The Flag

1917

Childe Hassam

Associated Names
Childe Hassam

Artist, American, 1859 - 1935

Peter J. Platt

Printer, American, 1859 - 1934

This is a drawing of a street scene with an American flag. The illustration depicts a lively urban scene featuring a large American flag hanging from a building facade. The drawing is executed in a style reminiscent of etching or detailed sketch work, utilizing various shades of brown. The street is lined with tall buildings, and people are walking along the sidewalk. Light and shade indicate the time of day, casting shadows. The style reflects impressionistic influences, capturing the transient, dynamic nature of city life.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Mrs. Childe Hassam)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 18.73 × 28.89 cm (7 3/8 × 11 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 23.5 × 36.2 cm (9 1/4 × 14 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.439

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Cortissoz and Clayton 1989, no. 131

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, New York; Mrs. Childe Hassam, New York, 1935; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1940; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1940

  • Etchings by Childe Hassam, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1940

2003

  • Portraits of Places: The Prints of Childe Hassam, an American Impressionist, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2003

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, p. 93, no. 131.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: New York / [the artist's monogram] / May 2nd / 1917; lower right in graphite: [the artist's monogram] imp; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: The Flag; lower right edge in graphite by unknown hand: M298HA [crossed out] 903HA 12 3/8

Wikidata ID

Q77010693

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