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Horse-Drawn Cabs at Evening, New York, (painting)

Catalog Data

Painter:
Hassam, Childe 1859-1935  Search this
Medium:
Watercolor and gouache on paper
Type:
Paintings
Date:
Ca. 1890
Notes:
Adelson, Warren, "Childe Hassam, Impressionist," New York: Abbeville Press, 1999, no. 151.
Summary:
Rainy early evening street scene with the street lamps not yet lit, and figures with umbrellas scurrying down the sidewalk on the left, and two horse-drawn cabs facing each other along the curb on the right. In the background a building is just barely visible above through the have over leafy green treetops. On the far right, shop windows line the street.
Topic:
Cityscape--New York--New York City  Search this
Cityscape--Street  Search this
Cityscape--Time--Evening  Search this
Cityscape--Weather--Rain  Search this
Architecture--Vehicle--Carriage  Search this
Animal--Horse  Search this
Figure group  Search this
Dress--Accessory--Umbrella  Search this
Control number:
IAP 8A860034
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_402967