Rainy Day, Boston

1886

Childe Hassam

Associated Names
Childe Hassam

Artist, American, 1859 - 1935

The image shows a street scene from an elevated viewpoint. A horse-drawn carriage is seen moving on a wet road, reflecting light. Pedestrians with umbrellas populate the avenue. The road is visibly marked with rainwater. The skyline displays detailed architectural features like church spires and towers. The painting is done in fine, linear brushstrokes highlighting movement and atmosphere. The grayscale palette emphasizes the rainy urban setting. Wisps of steam or smoke are visible. The intricate line work and shading depict a textured, busy street under an overcast sky.

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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Bessie Potter Vonnoh Keyes, New York; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1955; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1981

  • Childe Hassam, Guild Hall, Easthampton, New York, 1981

2003

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

2007

  • Impressionism, Realism, Modernism: Works on Paper from the American Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2007

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. 120, no. 802.

1994

  • Heisinger, Ulrich W. Childe Hassam: American Impressionist. Munich: Prestel Verlag, 1994, p. 21.

2003

  • Denker, Eric, and Herbert L. Cooper. "The Prints of Childe Hassam." American Art Review 15, no. 3 (May 2003): p. 92.

2004

  • Weinberg, H. Barbara. Childe Hassam: American Impressionist. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2004, pp. 88-89, fig. 83.

Inscriptions

lower left in pen and black ink: Childe / Hassam / 86; center left in graphite: [not deciphered] the

Watermarks

J WHATMAN / 1884

Wikidata ID

Q64539832

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