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Hillside

Hillside

May 24, 1917
(American, 1893–1967)
America, 20th century
Watercolor and opaque watercolor on Strathmore wove paper
The Mary Spedding Milliken Memorial Collection, Gift of William Mathewson Milliken 1951.432
Reproduced with permission from the Charles E. Burchfield Foundation
Catalogue raisonné: Straus 232; Trovato 302
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

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.
  • -1951
    William M. Milliken [1889-1978], Cleveland, OH, gift to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
    1951-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Exhibition of Paintings by Charles Burchfield. Exh. Cat. Cleveland: Cleveland School of Art, 1941. Mentioned: no. 13
    Trovato, Joseph S. Charles Burchfield: Catalogue of Paintings in Public and Private Collections. Utica: Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, 1970. Mentioned: p. 60, no. 302
  • Charles Burchfield: The Ohio Landscapes, 1915–1920. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 22, 2018-May 5, 2019).
    America Draws. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 28, 1984-March 17, 1985).
    Charles Burchfield Exhibition. Ashtabula Arts Center, Ashtabula, OH (organizer) (May 30-June 6, 1979).
    Charles Burchfield. Ashtabula Arts Center.
    Water Colors from the Museum Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (July 23-September 16, 1973).
    Fine Arts Exhibition. Ohio State Fair, Columbus, OH (August 27-September 7, 1970).
    Charles Burchfield Retrospective Exhibition. Whitney Museum of American Art (January 11-February 26, 1956); The Baltimore Museum of Art (March 14-April 22, 1956); Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (May 9-June 17, 1956); San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (July 11-August 19, 1956); Los Angeles County Museum of Art (September 5-October 14, 1956); The Phillips Collection (November 4-December 11, 1956); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (December 28, 1956-February 10, 1957).
    Ways of Painting Landscapes. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 13-May 6, 1953).
    Exhibition of Paintings by Charles Burchfield. Cleveland School of Art, Cleveland, OH (April 20 - May 10, 1941).
    8th Exhibition of Watercolors and Pastels. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (November 6 - December 7, 1930).
  • {{cite web|title=Hillside|url=false|author=Charles Burchfield|year=May 24, 1917|access-date=26 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1951.432