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Charles W. Hawthorne

(1872-1930)








Hawthorne is chiefly noted in Provincetown for his perceptive rendering of the local fishing folk. Here he depicts an elegant young lady engaged in a demure, feminine pursuit - sewing. This was a popular topic that was, in a way, the expression of a genteel bourgeois ethos. However, Hawthorne’s subject is anything but languid: her intent gaze, the active gesture of her hands enliven the scene, and give it a feeling of immediacy consistent with the contemporary fact of woman’s suffrage. One can find in the composition a balance almost like a Dutch interior, reminding us that Hawthorne spent an important period early in his career studying painting in that country.

The Collection of the Provincetown Art Association and Museum, March 3-13, 2000, The National Arts Club, New York, NY; Curatorial Notes: Tony Vevers

 

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Charles Hawthorne, "Fish Cleaners"
Provincetown Town Hall Collection

 

Hawthorne Charles

Charles Hawthorne
Provincetown Town Collection

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For more, visit Lauren Rogers Museum of Art, A Painter's Painter: Charles Webster Hawthorne; The Influence of Provincetown and Henry Hensche on Sammy Britt, Gerald DeLoach, Richard Kelso, and George T. Thurmond

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The Fisher Boy, oil on canvas, 39.25 x 39
New Britain Museum of American Art, Connecticut


 

 


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