Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Ailanthus Branch in Winter, January 30, 1946; watercolor and graphite on paper, 29 x 25 inches; Burchfield Penney Art Center, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. J. Alfred Fabro and Friends of Robert I. Millonzi, in memory of Robert I. Millonzi, 1986
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, February 22, 1946
Wednesday, Feb 22, 2023
All day on the “Fading Winter Sun” (1917 36 x 48). The work did not go very well - all the, time I felt that I was not calm enough in my mind for real concentration on such a work at this time, and that I ought not be doing it; rather some mechanical work would be better.
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, February 22, 1946