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Beech Tree and Valley of the Little Beaver

1919

Charles Burchfield

Associated Names

Charles Burchfield

Artist, American, 1893 - 1967

The image shows a landscape viewed from an elevated point. The horizon is in the upper third, featuring undulating hills, distant trees, and a tree trunk on the right with detailed bark. The lower part displays grass, foliage, plant life, and small mounds. The image is created using etching techniques, with crisp lines, cross-hatching, and a monochromatic color palette of black and white.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

plate: 129 x 209 mm
sheet: 251 x 358 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.1109
Catalogue Raisonné

Czestochowski 1

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

Inscribed: 2., in pencil; lower right; signed: Charles E. Burchfield 1919, in pencil; lower right

Wikidata ID

Q76454739

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