Charles Demuth1883-1935

American Artist

• Grew up in Pennsylvania• Had Art training at a

University and started to travel to learn about art.

• He was well liked by the New York Art world.

His style developed into Cubist-Realist

Cubist –Realist:A Cubist arranges their artwork using geometric shapes (Circles, squares, triangles, ect) in various

colors and textures.A Realist painted art that looked like it would really appear. He

combined these two styles.

Can you see the difference in styles?

Pointillism

Painted in small, distinct dots of pure

color are applied in patterns to

form an image

Post-Impressionism

Real life subject matter, vivid color and thick brush strokes.

Cubist Realism

Sharply defined geometric shapes, a

movement that started in the

1920’s

I Saw the Figure 5 in Gold

1928

What do you think this is or represents to the artist?

What shapes do you see?

What colors are you used?

A Value is the lightness or darkness of a color. How many values can you find of gold?

This is what inspired Demuth for his Figure 5 painting:

The Great Figure

Among the rain and lightsI saw the figure 5

In goldOn a red

Fire truckMoving Tense

UnheededTo gong clangs

Siren howlsAnd wheels rumblingThrough the dark city.