A Vermont Village

1923

Childe Hassam

Associated Names
Childe Hassam

Artist, American, 1859 - 1935

The image shows a village scene from a slightly elevated viewpoint. The horizon is high in the composition, revealing the village and hills in the distance. In the village, there is a church steeple among houses and trees. The art style features detailed cross-hatching brushstrokes for depth and texture. The monochromatic color palette is primarily black and white, emphasizing the scene's details. A path with trees and fences leads to the village, and there are hints of activity like people and livestock.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint in black

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Miss Elisabeth Achelis

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15.24 × 22.23 cm (6 × 8 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1942.6.48

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Cortissoz and Clayton 1989, no. 221

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1989

  • Cortissoz, Royal, and the Leonard Clayton Gallery. Catalogue of the Etchings and Dry-Points of Childe Hassam, N.A.. San Francisco, California: Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1989, pp. 133-34, no. 221.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: [the artist's monogram] imp.

Wikidata ID

Q64954462

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