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Childe Hassam

Woman and Mastiff in the Boston Public Garden, 1885

Description

Maker

  • Childe Hassam, 1859-1935, American

Title

Woman and Mastiff in the Boston Public Garden

Year

1885

Medium

Watercolor, opaque watercolor, and graphite on paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • watercolor,
  • graphite

Supports

  • Bristol board

Dimensions

35.6 x 19.7 cm (14 x 7 11/16 inches)

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Drawings and Watercolors

Credit

Gift of the Fazzano Brothers

Object Number

84.198.1173

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Landscape and Leisure

March 13 - July 19, 2015

Hassam traveled extensively in Europe, and his encounters with art by the European avant-garde informed the subject matter of his works from the 1880s, including this drawing depicting an urban scene. A woman in fashionable attire strolls with a large dog in the Boston Public Garden, which was near Hassam’s home. A narrative is suggested by the upward gaze of the woman and the dog, who fix upon something outside of the composition. A hint of Hassam’s later Impressionist style is evident in the generalized descriptive drawing of the foliage on Beacon Hill behind the garden, in contrast to the careful modeling of the figure.

Tradition and Innovation in American Watercolors

January 27 - April 11, 1999

This early work by Hassam was painted while he was working as an illustrator in Boston and may be a scene in the Public Gardens. Note the fine cross-hatching used to create shadow in the woman's face.

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