Burkhart Six
Emerson Burkhart – “Self-Portrait – The Bank Teller”
16 x 12, oil on board, unsigned. Title on verso, circa 1957.
Price: $1500
Burkhart was his “favorite model,” always there and always cheap! By his own count, he estimated by the early 1960s that he had likely painted his likeness on more than 400 occasions. Several times, most notably during the 1950s, Burkhart would fancy himself as some other character in self-portraits such as these. They included the pugilist, the thinker, the sheriff, the bank teller, and others.
Emerson Burkhart – “Mediterranean Harbor Scene”
32 x 40, oil on canvas, signed lower left.
NO LONGER AVAILABLE
Emerson Burkhart – “Portrait of a Young Lady”
29 x 21, oil on canvas, signed lower left.
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Emerson Burkhart –'Japanese School Girls '
24 x 30, oil on canvas, signed lower right.
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Emerson Burkhart –'North Africa Park Scene'
32 x 40, oil on canvas, signed lower right.
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Emerson Burkhart –'Sunny Day on a Country Road'
10 x 14, oil on panel, signed lower left.
NO LONGER AVAILABLE
This is a thoroughly delightful and highly desirable Burkhart street scene. He has adeptly captured the milky, hazy atmosphere of a Central Ohio summer day. You can almost feel the dust from the gravel road and the sun beating down on your brow. Burkhart painted many of his better street scenes during the 1950s, and although this work is not dated, it was most likely created during that period.
