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Charles E. Burchfield

(1893–1967) Painter

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Charles E. Burchfield was a painter.

Quick Facts About Charles E. Burchfield

Born: April 9, 1893
Died: January 10, 1967
Profession: Painter

About Charles E. Burchfield

[Wikidata] American artist (1893-1967)... | [Wikipedia] Charles Ephraim Burchfield was an American painter and visionary artist, known for his passionate watercolors of nature scenes and townscapes. The largest collection of Burchfield's paintings, archives and journals are in the collection of the Burchfield Penney Art Center in Buffalo. His paintings a

Quotes by Charles E. Burchfield

As an artist grows older, he has to fight disillusionment and learn to establish the same relation to nature as an adult,…

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Doodling serves as a means of keeping the hand or fingers limber, so that they are always ready for serious work.

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Get yourself to a vantage point of seclusion and view the world with your eyes alone. Think of the infinite spaces of…

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It seems at times I should be a composer of sounds, not only of rhythms and colors. Walking under the trees, I…

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An artist finds his happiest combination in a play of complementary colors. They are direct contrasts yet do not jar; they awaken…

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Before starting work go thru all the former material. Many things of vital importance have been lost sight of.

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