Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Decorative Landscape: Shadow (Willows on Vine Street; Shadow), September 23, 1916; transparent watercolor and graphite on white paper, 19 7/8 x 13 7/8 in. (48.3 x 33 cm); Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, Museum of Art, Utica, New York, Edward W. Root Bequest, 1957
Arrived at Salem about 5:30 am after an all-night ride on the train. Feeling seedy, grimy and hungary—and in very low spirits; feeling that my trip to New York was a complete failure. But the welcome I got from the family made up for everything—
Charles Burchfield, November 22, 1916