Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Snowstorm in the Woods, 1917; watercolor and gouache on cream wove paper, 20 1/8 x 42 1/8 inches; Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. Clay Bartlett 1948
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, November 25, 1917
Tuesday, Feb 11, 2014
Walk in A.M. – blinding sunlight – vivid emerald sky high cold wind – pearly clouds – curling cerulean slits – song of the brook – ironwood – the sumac – the Country Church bell – and later the church itself a white ghost in the white graveyard.
The snowstorm – the day darkens – the pale light coming into the gloom of the rain – the steady down – down – down – pouring of snow...
Charles E. Burchfield, November 25, 1917