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Charles Ephraim Burchfield

Violets, 1917

Description

Maker

Charles Ephraim Burchfield, 1893-1967, American

Title

Violets

Year

1917

Medium

Watercolor on paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

watercolor

Supports

Medium weight, smooth wove paper

Dimensions

50.8 x 44.5 cm (20 x 17 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

In LL corner, signed in watercolor: "CEB 1917"
Verso: in graphite, "B186"

Type

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

44.564

Projects & Publications

Publications

American Drawings and Watercolors / Charles Burchfield

Exhibition History

Modernism in the Americas

June 20 - August 31, 2003

Tradition and Innovation in American Watercolors

January 27 - April 11, 1999

This early drawing, full of his vibrant love of nature and animated patterning, was executed during the period Burchfield referred to as his "Golden Year." He later told his dealer that "Violets* was one of his personal favorites and asked him to submit it to RISD for purchase consideration. Like Charles Demuth and John Marin, Burchfield painted primarily in watercolor and gouache throughout his career.

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