Untitled. Black ink on paper, possibly over a lithograhic background, initialed "CEB" on the lower left corner. A very strong image for a wallpaper design, with foliage and coiled snakes in an underwater setting. Image size approx. 19" x 13-1/2", framed overall approx. 28" x 20-1/2". Born in Ashtabula Harbor, Ohio, Charles Burchfield became known as a regionalist painter of middle-western America. His paintings have had much influence on succeeding generations of artists. In 1912, he enrolled in the Cleveland School of Art where his most influential teacher was Henry G. Keller. Another major Ohio influence on his painting was William Sommer, leader of the modernist movement in the Cleveland area. He served in World War I from 1918 to 1919 and in 1921, lived in a small town south of Cleveland, moved to Buffalo, New York where until 1929, he worked as a wallpaper designer for the M.H. Birge and Sons Wallpaper Company.
1,500/3,000 Sold $1,495.00
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