Charles Demuth was an extremely gifted and eclectic painter, able to render mystical landscapes or intellectual modernist fare. “Figure 5” is a painting inspired by the American poet William Carlos Williams who wrote about a great numerical figure, in his mind's eye the author saw a red fire engine painted with the number five racing down a rainy street. Thus, Demuth's legendary painting is born.
Figure 5 in Gold, after Painting by Charles DemuthCharles Demuth American (1883 - 1935) |
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Charles Demuth was an extremely gifted and eclectic painter, able to render mystical landscapes or intellectual modernist fare. “Figure 5” is a painting inspired by the American poet William Carlos Williams who wrote about a great numerical figure, in his mind's eye the author saw a red fire engine painted with the number five racing down a rainy street. Thus, Demuth's legendary painting is born. |
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