Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), February Thaw (The Thaw, January Thaw), 1920; watercolor on paper, 18 x 24 inches; Brooklyn Museum, John B. Woodward Memorial Fund
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, February 23, 1920
Thursday, Feb 23, 2023
The sky a heavy oppressive yellow. Smoke a heavy dull blue pours upward with difficulty into the thick air, and collects in a long flat cloud at a certain height – forming a curtain over the dirty black-windowed houses and bluish white ice.
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, February 23, 1920