Mount Hood, Oregon

1904

Childe Hassam

Associated Names
Childe Hassam
Artist, American, 1859 - 1935
The artwork depicts a view of Mount Hood in Oregon. The perspective is from a distance, showing the mountain's snow-capped peaks under a clear blue sky. The horizon is high, with the mountain's rugged silhouette. The painting uses a soft, textured style with gentle brushstrokes. The color palette includes earthy browns and greens for the mountain and surrounding landscape, with white highlights indicating snow and a vast blue sky. The combination of colors and technique captures the scene.

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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

James Parmelee, Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1941; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1911

  • Exhibition of Pictures by Childe Hassam, Montross Gallery, New York, 1911, no. 40 (as "Mt. Hood - The End of the Timber Line")

1912

  • A Collection of Paintings and Drawings by Mr. Childe Hassam, N.A., City Art Museum of St. Louis, Missouri, 1912, no. 36 (as "Mount Hood: The End of the Timber Line")

1965

  • Childe Hassam: A Retrospective Exhibition, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts; Currier Gallery of Art, Manchester, New Hampshire; Gallery of Modern Art, New York, 1965, no. 70

1977

  • Changing Prospects: Views of America on Paper from the Corcoran Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (Tour of Canada), 1977-1979

1979

  • American Places, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1979-1980

Bibliography

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 121, no. 807.

Inscriptions

lower left in charcoal: Mt. Hood / Childe Hassam, Aug [not deciphered] 1904

Wikidata ID

Q64539826

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