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Lot Essay
The celebrated watercolorist Charles Ephraim Burchfield is known for his landscapes of vivid color and movement. His works often depict nature's vibrancy and the changes that come with each season. Burchfield attempted to capture on paper the sounds and sensations of the surrounding landscapes, as well as his subconscious response to the environment. These landscapes invoke the sounds of insects and the feeling of wind blowing through flowers and trees.
The Moon and Queen Anne's Lace is a superb example of Burchfield’s love of depicting the rhythm of nature. “One of the many fascinating aspects of Charles E. Burchfield was his passion and commitment to capturing what for him became the essential and almost transcendent experience of nature. It influenced the choice of his subject matter and his choice of watercolor as a primary medium, as well as the evolution of his form of expression. Throughout his artistic career, Burchfield imaginatively pushed his art towards a sensorial appreciation of nature through expressive depictions of sound, movement, visual imagery, and innovative formats.” (B. Moore, Charles Burchfield Ecstatic Light, exhibition catalogue, New York, 2007, p. 3)
The Moon and Queen Anne's Lace is a superb example of Burchfield’s love of depicting the rhythm of nature. “One of the many fascinating aspects of Charles E. Burchfield was his passion and commitment to capturing what for him became the essential and almost transcendent experience of nature. It influenced the choice of his subject matter and his choice of watercolor as a primary medium, as well as the evolution of his form of expression. Throughout his artistic career, Burchfield imaginatively pushed his art towards a sensorial appreciation of nature through expressive depictions of sound, movement, visual imagery, and innovative formats.” (B. Moore, Charles Burchfield Ecstatic Light, exhibition catalogue, New York, 2007, p. 3)