Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), North Woods in Spring, 1951-64; watercolor and charcoal on joined paper, 56 x 40 inches; Flint Institute of Arts, Bequest of Mary Mallery Davis
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, April 3, 1964
Saturday, Apr 3, 2021
All day intensively on the “North Woods in Spring”.
In it I am coming closer to the realization of the theme of North in woods. But I doubt if I will ever be satisfied; and will always be searching [for] the ultimate statement. It is better so. The search for a truth is better than the realization.
North is an arbitrary term — It is the Pole that my imagination yearns for —
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, April 3, 1964