Vaudeville Dancers 1918

"Vaudeville Dancers" is a watercolor painting by Charles Demuth from 1918. The work depicts two women in loose dresses against a backdrop of mountains, water, and a rainbow. The work is representative of Demuth's use of watercolor and the Pre-Columbian influence of the painting's flattened perspective. It's a whimsical representation of the popular entertainment of the time, vaudeville, a blend of music, comedy, and song. The use of watercolors gives the work an airy and delicate quality.