Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Dawn in Hemlock Woods, 1946-61; watercolor on paper, 39 x 60 inches; Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas
The beauty of Thoreau’s thoughts increases for me every time I open the book. [Walden] I anticipate reading his Spring, Summer + Winter almost as much as I anticipate an early morning walk in the Dutchman’s.
Charles E. Burchfield, September 16, 1914