Childe Hassam
Rainy Midnight

ArtistAmerican, 1859–1935
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Rainy Midnight
Datelate 1890s
PlaceNew York, United States
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsCanvas: 21 1/4 × 18 1/4 in. (54 × 46.4 cm)
Frame: 30 1/2 × 26 1/2 × 2 1/4in. (77.5 × 67.3 × 5.7cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Langdon Dearborn
Object number91.1862
Not on view

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Department
American Art
Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"Exhibition of Paintings by Childe Hassam", St. Botolph Club, Boston, Massachusetts, October 29-November 17, 1900. (Probably)

"American Painters in the Age of Impressionism," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, December 4, 1994–March 26, 1995.

"Childe Hassam: An American Impressionist," Adelson Galleries, Inc., New York City, November 1–December 15, 1999; Meredith Long and Co., Houston, January 1–February 5, 2000.

"American Made: 250 Years of American Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 7, 2012–January 2, 2013.

"Art Across America," National Museum of Korea, Seoul, Korea, February 4–May 19, 2013; Daejeon Museum of Art, Daejeon, Korea, June 17–September 1, 2013.

"America: Painting a Nation," Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, November 8, 2013–February 9, 2014.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Labeled on frame verso, top edge: "B No. 4667/ DOLL & RICHARDS./ INCORPORATED/ 2 Park Street,/ Boston." Labeled on stretcher verso top edge: "WAX-RESIN LINING/ DO NOT SUBJECT TO HEAT"

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