On the Ways

1918

Childe Hassam

Associated Names
Childe Hassam

Artist, American, 1859 - 1935

George C. Miller

Printer, American, 1894 - 1966

A drawing of a ship under construction or repair in a boatyard. The scene shows a large ship propped up by scaffolding. The structural lines of the ship and its supporting framework are rough and expressive. The shading highlights the ship's form and the texture of the surrounding area, creating a lively atmosphere. The monochrome and dynamic sketch lines convey a sense of immediacy and progress in the boatyard setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Mrs. Childe Hassam)

  • Dimensions

    image (irregular): 17.46 × 33.66 cm (6 7/8 × 13 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 29.53 × 45.56 cm (11 5/8 × 17 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.473

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Griffith 1962, no. 15

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. 16, 39, no. 15.

Inscriptions

lower left on stone: Childe Hassam 1918; lower center in graphite: [artist's monogram]; lower left edge in green colored pencil by unknown hand: 771 [circled]; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: On the Ways; upper left verso in graphite by unknown hand: # 6

Watermarks

[Shogun paulownia flower, from Japan Paper Company]

Wikidata ID

Q77013039

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