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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Quai du Louvre, 1889–1889

Childe Hassam

Quai du Louvre, 1889–1889

Sale Date: November 30, 1990

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CHURCH PROCESSION, SPANISH STEPS, 1883–1883

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CHURCH PROCESSION, SPANISH STEPS, 1883–1883

Sale Date: November 29, 1990

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EAST GLOUCESTER, END OF TROLLEY LINE, 1895–1895

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EAST GLOUCESTER, END OF TROLLEY LINE, 1895–1895

Sale Date: November 29, 1990

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PORTRAIT OF A LADY IN BLUE DRESS, 1906–1906

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PORTRAIT OF A LADY IN BLUE DRESS, 1906–1906

Sale Date: November 29, 1990

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DUCK ISLAND, ISLES OF SHOALS, 1906–1906

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DUCK ISLAND, ISLES OF SHOALS, 1906–1906

Sale Date: November 29, 1990

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GATE OF THE ALHAMBRA, 1883–1883

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GATE OF THE ALHAMBRA, 1883–1883

Sale Date: November 29, 1990

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THE WRITING DESK, 1915–1915

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THE WRITING DESK, 1915–1915

Sale Date: November 19, 1990

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UNION SQUARE, 1916–1916

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UNION SQUARE, 1916–1916

Sale Date: November 19, 1990

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VILLAGE ELMS, EASTHAMPTON, 1923–1923

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VILLAGE ELMS, EASTHAMPTON, 1923–1923

Sale Date: November 19, 1990

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OLD DOMINY HOUSE, EASTHAMPTON, 1928–1928

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OLD DOMINY HOUSE, EASTHAMPTON, 1928–1928

Sale Date: November 19, 1990

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PINK APPLE BLOSSOMS IN THE MOONLIGHT

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PINK APPLE BLOSSOMS IN THE MOONLIGHT

Sale Date: November 8, 1990

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THE OLD VIOLINIST, CENTRAL PARK WEST,..., 1912–1912

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THE OLD VIOLINIST, CENTRAL PARK WEST,..., 1912–1912

Sale Date: November 8, 1990

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PROFILE OF A WOMAN HOLDING A MUSIC SHEET, 1898–1898

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PROFILE OF A WOMAN HOLDING A MUSIC SHEET, 1898–1898

Sale Date: November 8, 1990

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"PORTSMOUTH DOORWAY"

Sale Date: November 3, 1990

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"THE BIRCHES" (CLAYTON 214), 1922–1922

Sale Date: November 3, 1990

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"BOWLING ON THE GREEN"

Sale Date: November 3, 1990

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BOWLING ON THE GREEN, 1932–1932

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BOWLING ON THE GREEN, 1932–1932

Sale Date: October 25, 1990

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WASHINGTON ON BOWLING GREEN, 1932–1932

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WASHINGTON ON BOWLING GREEN, 1932–1932

Sale Date: October 15, 1990

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THE MANTLE PIECE, 1912–1912

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THE MANTLE PIECE, 1912–1912

Sale Date: September 27, 1990

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"OLD LACE", 1915, 1915–1915

Sale Date: September 14, 1990

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"THE OLD TOLL BRIDGE, COS, COBCONN." 1915, 1915–1915

Sale Date: September 14, 1990

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Bowling on the green, 1932–1932

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Bowling on the green, 1932–1932

Sale Date: July 24, 1990

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Landscape

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Landscape

Sale Date: June 9, 1990

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VIEW OF CITY STREET WITH CARRIAGES

Childe Hassam

VIEW OF CITY STREET WITH CARRIAGES

Sale Date: May 30, 1990

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