Road by the Pond, Cos Cob
Artist/Culture
Childe Hassam
(American, 1859–1935)
Date1902
Mediumpastel on sandpaper mounted on laminated paperboard
Dimensions45.8 x 56.1 cm (18 1/16 x 22 1/16 in.)
ClassificationsPastels
Credit LineGift of Frank L. and Louise C. Harrington
Object number1991.2
Label TextHassam began as an illustrator while studying at the Lowell Institute and the Boston Art Club. He went to Paris in 1886, and was influenced by Impressionism, though he never met any of the artists. Back in Boston, Hassam became a leading American proponent of Impressionism. Each summer he took painting excursions near the sea, in Portsmouth, Gloucester, Old Lyme, or Cos Cob. This delicate pastel captures the unique light of a leafy road near the water.ProvenanceMrs. Frank L. Harrington, 98 William St., Worcester, MA 01609On View
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