Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967)

Spring Thunderstorm aka Spring Shower

1955

Watercolor and charcoal on joined paper

29 7/8 in. x 40 1/8 inches

Akron Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Mary S. Huhn, Mrs. Dorothy S. Steinberg, and Mr. John F. Seiberling, Jr. in memory of their father, Mr. J. Frederick Seiberling 1964.11

Barbara Tannenbaum, Chief Curator, Akron Art Museum, Jan. 18, 2000, wrote: “There was also writing in crayon on a large piece of old backing paper glued to the backing of the old frame:

C. Burchfield
“Spring Thunderstorm”
30 x 40”
1955
It almost seems as if the thunder-clap
caused the peach tree
to burst into bloom.