Charles BurchfieldAmerican, 1893–1967White Violets and Coal Mine
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Not on view at present
Where is “White Violets and Coal Mine” now? Collection: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Cleveland, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- The museum
About the work
Around 1918, Charles Burchfield began to explore and draw deserted mines around his hometown, abandoned after their resources were depleted. Many of these works were made just before he was drafted into World War I, a time characterized by intense anxiety and depression. He saw a connection between these emotions and the mines he visited, which he described as having “dark and gloomy depths . . . a luring mysteriousness.” Here, he portrayed the cave as a seemingly infinite space, contrasting its shadowy interior with white violets blooming from cracks in the rocky landscape.
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Details
- Accession number
- 1937.3202
In the catalog
Sources
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Image: The Cleveland Museum of Art — Reproduced with permission from the Charles E. Burchfield Foundation
