CHARLES EPHRAIM BURCHFIELD
(American, 1893-1967)
Night Landscape
1916, watercolor on joined paper
signed and dated Chas Burchfield 1916 lower right
8 x 26 3/4 in., frame: 16 1/2 x 35 in.
Provenance: Charles E. Burchfield Foundation, New York; Kennedy Galleries, Inc., New York, 1977; acquired from the above, 2001; Christie's New York, Sale 2485, Important American Paintings, Drawings, and Sculptures, November 29, 2011, Lot 10; Private New England Collection.

Exhibitions: Kennedy Galleries, Inc., New York, Charles E. Burchfield at Kennedy Galleries: The Early Years 1915-1929, October 13-November 12, 1977 no. 3.

Other Notes: Kennedy Galleries, Inc. (New York) label verso.

The inventive output of 20th-century American artist Charles Burchfield cannot be bound within the confines of one artistic movement. Early in his career, he drew inspiration from the landscapes in northeast Ohio to experiment and cultivate his unique painting style. This watercolor of the Ohio countryside at nightfall dates from a period described by Burchfield as his “golden year,” following his graduation from the Cleveland Art Institute in 1916.