On the Ways
1918
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
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Childe Hassam
Frederick Childe Hassam was an American Impressionist painter, noted for his urban and coastal scenes.
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ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
On the Ways is a 1918 ink by Childe Hassam, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see a large ship being built in a busy boatyard, with scaffolding all around it. The ship is the main focus, but the workers and the yard are also shown. The scene looks lively, with many lines and shades that show the energy of the people working. The way the scaffolding is drawn is interesting, it's very detailed and shows the complexity of the ship's construction. This suggests that the artist was interested in the process of building something big. To learn more about this style of printmaking, look into the technique: lithography.
Frederick Childe Hassam was an American Impressionist painter, noted for his urban and coastal scenes.
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