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Sweet Tooth by Charles E. Burchfield, Oil on canvas scene shows a young black boy with large hat stripping a piece of sugar cane with his teeth, sold May 2006© James D. Julia — view on James D. Julia website ↗

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Sweet Tooth

Charles E. Burchfield (American, 1893–1967)

$230 price realized incl. premium

≈ £121≈ €178

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Medium
Oil · Paintings all oil results →
As published: “Oil on canvas scene shows a young black boy with large hat stripping a piece of sugar cane with his teeth”
Support
Canvas
Signed / inscribed
Signed lower left
Category
Oil paintings
Dimensions
22” x 28”
Auction house
James D. Julia
Sale
Spring Antiques & Fine Arts Auction <br>Low Estimate: $780,000 / Final Sales: $841,126! (spring-antiques-fine-arts-auction/?session=2)
Date
May 13, 2006
Location
Fairfield, Maine
Lot
561
Estimate
$800 – $1,200 (≈ £422 – £633) (≈ €619 – €929)
Source
Auction house jamesdjulia.com ↗
Retrieved Sep 27, 2026

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