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This oil painting done by Childe Hassam is of a coastal scene. It has an impressionistic style, with the obvious brushstrokes and various vivid strokes of color. One concept that we have learned in this course that applies to this painting is implicit knowledge of the world. The painting also plays off the two different meanings of the word “see”. 

To interpret this painting, we rely on implicit knowledge of the world. The area of the painting that is bright blue with specks of white and yellow would be the body of water. We know our previous experiences and memories of large bodies of water will tell us that is what we are seeing in Hassam’s painting. This isn’t an accurate depiction of water, but the colors used in the painting suggest that is what the artist painted. The rocky mountains are represented by strokes of yellow, various shades of brown, white, and some green and blue. Based on memories, this tells us we are looking at a rocky area. We know that the painting is not exactly how an actual coastal scene would look like in real life since the real world is not made up of brushstrokes, but the way the different elements of the painting are arranged make us interpret this painting as such. 

The first meaning of “seeing” relates to the visual stimulus or pattern of light entering the eye. Focusing on the specific colors used in different areas of the painting, the various shapes, and how there are portions of the painting illuminated by bright light while other parts are in the shadows would be examples of this type of seeing. The second meaning of see is what we perceive and this is where we rely on implicit knowledge. We come to the conclusion that we are seeing a coastal scene because of previous experiences of encountering one, whether in photographs or actually being there in person.