Childe Hassam

(American, 1859–1935)

Childe Hassam was an American painter best known for his impressionistic depictions of Boston, New York, and the countryside and coastline of New England. Hassam along with J. Alden Weir and John Henry Twatchman helped introduce what came to be known as American Impressionism to museums, dealers, and younger artists during the 1890s. Among Hassam’s most famous paintings are his depictions of the boisterous flag-draped streets of New York at the onset of World War I. “The man who will go down to posterity is the man who paints his own time and the scenes of everyday life around him,” he once reflected. Born Frederick Childe Hassam on October 17, 1859 in Dorchester, MA, he grew up in a well-to-do family before his father lost his business in a fire. Trained as a draftsman at a wood engraving shop, Hassam opened his own commercial illustration company in 1881. Having already made significant strides in both watercolor and oil painting, in 1886 he traveled to Paris where he studied at the famed Académie Julian. Returning to New York three years later, he began depicting American scenes with the pastel palette and broken brushstrokes of the French Impressionists. The artist died on August 27, 1935 in East Hampton, NY. Today, Hassam’s works are in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C., and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art among others.

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THE LION GARDINER HOUSE, EASTHAMPTON, 1920

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THE LION GARDINER HOUSE, EASTHAMPTON, 1920

Sale Date: April 28, 2017

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UFER MIT GEBÄUDEN UND SCHIFFEN

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UFER MIT GEBÄUDEN UND SCHIFFEN

Sale Date: April 29, 2017

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Fishhouses Swampscott, 1882

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Fishhouses Swampscott, 1882

Sale Date: May 3, 2017

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THE CHASE HOUSE, 1929

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THE CHASE HOUSE, 1929

Sale Date: April 6, 2017

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Fifth Avenue, Noon, 1916

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Fifth Avenue, Noon, 1916

Sale Date: March 25, 2017

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Old Shop, New York, 1902

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Old Shop, New York, 1902

Sale Date: March 25, 2017

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Avenue of the Allies, 1918

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Avenue of the Allies, 1918

Sale Date: March 2, 2017

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The Chase House (Annapolis), 1929

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The Chase House (Annapolis), 1929

Sale Date: March 2, 2017

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The Old House, Cos Cob, 1915

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The Old House, Cos Cob, 1915

Sale Date: March 2, 2017

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The

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The "Home, Sweet Home" Cottage, Easthampton, 1921

Sale Date: March 2, 2017

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The Dance, 1923

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The Dance, 1923

Sale Date: March 2, 2017

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AVENUE OF THE ALLIES, 1918

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AVENUE OF THE ALLIES, 1918

Sale Date: January 19, 2017

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Lafayette street, New York, 1918

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Lafayette street, New York, 1918

Sale Date: December 4, 2016

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Ten Pound Island, Gloucester,..., 1894–1895

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Ten Pound Island, Gloucester,..., 1894–1895

Sale Date: November 22, 2016

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Reading in Bed, 1915

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Reading in Bed, 1915

Sale Date: November 3, 2016

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THE LADY WITH YELLOW ROSES, 1895–1896

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THE LADY WITH YELLOW ROSES, 1895–1896

Sale Date: November 21, 2016

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NEW YORK STREET SCENE, 1900

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NEW YORK STREET SCENE, 1900

Sale Date: November 21, 2016

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ISLES OF SHOALS, 1903

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ISLES OF SHOALS, 1903

Sale Date: November 21, 2016

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The New Moon, 1907

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The New Moon, 1907

Sale Date: November 22, 2016

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Outside the Café on the Grand Boulevard, 1898

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Outside the Café on the Grand Boulevard, 1898

Sale Date: November 22, 2016

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In the Doorway, 1888

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In the Doorway, 1888

Sale Date: November 22, 2016

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Bastille Day, Boulevard Rochechouart, Paris, 1889

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Bastille Day, Boulevard Rochechouart, Paris, 1889

Sale Date: November 22, 2016

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Sunset: Ironbound, Mt. Desert, Maine, 1896

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Sunset: Ironbound, Mt. Desert, Maine, 1896

Sale Date: November 22, 2016

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Sunset, Constables Hook (Cortissoz 18), 1915

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Sunset, Constables Hook (Cortissoz 18), 1915

Sale Date: October 22, 2016

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