Easthampton Elm in May

1925

Childe Hassam

Associated Names
Childe Hassam

Artist, American, 1859 - 1935

Peter J. Platt

Printer, American, 1859 - 1934

The image depicts a streetscape from a ground-level perspective. There is a broad, tree-lined avenue leading into the distance. Trees line both sides of the street. The left side is dominated by broad tree trunks with intricate branches overhead. The right side also has tall trees with interlacing twigs and leaves. Figures and a horse-drawn cart can be seen among the trees, adding depth to the scene. The artwork is created in a detailed etching style using fine lines for texture. The color scheme is monochrome with sepia tones.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Mrs. Childe Hassam)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 22.38 × 30.16 cm (8 13/16 × 11 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 32.39 × 39.37 cm (12 3/4 × 15 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.445

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Cortissoz and Clayton 1989, no. 254

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

1997

  • Childe Hassam: Long Island Summers, Guild Hall of East Hampton, New York, 1997

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. 161, no. 254.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: Easthampton / May 17th / [the artist's monogram] / 1925; lower right in graphite: [the artist's monogram] imp; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: Easthampton Elms in May 80- / M10448; lower right edge in graphite by unknown hand: 20 0/8

Wikidata ID

Q77015272

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