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The Burchfield Penney Art Center is the museum dedicated to the art and vision of Charles E. Burchfield and the art and artists of Buffalo, NY, and our region.

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Retreat of Winter

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Burchfield Penney Art Center Acquires Charles E. Burchfield Masterpiece, Retreat of Winter

Public unveiling on M&T Second Friday, August 9, 2024, at 5:30 p.m.

Buffalo NY, Tuesday, July 30, 2024 — The Burchfield Penney Art Center proudly announces the acquisition of the exceptional watercolor painting Retreat of Winter (1950-64) by renowned American artist Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967). This masterpiece, a testament to Burchfield's unique artistic vision, has been acquired from Christie's, one of the world's leading auction houses for fine art.

Summer Exhibitions Explore Poetry & Nature, African American Heritage, & Works from the Collection

Buffalo NY, Tuesday, July 2, 2024 — On July M&T Second Friday, the Burchfield Penney Art Center will debut three distinct and thought-provoking exhibitions celebrating artistic expressions related to our region: Embracing Earth: Burchfield & Whitman, William Y. Cooper: Beyond Imagination, and The Unseen: Works from the Collection.

Common Currents: Call for Entries

A Joint Exhibition of Work by Visual Artists from Northeast Ohio & Western New York

Roux

Soup Bar & Café

The café for the soup-obsessed located in the Burchfield Penney Art Center.

CAFÉ HOURS:

Sunday — Tuesday: closed
Wednesday: 11:00AM - 3:00PM
Thursday: 11:00AM - 3:00PM
Friday: 11:00AM - 3:00PM
Saturday: 11:00AM - 3:00PM

View ROUX Soup Bar & Café menu online.

Discover Burchfield.

Visit the Center and explore the work of an American master.

The Burchfield Penney Art Center holds the largest public collection of works by Charles E. Burchfield (1893–1967), as well as an archive of more than 10,000 pages of handwritten journals, 25,000 drawings, and other ephemera, including a scale re-creation of the artist’s studio.