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Artist

Charles Ephraim Burchfield

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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

$164K$327K$491K1998: $74K median, 3 sold1999: $43K median, 2 sold2000: $12K median, 4 sold2001: $32K median, 1 sold2002: $120K median, 2 sold2003: $606K median, 2 sold2004: $84K median, 5 sold2005: $56K median, 10 sold2006: $34K median, 16 sold2007: $25K median, 9 sold2008: $39K median, 8 sold2009: $74K median, 6 sold2010: $50K median, 13 sold2011: $22K median, 1 sold2012: $8.4K median, 2 sold2013: $24K median, 6 sold2014: $31K median, 5 sold2015: $78K median, 4 sold2016: $97K median, 14 sold2017: $19K median, 10 sold2018: $119K median, 11 sold2019: $59K median, 6 sold2020: $16K median, 3 sold2021: $100K median, 11 sold2022: $15K median, 10 sold2023: $114K median, 7 sold2024: $28K median, 5 sold2025: $214K median, 5 sold2026: $159K median, 4 sold19982005201220192026

Where does a value land in this market?

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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.

$53K$335$1.8M

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

MediumResultsSell-throughMedian 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

$164K$327K$491K1998: $46K median1999: $7.0K median2000: $5.4K median2001: $149K median2002: $120K median2003: $48K median2004: $48K median2005: $32K median2006: $81K median2007: $66K median2008: $27K median2009: $84K median2010: $24K median2011: $48K median2012: $48K median2013: $19K median2014: $22K median2015: $30K median2016: $131K median2017: $39K median2018: $94K median2019: $100K median2020: $30K median2021: $69K median2022: $23K median2023: $30K median2024: $26K median2025: $43K median2026: $28K median1998: $74K median1999: $43K median2000: $12K median2001: $32K median2002: $120K median2003: $606K median2004: $84K median2005: $56K median2006: $34K median2007: $25K median2008: $39K median2009: $74K median2010: $50K median2011: $22K median2012: $8.4K median2013: $24K median2014: $31K median2015: $78K median2016: $97K median2017: $19K median2018: $119K median2019: $59K median2020: $16K median2021: $100K median2022: $15K median2023: $114K median2024: $28K median2025: $214K median2026: $159K median19982005201220192026
MetricCharles Ephraim BurchfieldMilton Avery
Median result$53,125$45,000
Record price $1,812,500 $6,069,500
Results on record202794
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

HouseResultsSell-throughMedianvs. 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

DateLotMediumvs. estimateEstimate USDResult USD, incl. premiumHouse
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1998·12 Russian Giant Sunflower $50,000–$70,000 Christie's
1998·05 November Sunlight $50,000–$70,000 Christie's

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