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In 1910, Glackens had a studio on Washington Square Park in New York City's bohemian Greenwich Village, from which he painted this scene. He shared the studio with Ernest Lawson. Here, we see him capturing the hustle and bustle of the sun-drenched park. In the distance hints of the red houses that still border the eastern edge of the park. The tree that bisects the composition also appears in other paintings he did of the Washington Square from the same period.
Exhibition History(possibly) Omaha, Nebraska, Joslyn Art Museum, 1951.
ProvenanceThe artist
Estate of the above
Kraushaar Galleries, New York
Acquired by a Private collection, San Francisco, California, 1958
By descent to a Private collection, San Francisco, California
Gifted to the present owner, 2017
Artist
William Glackens
(American, 1870 - 1938)
Washington Square---The Green Dress
Datec. 1910
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsSight: 12 1/4 × 15 13/16 in. (31.1 × 40.2 cm)
Object numberN0009.2024
Credit LineCollection of the Fenimore Art Museum. Gift of the Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw Charitable Trust.
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextWilliam Glackens, a member of The Eight, later called the Ashcan School, was a keen observer and able recorder of the rhythm and details that comprised daily life for urban dwellers in early twentieth-century America. Of all the members, Glackens was most obviously influenced by Impressionist paintings, which he had seen during trips to France in 1895–96 and 1906, particularly the feathery brushwork and high-keyed palette of Pierre-Auguste Renoir.In 1910, Glackens had a studio on Washington Square Park in New York City's bohemian Greenwich Village, from which he painted this scene. He shared the studio with Ernest Lawson. Here, we see him capturing the hustle and bustle of the sun-drenched park. In the distance hints of the red houses that still border the eastern edge of the park. The tree that bisects the composition also appears in other paintings he did of the Washington Square from the same period.
Exhibition History(possibly) Omaha, Nebraska, Joslyn Art Museum, 1951.
ProvenanceThe artist
Estate of the above
Kraushaar Galleries, New York
Acquired by a Private collection, San Francisco, California, 1958
By descent to a Private collection, San Francisco, California
Gifted to the present owner, 2017
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