Two Trapeze Performers in Red
c. 1917
Watercolor and graphite on thin wove paper
20.3 × 33 cm (8 × 13 in)
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Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia · verified July 2026
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FROM THE BARNES FOUNDATION’S CATALOG
Charles Demuth, a native of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, spent several years in Paris painting the performers he saw there. Here, Demuth takes advantage of watercolor's fluidity to emphasize the movements of trapeze artists.
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