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Photography by Dwight Primiano

Dawn in Hemlock Woods

ArtistCharles Burchfield, 1893–1967
Date1946-1961
MediumWatercolor on paper
Dimensions45 1/4 x 66 1/4 x 1 1/2 in.
Signedl.r.: CEB / 1946-1961
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2007.175
ClassificationWatercolor
Provenance(Frank K.M. Rehn Gallery, New York, NY); purchased by John "Jock" Elliott [1921-2005] and Eleanor Thomas Elliott [1926-2006], 1964; to Estate of Eleanor Thomas Elliott, 2006; to (Sotheby's, New York, NY), May 23, 2007, lot 15; purchased by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2007
On ViewNo
Dawn in Hemlock Woods45.3 × 66.3 in.Standard/Movie Poster40 × 27 in.

This artwork's face covers about 2.8× the area of a standard movie poster.Drawn to the same scale.