The Church Tower, Portsmouth

1921

Childe Hassam

Associated Names
Childe Hassam

Artist, American, 1859 - 1935

A scene featuring a body of water and a village. Boats are docked near a pier, leading to the village. Trees and a church steeple are visible in the background. The village has traditional architecture with peaked roofs and varied windows. The image is created using detailed etching and cross-hatching techniques. The color scheme is monochromatic. Tall trees surround the village, and light clouds are suggested in the sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. Fred Rieth

  • Dimensions

    plate: 21.59 × 15.24 cm (8 1/2 × 6 in.)
    sheet: 30.5 x 20.3 cm (12 x 8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1968.10.19

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Cortissoz and Clayton 1989, no. 161

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. 108-9, no. 161.

Inscriptions

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

Wikidata ID

Q65508040

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