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Godel & Co, Fine Art, Inc.

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26 Village Green, Suite 2 Bedford, NY 10506

Tel: (212) 288-7272
Fax: (212) 772-0304
Email: info@godelfineart.com

weekdays: Monday-Friday 10AM-5:30PM
weekend: by appointment only

Questroyal Fine Art, LLC

 http://www.questroyalfineart.com

903 Park Avenue (@79th St.) Third Floor New York, NY 10075

Tel: (212) 744-3586
Fax: (212) 585-3828
Email: gallery@questroyalfineart.com

weekdays: 10AM-6PM
weekend: Saturday 10AM-5PM

James R. Ross Fine Art

 http://www.jamesrrossfineart.com

5627 North Illinois Street Indianapolis, IN 46208

Tel: 317-255-4561

Email: jim@jamesrrossfineart.com

weekdays: Tuesday-Friday 11AM-4PM
weekend: Saturday 11AM-4PM or by appointment

Frederick Childe Hassam

(1859-1935)

Frederick Childe Hassam was born in 1859 in Dorchester, a small suburb of Boston. Here Hassam experienced a pleasurable mid-century upbringing until his father, Frederick Fitch Hassam underwent a financial collapse with his merchant business. This forced Hassam to leave high school at age 17 in search of employment. He first found himself doing financial work for Little Brown and Co Publishing. Quickly, Hassam realized that finance was not his calling. He was let go, and advised by his supervisor to consider a career in arts since he spent all of his time drawing.

As one door closed the rest of the world opened for Hassam. He began working for George E. Johnson, a wood engraver in Boston. In 1882, after two years of training, Hassam moved to Boston and began exhibiting his artwork.

In 1883, Hassam met Celia Thaxter, who became an important and influential friend and mentor. Thaxter suggested Hassam neglect his first name of Frederick, and go by his middle name of Childe. Hassam made frequent visits to Thaxter's estate on Appledore Island in Maine. Hassam painted extensively from Thaxter's garden in the plein air style throughout his career. Hassam's desire for further education and experience resulted in multiple trips to Europe. The French Barbizon school painters were of great influence.

Source: Adelson, Warren, Jay E. Cantor, and William H. Gerdts. Childe Hassam: Impressionist. New York: Abbeville Publishing Group, 1999.

ARTWORK: Frederick Childe Hassam

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Appledore Island, Isles of Shoals, Maine
Watercolor
13 1/4 x 19 1/4 inches (sight size)

Questroyal Fine Art, LLC


Looking over Frenchman’s Bay at Green Mountain
Oil on canvas
26 3/8 x 36 inches

Questroyal Fine Art, LLC

hassammayinthegarden
May in the Garden
Oil on wood panel
12 x 24 inches

Surovek Gallery


Terrace on the Hudson
Watercolor on paper
14 x 20 inches

James R. Ross Fine Art