id: 172894
accession number: 1923.2490
share license status: Copyrighted
url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1923.2490
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Amaryllis, c. 1923. Charles Demuth (American, 1883–1935). Watercolor over graphite; sheet: 45.8 x 30.4 cm (18 1/16 x 11 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection 1923.2490
title: Amaryllis
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creation date: c. 1923
creation date earliest: 1918
creation date latest: 1928
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creditline: Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection
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culture: America, 20th century
technique: watercolor over graphite
department: Drawings
collection: DR - American 20th Century
type: Drawing
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CREATORS
* Charles Demuth (American, 1883–1935) - artist
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measurements: Sheet: 45.8 x 30.4 cm (18 1/16 x 11 15/16 in.)
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description: cream(3) wove paper
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Exhibition of American Painting from 1860 Until Today
opening date: 1937-06-23T04:00:00
Exhibition of American Painting from 1860 Until Today. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 23-October 4, 1937).
title: The Silver Jubilee Exhibition
opening date: 1941-06-23T04:00:00
The Silver Jubilee Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 23-September 28, 1941).
title: Exhibition of the Month: The Floral Motif in Art
opening date: 1947-07-29T04:00:00
Exhibition of the Month: The Floral Motif in Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 29-September 30, 1947).
title: Horticulture Motifs in Art
opening date: 1955-03-09T05:00:00
Horticulture Motifs in Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art (March 9-April 24, 1955).
title: Water Color
opening date: 1962-06-06T04:00:00
Water Color. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (June 6-August 27, 1962).
title: Charles Demuth
opening date: 1966-09-24T04:00:00
Charles Demuth. The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA (September 24-November 6, 1966).
title: Charles Demuth: The Mechanical Encrusted on the Living
opening date: 1971-10-05T04:00:00
Charles Demuth: The Mechanical Encrusted on the Living. Art, Design & Architecture Museum, Santa Barbara, CA (organizer) (October 5-November 7, 1971); Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley, CA (November 22, 1971-January 3, 1972); The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC (January 19-February 29, 1972); Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, Utica, NY (March 19-April 16, 1972).
title: America Draws
opening date: 1984-12-28T05:00:00
America Draws. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 28, 1984-March 17, 1985).
title: Charles Demuth
opening date: 1987-10-15T04:00:00
Charles Demuth. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA (February 25-April 24, 1988).
title: Directions in Drawing: 1750-1988
opening date: 1991-04-02T04:00:00
Directions in Drawing: 1750-1988. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 2-August 4, 1991).
title: Master Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art
opening date: 2000-08-27T00:00:00
Master Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 27-October 17, 2000); The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, NY (May 23-August 19, 2001); Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Houston, TX (October 14, 2001-January 6, 2002).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* Charles Demuth: The Mechanical Encrusted on the Living. Art Galleries, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA (October 5 - November 14, 1971); University Art Museum, University of California, Berkeley (November 22, 1971 - January 3, 1972); Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. (January 19 - February 29, 1972); Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, Utica, NY (March 19 - April 16, 1972).
* American Still-Life Painting, 1913-1967. Cedar Rapids Art Center, Cedar Rapids, IA (October 6 - October 27, 1967); Roberson Memorial Center, Binghamton, NY (November 10 - December 1, 1967); Huntington Galleries, Huntington, WV (December 15 - January 5, 1967); Portland Museum of Art, Portland, ME (January 19 - February 9, 1968); Flint Institute of Arts, DeWaters Art Center, Flint, MI (February 23 - March 15, 1968); Mansfield Fine Arts Guild, Inc., Mansfield, OH (March 29 - April 19, 1968); Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, PA (May 8 - May 29, 1968); Kalamazoo Institute of Art, Art Center, Kalamazoo, MI (June 7 - June 28, 1968); Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (July 12 - August 2, 1968); Dulin Gallery of Art, College of Arts and Crafts, Knoxville, TN (September 20 - October 10, 1968); University of Maryland, College Park, MD (October 24 - November 14, 1968).
* Charles Demuth of Lancaster. William Penn Memorial Museum, Harrisburg, PA (September 24 - November 6, 1966).
* Charles Demuth. Museum of Modern Art, New York (March 7 - June 11, 1950).
* Charles Demuth: Exhibition of Water Colors and Oil Paintings. Phillips Memorial Gallery, Washington, D.C. (May 3 - May 25, 1942).
* Charles Demuth Memorial Exhibition. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York (December 15, 1937 - January 16, 1938).
* Contemporary American Watercolors. Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (December 12, 1923 - January 27, 1924).
* Watercolors by Charles Demuth. Daniel Gallery, New York (November - December 1923).
As The Lily; there was apparently no catalogue; that the work was in this show is indicated by CMA records, which state the piece was "Bought from Exhibition in November-December 1923 at Daniel Gallery, New York." Daniel's bill of sale to the CMA is dated November 28, 1923.
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PROVENANCE
(Daniel Gallery, New York, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
date: 1923
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