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Vespers

ca. 1895–1900
Not on view
In reaction to the industrialism and materialism of the modern age, a religious revival about 1900 reflected a general spiritual yearning among artists and their patrons. This painting shows a young Dutch woman walking to evening prayers, or vespers. She wears the typical Zeeland circular, colorful cape and white, transparent headdress that resembles a bridal veil. The religious subject and the detailed rendering of landscape and costume reveal the expatriate Hitchcock's strong dependence on French painters such as Jules Bastien-Lepage. Hitchcock's assimilation of Impressionism is revealed in the unconventional composition, interest in pattern, and intense palette.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Vespers
  • Artist: George Hitchcock (1850–1913)
  • Date: ca. 1895–1900
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 44 3/8 x 35 3/4 in. (112.7 x 90.8 cm)
  • Credit Line: Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.182
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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