Artist Monograph

Charles Burchfield, American

American, 1893–1967

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Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Watercolor	8	61.5%
Drawing	3	23.1%
Lithography	1	7.7%
Gouache	1	7.7%

Production by Decade

8

1910s

4

1920s

1

1950s

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	2	15.4%
Medium (30–100 cm)	11	84.6%

Range: 26.7 cm → 69.8 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1930	1
1935	3
1936	3
1950	1
1960	1
1966	1
1988	1
2018	2

Currently On View

"MoMA, Floor 5, 509" — 1

American Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 13 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Untitled Drawing Acc. 1392.2018	1915	Pencil on paper	10 1/2 × 8" (26.7 × 20.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the Gilbert B. and Lila Silverman Instruction Drawing Collection, Detroit
Untitled (Dropping Tree Branches) Drawing Acc. 1391.2018	1915	Pencil on paper	10 7/8 × 8 1/2" (27.6 × 21.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of the Gilbert B. and Lila Silverman Instruction Drawing Collection, Detroit
Rogues' Gallery Drawing Acc. 44.1935	1916	Watercolor and pencil on paper	13 7/8 x 19 7/8" (35.2 x 50.6 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller
The City Drawing Acc. 42.1935	1916	Watercolor, gouache, and pencil on paper	13 7/8 x 19 7/8" (35.3 x 50.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller
Garden of Memories Drawing Acc. 2.1936	1917	Watercolor, crayon, charcoal, and pencil on paper	25 3/4 x 22 1/2" (65.4 x 57.1 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller (by exchange)
Insects at Twilight Drawing Acc. 3.1936	1917	Gouache, watercolor, crayon, charcoal, ink, and pencil on paper	13 7/8 x 19 7/8" (35.3 x 50.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller (by exchange)
The First Hepaticas Drawing Acc. 43.1935	1917-18	Watercolor, gouache, and pencil on paper	21 1/2 x 27 1/2" (54.6 x 69.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller
The Night Wind Drawing Acc. 359.1960	1918	Watercolor, gouache, and pencil on paper	21 1/2 x 21 7/8" (54.4 x 55.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of A. Conger Goodyear
Back Alley Scene Drawing Acc. 493.1966	1920	Charcoal and ink on paper	8 3/8 x 12 1/8" (21.3 x 30.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mrs. Bliss Parkinson
Pippin House, East Liverpool, Ohio Drawing Acc. 235.1950	1920	Watercolor and gouache on paper	26 x 19 3/8" (66 x 49.2 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alex L. Hillman
Railroad Gantry Drawing Acc. 2.1930	1920	Gouache on paper	17 3/4 x 24 5/8" (45.2 x 67.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Given anonymously
The Interurban Line Drawing Acc. 4.1936	1920	Watercolor and pencil on paper	14 3/4 x 20 3/4" (37.5 x 52.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller (by exchange)
Crows in March Print Acc. 330.1988	1951, printed 1952	Lithograph	irreg. composition 13 3/4 x 9 15/16" (35 x 25.3 cm) sheet 15 7/8 x 11 15/16" (40 x 30.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase