August Afternoon

1927

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Watercolor, gouache and graphite on paper, mounted on cardboard
Dimensions: 23 3/8 × 32 3/8 in. (59.4 × 82.2 cm)
Collection no.: 28.85
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

August Afternoon — Charles Burchfield. 1927.

Medium: Watercolor, gouache and graphite on paper, mounted on cardboard. Dimensions: 23 3/8 × 32 3/8 in. (59.4 × 82.2 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Morris K. Jesup Fund, 1928.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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