Charles H. Walther
Attic Plant
1924
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Charles H. Walther
Attic Plant
1924
Physical Qualities
Oil on canvas on paperboard, Unframed: 10 1/16 × 12 × 3/16 in. (25.6 × 30.5 × 0.5 cm.)
Framed: 13 3/4 × 15 1/2 × 2 1/4 in. (34.9 × 39.4 × 5.7 cm.)
Credit Line
The Cone Collection, formed by Dr. Claribel Cone and Miss Etta Cone of Baltimore, Maryland
Object Number
1950.376
While pursuing his artistic studies at the Académie Julian in Paris in the first decade of the 20th century, Baltimorean Charles Walther was introduced to the modernist styles of the Fauvist and Cubist artists. Much of his earlier work, in its expressive use of color and flat, somewhat abstracted imagery, reflects these formative influences. In his later years, Walther became a leading exponent of non-objective art imparting to his compositions the dynamic motion and geometry associated with the Futurist and Constructivist movements.
Here, the artist depicts a plant on a tabletop in a simple, subdued interior. Its lack of blossoms, cropped foliage and earthenware pot, uneven and discolored by age, bring a distinct modesty to the image.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 1949; Etta Cone, Baltimore, by bequest, 1929; Claribel Cone, Baltimore, MD
Still Life: Works from The Baltimore Museum of Art
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Paintings by Charles H. Walther" Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1930, no. 20.
The Charcoal Club, Maryland Institute, Baltimore, "Loan Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture," January 9, 1909 - January 30, 1909.
"Exhibition of the Works of American Artists," The Maryland Institute Gallery, Baltimore, April 4, 1910 - April 30, 1910.
The Charcoal Club, Peabody Institute Galleries, Baltimore, "Exhibition of Contemporary American Art," April 24, 1911 - May 13, 1911.
The Charcoal Club, Peabody Institute Galleries, Baltimore, "Exhibition of Contemporary American Art, February 27, 1912 - March 17, 1912.
The Charcoal Club, Peabody Institute Galleries, Baltimore, "Fourth Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Art," February 11, 1913 - March 9, 1913.
Peabody Institute, Baltimore, "Paintings by Frances Evans and C. H. Walther," December 17, 1913 - December 31, 1913.
"Baltimore," "American Art News," vol. 13, no. 4, October 31, 1914, p. 3.
The Charcoal Club, Peabody Institute Galleries, Baltimore, "Fifth Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Art," February 9, 1914 - March 8, 1914.
Baltimore Water Color Club, "Nineteenth Annual Exhibition," January 9, 1915 - January 29, 1915.
The Charcoal Club, Peabody Institute Galleries, Baltimore, "Sixth Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Art," February 9, 1915 - March 8, 1915.
The Charcoal Club, Peabody Institute Galleries, Baltimore, "Seventh Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Art," February 9, 1916 - March 11, 1916.
The Charcoal Club, Peabody Institute Galleries, Baltimore, "Eighth Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Art," February 1, 1917 - March 1, 1917.
The Charcoal Club, Peabody Institute Galleries, Baltimore, "Ninth Annual Exhibition of American Art," January 29, 1918 - February 28, 1918.
The Charcoal Club, Peabody Institute Galleries, Baltimore, "Tenth Annual Exhibition of American Art," April 15, 1919 - May 15, 1919.
The Charcoal Club, Peabody Institute Galleries, Baltimore, "Eleventh Annual Exhibition of American Art," February 10, 1920 - March 7, 1920.
The Charcoal Club, Peabody Institute Galleries, Baltimore, "Sixteenth Annual Exhibition of American Art," January 6, 1925 - February 2, 1925.
"All-Baltimore Show Jurors to Start Work," "The Baltimore Sun," March 21, 1926, p. M2.
The Charcoal Club, Maryland Institute Galleries, Baltimore, "Seventeenth Annual Exhibition of American Art," April 6, 1926 - May 2, 1926.
"C.H. Walther, Noted Artist, Dies of Injury," The Baltimore Sun, May 8, 1938, p. 20
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Charles H. Walther: A Memorial Exhibition," May 14, 1939 - May 28, 1939.
Adelyn D. Breeskin, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Two Hundred and Fifty Years of Painting in Maryland," May 11, 1945 - June 17, 1945.
"Charles H. Walther: Maryland Modernist and the Snallygaster School," (Hagerstown, MD: Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, 1999) Exhibition pamphlet. (Artist's biography and chronology)
"Exhibition of the Works of American Artists," The Maryland Institute Gallery, Baltimore, April 4, 1910 - April 30, 1910.
The Charcoal Club, Peabody Institute Galleries, Baltimore, "Exhibition of Contemporary American Art," April 24, 1911 - May 13, 1911.
The Charcoal Club, Peabody Institute Galleries, Baltimore, "Exhibition of Contemporary American Art, February 27, 1912 - March 17, 1912.
The Charcoal Club, Peabody Institute Galleries, Baltimore, "Fourth Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Art," February 11, 1913 - March 9, 1913.
Peabody Institute, Baltimore, "Paintings by Frances Evans and C. H. Walther," December 17, 1913 - December 31, 1913.
"Baltimore," "American Art News," vol. 13, no. 4, October 31, 1914, p. 3.
The Charcoal Club, Peabody Institute Galleries, Baltimore, "Fifth Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Art," February 9, 1914 - March 8, 1914.
Baltimore Water Color Club, "Nineteenth Annual Exhibition," January 9, 1915 - January 29, 1915.
The Charcoal Club, Peabody Institute Galleries, Baltimore, "Sixth Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Art," February 9, 1915 - March 8, 1915.
The Charcoal Club, Peabody Institute Galleries, Baltimore, "Seventh Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Art," February 9, 1916 - March 11, 1916.
The Charcoal Club, Peabody Institute Galleries, Baltimore, "Eighth Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Art," February 1, 1917 - March 1, 1917.
The Charcoal Club, Peabody Institute Galleries, Baltimore, "Ninth Annual Exhibition of American Art," January 29, 1918 - February 28, 1918.
The Charcoal Club, Peabody Institute Galleries, Baltimore, "Tenth Annual Exhibition of American Art," April 15, 1919 - May 15, 1919.
The Charcoal Club, Peabody Institute Galleries, Baltimore, "Eleventh Annual Exhibition of American Art," February 10, 1920 - March 7, 1920.
The Charcoal Club, Peabody Institute Galleries, Baltimore, "Sixteenth Annual Exhibition of American Art," January 6, 1925 - February 2, 1925.
"All-Baltimore Show Jurors to Start Work," "The Baltimore Sun," March 21, 1926, p. M2.
The Charcoal Club, Maryland Institute Galleries, Baltimore, "Seventeenth Annual Exhibition of American Art," April 6, 1926 - May 2, 1926.
"C.H. Walther, Noted Artist, Dies of Injury," The Baltimore Sun, May 8, 1938, p. 20
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Charles H. Walther: A Memorial Exhibition," May 14, 1939 - May 28, 1939.
Adelyn D. Breeskin, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Two Hundred and Fifty Years of Painting in Maryland," May 11, 1945 - June 17, 1945.
"Charles H. Walther: Maryland Modernist and the Snallygaster School," (Hagerstown, MD: Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, 1999) Exhibition pamphlet. (Artist's biography and chronology)
Inscribed: Artist's signature, recto, l/r: "C. H. Walther / 1925" Frame Inscriptions Verso: bottom and top right vertical rails in black grease pencil, "235" There is a piece of canvas that was glued to the back of the painting. It is inscribed, "Title - 'ATTIC PLANT'/1925/C.H. WALTHER/4000 Pimlico Rd/Balto. Md./Dr. CLaRIBEL CONE - COLLECTION"
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