The Wild Cherry Tree

1918

Childe Hassam

Associated Names
Childe Hassam

Artist, American, 1859 - 1935

George C. Miller

Printer, American, 1894 - 1966

The image shows a natural scene with a rocky landscape, sparse vegetation, rocks, and a nude figure partially hidden by foliage. The figure is seated, facing away from the viewer. The drawing is in monochrome with delicate lines and shading to depict texture and depth. The trees and foliage are drawn with a mix of short, quick strokes and softer lines.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Mrs. Childe Hassam)

  • Dimensions

    image: 27.31 × 28.58 cm (10 3/4 × 11 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 34.61 × 42.86 cm (13 5/8 × 16 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.472

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Griffith 1962, no. 37

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

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

1948

  • Lithographs by Childe Hassam, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1948

1955

  • Lithographs by Childe Hassam, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1955

Bibliography

1962

  • Griffith, Fuller. The Lithographs of Childe Hassam: A Catalog, Bulletin 232. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, United States National Museum, 1962, pp. 21, 58, no. 37.

Inscriptions

lower right on stone: Childe Hassam 1918.; lower right in graphite: [the artist's monogram]; lower left edge in green colored pencil by unknown hand: 2031 [circled]; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: Wild Cherry Tree; upper left verso in graphite by unknown hand: #7; lower right verso in red colored pencil by unknown hand: [check mark]

Watermarks

[Shogun paulownia flower, from Japan Paper Company]

Wikidata ID

Q77011903

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