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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Along the shoreline, 1899–1899

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Along the shoreline, 1899–1899

Sale Date: March 11, 2004

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Cos Cob, 1915–1915

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Cos Cob, 1915–1915

Sale Date: March 2, 2004

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Church doorway, snow, 1916–1916

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Church doorway, snow, 1916–1916

Sale Date: March 2, 2004

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Joseph Pennell, 1917–1917

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Joseph Pennell, 1917–1917

Sale Date: March 2, 2004

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Andover, Massachusetts, 1930–1930

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Andover, Massachusetts, 1930–1930

Sale Date: December 4, 2003

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Autumn landscape, East Hampton, 1931–1931

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Autumn landscape, East Hampton, 1931–1931

Sale Date: December 4, 2003

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Jonquils, 1902–1902

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Jonquils, 1902–1902

Sale Date: December 4, 2003

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Children in the park, Boston, 1889–1889

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Children in the park, Boston, 1889–1889

Sale Date: December 4, 2003

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In the doorway, 1888–1888

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In the doorway, 1888–1888

Sale Date: December 4, 2003

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Clouds (Rain clouds over Oregon desert), 1908–1908

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Clouds (Rain clouds over Oregon desert), 1908–1908

Sale Date: December 4, 2003

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Thunderstorm on the Oregon Trail, 1908–1908

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Thunderstorm on the Oregon Trail, 1908–1908

Sale Date: December 4, 2003

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Under the willows, 1904–1904

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Under the willows, 1904–1904

Sale Date: December 3, 2003

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Home of the hummingbird, 1893–1893

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Home of the hummingbird, 1893–1893

Sale Date: December 3, 2003

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The hay barn, 1920–1920

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The hay barn, 1920–1920

Sale Date: November 23, 2003

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The big horse chestnut tree, Easthampton, 1928–1928

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The big horse chestnut tree, Easthampton, 1928–1928

Sale Date: November 6, 2003

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Easthampton, 1917–1917

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Easthampton, 1917–1917

Sale Date: November 6, 2003

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The writing desk, 1915–1915

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The writing desk, 1915–1915

Sale Date: November 6, 2003

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Windy day along Lake Michigan, Chicago, 1895–1895

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Windy day along Lake Michigan, Chicago, 1895–1895

Sale Date: November 6, 2003

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Church doorway, snow, 1916–1916

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Church doorway, snow, 1916–1916

Sale Date: October 25, 2003

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Newport harbor, 1916–1916

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Newport harbor, 1916–1916

Sale Date: October 21, 2003

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Church tower, Portsmouth, 1921–1921

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Church tower, Portsmouth, 1921–1921

Sale Date: October 21, 2003

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The Lion Gardiner House, Easthampton, 1920–1920

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The Lion Gardiner House, Easthampton, 1920–1920

Sale Date: September 24, 2003

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Bowling on the green, 1931–1931

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Bowling on the green, 1931–1931

Sale Date: September 12, 2003

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Washington's Headquarters near Valley..., 1926–1926

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Washington's Headquarters near Valley..., 1926–1926

Sale Date: September 10, 2003

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