Giant Elm, Easthampton

1929

Childe Hassam

Associated Names
Childe Hassam

Artist, American, 1859 - 1935

Peter J. Platt

Printer, American, 1859 - 1934

The image depicts a view from ground level of a large tree dominating the scene. The tree's canopy and trunk take up much of the visual space. In the background, a building with multiple windows is partially obscured by the foliage. The etching technique features detailed cross-hatching, providing texture to the tree and structure. The color palette is monochromatic with sepia tones. Shadows cast by the tree's branches create visual interest on the ground.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Mrs. Childe Hassam)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 30.48 × 25.4 cm (12 × 10 in.)
    sheet: 38.1 × 31.75 cm (15 × 12 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.450

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Cortissoz and Clayton 1989, no. 326

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, pp. 201, 204, no. 326.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: August 27th / [the artist's monogram] / 1929; lower right in graphite: [the artist's monogram] imp; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: The Giant Elm, Easthampton; lower right edge in graphite by unknown hand: 18 3/4 x 21; upper left verso in graphite by unknown hand: #15

Watermarks

[square symbol] / Van Gelder Zonen / Holland

Wikidata ID

Q77015276

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