Rue Montmartre, Paris (Primary Title)
Childe Hassam, American, 1859 - 1935 (Artist)
A young flower seller leans against a pale stone wall. Her head is tilted away from us, directing our eye along a bend in the street. The path winds its way from the basket of vibrant red geraniums toward a complementary pop of red lurking in a blue-framed window box. The deep perspective and balanced elements reflect Hassam’s taste for academic rationalism. Yet the artist also moves beyond these conventions. Injected into the natural variations of the stone wall and cobbled street are broad washes of pink and blue. Hassam’s experimental brush is further apparent in the blatant slashes of orchestrated color that form the cluster of trees. The effect is symptomatic of the artist’s syncretic style.
Signed and dated at lower right: "Childe Hassam 1888"
Donated by James W. McGlothlin as part of the James W. and Frances Gibson McGlothlin Collection of American Art
"American Art from the McGlothlin Collection" Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (1 May - 18 July 2010).
"American Impressionism: The Beauty of Work," Bruce Museum of Arts and Sciences, Greenwich, CT (September 2005-January 2006).
"The Spirit of America: American Art from 1829 to 1970," Spanierman Gallery, New York(November 2002-February 2003).
"Saratoga Spring Fine Art Exhibition," Spanierman Gallery, New York (August 1999).
"Childe Hassam," The Jordan-Volpe Gallery, New York (May-July 1994).
"William Cullen Bryant: The Weirs and American Impressionism," Nassau County Museum of Art, Roslyn, NY (April-July, 1983) no. 10.
"Childe Hassam," University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ (February-March 1972).
"Childe Hassam, An Exhibition of His Flag Series," Bernard Dannenberg Galleries, New York (November 1968).
"Childe Hassam, 1859-1935," A.C.A. Heritage Gallery, New York (November-December 1965).
"American Impressionism: The Beauty of Work," Bruce Museum of Arts and Sciences, Greenwich, CT (September 2005-January 2006).
"The Spirit of America: American Art from 1829 to 1970," Spanierman Gallery, New York(November 2002-February 2003).
"Saratoga Spring Fine Art Exhibition," Spanierman Gallery, New York (August 1999).
"Childe Hassam," The Jordan-Volpe Gallery, New York (May-July 1994).
"William Cullen Bryant: The Weirs and American Impressionism," Nassau County Museum of Art, Roslyn, NY (April-July, 1983) no. 10.
"Childe Hassam," University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ (February-March 1972).
"Childe Hassam, An Exhibition of His Flag Series," Bernard Dannenberg Galleries, New York (November 1968).
"Childe Hassam, 1859-1935," A.C.A. Heritage Gallery, New York (November-December 1965).
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