Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Old Houses in Winter, 1929-41; watercolor on joined paper, 27 3/4 x 43 inches; Collection of the Swope Art Museum, Terre Haute, IN
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, January 15, 1945
Tuesday, Jan 7, 2014
A still grey sky, with dark pinched houses and black trees faintly illumined by the ghostly [phosphorescent] light of the snow, a biting cold wind from east – I love the hard winter quality of such a day.
Charles E. Burchfield, January 15, 1945