Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Milkweed, 1929; gouache with charcoal on paper, 19 3/4 x 15 inches (Frame: 27 3/4 x 23 inches); Gift of the Burchfield Foundation, 1975
Charles Burchfield, Journals, July 10, 1917
Sunday, Jul 10, 2022
Tall trees standing motionless with flat green shadows -, there is a film over the sun, and the air takes on a hazy brassy appearance –
The call of a woodpecker – a fly buzzes –
It is eternity – the old romantic power of primitive sunlight - , there are endless valleys of sun-topped trees – scent of milkweed.
Charles Burchfield, Journals, July 10, 1917