Washington's Headquarters near Valley Forge

1926

Childe Hassam

Associated Names
Childe Hassam

Artist, American, 1859 - 1935

The image shows a house surrounded by large trees, viewed from the front. The entrance is slightly off-center to the right. The base of the house implies the horizon. It is characterized by fine lines detailing the foliage and shaded areas. Light and shadow are depicted through crosshatching and sparse lines. The color scheme is monochromatic, using only black ink on a light background. The grass shows shadows cast by the trees. Two large trees flank each side of the house, with branches extending across the top to frame the structure against the sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint in black

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Miss Elisabeth Achelis

  • Dimensions

    plate: 13.65 × 17.46 cm (5 3/8 × 6 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1942.6.49

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Cortissoz and Clayton 1989, no. 265

Artwork history & notes

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. 168, 171, no. 265.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: [the artist's monogram] imp.

Wikidata ID

Q64954464

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