Church Bells Ringing, Rainy Winter Night
Charles Burchfield (American, 1893-1967)
Date:
1917
Medium:
watercolor and gouache over graphite
Collection:
Drawings [1]
Dimensions:
Sheet - h:77.20 w:50.00 cm (h:30 3/8 w:19 5/8 inches)
Secondary Support - h:77.50 w:50.00 cm (h:30 1/2 w:19 5/8 inches)
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Louise M. Dunn in memory of Henry G. Keller
Accession Number:
1949.544
Gallery ID:
not on view
Painted in December 1917, this watercolor is generally considered the masterpiece of Burchfield's early visionary phase. Salem, Ohio was largely constructed in the mid 19th-century, and the artist was fascinated by the creepy qualities of the gloomy Gothic architecture of that period.
Inscription:
signed, lower right, in graphite: Chas E Burchfield / Dec. 1917