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Charles Ephraim Burchfield

Tree Interior, study for Summer Afternoon

Description

Maker

Charles Ephraim Burchfield (American, 1893-1967)

Title

Tree Interior, study for Summer Afternoon

Year

1948

Medium

  • Conte crayon on paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Conte crayon on paper

Materials

conte crayon

Supports

  • Lightweight smooth,
  • machine made paper

Dimensions

Mount: 47 x 30.8 cm (18 1/2 x 12 1/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Inscription LR of image in conte crayon Written faintly in pencil (erased), at LC:Summer Afternoon

Marks: On verso of mount:"TREE INTERIOR" 1948/ A STUDY FOR "SUMMER AFTERNOON"/ MED. CONTE CRAYON/ PRICE - $125.00" in pencil, upper-center.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Anonymous gift

Object Number

1992.001.31

Type

  • Drawings and Watercolors

Projects & Publications

Articles

American Drawings and Watercolors / Charles Burchfield

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

American Prints and Drawings from a Private Collection
Jan 17, 1992 – Mar 29, 1992

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Charles Ephraim Burchfield (American, 1893-1967)
Tree Interior, study for Summer Afternoon, 1948
Conte crayon on paper
Mount: 47 x 30.8 cm (18 1/2 x 12 1/8 inches)
Anonymous gift 1992.001.31

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