Photography by Dwight Primiano
Paris at Twilight
From 1886 to 1889, Childe Hassam studied art in Paris. There he was entranced by the everyday life of the capital city and by Impressionism, the new French style of painting, which was becoming popular at the time. Here, Hassam captures a Paris boulevard at a specific moment, showing his emerging Impressionist interest in both the changing quality of light and modern urban life. The dusky atmosphere and rising moon indicate the time of day, while the fallen autumn leaves show the change of seasons.
ArtistChilde Hassam, 1859–1935
Date1887
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions34 1/4 x 31 x 2 1/2 in. (87 x 78.7 x 6.4 cm)
Signedl.l., in brown paint: Childe Hassam / Paris 1887
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2005.25
ClassificationPainting
Provenance(Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, NY); Estate of Margaret Z. Van Beuren, Newport, RI; to (Christie's, Inc., New York, NY), December 2, 1988, lot 217, illustrated in color on cover; to Leonard I. Green [1934-2002], 1998, Los Angeles, CA; to Estate of Leonard I. Green, 2002; to (Sotheby's, Inc., New York, NY), November 30, 2005, lot 67; purchased by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2005
On ViewYes
This artwork's face covers about 146× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.