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Charles Ephraim Burchfield

Gates Down

Maker

Charles Ephraim Burchfield (American, 1893-1967)

Title

Gates Down

Year

1920

Medium

  • watercolor,
  • gouache,
  • and graphite on paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • watercolor,
  • gouache,
  • and graphite on paper

Materials

gouache, watercolor

Supports

  • Smooth medium weight machine made wove paper.

Dimensions

45.9 x 60.8 cm (18 1/16 x 23 15/16 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Una Hunt Drage

Object Number

51.505

Type

  • Drawings and Watercolors

Articles

American Drawings and Watercolors / Charles Burchfield

Exhibition History

Tradition and Innovation in American Watercolors
Jan 27, 1999 – Apr 11, 1999

Label copy

For several years after serving in the US Army, Burchfield's work expressed a more somber note as he turned from depicting nature to documenting the landscape of American towns, often portraying their empty, alienated qualities. Among the industrial subjects painted at this time is Gates Down, a view of the snowy Pennsylvania Railroad crossing in his hometown of Salem, Ohio.

Early Modernism in America
Feb 24, 1995 – Apr 16, 1995
Selection 1
American Watercolors and Drawings from the Museum's Collection
Dec 30, 1971 – Jan 23, 1972

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Charles Ephraim Burchfield (American, 1893-1967)
Gates Down, 1920
Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper
45.9 x 60.8 cm (18 1/16 x 23 15/16 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Una Hunt Drage 51.505

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