Charles Burchfield

Winter Light, Backyard
1949–1960

A painting depicting a rural landscape with a large, prominent evergreen tree in the center, under a hazy sun. In the foreground, there's a bush with dark, twisting branches, and a small building with a chimney to the left. In the background, a red-roofed church and additional buildings are visible. The scene is rendered in muted tones with expressive brushstrokes, and the artist's signature and date are in the lower right corner.
A painting depicting a rural landscape with a large, prominent evergreen tree in the center, under a hazy sun. In the foreground, there's a bush with dark, twisting branches, and a small building with a chimney to the left. In the background, a red-roofed church and additional buildings are visible. The scene is rendered in muted tones with expressive brushstrokes, and the artist's signature and date are in the lower right corner.

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Date
1949–1960

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Watercolor on board

Dimensions
Sheet: 39 7/8 × 25 13/16in. (101.3 × 65.6 cm) Mount (board): 39 7/8 × 25 13/16 × 1/8in. (101.3 × 65.6 × 0.3 cm)

Accession number
76.34

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Solomon K. Gross

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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