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Charles Burchfield was a distinguished American watercolorist known for his imaginative and emotionally charged landscapes created over his 73 year-long career. Born in Ashtabula Harbor, Ohio, Burchfield studied at the Cleveland School of Art from 1912 to 1916, where he studied under Henry Keller and was influenced by modern art, Chinese scroll paintings, and Japanese Ukiyo-e prints. His early works were characterized by fantastical, symbolic representations of nature, incorporating unique audio-cryptograms and emotional symbols.
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Charles Burchfield (1893-1967)The Pink Cloud, 1917Signed and dated at lower left: Chas Burchfield / July 9, 1917Watercolor on paper13½ x 15½ inches
34.3 x 39.4 cm1917 is referred to as Burchfield’s “Golden Year.” While living in Salem, Ohio, Burchfield’s output was marked by creativity, experimentation and prolific output. He created a language of symbols in a 1917 sketchbook called “Conventions of Abstract Thoughts,” which records glyphs and symbols to represent emotions such as fear, hope, surprise and longing. These semi-abstract shapes have subliminal meaning tied to childhood fears and adult concerns and were deployed throughout his career to convey his emotions.
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Charles Burchfield
Long Shadows, 1915Watercolor on paper
9 x 12 inches
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