Property of the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Sold to Benefit the American Art Acquisitions Fund
Charles Ephraim Burchfield (1893-1967)
Great Cloud Shadow
Details
Charles Ephraim Burchfield (1893-1967)
Great Cloud Shadow
signed with initials in monogram and dated 'CEB/1959' (lower left)
watercolor and pencil on joined paper laid down on board
32¾ x 39½ in. (83.2 x 100.3 cm.)
Great Cloud Shadow
signed with initials in monogram and dated 'CEB/1959' (lower left)
watercolor and pencil on joined paper laid down on board
32¾ x 39½ in. (83.2 x 100.3 cm.)
Provenance
Frank K.M. Rehn Gallery, New York.
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1960.
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1960.
Literature
American Academy of Arts and Letters, Charles Burchfield Memorial Exhibition: Paintings and Drawings, exhibition catalogue, New York, 1968, n.p., no. 256.
Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute Museum of Art, The Nature of Charles Burchfield: A Memorial Exhibition, 1893-1967, Paintings, Drawings and Prints, exhibition catalogue, Utica, New York, 1970, n.p., no. 22.
J.S. Trovato, Charles Burchfield: Catalogue of Paintings in Public and Private Collections, Utica, New York, 1970, p. 276, no. 1186.
C.E. Burchfield and J.B. Townsend, An American Visionary: Watercolors and Drawings of Charles E. Burchfield, exhibition catalogue, Boston, Massachusetts, 1986, n.p., no. 37.
Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute Museum of Art, The Nature of Charles Burchfield: A Memorial Exhibition, 1893-1967, Paintings, Drawings and Prints, exhibition catalogue, Utica, New York, 1970, n.p., no. 22.
J.S. Trovato, Charles Burchfield: Catalogue of Paintings in Public and Private Collections, Utica, New York, 1970, p. 276, no. 1186.
C.E. Burchfield and J.B. Townsend, An American Visionary: Watercolors and Drawings of Charles E. Burchfield, exhibition catalogue, Boston, Massachusetts, 1986, n.p., no. 37.
Exhibited
Southbridge, Massachusetts, Elm Street Congregational Church, March 28-April 2, 1965.
Cleveland, Ohio, The Cleveland Institute of Art, Charles Burchfield, February 13-March 2, 1966.
New York, American Academy of Arts and Letters, Charles Burchfield Memorial Exhibition: Paintings and Drawings, March 1-April 21, 1968, no. 256.
Utica, New York, Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, The Nature of Charles Burchfield: A Memorial Exhibition, 1893-1967, Paintings, Drawings and Prints, April 9-June 14, 1970, no. 22.
Valparaiso, Indiana, Valparaiso University, Sloan Galleries of American Paintings, Charles Burchfield: Mystical Landscapes, The Later Years, 1944-1967, February 10-March 2, 1976, no. 15.
Boston, Massachusetts, The Boston Athenaeum, and elsewhere, An American Visionary: Watercolors and Drawings of Charles E. Burchfield, March 20-May 16, 1986, no. 37.
Cleveland, Ohio, The Cleveland Institute of Art, Charles Burchfield, February 13-March 2, 1966.
New York, American Academy of Arts and Letters, Charles Burchfield Memorial Exhibition: Paintings and Drawings, March 1-April 21, 1968, no. 256.
Utica, New York, Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, The Nature of Charles Burchfield: A Memorial Exhibition, 1893-1967, Paintings, Drawings and Prints, April 9-June 14, 1970, no. 22.
Valparaiso, Indiana, Valparaiso University, Sloan Galleries of American Paintings, Charles Burchfield: Mystical Landscapes, The Later Years, 1944-1967, February 10-March 2, 1976, no. 15.
Boston, Massachusetts, The Boston Athenaeum, and elsewhere, An American Visionary: Watercolors and Drawings of Charles E. Burchfield, March 20-May 16, 1986, no. 37.
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