July 25, 1914 - Aug. 2, 1914
graphite on lined paper
5-3/4 x 3-11/16 inches
Burchfield Penney Art Center courtesy of the Charles E. Burchfield Foundation, 2000
A2000.001.017.027
[inscription reads] " . The sun has just set and the world is turned to yellow. / The flock of birds. An irregular flight. A beautiful sight – their rising & falling twinkling bodies. A treat to watch them out of sight. Now we lose them & again we see them as specs & again lose them and even after they finally disappear, our imagination makes us still see specs in the sky. / It is not easy to travel away from the sunset. / Here is harmony of music – the rustling of leaves, the roaring sound in our ears & the chorus of katydids. "