The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of June 1, 2026

A vertically oriented lithograph depicts two people with light skin tones on a riverbank in the lower left, one kneeling while the other stands holding a long pole. A large tree with dense, hatched foliage dominates the left foreground, its branches extending over a river flowing toward the right. In the background, sketchy lines form billowing clouds. At the bottom center appear the words: "THE BONFIRE."

The Bonfire

1923

Bolton Coit Brown

(American, 1864–1963)
America
lithograph
Gift of Louis D. Elliot 1950.280
Catalogue raisonné: Kleemann, 71
Location: Not on view
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1950.280