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Photography by Dwight Primiano

Ships and Sailors

ArtistRalston Crawford, 1906–1978
Date1938
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions38 3/4 x 46 3/4 x 1 3/4 in.
Signedl.l., in black paint: RALSTON CRAWFORD
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2006.70
ClassificationPainting
Provenanceby descent in the family of the Artist; to Private Collection; to (Christie's, New York, NY), May 25, 2006, lot 133; purchased by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2006
On ViewNo
Ships and Sailors38.8 × 46.8 in.Tennis Ball2.7 in. diameter

This artwork's face covers about 248× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.