Camouflage

1918

Childe Hassam

Associated Names
Childe Hassam

Artist, American, 1859 - 1935

George C. Miller

Printer, American, 1894 - 1966

The image shows a monochromatic sketch of a riverside scene. The sketch depicts a view across a body of water towards a distant shore. A row of structures is visible along the horizon, resting on a cliff or elevated bank. The sketch features quick, linear brushstrokes in black against a light tan background, creating an impressionistic style. Reflective marks on the water's surface suggest ripples. Some figures are visible, near docks or wooden platforms. The image relies on contrast to convey a serene riverside environment.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Mrs. Childe Hassam)

  • Dimensions

    image: 16.83 × 27.94 cm (6 5/8 × 11 in.)
    sheet: 27.31 × 40.32 cm (10 3/4 × 15 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.493

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Griffith 1962, no. 8

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

  • Lithographs by Childe Hassam, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1940

1948

  • Lithographs by Childe Hassam, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1948

1955

  • Lithographs by Childe Hassam, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1955

2003

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

Bibliography

1962

  • Griffith, Fuller. The Lithographs of Childe Hassam. U.S. National Museum, Bulletin 232. Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1962. p. 14, 34, no. 8.

Inscriptions

lower right on stone: Childe Hassam April 18th 1918 / arrested for this; lower right in graphite: [the artist's monogram]; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: Camouflage 1034 [circled]; upper left verso in graphite by uknown hand: #28

Watermarks

[Shogun paulownia flower, from Japan Paper Company]

Wikidata ID

Q77013054

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