Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Autumn Leaves at Play, 1950-1959; watercolor on paper, 30 x 40 inches; Private Collection
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, October 13, 1938
Wednesday, Oct 13, 2021
These are truly rare October days; unusual for our territory, warm sunshiny days, some without a cloud in the hazy blue sky. Never has the tree-foliage aged so slowly & mellowly; producing such colors as seem to belong in the Never-Never Land. You stand before the gaudy trees, unbelieving. It must be some sort of dream...
-Charles E. Burchfield, October 13, 1938