09/01/1914
graphite pencil on lined paper
5 3/4 x 3 11/16 inches
Burchfield Penney Art Center courtesy of the Charles E. Burchfield Foundation, 2000
the sunset was wierdTo Murpy’s. Home at 11:00. Moon shining in a misty, opaque sky. H- & I sit on back porch analizing the moon, talking of art, religion and philosophy.(HT)Moon surrounded by a queer yellow glow, as of a green gauze over a coppery orange. Coleridge’s “star (Jupiter) dogging the moon.” Flaky clouds go by. Some higher up leisurely; others rush by. Forms endless combinations. When clouds in front of moon sky round it appears blackish. Patch of corn a glitter of silver