Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Sunlight in Forest, 1916; watercolor and pencil on paper, 20 x 14 inches; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Purchase, with funds from the Drawing Committee, 2002
Charles Burchfield, Journals, October 19, 1914
Thursday, Oct 10, 2013
In bed by 1:30. I watch a star low in the east. Sparkles with red, green & blue lights. Wonderfully. As I watch it I entertain thoughts of "art for art's sake." It is clearly fixed in my mind what I shall do.
Charles Burchfield, October 19, 1914