Art, literature & historyDying Sunflowers
1916
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Medium
- Graphite on wove paper, lined
- Collection no.
- 1953.577
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: The Cleveland Museum of Art
About this artwork
Dying Sunflowers — Charles Burchfield. 1916.
Medium: Graphite on wove paper, lined. Dimensions: .
Collection record: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Sunflowers were among Burchfield's favorite subjects. He often depicted them anthropomorphically, suggesting either open eyes or, as here, slumped human forms.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.