Charles Burchfield 1893-1967

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Description

Charles Ephraim Burchfield
Sea of Queen Anne's Lace and Cicada Song
signed with artist's monogram and dated 1960, l.l.; inscribed ON A HOT DAY / IN MIDSUMMER / THE METALLIC / SONG OF THE / CICADA / VIBRATES OVER / A SEA OF / QUEEN ANNE'S LACE on the verso
watercolor on paper
sight (image): 10 1/4 by 8 in.
26 by 20.3 cm.

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist by Dr. Theodor Braasch, father of the present owner
By descent to the present owner

Literature

Joseph S. Trovato, Charles Burchfield, Utica, New York, 1970, p. 284, no. 1222

Catalogue Note

Dr. Braasch was a friend of Burchfield's and owned an important collection of the artist's works. With the exception of the present work, his collection was sold at auction in the early to mid-1970's. Copies of Burchfield's correspondence with Braasch (1953-65) may be found in the Smithsonian Archives of American Art.