Editing Charles Demuth (section)

{{Short description|American painter (1883–1935)}}
{{Infobox artist
| name          = Charles Demuth
| image         = Charles Demuth- Self-Portrait, 1907.jpg
| caption       = ''Self-Portrait'', 1907
| birth_name    = 
| birth_date    = {{Birth date |1883|11|8}}
| birth_place   = [[Lancaster, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| death_date    = {{death date and age |1935|10|23|1883|11|8}}
| death_place   = [[Lancaster, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| resting_place = Lancaster Cemetery, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S.<ref>lancasteronline.com/...charles/article_59a09ca2-83e3-11e5-bdc2-7f46f68fcc1c.html</ref>
| nationality   = 
| field         = [[Watercolor]], [[Painting]]
| training      = 
| movement      = [[Precisionism]]
| works         = 
| patrons       = 
| awards        = 
| education     = [[Drexel University]], [[Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts]], [[Académie Colarossi]], and [[Académie Julian]]
}}

'''Charles Henry Buckius Demuth''' (November 8, 1883 – October 23, 1935) was an American painter who specialized in [[Watercolor painting|watercolors]] and turned to [[Oil painting|oils]] late in his career, developing a style of painting known as [[Precisionism]].

"Search the history of American art," wrote [[Kenneth P. Johnson|Ken Johnson]] in ''The New York Times'', "and you will discover few watercolors more beautiful than those of Charles Demuth. Combining exacting botanical observation and loosely [[cubism|Cubist]] abstraction, his watercolors of flowers, fruit and vegetables have a magical liveliness and an almost shocking sensuousness."<ref name=NYT22708>{{cite news|last=Johnson|first=Ken|title=A Watercolorist Who Turned His Hand to Oils of Heroic Vision|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/27/arts/design/27demu.html?_r=1&ref=design&oref=slogin|access-date=November 27, 2012|newspaper=The New York Times|date=February 27, 2008}}</ref>

Demuth was a lifelong resident of [[Lancaster, Pennsylvania]]. The home he shared with his mother is now the [[Demuth Museum]],<ref>{{cite news|last1=Robinson|first1=Ryan|title=Demote group honors couple for restoration of artist's fame, home: Gerald and Margaret Lestz were presented with a bronze plaque for their work with the Demuth Foundation Sunday.|issue=B 1–2|publisher=Lancaster PA New Era|date=July 30, 2001}}</ref> which showcases his work. He graduated from [[Franklin & Marshall College|Franklin & Marshall Academy]] before studying at [[Drexel University]] and at Philadelphia's [[Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts]]. While he was a student at PAFA, he participated in a show at the academy, and also met [[William Carlos Williams]] at his boarding house. The two were fast friends and remained close for the rest of their lives.

He later studied at [[Académie Colarossi]] and [[Académie Julian]] in Paris, where he became a part of the [[avant garde]] art scene. The Parisian artistic community was accepting of Demuth's homosexuality. After his return to America, Demuth retained aspects of [[Cubism]] in many of his works.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite journal|last1=Herberholz|first1=Barbara|title=The home and studio of Charles Demuth|journal=Arts & Activities|date=March 2002|volume=131|issue=2|pages=48–50}}</ref>