Charles Demuth

Eight O'Clock (Early Morning)
1917

A watercolor painting depicting two figures in an interior setting with abstract and fragmented elements. The figure on the left, dressed in a pink suit, is seated and appears to be shining the shoes of the standing figure on the right, who is wearing a white tank top and shorts. The background features a mix of geometric and organic shapes, with hints of domestic items like a basin and a stove. The artwork is signed and dated in the lower left corner.

A watercolor painting depicting two figures in an interior setting with abstract and fragmented elements. The figure on the left, dressed in a pink suit, is seated and appears to be shining the shoes of the standing figure on the right, who is wearing a white tank top and shorts. The background features a mix of geometric and organic shapes, with hints of domestic items like a basin and a stove. The artwork is signed and dated in the lower left corner.

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Date
1917

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Watercolor and graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 8 1/16 × 10 5/16in. (20.5 × 26.2 cm)

Accession number
93.108

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Carl D. Lobell

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Charles Demuth
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