Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Wet Snow and Ice, 1947-55; Transparent and opaque watercolor on paper, 37 7/8 × 30 inches; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Gift of Vincent B. Murphy, Jr., 95.89
Charles Burchfield, Journals, January 16, 1920
Friday, Jan 16, 2015
The sky is flat grey; the houses dark & sunken in the snow; Smoke hovers out of the chimney tops which look like black eyes. The great white gloom of the southeast hovers over the stupefied earth –
Charles Burchfield, January 16, 1920