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Celia Thaxter's Garden, Isles of Shoals, Maine

Childe Hassam American
1890
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 769
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.

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Object Information
  • Title: Celia Thaxter's Garden, Isles of Shoals, Maine
  • Artist: Childe Hassam (American, Dorchester, Massachusetts 1859–1935 East Hampton, New York)
  • Date: 1890
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 17 3/4 x 21 1/2 in. (45.1 x 54.6 cm)
  • Credit Line: Anonymous Gift, 1994
  • Object Number: 1994.567
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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