| Charles Demuth was one of the preeminent American artists of the early twentieth
century. Along with John Marin, Marsden Hartley, Georgia O’Keeffe, and
other artists in the avant-garde circle of Alfred Stieglitz, Demuth helped to
define a particularly American brand of modernism. By first understanding the
underlying principles of the European avant-garde—Cézanne, the cubists,
futurism, and German expressionism—and then developing their own individual
styles and subjects, these artists created the first uniquely American modern
painting. . . .
:: Eric Denker, Curator of Prints and Drawings
Corcoran Gallery of Art |
Text excerpted from A Capital Collection: Masterworks from
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