Charles E. Burchfield, Lightning and Thunder at Night

Charles E. Burchfield

American · 1893–1967 · Painter, Printmaker

Charles E. Burchfield was a famous American watercolor artist (Wikipedia)

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  1. Charles E. Burchfield, Trees in Meadow, 1951-56, watercolor and pastel on paperTrees in MeadowBonhams · $325,313≈ £241,366≈ €286,745Sign up to see
  2. Charles E. Burchfield, Windblown Elms, watercolor on paper laid down on paperboardWindblown ElmsPhillips · $127,000≈ £95,302≈ €113,251Sign up to see
  3. Charles E. Burchfield, Moonlight (Along a Country Road), 1937, watercolor on paperMoonlight (Along a Country Road)Bonhams · $76,000≈ £42,974≈ €63,732Sign up to see

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Charles E. Burchfield was a famous American watercolor artist

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Born 1893, AshtabulaDied 1967, West SenecaOccupation Painter, Printmaker, Draughtsman, IllustratorWikidata Q3349279 ↗ULAN 500015189 ↗Museum works 7

Also known as Burchfield, Charles Birchfield, Charles Burchfield, Charles Ephraim Burchfield

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Charles E. Burchfield, Lightning and Thunder at Night
Lightning and Thunder at Night1920
Smithsonian American Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Smithsonian American Art Museum
Charles E. Burchfield, The Luminous Tree
The Luminous Tree1917
Brauer Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Brauer Museum of Art
Charles E. Burchfield, Summer Morning
Summer Morning1917
Midwest Museum of American Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Midwest Museum of American Art
Charles E. Burchfield, Church Bells Ringing, Rainy Winter Night
Church Bells Ringing, Rainy Winter NightDecember 1917 · watercolor and gouache over graphite on wove paper
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Louise M. Dunn in memory of Henry G. Ke…
Charles E. Burchfield, The Sun Through the Trees
The Sun Through the TreesJune 30, 1917 · Watercolor and opaque watercolor
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection — Open Access (CC0)
Charles E. Burchfield, Hillside
HillsideMay 24, 1917 · Watercolor and opaque watercolor on Strathmore wove paper
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, The Mary Spedding Milliken Memorial Collection, Gift…
Charles E. Burchfield, Backyards in Winter (Castoff Christmas Tree)
Backyards in Winter (Castoff Christmas Tree)January 1917 · watercolor, gouache, blue and orange crayons, and black wash on wove paper
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Anonymous gift in memory of Henry G. Keller — Open A…

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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