DrawingsAmerican20th century

Burden Bearers

1926

Artists

Albert BlochArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Transparent watercolor, black ink and black crayon on cream wove paper

Culture

American

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Busch-Reisinger Museum

Dimensions

Sheet: 33.5 x 40.4 cm (13 3/16 x 15 7/8 in.) Image: 30.7 x 36.1 cm (12 1/8 x 14 3/16 in.)

Provenance

Collection of Albert Bloch, by descent; to his wife, Anna Bloch, 1961, gift; to the Albert Bloch Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2003, gift; to the Busch-Reisinger Museum, 2025

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