Untitled

Untitled

Charles Demuth

1918

watercolor

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This painting looks like a building split into odd shapes. The walls are flat colors—beige, blue, and green—with sharp lines cutting across. A window sits in the middle, showing a dark red object inside. Trees peek in at the top, but they’re just soft blobs of green and white. The whole thing feels tilted, like the building is leaning. The artist used watercolor, but it’s not smooth. Some spots look dry, almost like the paint was scraped or layered. The colors don’t always match up where the shapes meet. If you like this style, check out watercolor glazing next.

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