Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), The Birches, 1921; wallpaper, Overall: 25 3/4 x 19 1/2 in. (65.4 x 49.5 cm) Frame: 29 1/2 x 23 7/16 in. (74.9 x 59.5 cm); Purchased from Louise Burchfield, 1973
"Burchfield has exacted a quality that we may call poetic, romantic, lyric, or what you will. By sympathy with the particular, he has made it epic and universal." - Edward Hopper, who was friends with Burchfield (both were represented by the Frank K.M. Rehn Galleries in New York).