# New England Headlands

- By: Childe Hassam (American, 1859–1935)
- Date: 1899
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Classification: Painting
- Dimensions: 68.9 × 68.9 cm (27 1/8 × 27 1/8 in.)
- Culture: Gloucester
- Credit line: Walter H. Schulze Memorial Collection
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/5349)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/f72dbf42-8655-8788-d899-9e87a0466d28/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

This panoramic landscape depicts one of Childe Hassam’s favorite destinations: Gloucester, Massachusetts. During the summer months Gloucester was home to many artists, who, like Hassam, chose to emphasize its picturesque aspects, such as its quaint buildings and sailing vessels, rather than its fish-processing plants. The composition exhibits Hassam’s broken brushwork and his use of bare canvas, particularly in the foreground. Bright, saturated blues and crisp whites add to the maritime tenor of the work, while the square canvas highlights its architectural quality and harmoniously organized space.

Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0