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Townsend Road
1957 · Watercolor over graphite on paper
27 × 39 3/4 in. (68.6 × 101 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Charles Burchfield
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American Art Portfolio
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1936
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New Acquisitions: The Collection of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1936
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Modern Works of Art: 5th Anniversary Exhibition
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1934–1935
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Painting and Sculpture from 16 American Cities
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1933–1934
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Fruit and Flower Paintings
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1933
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Charles Ephraim Burchfield was an American painter and visionary artist, known for his passionate watercolors of nature scenes and townscapes. The largest collection of Burchfield's paintings, archives and journals are in the collection of the Burchfield Penney Art Center in Buffalo. His paintings are in the collections of more than 109 museums in the USA and have been the subject of exhibitions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Hammer Museum, and the Museum of Modern Art, as well as other prominent institutions.
Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 90% · Updated 1mo ago
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