Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Winter Rain from the East (April Rain from the East), 1940; watercolor on cream wove paper, 18 1/16 x 25 1/16 inches; Princeton University Art Museums, Gift of James H. Beal, Class of 1920, and Mrs. Beal
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, February 5, 1915
Monday, Feb 5, 2018
The wind whistled all night and today it rained. The sky was grey but finely jagged. From time to time the trees clash their branches in the wet windy air; yet in spite of it they all have a string of sparkling rain-beads. The ice, as on rainy days, has become a peculiar slate blue.
Charles E Burchfield, February 5, 1915