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Washington's Birthday—Fifth Avenue & 23rd Street

1916

Childe Hassam

Associated Names

Childe Hassam

Artist, American, 1859 - 1935

This image depicts a street-level view of a urban avenue surrounded by tall buildings. A prominent skyscraper stands out in the distance. The buildings and architectural details are suggested with expressive lines. The drawing is done using fine, delicate strokes, creating an impressionistic texture. The color palette is monochromatic, varying in shades of grey. The sky blends softly with the skyscraper. The scene below shows a busy city street with cars and tiny figures.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching in black
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Florian Carr Fund and Gift of the Print Research Foundation
Dimensions

plate: 32.4 × 17.8 cm (12 3/4 × 7 in.)
sheet: 41.9 × 26.7 cm (16 1/2 × 10 1/2 in.)
Accession Number

2008.115.97
Catalogue Raisonné

Cortissoz and Clayton 1989, no. 68

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. 57-58, no. 68.

Inscriptions

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

Wikidata ID

Q76440264

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