.
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