Winter Night

1917
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(American, 1893–1967)
Sheet: 27.7 x 24.8 cm (10 7/8 x 9 3/4 in.)
Reproduced with permission from the Charles E. Burchfield Foundation
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Location: not on view

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The two children who stare out of the window of the left house are replaced in the final watercolor by a Christmas tree, which symbolized Burchfield's favorite holiday.

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In this drawing, Burchfield focused on the two houses seen in his 1917 watercolor, Church Bells Ringing, minimizing the church steeple that dominates the final composition. He also further developed the work’s symbolism, describing the scene as “An imaginary composition—two houses in the foreground; one on the left to represent human evil and misery; that on the right: happiness and innocence. In the background a building to signify . . . materialism, and a church steeple to denote religion or idealism.”
Winter Night

Winter Night

1917

Charles Burchfield

(American, 1893–1967)
America, 20th century

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