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Charles Burchfield

Charles Burchfield

American, 1893–1967

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Charles Ephraim Burchfield was an American painter and visionary artist, known for his passionate watercolors of nature scenes and townscapes. The largest collection of Burchfield's paintings, archives and journals are in the collection of the Burchfield Penney Art Center in Buffalo. His paintings are in the collections of more than 109 museums in the USA and have been the subject of exhibitions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Hammer Museum, and the Museum of Modern Art, as well as other prominent institutions.

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Works in Collection

13 works
Back Alley Scene

Back Alley Scene

Charles Burchfield

1920

Crows in March

Crows in March

Charles Burchfield

1951, printed 1952

Garden of Memories

Garden of Memories

Charles Burchfield

1917

Insects at Twilight

Insects at Twilight

Charles Burchfield

1917

Pippin House, East Liverpool, Ohio

Pippin House, East Liverpool, Ohio

Charles Burchfield

1920

Railroad Gantry

Railroad Gantry

Charles Burchfield

1920

Rogues' Gallery

Rogues' Gallery

Charles Burchfield

1916

The City

The City

Charles Burchfield

1916

The First Hepaticas

The First Hepaticas

Charles Burchfield

1917-18

The Interurban Line

The Interurban Line

Charles Burchfield

1920

The Night Wind

The Night Wind

Charles Burchfield

1918

Untitled

Untitled

Charles Burchfield

1915

Untitled (Dropping Tree Branches)

Untitled (Dropping Tree Branches)

Charles Burchfield

1915

Exhibitions

44 exhibitions

Dec 12, 1929 – Jan 12, 1930

Paintings by 19 Living Americans

19 artists

Apr 11, 1930 – Apr 27, 1930

Charles Burchfield: Early Watercolors 1916–1918

1 artist

Jun 15, 1930 – Sep 28, 1930

Summer Exhibition: Painting and Sculpture

52 artists

Jun 07, 1932 – Oct 30, 1932

Summer Exhibition: Painting and Sculpture

57 artists

Oct 31, 1932 – Feb 11, 1933

American Painting and Sculpture, 1862–1932

77 artists · 1 curator

May 13, 1933 – May 31, 1933

Fruit and Flower Paintings

31 artists

Dec 11, 1933 – Jan 07, 1934

Painting and Sculpture from 16 American Cities

119 artists · 1 curator

Nov 19, 1934 – Jan 20, 1935

Modern Works of Art: 5th Anniversary Exhibition

117 artists

Jan 14, 1936 – Feb 16, 1936

New Acquisitions: The Collection of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.

53 artists

Sep 14, 1936 – Oct 12, 1936

American Art Portfolio

11 artists

Jun 23, 1937 – Nov 04, 1937

Summer Exhibition: Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection and on Loan

53 artists

Nov 08, 1937 – Dec 13, 1937

Paintings for Paris

36 artists

May 24, 1938 – Jul 31, 1938

Three Centuries of American Art

247 artists · 7 curators

May 10, 1939 – Sep 30, 1939

Painting, Sculpture, Prints

154 artists

Jan 12, 1940 – Mar 03, 1940

Paintings and Sculpture from the Museum Collection

55 artists

Oct 23, 1940 – Jan 12, 1941

Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection

80 artists

May 06, 1941 – Oct 15, 1941

New Acquisitions: A Gift of Paintings from a Trustee

15 artists

May 06, 1941 – Apr 30, 1941

Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection

74 artists

Aug 12, 1941 – Aug 25, 1941

American Watercolors; Lettering and Arrangements in Poster Design

13 artists

Nov 17, 1943 – Feb 06, 1944

Romantic Painting in America

123 artists · 1 curator

May 24, 1944 – Oct 15, 1944

Painting, Sculpture, Prints

133 artists · 1 curator

Mar 06, 1945 – Mar 25, 1945

What is Modern Painting?

37 artists

Jun 20, 1945 – Feb 13, 1946

The Museum Collection of Painting and Sculpture

174 artists

Feb 19, 1946 – May 05, 1946

The Museum Collection of Painting

67 artists

Jul 02, 1946 – Sep 12, 1954

Paintings, Sculpture, and Graphic Arts from the Museum Collection

112 artists · 1 curator

Dec 23, 1948 – Mar 13, 1949

American Paintings from the Museum Collection

115 artists · 1 curator

Jul 25, 1950 – Nov 05, 1950

Recent Acquisitions

15 artists

Aug 29, 1950 – Oct 15, 1950

Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection

72 artists · 1 curator

Mar 27, 1951 – Jun 03, 1951

New Lamps

24 artists · 1 curator

Oct 19, 1954 – Feb 06, 1955

XXVth Anniversary Exhibition: Paintings from the Museum Collection

260 artists

May 31, 1955 – Sep 07, 1955

Paintings from Private Collections

33 artists · 1 curator

Jan 27, 1960 – Mar 20, 1960

Art Lending Service Retrospective

54 artists · 1 curator

Dec 21, 1960 – Feb 05, 1961

Recent Acquisitions

222 artists · 3 curators

Apr 25, 1961 – Aug 07, 1961

America Seen: Between The Wars

34 artists

Dec 24, 1969 – Mar 01, 1970

American Drawings and Watercolors: A Selection from the Collection

40 artists · 1 curator

May 11, 1971 – Oct 19, 1971

A Selection of Drawings and Watercolors from the Museum Collection

58 artists · 1 curator

Mar 01, 1972 – May 29, 1972

Drawn in America

44 artists · 1 curator

Mar 07, 1973 – Jun 04, 1973

Works on Paper

58 artists

Mar 21, 1975 – Jun 15, 1975

In the Twenties

51 artists · 1 curator

Aug 20, 1976 – Nov 14, 1976

Between World Wars: Drawing in Europe and America

66 artists · 1 curator

Sep 29, 1976 – Nov 30, 1976

The Natural Paradise: Painting in America 1800–1950

67 artists · 1 curator

Nov 14, 1979 – Jan 22, 1980

Art of the Twenties

167 artists · 1 curator

Aug 20, 1981 – Oct 06, 1981

Words and Pictures

49 artists · 1 curator

Apr 06, 1989 – Aug 08, 1989

Master Prints from the Collection

102 artists · 1 curator