December 8, 1914
graphite on lined paper
5 7/8 x 3 3/4 inches
Burchfield Penney Art Center courtesy of the Charles E. Burchfield Foundation, 2000
[inscription reads] ing (!!!) / The life of Schubert is one that appeals to me more than any other that my inexperience knows. He is the true genius & art¬ist and the knowledge of his sacrifice thrills the heart. / Dec 8, 1914 / A grey & white day; the sky yellow eastward in the morning. All day the snow fell in lumps from the trees on the earth soggy with fast melting slush. By evening a fine rain was falling