Inner Harbor, Gloucester

1923

Childe Hassam

Associated Names
Childe Hassam

Artist, American, 1859 - 1935

Peter J. Platt

Printer, American, 1859 - 1934

The image shows a waterfront scene with buildings and trees in the background, viewed across a body of water. The buildings have steep gable roofs and are clustered together. Tall ships with masts are visible above the structures, and the horizon is obscured. The artwork features detailed, intricate brushstrokes resembling an etching or drawing style. The color palette is monochrome, with shades of beige and darker lines for depth. Small boats and a rower are depicted on the water, along with larger vessels at the water's edge. Reflections and ripples in the water are suggested with horizontal lines at the bottom of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Mrs. Childe Hassam)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 20 × 28.89 cm (7 7/8 × 11 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 24.45 × 32.39 cm (9 5/8 × 12 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.451

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Cortissoz and Clayton 1989, no. 226

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, pp. 135-36, no. 226.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: July 13 / Gloucester / [artist's monogram] / 1919 / July 19 / E. 1923; lower right in graphite: [the artist's monogram] imp; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: Inner Harbor Gloucester Inner Harbor; lower center edge in graphite by unknown hand: 1042HA 6844797 [crossed out]; lower right edge in graphite by unknown hand: GLOUCESTER INNER HARBOR; upper left verso in graphite by unknown hand: #16-

Wikidata ID

Q77011881

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