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.

Charles Webster Hawthorne Artworks

Charles Webster Hawthorne (217 results)

The lovers

Charles Webster Hawthorne

Sale Date: May 24, 2001

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The red gown, 1905–1905

Charles Webster Hawthorne

The red gown, 1905–1905

Sale Date: May 22, 2001

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Pêcheurs en barque

Charles Webster Hawthorne

Pêcheurs en barque

Sale Date: May 21, 2001

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Girl with dolls, 1928–1928

Charles Webster Hawthorne

Girl with dolls, 1928–1928

Sale Date: May 25, 2000

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Wild flowers

Charles Webster Hawthorne

Sale Date: May 24, 2000

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Portuguese fisherboy

Charles Webster Hawthorne

Portuguese fisherboy

Sale Date: May 24, 2000

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Nude by firelight

Charles Webster Hawthorne

Nude by firelight

Sale Date: May 11, 2000

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Girl in red

Charles Webster Hawthorne

Sale Date: December 1, 1999

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Motherhood triumphant

Charles Webster Hawthorne

Motherhood triumphant

Sale Date: November 30, 1999

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At her vanity

Charles Webster Hawthorne

At her vanity

Sale Date: October 21, 1999

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Orange and red, 1903–1903

Charles Webster Hawthorne

Orange and red, 1903–1903

Sale Date: April 29, 1999

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The Alamo

Charles Webster Hawthorne

Sale Date: July 1, 1998

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Portrait of a young girl

Charles Webster Hawthorne

Portrait of a young girl

Sale Date: May 20, 1998

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The Alamo

Charles Webster Hawthorne

Sale Date: May 20, 1998

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The portrait hat

Charles Webster Hawthorne

The portrait hat

Sale Date: May 8, 1998

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Portrait of a young girl

Attributed to Charles Webster Hawthorne

Portrait of a young girl

Sale Date: April 2, 1998

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The model

Charles Webster Hawthorne

Sale Date: April 2, 1998

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Deep woods in spring greens

Charles Webster Hawthorne

Deep woods in spring greens

Sale Date: November 22, 1997

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The Alhambra

Charles Webster Hawthorne

Sale Date: November 9, 1997

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Seated woman

Charles Webster Hawthorne

Sale Date: June 25, 1997

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Girl with red rose

Charles Webster Hawthorne

Girl with red rose

Sale Date: September 27, 1996

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Portrait of a lady in a black hat

Attributed to Charles Webster Hawthorne

Portrait of a lady in a black hat

Sale Date: May 21, 1996

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Habor scene with figures and boats

Charles Webster Hawthorne

Habor scene with figures and boats

Sale Date: December 9, 1995

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Posterior view of a reclining nude

Charles Webster Hawthorne

Posterior view of a reclining nude

Sale Date: July 20, 1995

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