May Morning

1915

Charles Burchfield

Associated Names
Charles Burchfield

Artist, American, 1893 - 1967

The image shows a natural landscape with trees. Bold brushstrokes depict dark green foliage in the foreground. Beyond are yellow trees with long, slender trunks. In the distance, there are soft blue shapes. The brushstrokes suggest movement and vitality. The color palette includes deep greens, vibrant yellows, and soft blues and greens. The background is a light, neutral hue.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Martha Burchfield (daughter of the artist), West Seneca, New York; (Kraushaar Galleries, New York); private collection, New York; (Sid Deutsch Gallery, New York); (Hull Gallery, Washington, DC); Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1981; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1982

  • Modernist Watercolors, Prints and Drawings, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1982, no. 2

  • Acquisitions Since 1975, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1982-1983

1983

  • American Master Drawings from the Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1983

1986

  • American Masters: Works on Paper from the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, 1986-1988, pp. 56-57, no. 32, repro

Bibliography

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 186, no. 1258.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Chas Burchfield / May 1915; center verso in graphite by unknown hand: May 1915

Wikidata ID

Q64538213

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