The Steps
1915
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
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Artist
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
The Steps is a 1915 ink by Childe Hassam, held at National Gallery of Art.
A woman walks down a curved stone stair. Soft light lands on her dress in dots and dashes. The trees above throw leafy lacework across her path. Hassam cut this image himself on a metal plate. He used drypoint—scratching lines so ink pools in the grooves. That gives the scene its hushed glow, like a photo half in shadow. Check how drypoint feels next to 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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