Study for Butterfly and Poppies

Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967)

Study for Butterfly and Poppies

circa 1950-66

Conté crayon on paper

11 x 17 1/8 inches

Burchfield Penney Art Center, Charles E. Burchfield Foundation Archives, Gift of the Charles E. Burchfield Foundation, 2006

from the folio including "POPPY PICTURE GIVEN TO LOUISE" (referencing his sister, Louise Burchfield). Her painting had the alternative title, Oriental Poppies and Swallowtail Butterfly.