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Charles Burchfield — The Butterfly Tree
Charles Burchfield

The Butterfly Tree

1960

Charles Burchfield's 1960 watercolor and pencil work titled The Butterfly Tree, capturing the natural world with his characteristic emotional intensity. The composition celebrates botanical forms and delicate insect life through expressive technique.

Medium
watercolor and pencil on paper

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November 15, 2022

Estimate: $300,000$500,000

Lot 339

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Charles Burchfield, The Butterfly Tree, 1960

Charles Burchfield's 1960 watercolor and pencil work titled The Butterfly Tree, capturing the natural world with his characteristic emotional intensity. The composition celebrates botanical forms and delicate insect life through expressive technique.

Medium
watercolor and pencil on paper
Year
1960
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Watercolor, Charles Burchfield, Botanical, Expressionism, Nature, American Art, 1960

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Cleveland Museum of Art