- Artist
- Charles Ephraim Burchfield
(American, 1893 - 1967) - Title
- Migration of Butterflies by Moonlight
- Date
- 1963
- Medium
- Watercolor
- Dimensions
- 32 1/2 x 39 in. Overall
- Credit
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Newman T. Halvorson
- Accession No.
- 1980.57
- Classification
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Geography
- United States
Related
By 1970, sold by Frank K. M. Rehn Galleries (New York, NY) to Mr. and Mrs. Newman T. Halvorson (Gates Mills, OH); November 1980, gifted to the Elvehjem Museum of Art [now called Chazen Museum of Art]
- Watrous, James. "A Century of Capricious Collecting 1877-1970: From the Gallery in Science Hall to the Elvehjem Museum of Art," Madison, WI: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 1987. p. 34, fig. 39
- Elvehjem Art Center. "Inaugural Exhibition: 19th & 20th Century Art from Collections of Alumni & Friends." Madison, WI: Regents of the University of Wisconsin, 1970. p. 71, no. 73
- Klaric, Arlette. "Charles Burchfield's 'Migration of Butterflies by Moonlight': A Vision of Fantasy and Revelation." In Bulltetin 1978-1980, Madison: Elvehjem Art Center, 1980. pp. 26-37
- Elvehjem Museum of Art. "Bulletin 1978-1980." Madison: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 1980. p. 27
- Recollection: Exhibiting the Collection: Chazen Museum of Art, 8/31/2026–12/23/2026
- Companion Species: Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, 10/18/2021–12/30/2021
- Inaugural Exhibition: 19th & 20th Cen. Art from Collection of Alumni & Friends: Elvehjem Art Center, 9/11/1970–11/8/1970
- Nature of Charles Burchfield, The - A Memorial Exhibition: Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, 4/9/1970–5/31/1970
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