Synopses & Reviews
The Paintings of Charles Burchfield reexamines the work of this renowned America watercolorist, whose paintings have been describe s "one of the most original phenomena in American art." This interdisciplinary study of Burchfield (1893-1967), which accompanies a travelling exhibition organized by the Columbus Museum of Art, Ohio, significantly broadens our perspective on the artist and reasserts his importance in the history of modern American art.
Beautifully illustrated, it traces Burchfield's life and work through scores of his paintings, which are organized thematically rather than chronologically to encourage the cludes with comparative works by Burchfield's mentors and peers and by present-day artists whose visions parallel American painting.