Charles Demuth
Tulips

ArtistAmerican, 1883–1935
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Tulips
Date1933
PlaceLancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
MediumWatercolor and graphite on paper
Dimensionsimage/sheet:14 × 9 15/16 in. (35.6 × 25.2 cm)
frame: 23 7/8 × 19 3/4 in. (60.6 × 50.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of the estate of Molly Scott Luhrs
Object number2000.573
Not on view

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Department
American Art
Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "The American Watercolor," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 25 March - 14 May 2000.

Exhibited in, "American Watercolor", at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, July 2 to August 31, 2003.

Acquisitions of the Last Five Years: Selections of Modern and Contemporary Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Upper Brown Pavilion, July 15, 2005 - October 15, 2005.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in pencil, recto, lower right: "Lancaster, Pa."

Label on verso of frame: "Preservation / of / ART / 1105 E. Freeway Houston, TX / 77002"
Signed in graphite, lower right: "C Demuth '33"

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