Zinnias and a Blue Dish with Lemons

1924

Charles Demuth

Associated Names
Charles Demuth

Artist, American, 1883 - 1935

The image shows a glass vase with colorful flowers and a blue-rimmed plate with yellow and pink fruits. A soft background in muted colors complements the bright and warm colors of the flowers and fruits. The vase is positioned slightly right of center, with the plate on the left in the foreground.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor over graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Herbert A. Goldstone

  • Dimensions

    overall: 30.3 x 45.8 cm (11 15/16 x 18 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1996.130.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Senator George Frelinghuysen; Mrs. Fredrica Frelinghuysen Emert (Wickersham, New York); Mr. and Mrs. Herbert A. Goldstone, New York; gift 1996 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1965

  • The Herbert A. Goldstone Collection of American Art. The Brooklyn Museum, New York, 1965, 20, no. 15.

1997

  • Building a Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1997-1998, no. 126.

2001

  • A Century of Drawing, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001-2002, no. 50.

Bibliography

2001

  • A Century of Drawing. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001-2002: no. 50.

Inscriptions

lower center in graphite: C. Demuth - 24

Wikidata ID

Q64538466

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