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Fifth Avenue Nocturne

Fifth Avenue Nocturne

c. 1895
(American, 1859–1935)
Framed: 75.6 x 66 x 7.6 cm (29 3/4 x 26 x 3 in.); Unframed: 61.2 x 51 cm (24 1/8 x 20 1/16 in.)
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

The artist was nicknamed "Muley" for his stubbornly held opinions.

Description

Boston native Childe Hassam began painting in an Impressionist style during a three-year stay in Paris, from 1886 to 1889. On settling in New York City in 1889, he became one of America's leading Impressionists. Among his favorite subjects were scenes observed around his studio on Fifth Avenue. The subdued monotones of this view of Fifth Avenue on a rainy night suggest the influence of American painter James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903). Whistler also painted "nocturnes" (a word alluding to a type of musical composition) in which forms are poetically suggested rather than clearly defined.
  • The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 545 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. Reproduced: p. 189 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. Reproduced: p. 189 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 234 archive.org
    Valance, Hélène. Nuits américaines: l'art du nocturne aux États-Unis, 1890-1917. Paris: PUPS, 2015. Reproduced: p. 282, fig. 126
    Valance, Hélène and Jane Marie Todd. Nocturne: Night in American Art, 1890-1917. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2018. Mentioned; p; 179, 183; reproduced: p. 180, fig. 128
    Clayson, Hollis. Illuminated Paris: Essays on Art and Lighting in the Belle Époque. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2019. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 151, fig. 5.15
  • After Whistler: The Artist and His Influence on American Painting. High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA (organizer) (November 22, 2003-February 8, 2004); The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI (March 13-June 6, 2004).
    The Color of Mood: American Tonalism 1880 - 1910. Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, Legion of Honor, San Francisco, CA (organizer) (January 15-April 2, 1972).
    Cleveland, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Exhibition of American Painting from 1860 Until Today (23 June-4 October 1937), cat. no. 83.
    San Francisco, The California Palace of the Legion of Honor, The Color of Mood: American Tonalism 1880-1910 (22 January-2 April 1972), cat. no. 17, not illus.
    Cincinnati, The Taft Museum, Night Lights: 19th and 20th Century American Nocturne Paintings (2 May-30 June 1985), illus. p. 12, not numbered.
    Cleveland, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Fraternité: Artistic Relations Between France and America (21 July-18 October 1987), Gallery A; no cat.
    Columbus, Columbus Museum of Art, A Nation's Legacy: 150 Years of American Art from Ohio Collections (19 January-15 March 1992); traveled to Tokyo, The Isetan Museum (9 April-5 May 1992); to Yamaguchi, The Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum of Art (12 May-21 June 1992); to Fukushima, The Fukushima Prefectural Museum of Art (27 June-2 August 1992); to Takamatsu, The Takamatsu City Museum of Art (7 August-6 September 1992); to Osaka, Daimaru Museum Umeda (23 September-5 October 1992); cat. no. 38, illus. p. 65.
    High Museum of Art (11/15/2003 - 2/8/2004) and Detroit Institute of Arts (3/6/2004 - 5/30/2004): "After Whistler" exh. cat no. 43, p. 194-195.
    Impressionism and its Roots. University of Iowa Museum of Art, Iowa City, IA (organizer) (November 8-December 6, 1964).
  • {{cite web|title=Fifth Avenue Nocturne|url=false|author=Childe Hassam|year=c. 1895|access-date=23 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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