Charles Demuth

August Lilies
1921

A watercolor painting of a lush magnolia plant with large green leaves and white blossoms, set against a background with shades of blue and brown, suggesting shadows and depth. The artist's signature and the year 1927 are visible in the lower left corner.

A watercolor painting of a lush magnolia plant with large green leaves and white blossoms, set against a background with shades of blue and brown, suggesting shadows and depth. The artist's signature and the year 1927 are visible in the lower left corner.

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Date
1921

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Watercolor and graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 12 × 18in. (30.5 × 45.7 cm)

Accession number
31.422

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/2170

Exhibitions

At the Dawn of a New Age: Early Twentieth-Century American Modernism

May 7, 2022–Feb 26, 2023
American Legends: From Calder to O’Keeffe

Dec 22, 2012–June 29, 2014
Breaking Ground: The Whitney’s Founding Collection

Apr 28–Sept 18, 2011
Chimneys and Towers:
Charles Demuth’s Late Paintings of Lancaster

Feb 23–Apr 27, 2008

Charles Demuth
11 works in the collection

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