Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Church Bells Ringing, Rainy Winter Night, 1917; watercolor and gouache over graphite, 30 3/8 x 19 5/8 inches; Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Louise M. Dunn in memory of Henry G. Keller 1949.544
Now (midnight) the roofs are all covered with frost, tall white smoke goes up from one chimney into the vast moonlight sky; even shadows are silvery – the silence is profound.
Charles Burchfield, December 3, 1919