96 Artists Magazine May 2019Lasting impression
Duck Island
by Childe Hassam, 1906; oil on canvas
(20½x31½)
DALLAS MUSEUM OF ARTChilde Hassam (American, 1859-1935) was one
of the leaders of American Impressionism. After studying in
Paris, he returned to his native New England, where he often
spent time at an artists’ colony on Duck Island, just off the New
Hampshire coast. It’s there, where he enjoyed the sun-washed
scenery, that he completed this canvas. Using swift, animated
brushstrokes, he captured the sparkling summer light as it
danced across the rocks, water and sky. The painting exemplifies
Hassam’s concern with the play of light and color on surfaces.
MARTHA MACLEOD
M.A., Curatorial Assistant, American Art
Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas BEQUEST OF JOEL T. HOWARD; USED WITH PERMISSION OF DALLAS MUSEUM OF ART