Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967)

Untitled (sketch of buildings)

ca. 1916

conte on paper

8 1/4 x 6 3/4 inches

Burchfield Penney Art Center courtesy of the Charles E. Burchfield Foundation

Sketch looking down the street towards a cityscape with many buildings, the two bulidings on the side of the street in the foreground are covered in shadow with the sky above. [inscription reads]"cerulean / blind / neut Y / RV / rich O + OY + OR"

Subject terms: Sketch; Sketch; Modern; American (North American); city; cityscape (respresentations) ; Building[s] (structure[s]); Sky; Sidewalk[s]; shadow[s]; road[s]; Chimney[s] (architectural element[s])

Part of

Cover of a handmade sketchbook with the number "IX" written in conte. [inscription reads] "IX"