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The image shows a rural landscape with a stone windmill, a church spire in the distance, foliage, and a path. The drawing uses fine lines characteristic of an etching style. The color palette is minimal, relying on light and shadow for depth. Fields and buildings can be seen extending towards distant hills.
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The image shows a rural landscape with a stone windmill, a church spire in the distance, foliage, and a path. The drawing uses fine lines characteristic of an etching style. The color palette is minimal, relying on light and shadow for depth. Fields and buildings can be seen extending towards distant hills.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A Long Island Windmill

Childe Hassam

Date
1929
Medium
etching in black on wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 11.1 x 27.1 cm (4 3/8 x 10 11/16 in.) sheet (irregular): 17.1 x 39 cm (6 3/4 x 15 3/8 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1968.10.17
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Fred Rieth
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • etching
  • Windmill
Inscription

lower right in plate: [the artist's monogram] / 1961; lower right in graphite: [the artist's monogram] imp

NGA object ID 50873. 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.