Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Sunflowers at Late Dusk, August 14, 1916; watercolor, gouache, and pencil on paper, 19 7/8 x 13 15/16 in. (50.17 cm x 35.26 cm); Image courtesy of the Burchfield Penney Art Center Archives
Charles Burchfield, Journals July 7, 1916
Friday, Jul 7, 2017
Coming home I imagined I had learned to play the piano and had learned of a rare composition composed by a Russian which depicted the story of a lover, how he and his bride started on their honeymoon and ran into all sorts of terrible misfortunes at the hands of ruffians—the bride became lost, and the groom spent days in hunting for her, only to find at last that she had died of exhaustion—The groom in despair took his own life—As I walked along, the music ran rapidly thru my mind and I was enthralled as if I really heard it.
Charles Burchfield, July 7, 1916