Deshabille

1918

Childe Hassam

Associated Names
Childe Hassam

Artist, American, 1859 - 1935

George C. Miller

Printer, American, 1894 - 1966

The image displays a seated person in a large, cushioned armchair. The person reclines comfortably with their head against the chair's backrest. They have long, dark hair, soft facial features, and wear a loose, robe-like garment. Their legs are crossed with dark stockings or boots. The person's hands hold a piece of paper or a small book. The armchair has a patterned fabric design and scattered papers around it. The background features vertical lines hinting at a wall or curtain. The overall ambiance is calm and informal.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Mrs. Childe Hassam, 1940)

  • Dimensions

    image: 30.48 × 22.54 cm (12 × 8 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 45.4 × 29.53 cm (17 7/8 × 11 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.474

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Griffith 1962, no. 14

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

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. 16, 38, no. 14.

Inscriptions

lower center on stone: Muse Childe Hassam June 18th 1918; lower right in graphite: [the artist's monogram]; lower left edge in green colored pencil by unknown hand: 235 [circled]; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: Deshabille Deshabille; lower right edge in graphite by unknown hand: 15 5/8; upper left verso in graphite by unknown hand: #9; lower center verso in graphite by unknown hand: [not deciphered and circled] / KI.; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: HY

Watermarks

[Shogun paulownia flower, from Japan Paper Company]

Wikidata ID

Q77013040

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