LOT DETAILS

Materials:

watercolor, pencil and pastel on paper

Size Notes:

9 by 12 in.

Edition:

Executed in 1918.

Description:

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Markings:

signed Chas Burchfield and dated 1918 (lower left)

Condition:

The sheet is affixed to the mat in two places along the reverse top edge. There are minor handling creases and abrasions to the sheet along the extreme outer edges, including a small loss beneath the signature and a small tear along the lower right edge. The sheet is toned and maintains a natural ripple. Framed Dimensions: 17 3/8 by 20 1/4 in. (44.1 by 51.4 cm.)

Literature:

John W. Straus, “Charles E. Burchfield: An Interview with the Artist, an Account and Analysis of his Production, and a Catalogue of his Paintings,? Honors thesis, Harvard University, Cambridge, 1942, no. 389 Joseph S. Trovato, Charles Burchfield: Catalogue of Paintings in Public and Private Collections, Utica, New York, 1970, no. 519, p. 83

Provenance:

Uptown Gallery, New York (acquired by 1992) Acquired from the above by the present owner