White Architecture
Charles Demuth
(American, 1883–1935)
1917
Medium/TechniqueGraphite and watercolor on paper
Dimensions44.45 x 29.21 cm (17 1/2 x 11 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of William H. and Saundra B. Lane, William Francis Warden Fund and Emily L. Ainsley Fund
Accession number1990.371
On View
Not on viewClassificationsWatercolors
Collections
ProvenanceDecember 13, 1949, sold by Robert E. Locher (b. 1888 – d. 1956), Lancaster, PA to Downtown Gallery, New York [see note 1]; December 20, 1954, sold by Downtown Gallery to William H. Lane (b. 1914 - d. 1995), General Tool Corporation, Leominster, MA; 1990, partial sale and partial gift of William H. and Saundra B. Lane to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 27, 1990)
NOTES:
[1] Robert Locher was a longtime friend of Charles Demuth and probably acquired this painting directly from the artist. Archives of American Art, Downtown Gallery Records, Series 4, Business Records: Purchase Slips (2 of 2), 1949: Reel 5616 (Box 67), Frame 393.
[2] Archives of American Art, Downtown Gallery Records, Series 4, Business Records: Sales Slips (2 of 2), 1954: Reel 5627 (Box 72), Frame 1130.
NOTES:
[1] Robert Locher was a longtime friend of Charles Demuth and probably acquired this painting directly from the artist. Archives of American Art, Downtown Gallery Records, Series 4, Business Records: Purchase Slips (2 of 2), 1949: Reel 5616 (Box 67), Frame 393.
[2] Archives of American Art, Downtown Gallery Records, Series 4, Business Records: Sales Slips (2 of 2), 1954: Reel 5627 (Box 72), Frame 1130.
