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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Cos Cob, 1915–1915

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Cos Cob, 1915–1915

Sale Date: September 19, 2002

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The old toll bridge, 1915–1915

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The old toll bridge, 1915–1915

Sale Date: September 19, 2002

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Brelevenez, Lannion, Côte du Nord, France, 1910–1910

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Brelevenez, Lannion, Côte du Nord, France, 1910–1910

Sale Date: July 17, 2002

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Untitled

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Untitled

Sale Date: June 21, 2002

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St. John's Church, Washington, D.C., 1926–1926

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St. John's Church, Washington, D.C., 1926–1926

Sale Date: May 23, 2002

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In the park, 1902–1902

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In the park, 1902–1902

Sale Date: May 22, 2002

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Spring, 1922–1922

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Spring, 1922–1922

Sale Date: May 22, 2002

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The Josiah Bartlett Garden, Amagansett, 1933–1933

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The Josiah Bartlett Garden, Amagansett, 1933–1933

Sale Date: May 22, 2002

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Norman's woe, Gloucester, Massachusetts, 1918–1918

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Norman's woe, Gloucester, Massachusetts, 1918–1918

Sale Date: May 22, 2002

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In Brittany, the evening hour, Pont Aven, 1897–1897

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In Brittany, the evening hour, Pont Aven, 1897–1897

Sale Date: May 22, 2002

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The two hickory trees (Golf player), 1919–1919

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The two hickory trees (Golf player), 1919–1919

Sale Date: May 22, 2002

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Rue de la Madeleine, Place de l'Opera, 1888–1888

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Rue de la Madeleine, Place de l'Opera, 1888–1888

Sale Date: April 25, 2002

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Snowstorm, Fifth Avenue, New York, 1907–1907

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Snowstorm, Fifth Avenue, New York, 1907–1907

Sale Date: April 25, 2002

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The audition, East Hampton, 1924–1924

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The audition, East Hampton, 1924–1924

Sale Date: April 25, 2002

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April, Quai Voltaire, Paris, 1897–1897

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April, Quai Voltaire, Paris, 1897–1897

Sale Date: April 25, 2002

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The Chase house, 1929–1929

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The Chase house, 1929–1929

Sale Date: March 7, 2002

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Cos Cob, 1915–1915

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Cos Cob, 1915–1915

Sale Date: March 7, 2002

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Le mariage

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Le mariage

Sale Date: February 23, 2002

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La campagne aux environs de Paris, 1883–1883

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La campagne aux environs de Paris, 1883–1883

Sale Date: December 15, 2001

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Dock scene, Gloucester, 1896–1896

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Dock scene, Gloucester, 1896–1896

Sale Date: November 29, 2001

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Nocturne, Provincetown, Massachusetts, 1900–1900

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Nocturne, Provincetown, Massachusetts, 1900–1900

Sale Date: November 28, 2001

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Dock scene, Gloucester, 1894–1894

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Dock scene, Gloucester, 1894–1894

Sale Date: November 28, 2001

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The Easthampton elms in May, 1920–1920

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The Easthampton elms in May, 1920–1920

Sale Date: November 28, 2001

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Dryads, 1906–1906

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Dryads, 1906–1906

Sale Date: November 28, 2001

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