Thunderheads in June

Charles Ephraim Burchfield

1915 · Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper, mounted on cardboard · Modern and Contemporary Art

In the artist's opinion, the "true beginning" of his mature career began in 1915 while he was student at the Cleveland School of Art. He wrote: "In the summer of that year I first began to seriously paint outdoors, trying to record my personal reactions to nature."

Artist

Charles Ephraim Burchfield

Date

1915

Medium

Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper, mounted on cardboard

Department

Modern and Contemporary Art

Credit line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Isermann, 1997