I Saw the Figure 5 in Gold
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"I Saw the Figure 5 in Gold" is a famous 1928 modernist painting by Charles Demuth that uses bold geometric forms and numerals to pay homage to poet William Carlos Williams and exemplify the Precisionist style.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| I Saw the Figure 5 in Gold canonical | 2 |
| The Figure 5 in Gold | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
modernist artwork
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painting ⓘ |
| artStyle |
Cubist-influenced
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Precisionist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collection | Metropolitan Museum of Art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorPalette |
black
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gold ⓘ gray ⓘ red ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Charles Demuth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
fire engine imagery
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geometric forms ⓘ numerals ⓘ receding perspective of the number 5 ⓘ stylized city lights ⓘ the word BILL ⓘ the word CARLO ⓘ the word W.C.W. ⓘ |
| describedAs |
icon of American modernism
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key work of Precisionist painting ⓘ |
| genre | modernist painting ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| homageTo | William Carlos Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1928 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Cubism
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Futurism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
The Great Figure
NERFINISHED
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William Carlos Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
number 5
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urban imagery ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
graphite
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oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | Precisionism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
abstracted urban dynamism
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homage to a contemporary poet ⓘ integration of text and image ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | poster portraits ⓘ |
| support | board ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
bold color contrasts
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overlapping planes ⓘ typographic elements ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
The Figure 5 in Gold