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Exhibition History"Ten American Painters," Durand-Ruel Galleries, New York, NY, March 31-April 16, 1898, no. 27.
" An Exhibition of Painting by Ten American Painters," St. Botolph Club, Boston, Massachusetts, April 25-May 14, 1898, no. 5.
"15th Annual Exhibition," St. Louis Exposition and Music Hall Association, St. Louis, MO, September 14-October 29, 1898, no. 203.
"The American Experience," Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., New York, NY, October 27-November 27, 1976, no. 61, illustrated.
"Childe Hassam: American Impressionist," Jordan-Volpe Gallery, New York, NY, May 20-July 1, 1994, pp. 109, 112, 190, fig. 117, illustrated.
ProvenanceThe artist.
Estate of the above.
Milch Galleries, New York.
Mr. and Mrs. Richman Proskauer, New York, acquired from the above.
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., New York, 1976.
Acquired by the late owners from the above, 1977.
Christie’s New York, October 4, 2023.
Artist
Childe Hassam
(American, 1859 - 1935)
St Germaine l'Auxerrois
Date1897
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsSight: 21 1/4 × 14 1/2 in. (54 × 36.8 cm)
Object numberN0018.2023
Credit LineCollection of the Fenimore Art Museum. Gift of the Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw Charitable Trust.
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextChilde Hassam first travelled to France in 1886, staying for three years and observing the Impressionist work around him. It was on this trip that he first depicted the neo-Gothic church of St Germain l’Auxerrois, near the picturesque banks of the Seine. Hassam returned to Paris once more in 1897, when the present work was painted. Depicting the grand structure amidst the bustling Parisian day, Hassam tenderly captures the liveliness of the city in which he worked. This piece showcases Hassam’s interest in the late 1890s in extending his command of the brighter Impressionist palette. This charming scene is a visual essay in chromatic harmonies—the light tones of ground, sky, and buildings are judiciously punctuated by the Parisians going about their day, painted in deep, bold hues. Though the church is visible in the distance and the title of the painting, Hassam has chosen to include Parisians going about their daily lives, including a street sweeper. Like the French Impressionists he admired, Hassam selected a quotidian subject and likely painted this scene en plein air, or directly on-site.Exhibition History"Ten American Painters," Durand-Ruel Galleries, New York, NY, March 31-April 16, 1898, no. 27.
" An Exhibition of Painting by Ten American Painters," St. Botolph Club, Boston, Massachusetts, April 25-May 14, 1898, no. 5.
"15th Annual Exhibition," St. Louis Exposition and Music Hall Association, St. Louis, MO, September 14-October 29, 1898, no. 203.
"The American Experience," Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., New York, NY, October 27-November 27, 1976, no. 61, illustrated.
"Childe Hassam: American Impressionist," Jordan-Volpe Gallery, New York, NY, May 20-July 1, 1994, pp. 109, 112, 190, fig. 117, illustrated.
ProvenanceThe artist.
Estate of the above.
Milch Galleries, New York.
Mr. and Mrs. Richman Proskauer, New York, acquired from the above.
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., New York, 1976.
Acquired by the late owners from the above, 1977.
Christie’s New York, October 4, 2023.
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