The Old House, Cos Cob

1915

Childe Hassam

Associated Names
Childe Hassam

Artist, American, 1859 - 1935

Peter J. Platt

Printer, American, 1859 - 1934

The image shows a rustic two-story building with a large tree on the right side, its branches extending across the scene. The viewpoint is slightly below the house's first floor, offering an upwards view to the upper porch with a railing. The house sits on a stone foundation with a wraparound porch. The horizon is concealed by the house and surrounding vegetation. The style seems to be an etching or detailed line drawing characterized by intricate lines indicating texture and shadow. The scene is monochromatic with light and dark variations created by line density. The garden or woodland surrounding the building is dense with foliage, adding depth. Stairs lead up to the entryway near us, and distant chimneys and wooden paneling contribute to the aged feel of the setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Mrs. Childe Hassam)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 13.81 × 21.43 cm (5 7/16 × 8 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 20.46 × 26.67 cm (8 1/16 × 10 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.464

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Cortissoz and Clayton 1989, no. 53

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

2003

  • Portraits of Places: The Prints of Childe Hassam, an American Impressionist, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2003

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. 45-46, no. 53.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: Cos Cob / [the artist's monogram] / Oct. 27 / 1915; lower right in graphite: [the artist's monogram] imp; lower left edge in graphite by unkonwn hand: The Old House, Cos Cob; lower right edge in graphite by unknown hand: 17; upper left verso in graphite by unknown hand: #27; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: NO

Wikidata ID

Q77011899

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