August 15, 1914
graphite pencil on commercially-made lined paper
5 13/16 x 3 11/16 inches
Burchfield Penney Art Center courtesy of the Charles E. Burchfield Foundation, 2000
greatest quantities first. These are the fields. There are yellowish brown pastures, cream-tasselled corn fields, sandy yellow stubble fields - golden where some behind time farmer has left the wheat shocks out; greenish tan fields of fox-tail grass.(HT)The next to attract attention are the fall leaves, greatest of which in number are the poplars, which turn to a yellow brown quickly. Brighter, but fewer are elm & linden leaves. Beech trees in some locations are becoming a rich russet in color. Brightest of all are