Tuesday, November 18, 2014

CHARLES DEMUTH at AUCTION




Christie’s NOVEMBER 30, 2011




CHARLES DEMUTH | In the Key of Blue
Estimate: $1,800,000-2,400,000

Painted circa 1919-1920, In the Key of Blue was part of a new series of paintings that Charles Demuth had executed in tempera, all of which were much larger in scale than his previous watercolors.  In the Key of Blue is a tour-de-force that demonstrates Charles Demuth at the height of his abilities.  Here Demuth depicts buildings in a landscape set against planes of subtly modulated color in a composition that is simultaneously refined and dynamic. Most likely influenced by John Addington Symons’ 1893 essay on aesthetics, it is a dynamic Precisionist composition and meditation on light, form and color.  Demuth juxtaposes the strong outlines of the planar forms with the softness of the tempera medium to create depth and suggest the effects of light on the scene.  The influence of Cezanne is evident in the areas of exposed board, which Demuth has deliberately left bare and incorporated into the composition to add further texture and complexity.  Executed circa 1920, In the Key of Blue is an important and rare tempera that is a direct precursor of masterworks such as My Egypt (1927, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York).


Sotheby's April 16, 2014





CHARLES DEMUTH
RESTING ON THE BEACH
LOT SOLD. 9,375 USD

Sotheby’s May 21 2014











CHARLES DEMUTH
TREES AND HOUSES (PROVINCETOWN)

Estimate 80,000 — 120,000
Christie’s 2013





Christie’s 2012




Christie’s 2011



Pink Lilies and Butterflies
PRICE REALIZED
$290,500

Christie's 2008



PR.$242,500





Charles Demuth (1883-1935)
Review in Paris
Pr.$15,000
 
            
 Christie's 2007


 AT "THE GOLDEN SWAN," Sometimes Called the Hell Hole
                  




Christie's 2006


More Christie's 





Tumblers
PRICE REALIZED


$542,500




Rooftops, Provincetown
PRICE REALIZED


$481,000



In Vaudeville: Two Dancers
PRICE REALIZED
$315,750





Man in Blazer
PRICE REALIZED
$28,750

Bonhams





Charles Demuth (American, 1883-1935) 

Fish Series, Number Eight, 1917 
9 7/8 x 7 7/8in
US$ 20,000 - 30,000


Charles Demuth (American, 1883-1935)
River Landscape: Ruins 
8 1/2 x 10in
US$ 15,000 - 25,000