While reading this review in the New York Times of an exhibition of Charles Burchfield's paintings at DC Moore Gallery, we were reminded of our own Burchfield, October Wind and Sunlight in the Woods (ca. 1963-63), pictured above. Burchfield's works fall into two major categories: paintings of industry (which the show at DC Moore seems to focus on) and paintings of nature (like the above, a late work). The Burchfield Homestead is a museum devoted to his works and located in the house where he grew up and did many of his early paintings, and its website has some more interesting links. You may also want to visit the site of the Burchfield-Penney Art Center at Buffalo State College, which has yet more information.
Absolutely stunning work, I had the pleasure of working at the museum in my student days, and loved this large Burchfield watercolor -- Jose Sinclair
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