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| Title |
I Saw The Figure 5 in Gold |
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| Agent |
Demuth, Charles |
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| Subject |
Portraits, Poems,
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| Description |
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Harry N. Abrams, Inc. |
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| Date (of work) |
1928 |
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| Work Type |
Painting |
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| Work ID |
Figure5inGold |
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| Measurements |
90.2 x 76.2 cm |
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| Material |
oil on cardboard |
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| Technique |
painting |
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| Identifier |
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colorplate132 |
| Source |
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H. W. Janson: History of Art (2nd Edition 1977) |
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| Relation |
1 of a series of 8 portraits |
color photo |
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| Location/Museum |
United States, New York, New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art |
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| Museum Inventory No. |
MMA49.59.1 |
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| Style/Period |
20th century |
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| Movement/Dynasty |
Precisionist |
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| Rightsowner |
Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Harry N. Abrams, Inc. |
| Searchwords |
poetry, poem, Gertrude Stein, William Carlos Williams, firetruck, color, urban |
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| Notes |
This is one of a series of eight abstract portraits of friends, inspired by Gertrude Stein's word-portraits, that Demuth made between 1924 and 1929. This painting pays homage to a poem by William Carlos Williams. |
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| Record author |
H. Seneff |
H. Seneff |
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description
1923
Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
H. W. Janson: History of Art (2nd Edition 1977), colorplate 132
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Work
DemuthFigure5inGold(list)
The Figure Five in Gold
Demuth, Charles
contributor
1928
oil paintings
Precisionist
Movement or Dynasty <culturalContext>
Portraits, Poems
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY (USA)
90.2 x 76.2 cm
oil on cardboard
oil painting
1 of a series of 8 portraits
stateEdition
inscription
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Notes
One of a series of eight abstract portraits of friends, inspired by Gertrude Stein's word-portraits, that Demuth made between 1924 and 1929. This painting pays homage to a poem by William Carlos Williams, "The Great Figure."
poetry, poem, Gertrude Stein, William Carlos Williams, firetruck, color, urban, text
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Figure5inGold
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Title :
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The Figure 5 in Gold |
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Date :
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1928
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H. W. Janson: History of Art (2nd Edition 1977), colorplate 132 |
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Work Date
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Figure5inGold
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Title :
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The Figure 5 in Gold |
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Creator (role) :
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Demuth, Charles | role=painter
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Date :
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1928
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Location :
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Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY (USA) |
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Paintings | source=AAT |
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Material :
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oil on cardboard
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Technique :
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painting
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Measurements :
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90.2 x 76.2 cm
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Precisionist | source= AAT
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Subject :
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portraits | source=AAT
poems | source=AAT
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