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On the Theme of Farm Buildings #2
Charles Sheeler (American, 1883–1965)
1947
Medium/Technique
Opaque watercolors with graphite underdrawing; the black pigment, although matte in normal light without magnification, consists of coarse particles which have a distinctive sparkle when viewed with microscope
Dimensions
Sheet: 20.3 x 30.5 cm (8 x 12 in.)
Framed: 40 x 50.5 cm (15 3/4 x 19 7/8 in.)
Framed: 40 x 50.5 cm (15 3/4 x 19 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the William H. Lane Foundation
Accession Number1990.440
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsDrawings / Watercolors
ProvenanceDr. and Mrs. Michael Watter, Philadelphia. 1954, Downtown Gallery, New York (stock no. 106); February 27, 1954, sold by Downtown Gallery to the William H. Lane Foundation, Leominster, MA [see note 1]; 1990, gift of the William H. Lane Foundation to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 18, 1990)
NOTES:
[1] Archives of American Art, Downtown Gallery Records, Series 4, Business Records: Sales Slips (1 of 2), 1954: Reel 5627 (Box 72), Frame 830.
NOTES:
[1] Archives of American Art, Downtown Gallery Records, Series 4, Business Records: Sales Slips (1 of 2), 1954: Reel 5627 (Box 72), Frame 830.