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The White Kimono

Artist
Childe Hassam, American, 1859–1935
Depicted
Helen Burke
Date
1915
Material
Etching
made in
Connecticut, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Prints
Collection
Prints, Drawings, and Photographs
Current Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 7 1/2 × 10 7/8 in. (19.1 × 27.6 cm)
sheet (irregular): 11 3/8 × 15 1/2 in. (28.9 × 39.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Childe Hassam as a memorial to her husband, Childe Hassam
Rights
Public Domain
Object Number
802:1940
NOTES
A woman dressed in a kimono stands before a fireplace in this quiet interior scene. Childe Hassam varied the etched lines in this print to capture the different surfaces of the walls, mantel, open fireplace, and folds of fabric. Although best known for his Impressionist paintings, Hassam took up etching in 1915, using the black and white medium to experiment with line, shade, and shadow. In the last two decades of his life he created over 400 prints.

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