St. Thomas, New York

1918

Childe Hassam

Associated Names
Childe Hassam

Artist, American, 1859 - 1935

George C. Miller

Printer, American, 1894 - 1966

The image is a street view sketch with a tall, Gothic-style building on the left side. The horizon line is marked by this building and other structures extending to the right. The perspective is from a lower angle, emphasizing the height of the main building, which has detailed architectural features and spires. The sketch uses loose, expressive strokes for windows, arches, and shadows. The scene has a mix of light and shade, with cross-hatching indicating overcast skies. The monochromatic palette is graphite on paper. Figures are seen walking in the distance, adding scale and liveliness. Background buildings fade into less detail, creating depth.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Mrs. Childe Hassam)

  • Dimensions

    image: 27.31 × 20.32 cm (10 3/4 × 8 in.)
    sheet: 41.28 × 28.89 cm (16 1/4 × 11 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.483

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Griffith 1962, no. 4

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

1977

  • American Lithographs from the Corcoran's Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1977, no. 25

1982

  • American Impressionist Prints, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1982, no. 14

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, 28, no. 4.

Inscriptions

lower left on stone: [the artist's monogram] / 1918; lower right in graphite: [the artist's monogram]; lower left edge in green colored pencil by unknown hand: 296 [circled]; lower left in graphite unknown hand: St. Thomas' New York

Wikidata ID

Q77008569

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