June 7, 2022 11:00 EST
Collect: American Art
85
Charles Burchfield (American, 1893–1967)
Transcription from Christmas Eve
Signed with the Artist's monogram and dated '1951' bottom right; also inscribed with title and date in pen verso, Conté crayon on paper
Sheet size: 8 1/2 x 11 1/4 in. (21.6 x 28.6cm)
Provenance
Private Collection.
Swann Galleries, New York, sale of June 4, 2015, lot 67.
Acquired directly from the above sale.
Property from a private New York collection.
Sold for $3,276
Estimated at $1,000 - $1,500
Signed with the Artist's monogram and dated '1951' bottom right; also inscribed with title and date in pen verso, Conté crayon on paper
Sheet size: 8 1/2 x 11 1/4 in. (21.6 x 28.6cm)
Provenance
Private Collection.
Swann Galleries, New York, sale of June 4, 2015, lot 67.
Acquired directly from the above sale.
Property from a private New York collection.
Note
The present work is based on Burchfield's Twas the Night Before Christmas watercolor from 1945. It was authenticated as such by the Burchfield Penney Art Center in Buffalo, New York, when it last appeared at auction.
