Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Spirit of the North Woods, 1952; black ink, conte crayon and ink washes on paper, 13 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches, Burchfield Penney Art Center; Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Joseph E. Conners, 1982
I would see our western N.Y. landscape, not in terms of modern life...but rather in terms of eternal verities of the primeval earth..which can never be erased if only we look beneath the surface.Charles Burchfield, April 18, 1956