The Church at Old Lyme

About this work

You see a quiet white church with a tall steeple, trees leaning in, and a few people walking up the path. Hassam made this etching in the last year of his life, when he was living in Connecticut. The church still stands today—you can visit it in Old Lyme. The lines are soft, almost smudged, like he pressed the plate gently to leave a faint memory of the place. To see how light plays in ink, look up the technique called *etching*.