Martha Elizabeth Burchfield-Richter (1924 - 1977) Watercolor on Paper, Signed Lower Left, Dated'54, Measures 20 x 14 and 29.5 x 24 inches w/frame. Martha Elizabeth Burchfield-Richter was a noted watercolor artist and daughter of the well-known artist, Charles Ephraim Burchfield (1893-1967) and Bertha Kenreich-Burchfield. Martha and her three siblings, Sally, Catherine and Arthur, all learned from their parents a love of classical music and nature, especially the drama of weather and the changing of the seasons. She is primarily known for her landscapes which featured scenes of the countryside, farms or homes of the Western New York area. As a child Martha loved to draw, and her father provided plenty of materials and encouragement. Martha studied with Philip C. Elliot (1903-1985) and Florence Julia Bach (1887-1978) of the Albright Art School, Buffalo, for one year, and later furthered her training with the help of scholarships at the Cleveland Institute of Art (her father's alma mater) for three years.

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