Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Bringing in the Christmas Tree, 1947; watercolor on paper, 28 x 40; Image from the Burchfield Penney Art Center Archives
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, September 4, 1947
Saturday, Sep 4, 2021
Preliminary studies of house & sled I want to put in a sketch (made north of Bennington Center Dec. 1945)—as a greeting card; a Christmas tree to be in the sled.
P.M. all afternoon on the picture — the work went well. almost everything I did seemed to be right on the first trial, and consequently the picture has a marked spontaneity. Everyone liked it.
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, September 4, 1947