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Hassam, Childe

2 works

This painting shows a man in a yellow jacket standing on a small brown rowboat on a wide, pale green river. Behind him is a large mint-green sailboat, its tall mast bare, the sails folded on the deck. Behind that is a coastline covered in tan paths that cut through green grass. Another person stands on the shore, looking towards the boats. A yellow house with a weathered roof and two smaller, red-toned buildings can be seen on the shoreline. Behind them is more blue water, a grassy field, and dark green trees. The sky above is light gray with hints of blue. The brushstrokes of the painting are loose and visible, layering different colors on top of one another. The paint has been applied in thick, short strokes all facing the same direction, giving the impression of motion.

Oyster Sloop, Cos Cob

Hassam, Childe

A rocky shoreline juts into a vivid, aquamarine-blue body of water in this loosely painted, nearly square landscape. The rocky beach and a few pieces of driftwood stretch in front of us in shades of ivory white, sand brown, gold, and mustard yellow to fill the bottom half of the painting. A few touches of shamrock green suggest plants growing in the near distance. A higher, almost flat-topped promontory reaches into the water beyond, nearly spanning the width of the composition. Areas of pine green suggest more growth in the distance near the left edge. A line of pale brown reaches across much of the horizon, which comes four-fifths of the way up the painting. The sky above is muted turquoise blue. The artist signed and dated the painting in the lower right corner, “Childe Hassam 1901.”

A North East Headland

Hassam, Childe