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Hillside

May 24, 1917

Charles Burchfield

(American, 1893–1967)
Culture
America
Medium
Watercolor and opaque watercolor on Strathmore wove paper
Support
Strathmore wove paper
Credit Line
The Mary Spedding Milliken Memorial Collection, Gift of William Mathewson Milliken 1951.432
Catalogue raisonné
Straus 232; Trovato 302
Public Domain
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This drawing was made during 1917, which Burchfield describe as his "golden year," the most prolific period of his entire career.

Description

Burchfield was especially drawn to watercolor and experimented avidly with it throughout his entire career. This portable medium allowed him to explore the landscape and continuously rework his compositions. Here, he used shades of green to depict the countryside near his hometown, Salem, Ohio.
A horizontally oriented watercolor and opaque watercolor painting depicts a sloping hillside of thick, rhythmic green and cream brushstrokes. Along the ridge, a line of tall, spindly green trees with pale outlines frames several dark houses. On the right, a tan house features a prominent black chimney. Dark gray clouds with horizontal bands of light gray and cream fill the sky, echoing the undulating landscape below.

Hillside

May 24, 1917

Charles Burchfield

(American, 1893–1967)
America

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