Bermuda Landscape No. 2
1917
Watercolor and graphite on wove paper
25.4 × 35.6 cm (10 × 14 in)
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In the collection of Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia · as of July 2026
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FROM THE BARNES FOUNDATION’S CATALOG
Demuth visited Bermuda in 1916–17, and while there he painted a breakthrough series of landscapes inspired by cubism and the works of Cézanne. This waterside scene centers on a gnarled tree, whose boughs spin out toward a jumble of bungalows and a pinwheel of palm fronds. The overlapping planes—plus the lightness of Demuth's touch and palette—evidence the artist's love of vitality and ambiguity.
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