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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Bussaco Portugal

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Bussaco Portugal

Sale Date: March 18, 1995

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Castle of Don Dinez, Luria, Portugal

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Castle of Don Dinez, Luria, Portugal

Sale Date: March 18, 1995

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Fifth Avenue, noon, 1916

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Fifth Avenue, noon, 1916

Sale Date: March 18, 1995

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Clarissa, 1912

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Clarissa, 1912

Sale Date: March 15, 1995

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Red sky, sunset, 1907

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Red sky, sunset, 1907

Sale Date: March 15, 1995

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Dock scene, 1906

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Dock scene, 1906

Sale Date: February 11, 1995

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The hay barn, 1920

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The hay barn, 1920

Sale Date: February 9, 1995

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The rose garden, 1888

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The rose garden, 1888

Sale Date: December 1, 1994

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Easthampton elms in May, 1920

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Easthampton elms in May, 1920

Sale Date: December 1, 1994

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The mill pond, Cos Cob, 1902

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The mill pond, Cos Cob, 1902

Sale Date: December 1, 1994

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Poppies

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Poppies

Sale Date: December 1, 1994

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Tulip tree blossom, 1930

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Tulip tree blossom, 1930

Sale Date: December 1, 1994

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Yachts, Gloucester Harbor, 1899

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Yachts, Gloucester Harbor, 1899

Sale Date: December 1, 1994

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The Mackaye Spectatorium, 1893

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The Mackaye Spectatorium, 1893

Sale Date: December 1, 1994

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Mrs. Holley of Cos Cob, 1912

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Mrs. Holley of Cos Cob, 1912

Sale Date: November 30, 1994

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Street in Pont Aven-evening, 1897

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Street in Pont Aven-evening, 1897

Sale Date: November 30, 1994

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Quincy, Massachusetts, 1892

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Quincy, Massachusetts, 1892

Sale Date: November 30, 1994

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Fishing, 1896

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Fishing, 1896

Sale Date: November 30, 1994

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Marie at the window, 1923

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Marie at the window, 1923

Sale Date: November 18, 1994

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Washington's birthday- Fifth Avenue & 23rd..., 1916

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Washington's birthday- Fifth Avenue & 23rd..., 1916

Sale Date: November 18, 1994

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Village elms, Easthampton, 1923

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Village elms, Easthampton, 1923

Sale Date: November 18, 1994

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The Lion Gardiner House, Easthampton, 1920

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The Lion Gardiner House, Easthampton, 1920

Sale Date: November 16, 1994

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New York skyline, 1918

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New York skyline, 1918

Sale Date: November 16, 1994

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Home sweet home cottage, Easthampton, no.1, 1921

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Home sweet home cottage, Easthampton, no.1, 1921

Sale Date: November 10, 1994

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