Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Untitled [Dark red houses], June 19, 1916; watercolor with graphite on paper, 14 x 20 inches, Burchfield Penney Art Center, Gift of Tony Sisti, 1979
Dreamt last night our house was situated in a marsh like place – I was younger
I went down under the house. Here it seemed as if I was viewing the cellar as it was before the new part of the house was added on – but instead of a cellar under the whole house – they were large & dark, with numerous damp posts to hold the house up – at the head of the old cellar way a spring gushed forth; it seemed as if formerly this was our source of drinking water –
Charles Burchfield, April 10, 1918