Charles Burchfield

Sunlight in Forest
1916

A watercolor painting depicting a stylized forest scene with tall, dark trees whose branches form intricate patterns against a light background. The sun appears as a bright, undefined shape at the top center, casting long shadows on the forest floor. The artist's signature is visible in the bottom right corner.

A watercolor painting depicting a stylized forest scene with tall, dark trees whose branches form intricate patterns against a light background. The sun appears as a bright, undefined shape at the top center, casting long shadows on the forest floor. The artist's signature is visible in the bottom right corner.

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Date
1916

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Watercolor and graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 20 × 13 15/16in. (50.8 × 35.4 cm)

Accession number
2002.331

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Drawing Committee

Rights and reproductions
Reproduced with permission from the Charles E. Burchfield Foundation and the Burchfield Penney Art Center.

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