Charles Webster Hawthorne

(American, 1872–1930)

Charles Webster Hawthorne was an American artist known for his lushly painted portraits and landscapes. Some of his most admired works are depictions of the seaside around Provincetown, MA. “It is so hard and long before a student comes to a realization that these [first] few large simple spots in right relations are the most important things in the study of painting,” he once explained. “They are the fundamentals of all painting.” Born on January 8, 1872 in Lodi, IL, he was raised in Maine before moving to New York at the age of 18. While working as an office clerk during the day, Hawthorne studied drawing and painting in the evenings at the National Academy of Design and the Art Students League. Of all his teachers, the most influential was William Merritt Chase, Chase taught the young artist the importance of starting a painting with large tonal values. In 1899, Hawthorne himself had begun teaching, founding the Cape Cod School of Art that same year. He continued to teach in Provincetown each summer until his death on November 29, 1930 in Baltimore, MD. In 1938, the influential book Hawthorne on Painting, was published, it was composed of the accumulated writings of the artist, collected by his widow Marion Campbell Hawthorne. Today, his works are held in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., among others.

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Charles Webster Hawthorne (217 results)
The White Cat

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The White Cat

Sale Date: November 19, 2016

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Cathedral in Orvieto

Charles Webster Hawthorne

Cathedral in Orvieto

Sale Date: December 1, 2016

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LITTLE DORA, 1915

Charles Webster Hawthorne

LITTLE DORA, 1915

Sale Date: November 21, 2016

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Rainy Day, Provincetown

Charles Webster Hawthorne

Rainy Day, Provincetown

Sale Date: October 27, 2016

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Portrait of woman in lavender wearing white..., 1895

Charles Webster Hawthorne

Portrait of woman in lavender wearing white..., 1895

Sale Date: June 26, 2016

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SEATED NUDE

Charles Webster Hawthorne

SEATED NUDE

Sale Date: June 5, 2016

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Summer of 1927 at Provincetown, 1927

Charles Webster Hawthorne

Summer of 1927 at Provincetown, 1927

Sale Date: May 25, 2016

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The Yellow Shawl, 1903

Charles Webster Hawthorne

The Yellow Shawl, 1903

Sale Date: May 18, 2016

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Women and Figures Under White Umbrella, Man...

Charles Webster Hawthorne

Women and Figures Under White Umbrella, Man...

Sale Date: April 28, 2016

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Full Body Finished Portrait of a Young Gentleman

Charles Webster Hawthorne

Full Body Finished Portrait of a Young Gentleman

Sale Date: April 28, 2016

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Building Exterior with Fence and Greenery

Charles Webster Hawthorne

Building Exterior with Fence and Greenery

Sale Date: April 28, 2016

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Seated Outdoor Figure Beside Structures

Charles Webster Hawthorne

Seated Outdoor Figure Beside Structures

Sale Date: April 28, 2016

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Landscape with Three Women in White Dresses

Charles Webster Hawthorne

Landscape with Three Women in White Dresses

Sale Date: April 28, 2016

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Beach Scene with Figures and Buildings

Charles Webster Hawthorne

Beach Scene with Figures and Buildings

Sale Date: April 28, 2016

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Beach Scene with Figures

Charles Webster Hawthorne

Beach Scene with Figures

Sale Date: April 28, 2016

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Still Life

Charles Webster Hawthorne

Still Life

Sale Date: November 28, 2015

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Town Square

Charles Webster Hawthorne

Town Square

Sale Date: November 28, 2015

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BOY WITH A PITCHER, 1906–1907

Charles Webster Hawthorne

BOY WITH A PITCHER, 1906–1907

Sale Date: November 1, 2015

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Edge of the Woods, 1926

Charles Webster Hawthorne

Edge of the Woods, 1926

Sale Date: October 29, 2015

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THE FLORIST'S DAUGHTER

Charles Webster Hawthorne

THE FLORIST'S DAUGHTER

Sale Date: October 2, 2015

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Flower Girl

Charles Webster Hawthorne

Flower Girl

Sale Date: May 29, 2015

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Lady in a Wicker Chair

Charles Webster Hawthorne

Lady in a Wicker Chair

Sale Date: April 23, 2015

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Portuguese fisherboy

Charles Webster Hawthorne

Portuguese fisherboy

Sale Date: May 20, 2015

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Portrait of Doti

Charles Webster Hawthorne

Portrait of Doti

Sale Date: May 6, 2014

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