Rainy Day, Williamsburg, Virginia

1927

Childe Hassam

Associated Names
Childe Hassam

Artist, American, 1859 - 1935

Peter J. Platt

Printer, American, 1859 - 1934

The image shows an etching of an old building surrounded by trees. The building has a central cupola with a weather vane, with another structure visible behind it. The foreground includes two figures walking away from the building. The etching uses intricate lines and cross-hatching to create texture and shading. The color palette is monochromatic, relying on line density for contrast and dimension.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1930; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

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. 190-191, no. 308.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: [the artist's monogram] / April 15 1927 / Williamsburg Va; lower right in graphite: [the artist's monogram] imp; upper left corner in graphite by unknown hand: 5; lower left corner in graphite by unknown hand: C1432; lower center edge in graphite by unknown hand: Rainy Day Williamsburg / 75 [partially erased]

Wikidata ID

Q77008584

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