Old Dominy House

1928

Childe Hassam

Associated Names
Childe Hassam

Artist, American, 1859 - 1935

Peter J. Platt

Printer, American, 1859 - 1934

The image displays a shingle-style house, depicted from a slightly elevated view, emphasizing the roof and side of the building. The horizon is low, almost hidden by the house and surrounding trees. The artwork uses detailed etching to create texture in the shingles and tree leaves. The color scheme is monochromatic, using shades of sepia or muted ink. Large trees frame the house, while light and shadows suggest early morning or late afternoon.

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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1935; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

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, pp. 184, 191, no. 303.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: Sine sale sileso East Hampton Oct 7-8-10th [the artist's monogram] / 1928; lower right in graphite: [the artist's monogram] imp; lower left in graphite by unknown hand: Old Dominy House, Easthampton 125 / C504

Watermarks

[sqaure symbol] PETER VAN GELDER ZONEN / HOLLAND

Wikidata ID

Q77011873

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