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New England Headlands  1899

by Childe Hassam

This panoramic landscape depicts Gloucester, Massachusetts, one of Childe Hassam’s favorite destinations. During the summer months Gloucester was home to many artists, who, like Hassam, chose to emphasize its picturesque aspects, such as its quaint architecture and sailing vessels rather than its fish-processing plants. The composition exhibits Hassam’s broken brushwork an...
Size: 
68.9 × 68.9 cm (27 1/8 × 27 1/8 in.)
Medium: 
Oil on canvas
Credit: 
Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago