Zinnias and Pinecones
The Met acquired its first Demuth in 1923, when it purchased this floral study of zinnias and pinecones from the artist's dealer, Charles Daniel. Writing to Stieglitz, Demuth discusses his mixed emotions at being chosen before such artists as Dove, Hartley, and O'Keeffe (only Marin's work had previously been acquired in 1921): "Why mine should be there and others missing, —well, the gods alone can tell. But as you say, it may lead to something. Of course, I don't want to seem a pose as not being pleased… —for I am - but also a bit embarrassed…They did take one of my best things, —which is lucky or whatever." To collector A.E. Gallatin, who donated a second Demuth watercolor, Cyclamen, to The Met in 1923, Demuth quipped: "Must one now I wonder feel 'old mastery.' I hope not."
Artwork Details
- Title: Zinnias and Pinecones
- Artist: Charles Demuth (American, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 1883–1935 Lancaster, Pennsylvania)
- Date: 1918
- Medium: Watercolor and graphite on paper
- Dimensions: 18 in. × 11 7/8 in. (45.7 × 30.2 cm)
- Classification: Drawings
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1923
- Object Number: 23.104
- Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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