The South Ledges, Appledore
1913 · Oil on canvas · Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington
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About this work
- Artist
- Childe Hassam (1859–1935)
- Year
- 1913
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Original size
- 87 × 91.8 cm
- Collection
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington
- Movement
- American Impressionism
A woman in white sits on the pale granite ledges at the south end of Appledore Island, Maine, looking out over a deep blue sea. Hassam returned to the Isles of Shoals for decades, and in his later pictures the rocks and water become a pattern of strong, thick strokes. It is in the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.
Where it works
A bright rock-and-sea picture in blue and white for a living room, bedroom or coastal house in a thin black frame. It suits white walls and pairs with Poppies, Isles of Shoals.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- American Impressionism painting
- Era
- 20th century (1913)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Mood
- dramatic, moody
- Rooms
- living room, bedroom, dining room
- Good gift for
- housewarming, art lovers
Size. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.
Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — dark wood flatters the lighter palette; black sharpens it.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).
Details & materials
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About this design
The Madten promise
An exhibition poster
The same artwork as a gallery exhibition poster — title, artist & date typeset beneath the image on a soft ground.
