Charles E. Burchfield
American · 1893–1967 · Painter, Printmaker
Charles E. Burchfield was a famous American watercolor artist (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Trees in MeadowBonhams · $325,313≈ £241,366≈ €286,745Sign up to see
Windblown ElmsPhillips · $127,000≈ £95,302≈ €113,251Sign up to see
Moonlight (Along a Country Road)Bonhams · $76,000≈ £42,974≈ €63,732Sign up to see
Charles E. Burchfield’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Price trend
1 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
7 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 2 | 2 | 100% | $2.8kSign up | $2.8kSign up | $5.3kSign up |
| Oil | 2 | 2 | 100% | $2.8kSign up | $2.8kSign up | $5.3kSign up |
| Works on paper | 71 | 61 | 86% | $24.1kSign up | $13.2kSign up | $325kSign up |
| Watercolor | 42 | 36 | 86% | $32.2kSign up | $16.9kSign up | $325kSign up |
| Gouache | 13 | 12 | 92% | $20.4kSign up | $16.9kSign up | $50kSign up |
| Drawing | 15 | 12 | 80% | $3.9kSign up | $2kSign up | $19.4kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 9 | 7 | 78% | $3.9kSign up | $4.1kSign up | $8.4kSign up |
| Lithograph | 8 | 6 | 75% | $4.4kSign up | $4.5kSign up | $8.4kSign up |
| Screenprint | 1 | 1 | 100% | $750Sign up | $750Sign up | $750Sign up |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 100% | $2kSign up | $2kSign up | $2kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 7 | $6.7kSign up |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | $127kSign up |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | $500Sign up |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | $8.3kSign up |
| 2022 | 4 | 3 | $900Sign up |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | $3.3kSign up |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | $7.2kSign up |
| 2019 | 9 | 8 | $8.5kSign up |
| 2018 | 7 | 6 | $8.1kSign up |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 | $20kSign up |
| 2016 | 8 | 7 | $18.8kSign up |
| 2015 | 3 | 2 | $15.6kSign up |
| 2014 | 5 | 3 | $23.8kSign up |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | $22.5kSign up |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | $10.6kSign up |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | $58.6kSign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | $3.9kSign up |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | $12.8kSign up |
| 2008 | 3 | 3 | $12kSign up |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | $230Sign up |
| 2005 | 3 | 1 | $76kSign up |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | $5.3kSign up |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | $2.7kSign up |