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The Sacrifice

(American, 1895–1976)
1936
Medium/TechniqueColored crayon and watercolor over graphite on paper
DimensionsSheet: 24.2 x 24.7 cm (9 1/2 x 9 3/4 in.)
Framed: 37.2 x 39 x 1 cm (14 5/8 x 15 3/8 x 3/8 in.)
Credit LineVirginia Herrick Deknatel Purchase Fund
Accession number2009.4345
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsDrawings
InscriptionsRecto, in graphite, l.r: 36 Emil Bisttram
ProvenanceThe artist; to Private Collection (Denver, CO); to Owings-Dewey Fine Art (Santa Fe, NM); from whom purchased by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (Accession Date: September 16, 2009)
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