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Charles Ephraim Burchfield is a watercolor artist best known for romantic and sometimes fantastic depictions of nature. His unique style of watercolor found him standing at an easel and applying paint with a dry brush technique, reworking the surface during his process or much later. His body of work is divided into three periods including figuration, houses and towns, and abstractions. Shop a selection of Burchfield pieces from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.
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Village Scene, early 20th century drawing on paper, Cleveland School Artist
By Charles E. Burchfield
Located in Beachwood, OH
Charles Burchfield (American, 1893-1967
Village Scene, 1921
Ink, pencil and watercolor on paper
Signed and dated lower right
11 x 8.5 inches
17.75 x 14.75 inches, framed
Born in Ash...
Category
1920s American Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Watercolor, Ink
"Drawing Study" Charles Burchfield, American Modernism Design
By Charles E. Burchfield
Located in New York, NY
Charles Burchfield
Drawing Study
Graphite on paper
5 1/2 x 8 inches
Charles Ephraim Burchfield (1893–1967) was an American painter, best known for his watercolor landscapes. Burchfi...
Category
Early 20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Alley Light, 1915
By Charles E. Burchfield
Located in New York, NY
Charles Burchfield adds his signature mysticism to his watercolor rendering of a street corner at night in his work entitled, “Alley Light.”
Category
Early 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil, Board, Paper
Charles Burchfield Preparatory Sketch, Early 20th Century
By Charles E. Burchfield
Located in Larchmont, NY
Charles Burchfield (1893-1967)
Untitled (Preparatory Drawing for Skyscape), Early 20th Century
Pencil on paper
12 1/4 x 18 3/4 in.
Inscribed: blue / white / blue / RV
Born in Ashtab...
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Sunflower Study
By Charles E. Burchfield
Located in New York, NY
Estate stamp lower right: C-139
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Study of Corn with Nicotaina
By Charles E. Burchfield
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Study of Corn with Nicotaina
Signed with the artist's monogram and dated lower left
Crayon on paper laid down on support paper by the artist
Inscribed with title, date and dimensions...
Category
1960s American Modern Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
