The Big Cedar

1927

Childe Hassam

Associated Names
Childe Hassam

Artist, American, 1859 - 1935

The image shows a rural scene viewed from a slightly elevated perspective. A large tree dominates the right side of the image, with branches extending outward. A fence is in the foreground. A line of distant trees marks the horizon in the middle of the image. Beyond the tree and fence, a horse-drawn cart loaded with hay and a small farm building are visible. The artwork features fine and detailed brushwork capturing textures. The color palette is monochrome sepia.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 25.4 × 30.48 cm (10 × 12 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1944.8.9

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Cortissoz and Clayton 1989, no. 328

Artwork history & notes

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. 202, 205, no. 328.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: [the artist's monogram] imp.

Wikidata ID

Q65019268

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