1918
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Spar Shop, Gloucester is a 1918 ink by Childe Hassam, held at National Gallery of Art.
You see a dim workshop filled with thick wooden beams and tools. Light cuts through cracks, making sharp lines on the rough walls. Childe Hassam shows how gritty places can be beautiful. This isn’t just a spare room. Hassam made this in 1918, during World War I. He often painted quiet American scenes like this one, far from fancy galleries. Look for another of his prints at the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
Frederick Childe Hassam was an American Impressionist painter, noted for his urban and coastal scenes.
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