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Childe Hassam
A North East Headland, 1901
Hassam was among the first American artists to champion the Impressionist style, the fundamentals of which he had learned while studying in France in the 1880s. This canvas depicts Appledore Island, one of a group of small, rocky islands known as the Isles of Shoals that lie in the Atlantic just off Portsmouth, New Hampshire. This jewel-toned rendering of Appledore's rugged coastline showcases Hassam's masterful rendering of light and atmosphere and his love of richly textured pigment. |