Childe Frederick Hassam, N.A. 1859-1935.
Old Lace. 1915. Etching and drypoint. Clayton 56. 7 1/2 x 7 1/4 (sheet 10 5/8 x 9 1/2). Printed on cream wove paper, with deckle edges and drying tack holes in the margins as usual. Signed "Cos Cob CH 1915" in the plate; monogrammed with the cypher in pencil and annotated 'imp' indicating an impression printed by the artist. Reproduction silver Hassam-style frame. $4,750.
The view is of the bridge and Cos Cob inlet at low tide. The title was suggested by the delicate pattern of the water and the bridge. The effect of moving water in the rapids is enhanced by careful wiping of the plate. Clayton calles this "One of the most delicately bitten plates, technically, in the etched work of the world." (page 46).
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