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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HOUSE ON THE MAIN STREET, EASTHAMPTON, 1922

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HOUSE ON THE MAIN STREET, EASTHAMPTON, 1922

Sale Date: May 13, 1993

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THE BIG HORSE CHESTNUT TREE, 1928

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THE BIG HORSE CHESTNUT TREE, 1928

Sale Date: May 13, 1993

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ST PHILIP'S, CHARLESTON & SPRING IN..., 1923–1925

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ST PHILIP'S, CHARLESTON & SPRING IN..., 1923–1925

Sale Date: May 11, 1993

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THE STEPS, 1915

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THE STEPS, 1915

Sale Date: May 11, 1993

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FIFTH AVENUE, NOON, 1916

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FIFTH AVENUE, NOON, 1916

Sale Date: May 11, 1993

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HOUSE ON MAIN STREET, EASTHAMPTON, 1922

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HOUSE ON MAIN STREET, EASTHAMPTON, 1922

Sale Date: May 11, 1993

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AN EASTHAMPTON IDYLL & OAK AND OLD..., 1923–1931

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AN EASTHAMPTON IDYLL & OAK AND OLD..., 1923–1931

Sale Date: May 11, 1993

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WALT WHITMAN'S BIRTH-PLACE, 1927

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WALT WHITMAN'S BIRTH-PLACE, 1927

Sale Date: May 11, 1993

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VIRGINIA AND A NEW YORK WINTER WINDOW, 1934

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VIRGINIA AND A NEW YORK WINTER WINDOW, 1934

Sale Date: May 11, 1993

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TOBY'S, COS COB, 1915

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TOBY'S, COS COB, 1915

Sale Date: May 11, 1993

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THE BROAD CURTAIN, 1918

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THE BROAD CURTAIN, 1918

Sale Date: May 11, 1993

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Lady with a fan, 1919

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Lady with a fan, 1919

Sale Date: March 14, 1993

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COS COB, 1915

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COS COB, 1915

Sale Date: February 24, 1993

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COLONIAL CHURCH, GLOUCESTER, 1918

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COLONIAL CHURCH, GLOUCESTER, 1918

Sale Date: February 11, 1993

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HOUSE ON MAIN STREET, EASTHAMPTON, 1922

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HOUSE ON MAIN STREET, EASTHAMPTON, 1922

Sale Date: February 11, 1993

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ELMS IN MAY, 1909

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ELMS IN MAY, 1909

Sale Date: February 11, 1993

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HOME SWEET HOME COTTAGE, NO. 3, EASTHAMPTON, 1928

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HOME SWEET HOME COTTAGE, NO. 3, EASTHAMPTON, 1928

Sale Date: February 11, 1993

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THE BIG HORSE CHESTNUT TREE, 1928

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THE BIG HORSE CHESTNUT TREE, 1928

Sale Date: February 11, 1993

Auction Closed

A PARADE OF BOATS, 1894–1895

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A PARADE OF BOATS, 1894–1895

Sale Date: December 4, 1992

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Autumn twilight

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Autumn twilight

Sale Date: December 4, 1992

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EARLY MORNING, OLD LYME, 1905

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EARLY MORNING, OLD LYME, 1905

Sale Date: December 4, 1992

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Horse drawn cabs at evening, New York, 1890

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Horse drawn cabs at evening, New York, 1890

Sale Date: December 4, 1992

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Venetian Regatta, 1891

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Venetian Regatta, 1891

Sale Date: December 4, 1992

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World's Fair, Chicago

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World's Fair, Chicago

Sale Date: December 4, 1992

Auction Closed

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