Charles Burchfield

Night Scene with Clouds
c. 1929

A painting depicting a dramatic landscape scene with dark, heavy clouds in the sky, highlighted by streaks of orange and white, suggesting either sunrise or sunset. Below the clouds, a silhouette of a rural landscape with buildings and trees is visible, with the trees appearing as dark outlines against the lighter horizon. The overall mood of the painting is somber and atmospheric.
A painting depicting a dramatic landscape scene with dark, heavy clouds in the sky, highlighted by streaks of orange and white, suggesting either sunrise or sunset. Below the clouds, a silhouette of a rural landscape with buildings and trees is visible, with the trees appearing as dark outlines against the lighter horizon. The overall mood of the painting is somber and atmospheric.

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Date
c. 1929

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Watercolor on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 18 7/8 × 27in. (47.9 × 68.6 cm)

Accession number
76.30

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of a Trustee in honor of John I. H. Baur

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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