Lafayette Street

1918

Childe Hassam

Associated Names
Childe Hassam

Artist, American, 1859 - 1935

George C. Miller

Printer, American, 1894 - 1966

The image shows an urban street scene viewed from above, with bustling activities below. The focus is on the street, buildings, figures, and carriages. The scene is depicted with loose brushstrokes in a monochromatic palette of blacks and grays against an off-white background, conveying movement and vibrancy. Figures in motion, including one looking towards the viewer, are close, while in the distance, large, vertically hanging flags are displayed. Surrounding buildings add to the busy city atmosphere.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithotint in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Mrs. Childe Hassam)

  • Dimensions

    image: 36.83 × 27.62 cm (14 1/2 × 10 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 46.04 × 29.85 cm (18 1/8 × 11 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.495

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Griffith 1962, no. 5

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

2003

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

Bibliography

1962

  • Griffith, Fuller. The Lithographs of Childe Hassam: A Catalog, Bulletin 232. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, United States National Museum, 1962, pp. 13, 29, no. 5.

Inscriptions

lower right on stone: Childe Hassam / 1918; lower center in graphite: [artist's monogram]; lower left edge in green colored pencil by unknown hand: 1279 [circled]; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: Lafayette Street; upper left verso in graphite by unknown hand: #30

Watermarks

[Shogun paulownia flower, from Japan Paper Company]

Wikidata ID

Q77011939

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