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Backyards in Winter (Castoff Christmas Tree)
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In this drawing, the gray and brown tones of a row of houses are interrupted by the bright green and yellow of a discarded Christmas tree. The work was created in the same year as <em>Church Bells Ringing</em>, where a Christmas tree visible through a window was meant to contrast the work’s foreboding mood. This earlier image similarly suggests Burchfield’s passion for his favorite holiday, which he saw as a symbol of goodness.
| Artist / Maker | Charles Burchfield |
|---|---|
| Date | January 1917 |
| Culture / Origin | America |
| Medium | watercolor, gouache, blue and orange crayons, and black wash on wove paper |
| Dimensions | Sheet: 36.3 x 45.8 cm (14 5/16 x 18 1/16 in.) |
| Department | Drawings |
| Type | Drawing |
About the Artist
Charles Burchfield was among the most original and poetic painters of the Cleveland modernist movement. Born in Ashtabula, he moved to Salem, Ohio, following the death of his father in 1898. After graduating from high school, he attended Cleveland School of Art, studying with William Eastman, Frederick Gottwald, Henry Keller, and Frank Wilcox. In 1914 Burchfield began attending Kokoon Klub exhibitions, and in spring 1915 he went to Brandywine to meet William Sommer. Around this time Burchfild began experimenting with… Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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