Lot 8
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CHARLES EPHRAIM BURCHFIELD | Hillside Homes

Estimate
70,000 - 100,000 USD
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Description

  • Charles Ephraim Burchfield
  • Hillside Homes
  • signed C BURCHFIELD and dated 1920 (lower right); also titled "HILLSIDE HOMES", dated again and inscribed (LOCALITY-ON THE OHIO RIVER/BETWEEN E. LIVERPOOL + WELLSVILLE) (on the reverse)
  • watercolor and gouache on paperboard
  • 26 by 19 inches
  • (66 by 48.3 cm)

Provenance

Lawrence A. Fleischman, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1955
Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Winton, Birmingham, Michigan, by 1962
M. Knoedler & Co., New York, by 1968
James Goodman Gallery, New York
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, 1968 (acquired from the above)
John A. Waite, 1969 (acquired from the above)
William Zierler, New York
ACA Galleries, New York
Sheldon Shapiro, Chesterfield, Massachusetts
Private collection, St. Louis, Missouri
Sandra Werther, New York
Vivian and Bernard Manekin, Baltimore, Maryland, 1985 (acquired from the above; sold: Sotheby's, New York, November 30, 2005, lot 92)
Acquired by the present owner at the above sale

Exhibited

Buffalo, New York, Albright Art Gallery, Twenty-first Annual of Paintings by American Artists, April-June 1927, no. 9, p. 19
Detroit, Michigan, Detroit Institute of Arts, American Paintings and Drawings From Michigan Collections, April-May 1962, no. 156, p. 10 (as Houses by the Railroad Track)
Cincinnati, Ohio, Cincinnati Art Museum, American Paintings on the Market Today, April-May 1968, no. 28, p. 7

Literature

John W. Straus, Charles E. Burchfield: An Interview with the Artist, and Account and Analysis of His Production, and a Catalogue of His Paintings, Honors thesis, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1942, no. 452, n.p.
Joseph S. Trovato, Charles Burchfield: Catalogue of Paintings in Public and Private Collections, Utica, New York, 1970, no. 604, p. 92
Matthew Baigell, Charles Burchfield, New York, 1976, p. 90, illustrated p. 91
Colleen Lahan Makowski, Charles Burchfield: An Annotated Bibliography, Lanham, Maryland, 1996, p. 33

Condition

The paperboard is slightly toned and there are spots of scattered staining at edges. There appears to be slight fading in the sky and possible minor scattered specks of loss throughout.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

Catalogue Note

We are grateful for the research conducted by Nancy Weekly, Burchfield Scholar, Burchfield Penney Art Center, Buffalo, New York.