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The Untilled Field

The Untilled Field
The Untilled Field
The Untilled Field
ArtistAmerican, 1895–1987
PublisherNew York, 1934–1981
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Untilled Field
Date1937
PlaceUnited States
MediumDrypoint on wove paper
DimensionsPlate: 5 7/8 × 7 7/16 in. (15 × 18.9 cm)
 Sheet: 10 9/16 × 11 7/16 in. (26.8 × 29.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin S. Romansky
Object number85.373
Not on view

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Prints and Drawings
Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
bottom left below plate in pencil " ' The Untilled Field ' "
bottom right below plate in pencil "Peggy Bacon"
Catalogue raisonnéAAA 123

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