In 1890, Frederick Childe Hassam depicted Madison Square, then a trendy, fashionable area, obscured by rain and twilight.
It’s not the first time he painted this stretch of the city in inclement weather.
The woman on the left has an umbrella, but the drivers of the horse-drawn cabs have to rely on their top hats to keep the rain away.
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March 8, 2012 at 11:11 pm |
that’s a wonderful painting.
March 8, 2012 at 11:13 pm |
I agree, beautiful and moody
September 12, 2012 at 9:25 am |
Reminiscent of Renoir. I love it!
February 27, 2014 at 5:26 am |
[…] Hassam painted wonderful scenes of rainy day New York too, like this one near Madison Square. […]
November 30, 2015 at 1:36 pm |
I can get lost in the mood….next best thing to time travel.