Hassam, Childe (1859-1935)
Columbus Avenue, Rainy Day
1885
Oil on canvas. 43.5 x 53.7 cm
Worcester Art Museum, Worcester
Reflections glinting off carriage wheels and the rain-slickened pavement add vibrancy to this scene of a wet day along Boston’s busy Columbus Avenue. Influenced by his first visit to Paris two years earlier, Hassam brought the principles of modern French painting to his home city: a commitment to representing urban life and close attention to the ever-changing qualities of nature itself. (WAM)