Childe Hassam
Fruit Steamers Riding Out a Blow, Off the Coast of Spain

ArtistAmerican, 1859–1935
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Fruit Steamers Riding Out a Blow, Off the Coast of Spain
Date1883
MediumWatercolor and pencil on paper
DimensionsSheet: 10 3/4 × 14 in. (27.3 × 35.6 cm)
Frame: 17 7/16 × 20 9/16 × 1 1/4 in. (44.3 × 52.2 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by James R. Crane, Frank J. Hevrdejs, and Gary Petersen in honor of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. at "One Great Night in November, 2007"
Object number2007.1324
Non exposé

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Provenance Research Ongoing Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked recto lower left sheet: "Fruit steamers riding / out a blow, off The coast of Spain. (signature) / 83"
Signed in ink, and dated in pencil recto lower left: "C Hassam / 83"
Printed label on verso frame: "Godel & Co. / Fine Art / ... / New York, NY 10021 / ... / Childe Hassam (1859-1935) / Steamers off the Coast of Spain, 1883 / ... / GC-1755"

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