The Heart of Easthampton

1931

Childe Hassam

Associated Names
Childe Hassam

Artist, American, 1859 - 1935

Peter J. Platt

Printer, American, 1859 - 1934

The image shows a rural scene from an elevated straight-on point of view. The horizon aligns with the rooftops of various buildings including a windmill and a church-like structure. The artwork uses detailed line work, cross-hatching for texture, and a monochromatic color palette of sepia tones and black. The foreground is open, leading to intricate architecture and dense foliage in the background. A single figure stands near the center facing the buildings, wooden fences, and leafy trees.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Mrs. Childe Hassam)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 18.73 × 38.42 cm (7 3/8 × 15 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 25.08 × 45.72 cm (9 7/8 × 18 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.454

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Cortissoz and Clayton 1989, no. 348

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

  • Etchings by Childe Hassam, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1940

2003

  • Portraits of Places: The Prints of Childe Hassam, an American Impressionist, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2003

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, p. 209, no. 348.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: [the artist's monogram] Oct 17th 1931 4:30 P.M. / Easthampton L.I.; lower right in graphite: [the artist's monogram] imp; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: The Heart of Easthampton / 120.; lower center edge in graphite by unknown hand: HJ83HA[crossed out] 784HA; lower right edge in graphite by unknown hand: 20 3/8; upper right verso in graphite by unknown hand: #19

Watermarks

A [not deciphered]

Wikidata ID

Q77009000

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