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Charles Ephraim Burchfield
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description
- Charles Ephraim Burchfield
- Blossoming Fruit Trees
- signed Chas Burchfield and numbered 69 within the C.E. Burchfield Foundation stamp (lower right)
- watercolor, gouache and pencil on paper mounted on board by the artist
- 19 1/4 by 25 3/4 inches
- (48.9 by 65.4 cm)
- Executed in 1920.
Provenance
Montross Gallery, New York
The artist
Frank K.M. Rehn Gallery, New York
Private collection (sold: Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, December 12, 1975, lot 158, illustrated. as Blossoming Trees)
Acquired by the present owner at the above sale
The artist
Frank K.M. Rehn Gallery, New York
Private collection (sold: Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, December 12, 1975, lot 158, illustrated. as Blossoming Trees)
Acquired by the present owner at the above sale
Exhibited
Buffalo, New York, Albright Art Gallery, Twenty-first Annual Exhibition of Selected Paintings by American Artists, April-June 1927, no. 10
Literature
William M. Hekking, "April at the Albright Art Gallery," Buffalo Arts Journal, 1927, p. 218, illustrated
John W. Straus, Charles E. Burchfield: An Interview with the Artist, and Account and Analysis of His Production, and a Catalogue of His Paintings, Honors thesis, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, no. 453
Joseph S. Trovato, Charles Burchfield: Catalogue of Paintings in Public and Private Collections, Utica, New York, 1970, no. 605, p. 92
John W. Straus, Charles E. Burchfield: An Interview with the Artist, and Account and Analysis of His Production, and a Catalogue of His Paintings, Honors thesis, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, no. 453
Joseph S. Trovato, Charles Burchfield: Catalogue of Paintings in Public and Private Collections, Utica, New York, 1970, no. 605, p. 92
Condition
This work is in good condition. The sheet is laid down on board. There is a small tear at the lower left edge. There is a crease across the upper left corner, about 2 inches down from the top edge, which appears to be original to the sheet. There are a few scattered pindots of foxing. An original artist's change is visible at the center.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.