Charles H. Walther
Reversible Composition
1936
Physical Qualities
Oil on composition board, Framed: 35 1/16 × 30 in. (89.1 × 76.2 cm.)
Unframed: 30 1/16 × 25 in. (76.4 × 63.5 cm.)
Credit Line
Bequest of the Artist
Object Number
1938.717
Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 1938; Charles H. Walther (1879-1938), Baltimore, MD
The Baltimore Museum of Art. "Sixth Annual Exhibition of Maryland Artists," March 5-April 3, inclusive. 1938.
The Baltimore Museum of Art. "Charles H. Walther: A Memorial Exhibition," May 14-28, inclusive. 1939.
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, Maryland Hall, February 23 - May 23, 1956.
Schleisner Co., Baltimore, MD, November 4-13, 1957.
Sona Johnston and Katy Rothkopf, The Baltimore Museum of Art, 'Maryland Artists from the Collection, 1890-1970,' April 24-October 27, 2002.
Mint Museum of Art, "Southern Modern: 1913-1955". Georgia Museum of Art June 17, 2023- 12 December 2023. Circulated to Frist Art Museum, January 25, 2024- April 21, 2024.
The Baltimore Museum of Art. "Charles H. Walther: A Memorial Exhibition," May 14-28, inclusive. 1939.
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, Maryland Hall, February 23 - May 23, 1956.
Schleisner Co., Baltimore, MD, November 4-13, 1957.
Sona Johnston and Katy Rothkopf, The Baltimore Museum of Art, 'Maryland Artists from the Collection, 1890-1970,' April 24-October 27, 2002.
Mint Museum of Art, "Southern Modern: 1913-1955". Georgia Museum of Art June 17, 2023- 12 December 2023. Circulated to Frist Art Museum, January 25, 2024- April 21, 2024.
Benskin, Elizabeth, and Suzy Wolffe. "The Art of Technology," Teacher's Guide to the American Collection. Baltimore, MD: Baltimore Museum of Art, 2014, pages 74 and 80.
https://fristartmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/Southern-Modern-Educator-Guide-Images.pdf, first page of a museum guide for the Frist Art Museum in Nashville, TN.
Inscribed: Might be under current backing board: (obtained from object file) Typed label, upper top verso on frame: "EXPLANATION / This painting is an attempt at / automatic intuitive composition. / The reversal of this composition / upon its four sides, results in / four automatic changes in the / movements of its forms, moods and / its color dominants. Each position / is complete in itself." (artist's description)
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