His father claimed descent from a seventeenth-century English immigrant whose name, Horsham, had been corrupted over time to Hassam. With his dark complexion and heavily lidded eyes, …

Oct 1, 2004 · Hassam created more than 2,000 oils, watercolors, pastels, and illustrations, and—after 1912—more than 400 etchings and other prints. With these works he achieved …

Frederick Childe Hassam (October 17, 1859 – August 27, 1935) was an American Impressionist painter, noted for his urban and coastal scenes. Along with Mary Cassatt and John Henry …

Oct 13, 2025 · Childe Hassam was a painter and printmaker, one of the foremost exponents of French Impressionism in American art.

Hassam was a leading American Impressionist whose work was much influenced by Claude Monet. His landscapes, street scenes, and interior scenes were both popularly and officially …

The giant of American Impressionism, Childe Hassam work displayed the frenzied pace of life which mirrored the rapid industrialization of America.

Apr 25, 2025 · Loose brushstrokes and vivid use of color and light are elements you find in this list of famous paintings by Childe Hassam.

Childe Hassam, Peter J. Platt, Flora, 1929, etching in brown and black on wove paper, Corcoran Collection (Gift of Mrs. Childe Hassam), 2015.19.448

Hassam ultimately combined the French interest in color and light with the American interest in realism and narrative subject matter, creating his own particular brand of Impressionism.

'Hassam was one of a group of American painters who travelled to Paris to learn the new Impressionist style firsthand. This picture was the last he painted in France before returning …