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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VIRGINIA AND A NEW YORK WINTER WINDOW, 1934

Childe Hassam

VIRGINIA AND A NEW YORK WINTER WINDOW, 1934

Sale Date: May 14, 1992

Auction Closed

THE LION GARDINER HOUSE, EASTHAMPTON, 1920

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THE LION GARDINER HOUSE, EASTHAMPTON, 1920

Sale Date: May 14, 1992

Auction Closed

THE BILLBOARDS, NEW YORK (CLAYTON 87), 1896

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THE BILLBOARDS, NEW YORK (CLAYTON 87), 1896

Sale Date: May 12, 1992

Auction Closed

HOUSE ON THE MAIN STREET, EASTHAMPTON..., 1922

Childe Hassam

HOUSE ON THE MAIN STREET, EASTHAMPTON..., 1922

Sale Date: May 12, 1992

Auction Closed

EASTHAMPTON (CLAYTON 134; LIB. OF CONG. 28), 1917

Childe Hassam

EASTHAMPTON (CLAYTON 134; LIB. OF CONG. 28), 1917

Sale Date: April 5, 1992

Auction Closed

THE OLD MULFORD HOUSE (CLAYTON 264; LIB. OF...

Childe Hassam

THE OLD MULFORD HOUSE (CLAYTON 264; LIB. OF...

Sale Date: April 5, 1992

Auction Closed

THE BIRCHES (COZTISSOZ 214; CEAYFON 214)

Childe Hassam

THE BIRCHES (COZTISSOZ 214; CEAYFON 214)

Sale Date: March 21, 1992

Auction Closed

VIEW OF A TOWN, MASSACHUSETTS, 1883

Childe Hassam

VIEW OF A TOWN, MASSACHUSETTS, 1883

Sale Date: March 12, 1992

Auction Closed

AT THE WRITING DESK, 1910

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AT THE WRITING DESK, 1910

Sale Date: March 12, 1992

Auction Closed

THE LITTLE CHURCH AROUND THE CORNER, 1923

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THE LITTLE CHURCH AROUND THE CORNER, 1923

Sale Date: February 25, 1992

Auction Closed

THE BILLBOARDS, NEW YORK, 1896

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THE BILLBOARDS, NEW YORK, 1896

Sale Date: February 25, 1992

Auction Closed

THE OLD MULFORD FARM, 1929

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THE OLD MULFORD FARM, 1929

Sale Date: February 25, 1992

Auction Closed

OLD DOMINY HOUSE, 1928

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OLD DOMINY HOUSE, 1928

Sale Date: February 25, 1992

Auction Closed

VILLAGE ELMS, EASTHAMPTON (C.222), 1923

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VILLAGE ELMS, EASTHAMPTON (C.222), 1923

Sale Date: February 25, 1992

Auction Closed

THE SKIMHAMPTON ROAD, 1929

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THE SKIMHAMPTON ROAD, 1929

Sale Date: February 25, 1992

Auction Closed

DESHABILLE, 1918

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DESHABILLE, 1918

Sale Date: February 25, 1992

Auction Closed

THE BICENTENNIAL PAGEANT OF GEORGE..., 1926

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THE BICENTENNIAL PAGEANT OF GEORGE..., 1926

Sale Date: February 25, 1992

Auction Closed

THE HEART OF EASTHAMPTON, 1931

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THE HEART OF EASTHAMPTON, 1931

Sale Date: February 25, 1992

Auction Closed

VERMONT VILLAGE , 1923

Childe Hassam

VERMONT VILLAGE , 1923

Sale Date: February 21, 1992

Auction Closed

BOSTON STREET SCENE

Childe Hassam

BOSTON STREET SCENE

Sale Date: February 9, 1992

Auction Closed

CALVARY CHURCH IN THE SNOW, 1915

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CALVARY CHURCH IN THE SNOW, 1915

Sale Date: December 12, 1991

Auction Closed

BATTERY PARK, 1916

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BATTERY PARK, 1916

Sale Date: December 12, 1991

Auction Closed

THE FISHERMEN, COS COB, 1907

Childe Hassam

THE FISHERMEN, COS COB, 1907

Sale Date: December 5, 1991

Auction Closed

St. Philips church, Charlestown, SC, 1925

Childe Hassam

St. Philips church, Charlestown, SC, 1925

Sale Date: November 29, 1991

Auction Closed

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