Colonial Church, Gloucester

1918

Childe Hassam

Associated Names
Childe Hassam

Artist, American, 1859 - 1935

George C. Miller

Printer, American, 1894 - 1966

The image shows an avenue flanked by tall trees leading to a building with a tower at its center. The tower is topped with a dome or spire-like structure. There is no distinct horizon line, with the focus on the architectural elements and trees framing the scene vertically. The sketchy style includes varied strokes for texture and depth without fine detail. The color palette is grayscale, emphasizing contrasts and composition over color. The path lined with trees guides the gaze towards the distant building, bordered by trees.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Addie Burr Clark

  • Accession Number

    1946.9.66

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Griffith 1962, no. 41


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1962

  • Griffith, Fuller. The Lithographs of Childe Hassam: A Catalog, Bulletin 232. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, United States National Museum, 1962, pp. 23, 62, no. 41.

Wikidata ID

Q65071363

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