LONG MAY SHE WAVE: The Avenue In The Rain by Childe Hassam
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THE AVENUE IN THE RAIN
THE AVENUE IN THE RAIN by Childe Hassam, 1917, Oil on canvas, 42 by 22.25 inches (106.7 cm × 56.5 cm)
THIS PAINTING IS AVAILABLE AS A HANDMADE OIL REPRODUCTION FROM 1ST ART GALLERY: https://www.1st-art-gallery.com/Frede...
ABOUT THIS PAINTING: Impressionism may have started in France, but it didn’t take long to make its way to America. One of the greatest and most talented American proponents of the movement was Childe Hassam.
Largely self-taught, Hassam’s style evolved, from his time as a black and white book illustrator to watercolorist and painter. A turning point came during a sojourn in Paris where he rented Renoir’s former studio and discovered several color sketches by the great artist. He saw at once an exciting direction for his own painting.
Apocryphal as the story sounds, Hassam embraced the Impressionist style, borrowing elements from the French but giving his work it’s own unique American perspective.
He is perhaps best known for his Flag series. Begun in 1916 prior to the countries’ entry into WWI, Hassam was inspired by Preparedness Parades (promoting US involvement in the war). Among the 30 paintings in the series this painting, “The Avenue In The Rain” is the finest example, depicting 5th Avenue draped in American flags.
The painting naturally invites comparison with Monet’s own flag paintings, completed nearly 40 years before. Same subject, two very different takes. Monet’s painting is very light and animated. It’s a bright sunny day and hundreds of flags are fluttering along the street.
In Hassam’s work the flags rain-drenched, hang straight. And as the day is overcast the colors are highly saturated. And while Monet’s painting looks down on the scene, Hassam takes an street-level perspective, with the huge flags dwarfing the pedestrians. Hassam’s technique and color palette are very expressionistic, and though it was painted over a hundred years ago, it feels surprising contemporary.
This painting, along with five other works by Hassam are now part of the White House collection.
THIS PAINTING IS AVAILABLE AS A HANDMADE OIL REPRODUCTION FROM 1ST ART GALLERY: https://www.1st-art-gallery.com/Frede...
ABOUT THIS PAINTING: Impressionism may have started in France, but it didn’t take long to make its way to America. One of the greatest and most talented American proponents of the movement was Childe Hassam.
Largely self-taught, Hassam’s style evolved, from his time as a black and white book illustrator to watercolorist and painter. A turning point came during a sojourn in Paris where he rented Renoir’s former studio and discovered several color sketches by the great artist. He saw at once an exciting direction for his own painting.
Apocryphal as the story sounds, Hassam embraced the Impressionist style, borrowing elements from the French but giving his work it’s own unique American perspective.
He is perhaps best known for his Flag series. Begun in 1916 prior to the countries’ entry into WWI, Hassam was inspired by Preparedness Parades (promoting US involvement in the war). Among the 30 paintings in the series this painting, “The Avenue In The Rain” is the finest example, depicting 5th Avenue draped in American flags.
The painting naturally invites comparison with Monet’s own flag paintings, completed nearly 40 years before. Same subject, two very different takes. Monet’s painting is very light and animated. It’s a bright sunny day and hundreds of flags are fluttering along the street.
In Hassam’s work the flags rain-drenched, hang straight. And as the day is overcast the colors are highly saturated. And while Monet’s painting looks down on the scene, Hassam takes an street-level perspective, with the huge flags dwarfing the pedestrians. Hassam’s technique and color palette are very expressionistic, and though it was painted over a hundred years ago, it feels surprising contemporary.
This painting, along with five other works by Hassam are now part of the White House collection.
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