Rainy Day on Fifth Avenue, New York
Artist
Childe Hassam
(American, 1859 - 1935)
Date1893
MediumWatercolor and gouache, with traces of charcoal and pastel, on paper
DimensionsSheet: 14 × 20 in. (35.6 × 50.8 cm)
Matt (Window): 14 1/4 × 20 1/4 in. (36.2 × 51.4 cm)
Frame: 22 × 28 in. (55.9 × 71.1 cm)
Matt (Window): 14 1/4 × 20 1/4 in. (36.2 × 51.4 cm)
Frame: 22 × 28 in. (55.9 × 71.1 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN409
One of the American Impressionists, Hassam was a naturally gifted watercolorist, and worked in the medium throughout his career. He loved painting people in motion, and his style, with its energetic brushstrokes, was well suited to such subjects. Hassam also adored New York, and here he vividly captures the energy of New Yorkers navigating their city in the rain. John Ringling, who mostly eschewed Impressionist works, spent a significant amount of time in New York City, which perhaps explains his interest in acquiring this sheet.
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circa 1840
16th Century
