Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967)

A2000.001.017.034

[inscription reads] " which vanish just as soon as the sun ascends as high as the house-tops. / The icy wind sending a shower of white o’er the trees invites to a ramble. / Shortly after a brief time of clear sky comes a whole army of big airy clouds, and all day they float past. The wind has veered to the northeast. / These clouds are fine types of windy day clouds. One would expect wild torn mists hurrying haphazard across the sky. The “bottom” or “base” of these are in a straight line all parallel (sic) to each other & to the horizon "