This image shows a wooden bridge with people on it. The horizon is lined with trees or vegetation. The artwork has loose, sketchy brushstrokes. Closest to us, there is a shoreline with a rowboat and grasses depicted with quick lines. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of black and gray against a light background.
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This image shows a wooden bridge with people on it. The horizon is lined with trees or vegetation. The artwork has loose, sketchy brushstrokes. Closest to us, there is a shoreline with a rowboat and grasses depicted with quick lines. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of black and gray against a light background.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Bathing Beach, Bass Rocks

Childe Hassam

Date
c. 1918
Medium
lithograph in black
Classification
Print
Accession number
1946.9.68
Credit line
Gift of Addie Burr Clark
Time span
1901 to 1925
Department
CG-W

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • Bridge
  • Water
  • Boat
  • Rock
  • Figures

NGA object ID 32766. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.