Toledo

1910

Childe Hassam

Associated Names
Childe Hassam

Artist, American, 1859 - 1935

The image shows a street view with an ornate building facade in focus, obscuring the horizon with detailed architecture. The composition centers on a grand entrance adorned with intricate reliefs and decorative elements. Nearby, there is a partial view of a tree and two figures walking. The brushstrokes are loose and expressive, depicting quick, impressionistic dabs of color capturing light and shadow. The color palette includes warm and earthy beige tones of the building, dashes of reds and yellows highlighting architectural features, and cooler greens and blues from the tree and sky. The overall effect is a sunlit scene emphasizing the play of light on the building's textured surface.

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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

James Parmelee, Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1941; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1916

  • Etchings and Drawings by Childe Hassam, Frederick Keppel & Co., New York, 1916, possibly no. 83

1972

  • Childe Hassam Retrospective, University of Arizona, Tucson, 1972

1978

  • American Pastels from the Corcoran Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1978

Bibliography

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 121, no. 809.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Childe Hassam Toledo 1910; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: 17739 [circled]

Wikidata ID

Q64539828

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