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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Easthampton, 1917–1917

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Easthampton, 1917–1917

Sale Date: November 5, 2001

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Joseph Pennell, 1917–1917

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Joseph Pennell, 1917–1917

Sale Date: November 5, 2001

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Avenue of the Allies, 1918–1918

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Avenue of the Allies, 1918–1918

Sale Date: November 5, 2001

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House on Main Street, Easthampton, 1922–1922

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House on Main Street, Easthampton, 1922–1922

Sale Date: November 5, 2001

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The Chase House, 1929–1929

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The Chase House, 1929–1929

Sale Date: November 5, 2001

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Virginia and a New York winter window, 1934–1934

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Virginia and a New York winter window, 1934–1934

Sale Date: October 31, 2001

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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: October 3, 2001

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Cos Cob, 1915–1915

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Cos Cob, 1915–1915

Sale Date: September 21, 2001

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The old toll bridge, 1915–1915

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The old toll bridge, 1915–1915

Sale Date: September 21, 2001

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The church at Old Lyme, 1924–1924

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The church at Old Lyme, 1924–1924

Sale Date: September 21, 2001

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St. John's Church, Washington, DC, 1926–1926

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St. John's Church, Washington, DC, 1926–1926

Sale Date: September 21, 2001

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Malcolm Street, Boston, 1912–1912

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Malcolm Street, Boston, 1912–1912

Sale Date: June 13, 2001

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Fishing boats near Venice

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Fishing boats near Venice

Sale Date: June 13, 2001

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Acorn Street, Boston, 1916–1916

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Acorn Street, Boston, 1916–1916

Sale Date: June 13, 2001

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Outskirts of East Gloucester, 1918–1918

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Outskirts of East Gloucester, 1918–1918

Sale Date: May 24, 2001

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Spring woods, 1921–1921

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Spring woods, 1921–1921

Sale Date: May 23, 2001

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Moonrise at sunset, Cape Ann, 1892–1892

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Moonrise at sunset, Cape Ann, 1892–1892

Sale Date: May 23, 2001

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The East Headland, Appledore-Isles of..., 1908–1908

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The East Headland, Appledore-Isles of..., 1908–1908

Sale Date: May 23, 2001

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The quarry Pool, Folly Cove, Cape Ann, 1918–1918

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The quarry Pool, Folly Cove, Cape Ann, 1918–1918

Sale Date: May 23, 2001

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Houses of Parliament, early evening, 1898–1898

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Houses of Parliament, early evening, 1898–1898

Sale Date: May 23, 2001

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The house on Main Street, Easthampton, 1922–1922

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The house on Main Street, Easthampton, 1922–1922

Sale Date: May 1, 2001

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The big cedar, 1927–1927

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The big cedar, 1927–1927

Sale Date: May 1, 2001

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Mount Vernon with George Washington..., 1931–1931

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Mount Vernon with George Washington..., 1931–1931

Sale Date: April 21, 2001

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Seascape of Atlantic City, 1892–1892

In the manner of Childe Hassam

Seascape of Atlantic City, 1892–1892

Sale Date: March 8, 2001

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