# October (cover illustration for Harper's Magazine)

**William Clarke Rice** (born Brooklyn, NY 1875-died New York City 1928)  
1903  
oil on canvas  
21 1/8 x 19 1/8 in. (53.5 x 48.5 cm)

Courtesy of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1977.99.2. [The museum's record](https://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=20857).

## About this work

William Clarke Rice painted this in 1903, aged 28. It is now at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC.

### How it was made

- **Oil paint.** Pigment ground in a drying oil, usually linseed. It dries slowly, so painters could blend on the canvas, build up thin translucent glazes, and rework a picture over weeks. Canvas replaced wooden panels in the 1500s because it is lighter and can be rolled.

### [William Clarke Rice](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/william-clarke-rice)

born Brooklyn, NY 1875-died New York City 1928

## Facts

- Type: Painting
- The artist was 28
- Real size: about 21 × 19 in (54 × 49 cm). The 16 × 20 in print is close to life size.
- Century: 20th century
- Subjects: Trees, Landscapes, Literature, Autumn, Figure group, Allegory, Seasons, Harper's Monthly Magazine
- Colour: brown
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

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- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2; 12 × 16 in $3; 16 × 20 in $3; 18 × 24 in $3; 20 × 30 in $5

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