Celia Thaxter's Garden, Isles of Shoals, Maine
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Name
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Celia Thaxter's Garden, Isles of Shoals, Maine
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Summary
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This painting is one of the finest of a series of works that Hassam made during summers in the 1890s on Appledore Island, one of the Isles of Shoals, which lie ten miles east of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. This series portrays the sumptuous wildflower garden cultivated by his friend, poet Celia Thaxter, a garden that provided a marvelous contrast to the rugged terrain of the island itself. In this painting, vibrant red poppies entangled in lush green foliage introduce a view of bleached Babb's Rock. The painting shows Hassam at the height of his creativity as an American Impressionist. (Source: MET Museum Collection database)
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Date
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1890
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Dimensions
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17 3/4 x 21 1/2 in. (45.1 x 54.6 cm)
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Provenance
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The artist; Mrs. Montgomery Sears, Boston; To the artist until 1935; By Bequest to American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, 1935; To Milch Galleries, New York, until 1947; To Mr. Richardson Pratt, New York, 1947; De Forest; To sale #1316 Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, February 21, 1952, lot 75, illustrated, as Coast Scene, Maine, $1800; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Altschul [she was Helen Goodhart Altschul], Stamford, Connecticut; By descent to Private Collection by 1986
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Identifier
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1994.567
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Rights
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