Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967)

Untitled (sketch of the top of a building and the sky)

ca. 1916

conte on paper

8 1/4 x 6 3/4 inches

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

The sketch shows the top of a building and trees with clouds in the sky above them. [inscription reads]"Streaks of rose C + RV up to Zenith / full orange / blk / RV / rich blue green / Landscape Blackest at horizon"

Subject terms: Sketch; Modern; American (North American); landscape(representational); sky; cloud(s); tree(s); house[s]; building[s] (structure[s]); Rooftop[s]; Chimney[s] (architectural element[s])

Part of

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