Lyman's Pool

Artist/Culture Childe Hassam (American, 1859–1935)

Date1912

Mediumwatercolor on medium thick, textured, off-white wove paper

Dimensions30.6 x 46.1 cm (12 1/16 x 18 1/8 in.)

ClassificationsWatercolors

Credit LineBequest of Mrs. Charlotte E. W. Buffington

Object number1935.52

Label TextHassam often summered on Appledore, one of the Isles of Shoals in the Gulf of Maine. In the summer of 1912, he explored the island’s perimeter, specifically an inlet on its northeastern edge. Lyman’s Pool and Looking into Beryl’s Pool are two of the four watercolors he made at the site. Favoring watercolor as he worked en plein air, Hassam appreciated the medium’s portability and luminosity.ProvenanceMrs. Charlotte E. W. Buffington, Worcester, MA

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