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Sultry Moon
Details
CHARLES EPHRAIM BURCHFIELD (1893-1967)
Sultry Moon
signed with initials in monogram and dated 'CEB/1959' (lower left)—dated again and inscribed with title (on the reverse)
watercolor on paper mounted on paperboard
32 ¾ x 39 ¾ in. (83.2 x 101 cm.)
Executed in 1959.
Sultry Moon
signed with initials in monogram and dated 'CEB/1959' (lower left)—dated again and inscribed with title (on the reverse)
watercolor on paper mounted on paperboard
32 ¾ x 39 ¾ in. (83.2 x 101 cm.)
Executed in 1959.
Provenance
The artist.
Frank K.M. Rehn Galleries, New York.
(Possibly) Charles Stewart Trattler, Kings Point, New York.
Helen Lockwood, Poughkeepsie, New York.
Vose Galleries, LLC, Boston, Massachusetts.
Kennedy Galleries, Inc., New York.
Arthur and Holly Magill, South Carrolina, acquired from the above, 1978.
Sotheby's, New York, 30 November 2000, lot 46, sold by the above.
Gerald Peters Gallery, New York.
Keny Galleries, Columbus, Ohio.
Private collection, Ohio, 2001.
Frank K.M. Rehn Galleries, New York.
(Possibly) Charles Stewart Trattler, Kings Point, New York.
Helen Lockwood, Poughkeepsie, New York.
Vose Galleries, LLC, Boston, Massachusetts.
Kennedy Galleries, Inc., New York.
Arthur and Holly Magill, South Carrolina, acquired from the above, 1978.
Sotheby's, New York, 30 November 2000, lot 46, sold by the above.
Gerald Peters Gallery, New York.
Keny Galleries, Columbus, Ohio.
Private collection, Ohio, 2001.
Literature
C.E. Burchfield, Journals, vol. LIX, August 21, 1959, p. 105.
C.E. Burchfield, Journals, vol. LIX, August 25, 1959, p. 106.
Letter from Charles E. Burchfield to Dr. and Mrs. Theodor W. Braasch, September 13, 1959.
M. Breuning, "Burchfield’s Recent Work," Arts Magazine, vol. XXXV, January 1961, p. 50.
J.S. Trovato, Charles Burchfield Catalogue of Paintings in Public and Private Collections, Utica, New York, 1970, pp. 279-80, no. 1203, illustrated.
G.G. Deák, Profiles of American Artists Represented by Kennedy Galleries, New York, 1981, p. 25, illustrated.
J. Hall, "Works Reveal Ohioan’s Talent," The Columbus Dispatch, March 23, 2003, illustrated.
C.E. Burchfield, Journals, vol. LIX, August 25, 1959, p. 106.
Letter from Charles E. Burchfield to Dr. and Mrs. Theodor W. Braasch, September 13, 1959.
M. Breuning, "Burchfield’s Recent Work," Arts Magazine, vol. XXXV, January 1961, p. 50.
J.S. Trovato, Charles Burchfield Catalogue of Paintings in Public and Private Collections, Utica, New York, 1970, pp. 279-80, no. 1203, illustrated.
G.G. Deák, Profiles of American Artists Represented by Kennedy Galleries, New York, 1981, p. 25, illustrated.
J. Hall, "Works Reveal Ohioan’s Talent," The Columbus Dispatch, March 23, 2003, illustrated.
Exhibited
New York, Frank K.M. Rehn Galleries, Charles Burchfield, January 3-28, 1961, n.p., no. 6, cover illustration.
New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Milwaukee Art Museum; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma Art Center, The Life and Work of Charles Burchfield, 1893-1967, January 30-November 11, 1984.
Columbus, Ohio, Riffe Center, The State of the Arts: A Celebration of Ohio's Rich Artistic Heritage, March 3-May 4, 2003.
Columbus, Ohio, Keny Galleries, A Cultural Legacy: 200 Years of Ohio Art: 1775-1975, October 10-November 10, 2008.
Columbus, Ohio, Keny Galleries, Charles Burchfield: An American Visionary, March 1-April 5, 2013, cover illustration.
New York, Menconi + Schoelkopf, Charles E. Burchfield: Inexhaustible, February 22-April 2, 2021, pp. 52-54, 62, no. 22, illustrated.
New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Milwaukee Art Museum; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma Art Center, The Life and Work of Charles Burchfield, 1893-1967, January 30-November 11, 1984.
Columbus, Ohio, Riffe Center, The State of the Arts: A Celebration of Ohio's Rich Artistic Heritage, March 3-May 4, 2003.
Columbus, Ohio, Keny Galleries, A Cultural Legacy: 200 Years of Ohio Art: 1775-1975, October 10-November 10, 2008.
Columbus, Ohio, Keny Galleries, Charles Burchfield: An American Visionary, March 1-April 5, 2013, cover illustration.
New York, Menconi + Schoelkopf, Charles E. Burchfield: Inexhaustible, February 22-April 2, 2021, pp. 52-54, 62, no. 22, illustrated.
Further Details
We would like to thank Nancy Weekly, Burchfield Scholar at the Burchfield Penney Art Center, for her assistance with cataloguing this lot.
Brought to you by
Quincie Dixon
Associate Specialist, Head of Sale