Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), December Sun, 1940; watercolor on joined paper mounted on board, 36 x 53 inches; Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, Tennessee, Gift of the Benwood Foundation, HMA 1976.3.5
Charles Burchfield, Journals, December 10, 1947
Tuesday, Dec 10, 2019
Did a small picture as a gift for Frank and Margaretta- using the fence posts with dead goldenrod and the ash-tree from the picture “December Sun”- It came out pretty well, [although] all the time I was working on it I felt it was absolutely no good.
Charles E. Burchfield, December 10, 1947