Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Starlit Woods, February 25, 1917; Watercolor over charcoal on five joined sheets of white wove paper, 33 x 22 inches; Detroit Institute of Arts
Charles Burchfield, Journals, November 7, 1919
Monday, Nov 7, 2016
Nov. 7, 1919
To have composed Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Aller Au Bois”, one must have loved the mystery of nature as a child, and to have brought disillusionment with maturity – it is the voice of eternal beauty coming out of the universe –
Charles Burchfield, Journals, November 7, 1919