Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, February 4, 1954

Cooler – partially cloud – misty overcast overhead, but always the southern horizon glows with yellow light – spring is in the offing! 

To Bonbers in Ebenezer – Roof on house opposite steaming in the sun. 

Letter from John C. – Dallas has bought “Street-Scene” and the Nat’l Academy “Still-Life in Winter” – 

P.M. – To Gallery for meeting of the art committee. 

Took M’s & my entries for the W.N.Y. Show. 

The purchase of the Van Gogh’s pictures has been abandoned – Now the Courbet landscape and the Phillipe de Champaigne portrait to be considered. In spite of the strong recommendation of Schenck to buy the Champaigne, and that three of us (myself, Chas [Cary] & David Thompson) were for it, the matter was shelved and the opinion of Seymour Knox was to be sought – 

On the way out, the sunlit orange-brown elms enclosing sky openings to the north of a lovely pale violet. 

Later inside, a view of the lake – a shower of large fluffy snow-flakes falling in front of orange sunlit-trees.

Snowing all the way home. 

Too tired to enjoy the evening.

Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, February 4, 1954