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Photography by Edward C. Robison III.

The Open Road in September

ArtistCharles Burchfield(1893-1967)
Date1917
MediumWatercolor, crayon, ink, and graphite on paper
Dimensions24 1/4 x 20 x 1 in.
Mark(s)l.l., estate stamp: C. E. BURCHFIELD FOUNDATION B-452
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2015.3
ClassificationWatercolor
Provenanceto Estate of the Artist, 1967; (Bernard Goldberg Fine Arts, New York, NY); purchased by Private Collection, 2005; to (Christie’s, New York, NY), December 4, 2008, sale 2058, lot 24; (Bernard Goldberg Fine Arts, New York, NY); purchased by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2015
On ViewNo
The Open Road in Sep…24.3 × 20 in.Tennis Ball2.7 in. diameter

This artwork's face covers about 67× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.