Charles Burchfield美国, 1893–1967The Sunflower Arch
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At the time he made this drawing, Burchfield had begun to develop a personal symbolic language, which he called “Conventions for Abstract Thoughts.” Using simple forms, such as the arched shape of the flowers seen here, he aimed to communicate universal emotions—in this case, “Mute Sorrow.” Burchfield saw a connection between this mood and sunflowers, which were among his favorite subjects. He often depicted them anthropomorphically, suggesting either open eyes or, as here, slumped human forms—as he described, “giv[ing] a sense of pre-autumnal melancholy in early September.”
克利夫蘭藝術博物館
作品信息
- 馆藏编号
- 1965.461
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- 克利夫蘭藝術博物館
- 图片： 克利夫蘭藝術博物館 — Reproduced with permission from the Charles E. Burchfield Foundation
