1903
watercolor
paperboard
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Fisherman, Isle of Shoals is a 1903 watercolor by Childe Hassam, held at National Gallery of Art.
This 1903 watercolor shows a lone fisherman standing in a small boat. He looks down at the floorboards, lost in thought. The sea behind him is smooth, almost silky, with only the faintest ripples. Hassam used two tricks here. First, he picked blue-gray paper to make the colors pop. Second, he layered watercolor to keep the sky from overpowering the man. The paper shows through in spots—see how the light catches those highlights? It feels honest, not polished. Check out another watercolor by Hassam, Childe
Frederick Childe Hassam was an American Impressionist painter, noted for his urban and coastal scenes.
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