Charles Burchfield

Study of Thistle
1961

A pencil sketch of thistle plants with detailed spiky leaves and flower heads, signed and dated at the bottom left corner. The drawing is on a white background with soft shading to depict the texture of the plants.
A pencil sketch of thistle plants with detailed spiky leaves and flower heads, signed and dated at the bottom left corner. The drawing is on a white background with soft shading to depict the texture of the plants.

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Date
1961

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Fabricated chalk on paper mounted on board

Dimensions
Sheet: 13 3/4 × 19 5/16in. (34.9 × 49.1 cm)

Accession number
65.39

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase

Rights and reproductions
Reproduced with permission from the Charles E. Burchfield Foundation and the Burchfield Penney Art Center.

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Charles Burchfield
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