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WILLIAM JAMES GLACKENS

EARLY SPRING, WASHINGTON SQUARE, C. 1910

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William James Glackens (1870–1938), Early Spring, Washington Square, ca. 1910
Oil on canvas. Gift of the Elie and Sarah Hirschfeld Collection, Scenes of New York City, 2020.35.2

Known as the American Renoir, Glackens painted scenes of leisure in a bright and feathery Impressionist style. This painting shows quiet repose in his neighborhood park, ablaze in the slanting sun.

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