The Lion Gardiner House, Easthampton

1920

Childe Hassam

Associated Names
Childe Hassam

Artist, American, 1859 - 1935

The image shows a two-story house surrounded by mature trees. There is no horizon visible. The house and trees are depicted in a detailed line drawing style with intricate cross-hatching and fine lines for depth and shadow. The artwork is monochromatic using black ink on a light background. Sunlight filters through the leaves creating patterns on the house. A person stands near the entrance of the house. Dense foliage frames the house, filled with intricate details.

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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Sotheby's, NY); Reba and Dave Williams, Greenwich, CT, 1980; purchased 2008 by NGA

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2016

  • Three Centuries of American Prints: from the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington; National Gallery in Prague, Prague 1; Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, Mexico City; Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, 2016 - 2017, no. 70.

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. 106-7, no. 159.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: [the artist's monogram] / 1920 / Easthampton; lower right in graphite: [the artist's monogram] imp.

Wikidata ID

Q76440263

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