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Property from the Collection of Bernard Heineman, Jr.
Charles Demuth (1883-1935)
Kiss Me Over the Fence
Details
Charles Demuth (1883-1935)
Kiss Me Over the Fence
signed and dated 'C. Demuth '29.-' (lower right)
watercolor on paper
12 x 18 in. (30.5 x 45.7 cm.)
Kiss Me Over the Fence
signed and dated 'C. Demuth '29.-' (lower right)
watercolor on paper
12 x 18 in. (30.5 x 45.7 cm.)
Provenance
The artist.
Robert Locher, by bequest from the above, 1935.
[With]Durlacher Brothers, New York, 1949.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Fleischman, Detroit, Michigan, acquired from the above, 1953.
Acquired by the present owner, 1965.
Robert Locher, by bequest from the above, 1935.
[With]Durlacher Brothers, New York, 1949.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Fleischman, Detroit, Michigan, acquired from the above, 1953.
Acquired by the present owner, 1965.
Literature
R. Weyand, Scrapbooks, no. 209.
University of Michigan Museum of Art, Mr. And Mrs. Lawrence A. Fleischman Collection of American Paintings, exhibition catalogue, Dearborn, Michigan, 1953, pp. 32-33, no. 9, illustrated.
Detroit Institute of Art, A Collection in Progress: Selections from the Lawrence and Barbara Fleischman Collection of American Art, exhibition catalogue, Detroit, Michigan, 1955, pp. 32-33, no. 39, illustrated.
E. Farnham, Charles Demuth: His Life, Psychology and Works, vol. II, Ph.D. dissertation, Ohio State University, 1959, p. 622, no. 528.
Milwaukee Art Center, American Painting 1760-1960, exhibition catalogue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1960, p. 98, illustrated.
University of Arizona Art Gallery, American Painting 1765-1963, exhibition catalogue, Tucson, Arizona, 1964, p. 81, no. 25, illustrated.
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Flowers, exhibition catalogue, New York, 1965, n.p., no. 8, illustrated.
D. Gebhard, Charles Demuth: The Mechanical Encrusted on the Living, exhibition catalogue, Santa Barbara, California, 1971, pp. 21, 71, 85, no. 109, illustrated.
Andrew Crispo Gallery, Ten Americans: Masters of American Watercolor, exhibition catalogue, New York, 1974, no. 45, illustrated.
T.E. Norton, Homage to Charles Demuth: Still Life Painter of Lancaster, Ephrata, Pennsylvania, 1978, pp. 116-17, 124, illustrated.
A.L. Eiseman, Charles Demuth, New York, 1982, p. 21.
B. Haskell, Charles Demuth, exhibition catalogue, New York, 1987, p. 216, no. 114, illustrated.
A.O. Dean, "He was an Acrobat on the Leading Edge of Jazz Age Art," Smithsonian Magazine, October 1987, pp. 62-63, illustrated.
H. Cooper, "Watercolors of Charles Demuth," Antiques, January 1988, pp. 264-65, illustrated.
M. Kushner, The Modernist Tradition in American Watercolors, exhibition catalogue, Evanston, Illinois, 1991, pp. 24, 58, illustrated.
Williams College Museum of Art, Third Williams Alumni Loan Exhibition: Two Hundred Years of American Art, Williamstown, Massachusetts, exhibition catalogue, 1993, n.p., illustrated.
D. Dewey, The Watercolor Book, New York, 1995, p. 113, illustrated.
Berry-Hill Galleries, Inc., Modernist Show, exhibition catalogue, New York, 2000, pp. 38-39, illustrated.
A.M. Lampe, 25 Years of the Demuth: Homage and Hurrah!, exhibition catalogue, n.p., fig. 9, illustrated.
J. Holahan, "Demuth Building on Foundation," New Era, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, September 2006, pp. B1, B4, illustrated.
E. Slupe, "Inside PA," Art Matters, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 2006, p. 7, illustrated.
University of Michigan Museum of Art, Mr. And Mrs. Lawrence A. Fleischman Collection of American Paintings, exhibition catalogue, Dearborn, Michigan, 1953, pp. 32-33, no. 9, illustrated.
Detroit Institute of Art, A Collection in Progress: Selections from the Lawrence and Barbara Fleischman Collection of American Art, exhibition catalogue, Detroit, Michigan, 1955, pp. 32-33, no. 39, illustrated.
E. Farnham, Charles Demuth: His Life, Psychology and Works, vol. II, Ph.D. dissertation, Ohio State University, 1959, p. 622, no. 528.
Milwaukee Art Center, American Painting 1760-1960, exhibition catalogue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1960, p. 98, illustrated.
University of Arizona Art Gallery, American Painting 1765-1963, exhibition catalogue, Tucson, Arizona, 1964, p. 81, no. 25, illustrated.
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Flowers, exhibition catalogue, New York, 1965, n.p., no. 8, illustrated.
D. Gebhard, Charles Demuth: The Mechanical Encrusted on the Living, exhibition catalogue, Santa Barbara, California, 1971, pp. 21, 71, 85, no. 109, illustrated.
Andrew Crispo Gallery, Ten Americans: Masters of American Watercolor, exhibition catalogue, New York, 1974, no. 45, illustrated.
T.E. Norton, Homage to Charles Demuth: Still Life Painter of Lancaster, Ephrata, Pennsylvania, 1978, pp. 116-17, 124, illustrated.
A.L. Eiseman, Charles Demuth, New York, 1982, p. 21.
B. Haskell, Charles Demuth, exhibition catalogue, New York, 1987, p. 216, no. 114, illustrated.
A.O. Dean, "He was an Acrobat on the Leading Edge of Jazz Age Art," Smithsonian Magazine, October 1987, pp. 62-63, illustrated.
H. Cooper, "Watercolors of Charles Demuth," Antiques, January 1988, pp. 264-65, illustrated.
M. Kushner, The Modernist Tradition in American Watercolors, exhibition catalogue, Evanston, Illinois, 1991, pp. 24, 58, illustrated.
Williams College Museum of Art, Third Williams Alumni Loan Exhibition: Two Hundred Years of American Art, Williamstown, Massachusetts, exhibition catalogue, 1993, n.p., illustrated.
D. Dewey, The Watercolor Book, New York, 1995, p. 113, illustrated.
Berry-Hill Galleries, Inc., Modernist Show, exhibition catalogue, New York, 2000, pp. 38-39, illustrated.
A.M. Lampe, 25 Years of the Demuth: Homage and Hurrah!, exhibition catalogue, n.p., fig. 9, illustrated.
J. Holahan, "Demuth Building on Foundation," New Era, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, September 2006, pp. B1, B4, illustrated.
E. Slupe, "Inside PA," Art Matters, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 2006, p. 7, illustrated.
Exhibited
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, Charles Demuth Memorial Exhibition, December 15, 1937-January 16, 1938, no. 105.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Art Alliance, Marin, Demuth and Wizards of Watercolor, February 14-March 15, 1939.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Franklin and Marshall College, Fackenthal Library, Memorial Exhibition of Watercolors by Charles Demuth, January 20-26, 1941, no. 9.
Washington, D.C., Phillips Memorial Gallery, Exhibition of Watercolors and Oil Paintings by Charles Demuth, May 3-25, 1942.
Rockland, Maine, Farnsworth Museum, and elsewhere, Masters of American Watercolor, October 15-November 20, 1949.
New York, Museum of Modern Art, and elsewhere, Charles Demuth Retrospective Exhibition, March 7-June 11, 1950, no. 150.
Dearborn, Michigan, University of Michigan Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence and Barbara Fleischman Collection of American Art, 1953, no. 9.
Detroit, Michigan, Detroit Institute of Art, A Collection in Progress: Selections from the Lawrence and Barbara Fleischman Collection of American Art, 1955, no. 39.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Milwaukee Art Center, American Painting 1760-1960, March 3-April 3, 1960.
Tucson, Arizona, University of Arizona Art Gallery, American Painting 1765-1963, February 1-March 29, 1964, no. 25.
New York, Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Flowers, May 18-June 30, 1965, no. 8.
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, William Penn Memorial Museum, Charles Demuth of Lancaster, September 24-November 6, 1966, no. 130.
Akron, Ohio, Akron Art Institute, Charles Demuth 1883-1935, April 16-May 12, 1968, no. 90.
Santa Barbara, California, University of California, Santa Barbara, and elsewhere, Charles Demuth: The Mechanical Encrusted on the Living, October 5-November 14, 1971, no. 109.
New York, Andrew Crispo Gallery, Ten Americans, Masters of American Watercolor: Avery, Burchfield, Demuth, Dove, Homer, Hopper, Marin, Prendergast, Sargent, Wyeth, May 16-July 15, 1974, no. 45.
New York, Hirschl & Adler Galleries, and elsewhere, Second Williams Alumni Loan Exhibition, March 31-April 24, 1976, no. 16.
New York, Barbara Mathes Gallery, Charles Demuth and His Circle, May 18-June 25, 1982, no. 14.
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, and elsewhere, Charles Demuth, October 14, 1987-January 17, 1988, no. 114.
Evanston, Illinois, Northwestern University, Mary & Leigh Block Gallery, The Modernist Tradition in American Watercolors, April 5-June 22, 1991.
Williamstown, Massachusetts, Williams College Museum of Art, Third Williams College Alumni Loan Exhibition: Two Hundred Years of American Art, June 12-November 28, 1993.
New York, Richard York Gallery, Modernism at the Salons of America 1922-1936, October 19-December 8, 1995, no. 11.
New York, Berry-Hill Galleries, Inc., Modernist Show, March 7-April 15, 2000.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, The Demuth Foundation and Museum, 25 Years of the Demuth: Homage and Hurrah!, September 15-November 30, 2006.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Art Alliance, Marin, Demuth and Wizards of Watercolor, February 14-March 15, 1939.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Franklin and Marshall College, Fackenthal Library, Memorial Exhibition of Watercolors by Charles Demuth, January 20-26, 1941, no. 9.
Washington, D.C., Phillips Memorial Gallery, Exhibition of Watercolors and Oil Paintings by Charles Demuth, May 3-25, 1942.
Rockland, Maine, Farnsworth Museum, and elsewhere, Masters of American Watercolor, October 15-November 20, 1949.
New York, Museum of Modern Art, and elsewhere, Charles Demuth Retrospective Exhibition, March 7-June 11, 1950, no. 150.
Dearborn, Michigan, University of Michigan Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence and Barbara Fleischman Collection of American Art, 1953, no. 9.
Detroit, Michigan, Detroit Institute of Art, A Collection in Progress: Selections from the Lawrence and Barbara Fleischman Collection of American Art, 1955, no. 39.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Milwaukee Art Center, American Painting 1760-1960, March 3-April 3, 1960.
Tucson, Arizona, University of Arizona Art Gallery, American Painting 1765-1963, February 1-March 29, 1964, no. 25.
New York, Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Flowers, May 18-June 30, 1965, no. 8.
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, William Penn Memorial Museum, Charles Demuth of Lancaster, September 24-November 6, 1966, no. 130.
Akron, Ohio, Akron Art Institute, Charles Demuth 1883-1935, April 16-May 12, 1968, no. 90.
Santa Barbara, California, University of California, Santa Barbara, and elsewhere, Charles Demuth: The Mechanical Encrusted on the Living, October 5-November 14, 1971, no. 109.
New York, Andrew Crispo Gallery, Ten Americans, Masters of American Watercolor: Avery, Burchfield, Demuth, Dove, Homer, Hopper, Marin, Prendergast, Sargent, Wyeth, May 16-July 15, 1974, no. 45.
New York, Hirschl & Adler Galleries, and elsewhere, Second Williams Alumni Loan Exhibition, March 31-April 24, 1976, no. 16.
New York, Barbara Mathes Gallery, Charles Demuth and His Circle, May 18-June 25, 1982, no. 14.
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, and elsewhere, Charles Demuth, October 14, 1987-January 17, 1988, no. 114.
Evanston, Illinois, Northwestern University, Mary & Leigh Block Gallery, The Modernist Tradition in American Watercolors, April 5-June 22, 1991.
Williamstown, Massachusetts, Williams College Museum of Art, Third Williams College Alumni Loan Exhibition: Two Hundred Years of American Art, June 12-November 28, 1993.
New York, Richard York Gallery, Modernism at the Salons of America 1922-1936, October 19-December 8, 1995, no. 11.
New York, Berry-Hill Galleries, Inc., Modernist Show, March 7-April 15, 2000.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, The Demuth Foundation and Museum, 25 Years of the Demuth: Homage and Hurrah!, September 15-November 30, 2006.