Lot 93 · Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture
Sea of Queen Anne's Lace and Cicada Song
Charles Ephraim Burchfield · watercolor and pencil on paper
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- Estimate
- $20,000–$30,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture , New York · 20 May 2010
- Dimensions
- 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm.), image; 13¼ x 11 in. (33.7 x 27.9 cm.), sheet
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5053480
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Charles Ephraim Burchfield, Sea of Queen Anne's Lace and Cicada Song. Christie's, 20 May 2010, lot 93. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5053480.
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Charles Ephraim Burchfield, Sea of Queen Anne's Lace and Cicada Song. Christie's, 20 May 2010, lot 93. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5053480.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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