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Charles Burchfield
Watercolor on Paper Painting, by Charles Burchfield, 1919

1919

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Charles Burchfield 1893-1967 Trilliums and Rock Ledge, 1919 Gouache and watercolor on paper Provenance: The artist until at least 1963 Private collection, New York Private Collection, by descent, 1999 Exhibited: Buffalo, New York, Alright-Knox Art Gallery, Charles Burchfield: Early Watercolors, April 24-May 19, 1963, p. 22, no. 65. Literature: Charles Burchfield: Early Watercolors, Buffalo, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, 1963, p. 22. Joseph S. Trovato, Charles Burchfield: Catalogue of Paintings in Public and Private Collections, Utica, New York, 1970, p. 86, no. 535. Charles Burchfield Journals, May 4, 1964 “Late P.M. – Took sandwiches, and drove down to the Oregon Road to see the trilliums – we were totally unprepared for the shock awaiting us – when we arrived at what had once been the gilded trillium wooded hill (in a chain of such woods and ravines) of all – we were horrified to see that vandals (masquerading as reclamation or real estate agents) had felled trees all over the woods removing only the trunks leaving behind great tree-tops in the greatest disorder – wherever they fell, there were no trilliums. I felt sick at my stomach, a whole world seemed trembling about me. Bertha begged me to turn my back on it, and try to ignore it for the time being, and enjoy our evening lunch by the stream that paralleled the road. With effort I did so, and we did have a pleasant hour – listening to the murmuring of the water over the rocks, and the many birds (robins, red-birds, red wings). Having finished lunch, we turned back, and drove up a side road, where we caught sight of many trilliums (on our way down) Here we found a delightful , secluded, untouched extensive woods on both sides of the road, where not only were there many trilliums, but also sweet-willows, johny-jump ups, yellow violet, and bell wort –"
  • Creator:
    Charles Burchfield (1893 - 1967, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1919
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 21.75 in (55.25 cm)Width: 14.5 in (36.83 cm)Depth: 3 in (7.62 cm)
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  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    New York, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2157212758062
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