In the Park 1910
childehassam
minneapolisinstituteofart
drawing, watercolor
drawing
abstract painting
water colours
impressionist landscape
handmade artwork painting
watercolor
fluid art
acrylic on canvas
naive art
united-states
watercolour bleed
watercolour illustration
watercolor
"In the Park" is a 1910 watercolor by American artist Childe Hassam. The artwork, currently housed in the Minneapolis Institute of Art, depicts a park scene with a focus on the interplay of light and shadow on foliage and the figures of people. The painting is a quintessential example of Hassam's Impressionist style, characterized by loose brushstrokes and vibrant color. While the details are somewhat blurred, the overall effect is one of lively movement and atmospheric depth.
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In 1910, Hassam and his wife Kathleen Doan traveled to Paris. This scene could have been set in one of the urban gardens there – or in his home city of New York City. He loathed the way that rapid urban development blotted out the green space around his Manhattan studio. In some works, he edited out or minimized the skyscrapers at the edge of city parks. Made after he committed himself to wellness following a period of depression and heavy drinking, the scene may express the renewed feeling he had for life and the outdoors.
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