Artist
Charles Ephraim Burchfield
202results on record
82%sell-through
$53,125median result (USD, incl. premium; 96% observed, 4% estimated from hammer)
$1,812,500record in our coverage
Drawn from 202 recorded results (187 sold · 15 passed) across 7 auction houses, 1998–2026. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 96% observed, 4% estimated from hammer method · log scale
Where does a value land in this market?
The same figure also answers the seller's question: which house clears a work like this, and for how much — expected proceeds by house, from the sell-through the rest of this page is built on.
Every sold result for this market, low to high (log scale) — the dashed line is the median. Enter a value to see where it lands.
By medium where medium is recorded or stated in the catalog line
| Medium | Results | Sell-through | Median result (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| works on paper | 93 | 80% | $53,558 |
Medium is recorded for 93 of 202 results (46%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Milton Avery Charles Ephraim Burchfield Milton Avery
| Metric | Charles Ephraim Burchfield | Milton Avery |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $53,125 | $45,000 |
| Record price | $1,812,500 | $6,069,500 |
| Results on record | 202 | 794 |
| Years active at auction | 1998–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Milton AveryNorman RockwellJohn MarinAndrew Wyeth
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
73/ 100
- Sell-through82%
- Meets estimate49%
- Market depth202 results
How readily and near-estimate this market clears — sell-through, estimate reliability, and depth, blended into one score. "Meets estimate" is the share of sold lots hammering at or above the low estimate, over catalogs that print a real appraisal: a house whose printed low is a starting bid would meet its estimate on every lot, so those lots are excluded from this term only — their prices and outcomes still count in the other two. Method →
Where this artist sells best
| House | Results | Sell-through | Median | vs. estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sotheby's | 98 | 82% | $53,125 | 0.76× |
| Christie's | 69 | 82% | $74,500 | — |
| Heritage Auctions | 21 | 81% | $4,000 | — |
| Freeman's | Hindman | 5 | 100% | $17,500 | 0.67× |
| Bonhams | 4 | 75% | $12,750 | 0.67× |
| Cutler Bay Auctions | 4 | 75% | $1,000 | 0.30× |
| Phillips | 1 | 100% | $127,000 | — |
The same artist across every house we cover — hammer-vs-estimate side by side. A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal. Method →
Prices realized 202 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 15 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2015·04 | November Dawn | $50,000–$70,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·04 | the promise of spring | $125,000–$175,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·11 | November Light | Watercolor and pencil on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2014·10 | Flower Pot In Window | $10,000–$15,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·05 | September Wind | $60,000–$80,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·04 | February Wind and Sunlight (The Wind Harp) | $80,000–$120,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2014·04 | Pond in Spring (Wade Park, Cleveland) May 1916 | $15,000–$20,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2013·12 | Summer Heat | watercolor and pencil on paper | $20,000–$30,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2013·12 | Noon in September | Watercolor and pencil on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2013·12 | Rising Fog in Winter | Watercolor and pencil on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2013·12 | Tree in a Landscape | Watercolor and pencil on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2013·12 | Wood Lilies | watercolor and chalk on paper | $200,000–$300,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2013·10 | Winter | $60,000–$80,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2012·11 | Summer Grove | Watercolor and gouache on paper laid on board | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2012·09 | Camp Jackson, South Carolina | $8,000–$12,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2011·11 | Insects at Twilight | crayon and ink on paper | $20,000–$30,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2010·12 | Under the Viaduct | $80,000–$120,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·12 | Main Street, Salem, Winter Day | $400,000–$600,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·09 | october sunlight | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·09 | Birds in Flight | $25,000–$35,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·05 | Untitled ( possibly Green Grove) | Wa... | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2010·05 | Cicada's Morning Song | crayon, watercolor and pencil on paperboard | $30,000–$50,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2010·05 | The Storm | watercolor and pencil on paper | $25,000–$35,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2010·05 | February Dusk | watercolor and pencil on paper laid down on board | $60,000–$80,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2010·05 | Sea of Queen Anne's Lace and Cicada Song | watercolor and pencil on paper | $20,000–$30,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2010·05 | Great Cloud Shadow | watercolor and pencil on joined paper laid down on board | $100,000–$150,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2010·05 | A Small Town | $100,000–$150,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·03 | eclipse of the moon in spring | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2010·03 | portrait study (of the artist's mother) | $5,000–$7,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·12 | View Through Trees | $150,000–$250,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2009·12 | In a Green Dale | watercolor, gouache and pencil on paper laid down on board | $100,000–$150,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2009·12 | Queen Anne's Lace | watercolor and gouache on paperboard | $70,000–$100,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2009·06 | Dandelion Field | watercolor, gouache and pencil on paper | $8,000–$12,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2009·06 | Snow Light | Conté crayon | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2009·06 | Sketch of Tree | Graphite on sketchbook paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2009·05 | Trees in Winter | watercolor, gouache and pencil on paper | $40,000–$60,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2009·03 | Insect Bush | $15,000–$25,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·12 | Forest Fire in Moonlight | $40,000–$60,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·05 | Queen Anne's Lace | $250,000–$350,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·05 | Early Spring Evening | $50,000–$75,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·05 | Church North of East Otto | $60,000–$80,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2008·05 | Sketches (pair) | Pencil on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2008·05 | Study, Solitude | Pencil on Japanese paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2008·03 | Song of the Telegraph | ink, crayon, pencil and wash on paper | $15,000–$25,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2008·03 | Trees | $12,000–$18,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·12 | Doodle, Spiller | Graphite on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2007·12 | Late Afternoon | Watercolor and pencil on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2007·12 | Bolgers, pencil study of a flowering branch | Pencil on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2007·11 | Trees in Meadow | $80,000–$120,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·11 | Moon Over Village | $70,000–$90,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·11 | A Dream of Butterflies | $500,000–$700,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·11 | honey locust in bloom | $300,000–$500,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·11 | Lonely House | $30,000–$50,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·10 | Abandoned mine | $15,000–$25,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·05 | Untitled, Eighteen Sketches | Pencil, colored pencil or charcoal on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2007·05 | Old Barn, May 2 | Watercolor on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2007·03 | Trees | $12,000–$18,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·11 | Sunlight on Corn | gouache, watercolor and pencil on paper laid down on paperboard | $20,000–$30,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·11 | landscape with tree bower (backyard in summer) | $50,000–$70,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·11 | Backyard, Late Winter | $30,000–$50,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·11 | Rainstorm in the Park | watercolor, gouache and pencil on paper | $7,000–$10,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·11 | The Village Bell | ink, pencil and charcoal on paperboard | $7,000–$10,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·11 | Early Spring | gouache and pencil on joined paper | $30,000–$50,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·09 | evening sunlight, Winter | $6,000–$8,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·09 | Small Houses from Backyard | $12,000–$18,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·09 | sea of queen anne's lace and cicada song | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·09 | the moon at twilight (moonlit roof) | $15,000–$25,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·09 | bleak skies | $6,000–$8,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·09 | backyard (between houses) | $4,000–$6,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·06 | Sun and Snowstorm | watercolor and gouache on joined paper laid down on board | $80,000–$120,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2006·05 | A Sea of Queen Anne's Lace | $400,000–$600,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·05 | Goldenrod and Shed | Watercolor on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2006·03 | pear tree and elderblossoms (wind-blown elder blossoms); the artist's backyard, gardenville | $35,000–$45,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·11 | Sultry Day | $300,000–$500,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·11 | Hillside Homes | $60,000–$80,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·11 | Beginning of a Snowstorm | $30,000–$50,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·11 | Wind In the Night | $30,000–$50,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·11 | A Summer Storm | Conté crayon on paper | $4,000–$6,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·11 | Tree | Charcoal on paper | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2005·05 | The Window by the Alley | $30,000–$50,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·05 | Fallen Tree in Woods | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·05 | pear tree and elderblossoms (wind-blown elder blossoms); the artist's backyard, gardenville | $35,000–$45,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·05 | Hemlock in Wind | $60,000–$80,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·12 | Wild Geese and Poplars | $100,000–$150,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·12 | Tree and House | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·12 | glowering trees at twilight | $60,000–$80,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2004·09 | Winter Scene | watercolor on paper laid down on board | $40,000–$60,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·05 | New Moon in the Woods | $120,000–$160,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·10 | Golden Dream | watercolor and pencil on paper laid down on board | $300,000–$500,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2003·03 | Study for 'March Wind' | $12,000–$18,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2002·11 | Sunrise in the Forest | watercolor and pencil on paper laid down on paperboard | $100,000–$150,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2002·03 | Patriot's House | watercolor and pencil on paper laid down on board | $25,000–$35,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2001·11 | Fallen Tree in Woods | $20,000–$30,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2000·11 | Arching Trees | $15,000–$25,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·05 | Circus Parade | $25,000–$35,000 | Christie's | |||
| 2000·04 | Plowing in November | watercolor on paper laid down on board | $4,000–$6,000 | Christie's | ||
| 2000·04 | March Sunlight | watercolor and gouache on paper | $10,000–$15,000 | Christie's | ||
| 1999·05 | A House Near the Woods | $30,000–$50,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1999·05 | The Artist's Studio, Buffalo | $30,000–$50,000 | Christie's | |||
| 1998·12 | Wind Swept Trees | $80,000–$120,000 | Christie's | |||
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