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Charles Ephraim Burchfield (1893-1967)
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Charles Ephraim Burchfield (1893-1967)

Swamp in Spring

Fermé26 February 2014

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USD 37,500

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Charles Ephraim Burchfield (1893-1967)
Swamp in Spring
signed and dated 'C Burchfield 1918' (lower right)--dated again twice 'April 6, 1918' and inscribed with title (on the reverse)
watercolor, gouache and pencil on board
18¼ x 26 in. (46.4 x 66 cm.)

The artist.
[With]Frank K.M. Rehn Galleries, New York.
Thomas Metcalf, Boston, Massachusetts, acquired from the above.
By descent to the present owners.

Note du spécialiste

In Charles Burchfield's Journals (vol. 42, January 3, 1940), the artist quotes a letter from his long time dealer Frank Rehn stating that "Our friend Metcalf up in Boston fell in love with the 'Swamp in Spring' (a great favorite)...I'm really glad he's gotten it."