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Fish Series, No. 3

1917
Not on view
The colorful tropical fish in the waters around Bermuda are featured in a large series of whimsical watercolors, of which The Met owns five. Although they look imaginary, they accurately reproduce the markings and shapes of identifiable species. At other times, between 1915 and 1918, Demuth is reported to have frequented the New York Aquarium, then in Battery Park.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Fish Series, No. 3
  • Artist: Charles Demuth (American, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 1883–1935 Lancaster, Pennsylvania)
  • Date: 1917
  • Medium: Watercolor and graphite on paper
  • Dimensions: 7 7/8 × 9 7/8 in. (20 × 25.1 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Alfred Stieglitz Collection, 1949
  • Object Number: 49.70.66
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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Eggplants, Charles Demuth American, Watercolor and graphite on paper
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Cyclamen, Charles Demuth American, Watercolor and graphite on paper
Cyclamen
Charles Demuth
1920
Clowns, Charles Demuth American, Watercolor and graphite on paper
Clowns
Charles Demuth
1916
Bermuda No. 1, Tree and House, Charles Demuth American, Watercolor and graphite with collage of cut paper with watercolor and graphite on paper
Bermuda No. 1, Tree and House
Charles Demuth
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