Nasturtiums and Barn
Maker and role
Artist: Charles Burchfield, American, 1893-1967
Year
1917
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Watercolor, charcoal, gouache, crayon, ink, and graphite on paper
Measurements
sheet, 22 x 18in (55.9 x 45.7cm)
Credit line
Gift of Alice N. Hanszen
Accession number
1974.54
Object type
Department
Location
Further information
Inscribed on the verso: August 2, 1917 - The brilliant sunlight of late afternon still shines on the barn; the flowers in the garden are in a shadow that already hints of night - and they lose their prosaic daytime character.
Documentation
Modern Art at the McNay: A Brief History and Pictorial Survey of the Collection; William J. Chiego; 2001; p. 152
Signature & date
Signed/dated, l.l.: Chas. Burchfield 1917
On verso, l.r.: August 2, 1917 The brilliant sunlight of late afternon still shines on the barn; the flowers in the garden are in a shadow that already hints of night - and they lose their prosaic daytime character.
On verso, l.r.: August 2, 1917 The brilliant sunlight of late afternon still shines on the barn; the flowers in the garden are in a shadow that already hints of night - and they lose their prosaic daytime character.
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