Charles Burchfield

The Market at Christmastime
1941

A vintage painting depicting a street scene with overcast skies. A prominent church tower rises in the background, with smoke billowing from a chimney nearby. In the foreground, a market with awnings and produce stands lines the street, where a few figures are seen, including a person pushing a handcart. The wet street reflects the surrounding buildings and lampposts, suggesting recent rain.
A vintage painting depicting a street scene with overcast skies. A prominent church tower rises in the background, with smoke billowing from a chimney nearby. In the foreground, a market with awnings and produce stands lines the street, where a few figures are seen, including a person pushing a handcart. The wet street reflects the surrounding buildings and lampposts, suggesting recent rain.

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Date
1941

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Watercolor on paper mounted on board

Dimensions
Sheet: 26 × 43in. (66 × 109.2 cm) Mount (board): 26 × 43 × 1in. (66 × 109.2 × 2.5 cm)

Accession number
42.11

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase

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

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Charles Burchfield
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