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Charles Burchfield

Charles Burchfield

Artist

WA-00026448

Printmaking

Representation

None documented

44

Institutional Exhibitions

22

Works in Collection

63

Assets Indexed

1

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

80%

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Authority Records (3)

WikidataQ3349279 ULAN500015189

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Master Prints from the Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1989

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Words and Pictures

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1981

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Art of the Twenties

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1979–1980

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The Natural Paradise: Painting in America 1800�1950

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1976

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Between World Wars: Drawing in Europe and America

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1976

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In the Twenties

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1975

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Works on Paper

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1973

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Drawn in America

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1972

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A Selection of Drawings and Watercolors from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1971

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American Drawings and Watercolors: A Selection from the Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1969–1970

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America Seen: Between The Wars

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1961

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Recent Acquisitions

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1960–1961

Field Verification (1 fields)

0 cross-verified · 1 single-source

BiographyGallery Generic· 72%

Source Registry (2)

Sothebyshttps://www.sothebys.com/en/artists/charles-burchfield
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/870
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

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Medium

Printmaking

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Smithsonian American Art Museum Museum of Modern ArtNew York Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Canonical record

Artworks (22)

1951 · Lithograph

irreg. composition 13 3/4 x 9 15/16" (35 x 25.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Birches

1921 · wallcoverings, sidewall — machine-printed paper, embossed

L x W: 670.6 x 50 cm (22 ft. x 19 11/16 in.)

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

The Birches

1921 · Machine-printed paper, embossed

80.5 x 50.5 cm (31 11/16 x 19 7/8 in. )

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

1920 · Pen and gray and black ink and gray and black wash with graphite on wove paper, lined

Sheet: 22.6 x 40.7 cm (8 7/8 x 16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Back Alley Scene

Back Alley Scene

1920 · Charcoal and ink on paper

8 3/8 x 12 1/8" (21.3 x 30.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Pippin House, East Liverpool, Ohio

Pippin House, East Liverpool, Ohio

1920 · Watercolor and gouache on paper

26 x 19 3/8" (66 x 49.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Interurban Line

The Interurban Line

1920 · Watercolor and pencil on paper

14 3/4 x 20 3/4" (37.5 x 52.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Railroad Gantry

Railroad Gantry

1920 · Gouache on paper

17 3/4 x 24 5/8" (45.2 x 67.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

White Violets and Coal Mine

1918 · watercolor and gouache over graphite on wove paper

Sheet: 58.8 x 54 cm (23 1/8 x 21 1/4 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Night Wind

1918 · Watercolor, gouache, and pencil on paper

21 1/2 x 21 7/8" (54.4 x 55.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

1917 · Watercolor and opaque watercolor with graphite on wove paper

Sheet: 45.9 x 55.1 cm (18 1/16 x 21 11/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Church Bells Ringing, Rainy Winter Night

Church Bells Ringing, Rainy Winter Night

1917 · watercolor and gouache over graphite on wove paper

Sheet: 77.2 x 50 cm (30 3/8 x 19 11/16 in.); Secondary Support: 77.5 x 50 cm (30 1/2 x 19 11/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Sun Through the Trees

The Sun Through the Trees

1917 · Watercolor and opaque watercolor

Sheet: 55.9 x 45.7 cm (22 x 18 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Study No. 1 for: Church Bells Ringing, Rainy Winter Night

1917 · gray/black wash, pen and black ink, and black and color crayons, with graphite and watercolor

Sheet: 36.8 x 21.2 cm (14 1/2 x 8 3/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The First Hepaticas

The First Hepaticas

1917 · Watercolor, gouache, and pencil on paper

21 1/2 x 27 1/2" (54.6 x 69.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Garden of Memories

Garden of Memories

1917 · Watercolor, crayon, charcoal, and pencil on paper

25 3/4 x 22 1/2" (65.4 x 57.1 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Insects at Twilight

Insects at Twilight

1917 · Gouache, watercolor, crayon, charcoal, ink, and pencil on paper

13 7/8 x 19 7/8" (35.3 x 50.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Setting Sun through the Catalpas (Late August Sunset)

1916 · Watercolor and opaque watercolor with graphite on wove paper

Sheet: 50.5 x 35.3 cm (19 7/8 x 13 7/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Rogues' Gallery

Rogues' Gallery

1916 · Watercolor and pencil on paper

13 7/8 x 19 7/8" (35.2 x 50.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The City

1916 · Watercolor, gouache, and pencil on paper

13 7/8 x 19 7/8" (35.3 x 50.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled

1915 · Pencil on paper

10 1/2 × 8" (26.7 × 20.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled (Dropping Tree Branches)

Untitled (Dropping Tree Branches)

1915 · Pencil on paper

10 7/8 × 8 1/2" (27.6 × 21.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (4)

22 published of 35 catalogued · 29 with image

MoMA
13 publishedof 26 catalogued25 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
7 published2 img
Smithsonian
1 published1 img
Cooper Hewitt
1 published1 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 7)

7 entries · 1 sources

White Violets and Coal Mine
1918 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Study No. 1 for: Church Bells Ringing, Rainy Winter Night
1917 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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The Sun Through the Trees
1917 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Chestnut Trees
1920 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Church Bells Ringing, Rainy Winter Night
1917 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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New Moon
1917 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Setting Sun through the Catalpas (Late August Sunset)
1916 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

Record

Images

Charles Burchfield

Museum of Modern Art

Backyards in Winter (Castoff Christmas Tree) (January 1917)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Hillside (May 24, 1917)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Sun Through the Trees (June 30, 1917)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Church Bells Ringing, Rainy Winter Night (December 1917)

Cleveland Museum of Art

House of Mystery (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

House of Mystery (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

3

Collections3

Smithsonian American Art Museum Museum of Modern Art Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Smithsonian American Art Museum

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum