Lot 80 · American Art
Butterfly Festival
Charles Ephraim Burchfield · watercolor, gouache and pencil on paper laid down on board
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- Estimate
- $400,000–$600,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — American Art, New York · 22 November 2016
- Dimensions
- 37 x 25 ¾ in. (94 x 65.4 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3980744
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Charles Ephraim Burchfield, Butterfly Festival. Christie's, 22 Nov 2016, lot 80. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3980744.
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Charles Ephraim Burchfield, Butterfly Festival. Christie's, 22 Nov 2016, lot 80. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3980744.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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