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CHILDE HASSAM (1859-1935)

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<div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black><em>Booksellers by the Seine</em> (1888) emerges from a pivotal moment in Childe Hassam’s early career, created during his period of study in Paris when he was absorbing the influence of the French Impressionists while already demonstrating the skill of an accomplished academic painter. In this finely observed scene along the banks of the Seine, Hassam turns his attention to everyday urban life, depicting Parisians as they browse the open air bookstalls that have lined the river for generations.</font></div><br><br><div> </div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>The painting reflects Hassam’s gift for portraying people interacting naturally with their surroundings, a hallmark of his finest works. Here he captures not only the activity of the booksellers but also the shifting atmosphere of the city itself, conveyed through soft dabs of paint that suggest autumn leaves floating gently through the air and settling along the foreground. This delicate blending of human presence, weather, and light reveals Hassam’s deep interest in the transient beauty of urban life and marks <em>Booksellers by the Seine</em> as an evocative example from an essential period in his artistic development.</font></div>
<div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black><em>Booksellers by the Seine</em> (1888) emerges from a pivotal moment in Childe Hassam’s early career, created during his period of study in Paris when he was absorbing the influence of the French Impressionists while already demonstrating the skill of an accomplished academic painter. In this finely observed scene along the banks of the Seine, Hassam turns his attention to everyday urban life, depicting Parisians as they browse the open air bookstalls that have lined the river for generations.</font></div><br><br><div> </div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>The painting reflects Hassam’s gift for portraying people interacting naturally with their surroundings, a hallmark of his finest works. Here he captures not only the activity of the booksellers but also the shifting atmosphere of the city itself, conveyed through soft dabs of paint that suggest autumn leaves floating gently through the air and settling along the foreground. This delicate blending of human presence, weather, and light reveals Hassam’s deep interest in the transient beauty of urban life and marks <em>Booksellers by the Seine</em> as an evocative example from an essential period in his artistic development.</font></div> <div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black><em>Booksellers by the Seine</em> (1888) emerges from a pivotal moment in Childe Hassam’s early career, created during his period of study in Paris when he was absorbing the influence of the French Impressionists while already demonstrating the skill of an accomplished academic painter. In this finely observed scene along the banks of the Seine, Hassam turns his attention to everyday urban life, depicting Parisians as they browse the open air bookstalls that have lined the river for generations.</font></div><br><br><div> </div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>The painting reflects Hassam’s gift for portraying people interacting naturally with their surroundings, a hallmark of his finest works. Here he captures not only the activity of the booksellers but also the shifting atmosphere of the city itself, conveyed through soft dabs of paint that suggest autumn leaves floating gently through the air and settling along the foreground. This delicate blending of human presence, weather, and light reveals Hassam’s deep interest in the transient beauty of urban life and marks <em>Booksellers by the Seine</em> as an evocative example from an essential period in his artistic development.</font></div> <div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black><em>Booksellers by the Seine</em> (1888) emerges from a pivotal moment in Childe Hassam’s early career, created during his period of study in Paris when he was absorbing the influence of the French Impressionists while already demonstrating the skill of an accomplished academic painter. In this finely observed scene along the banks of the Seine, Hassam turns his attention to everyday urban life, depicting Parisians as they browse the open air bookstalls that have lined the river for generations.</font></div><br><br><div> </div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>The painting reflects Hassam’s gift for portraying people interacting naturally with their surroundings, a hallmark of his finest works. Here he captures not only the activity of the booksellers but also the shifting atmosphere of the city itself, conveyed through soft dabs of paint that suggest autumn leaves floating gently through the air and settling along the foreground. This delicate blending of human presence, weather, and light reveals Hassam’s deep interest in the transient beauty of urban life and marks <em>Booksellers by the Seine</em> as an evocative example from an essential period in his artistic development.</font></div> <div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black><em>Booksellers by the Seine</em> (1888) emerges from a pivotal moment in Childe Hassam’s early career, created during his period of study in Paris when he was absorbing the influence of the French Impressionists while already demonstrating the skill of an accomplished academic painter. In this finely observed scene along the banks of the Seine, Hassam turns his attention to everyday urban life, depicting Parisians as they browse the open air bookstalls that have lined the river for generations.</font></div><br><br><div> </div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>The painting reflects Hassam’s gift for portraying people interacting naturally with their surroundings, a hallmark of his finest works. Here he captures not only the activity of the booksellers but also the shifting atmosphere of the city itself, conveyed through soft dabs of paint that suggest autumn leaves floating gently through the air and settling along the foreground. This delicate blending of human presence, weather, and light reveals Hassam’s deep interest in the transient beauty of urban life and marks <em>Booksellers by the Seine</em> as an evocative example from an essential period in his artistic development.</font></div> <div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black><em>Booksellers by the Seine</em> (1888) emerges from a pivotal moment in Childe Hassam’s early career, created during his period of study in Paris when he was absorbing the influence of the French Impressionists while already demonstrating the skill of an accomplished academic painter. In this finely observed scene along the banks of the Seine, Hassam turns his attention to everyday urban life, depicting Parisians as they browse the open air bookstalls that have lined the river for generations.</font></div><br><br><div> </div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>The painting reflects Hassam’s gift for portraying people interacting naturally with their surroundings, a hallmark of his finest works. Here he captures not only the activity of the booksellers but also the shifting atmosphere of the city itself, conveyed through soft dabs of paint that suggest autumn leaves floating gently through the air and settling along the foreground. This delicate blending of human presence, weather, and light reveals Hassam’s deep interest in the transient beauty of urban life and marks <em>Booksellers by the Seine</em> as an evocative example from an essential period in his artistic development.</font></div> <div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black><em>Booksellers by the Seine</em> (1888) emerges from a pivotal moment in Childe Hassam’s early career, created during his period of study in Paris when he was absorbing the influence of the French Impressionists while already demonstrating the skill of an accomplished academic painter. In this finely observed scene along the banks of the Seine, Hassam turns his attention to everyday urban life, depicting Parisians as they browse the open air bookstalls that have lined the river for generations.</font></div><br><br><div> </div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>The painting reflects Hassam’s gift for portraying people interacting naturally with their surroundings, a hallmark of his finest works. Here he captures not only the activity of the booksellers but also the shifting atmosphere of the city itself, conveyed through soft dabs of paint that suggest autumn leaves floating gently through the air and settling along the foreground. This delicate blending of human presence, weather, and light reveals Hassam’s deep interest in the transient beauty of urban life and marks <em>Booksellers by the Seine</em> as an evocative example from an essential period in his artistic development.</font></div> <div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black><em>Booksellers by the Seine</em> (1888) emerges from a pivotal moment in Childe Hassam’s early career, created during his period of study in Paris when he was absorbing the influence of the French Impressionists while already demonstrating the skill of an accomplished academic painter. In this finely observed scene along the banks of the Seine, Hassam turns his attention to everyday urban life, depicting Parisians as they browse the open air bookstalls that have lined the river for generations.</font></div><br><br><div> </div><br><br><div><font face=Lato size=3 color=black>The painting reflects Hassam’s gift for portraying people interacting naturally with their surroundings, a hallmark of his finest works. Here he captures not only the activity of the booksellers but also the shifting atmosphere of the city itself, conveyed through soft dabs of paint that suggest autumn leaves floating gently through the air and settling along the foreground. This delicate blending of human presence, weather, and light reveals Hassam’s deep interest in the transient beauty of urban life and marks <em>Booksellers by the Seine</em> as an evocative example from an essential period in his artistic development.</font></div>
Les libraires au bord de la Seine188828 1/2 x 19 1/4 po(72,39 x 48,9 cm) huile sur toile
Provenance
Collection privée, Philadelphie, depuis le début des années 1920
Collection privée, New York, 1997
Collection privée, Massachusetts
Collection privée
Littérature
Galerie Hollis Taggart, Acquisitions récentes, printemps 1998, New York, 1998, p. 42
Booksellers by the Seine (1888) est né à un moment charnière de la carrière naissante de Childe Hassam, alors qu'il étudiait à Paris et s'imprégnait de l'influence des impressionnistes français, tout en démontrant déjà le talent d'un peintre académique accompli. Dans cette scène finement observée le long des berges de la Seine, Hassam s'intéresse à la vie urbaine quotidienne, représentant des Parisiens qui parcourent les étals de livres en plein air qui bordent le fleuve depuis des générations.





Le tableau reflète le talent de Hassam pour représenter des personnes interagissant naturellement avec leur environnement, une caractéristique de ses plus belles œuvres. Ici, il capture non seulement l'activité des libraires, mais aussi l'atmosphère changeante de la ville elle-même, transmise par de légères touches de peinture qui suggèrent des feuilles d'automne flottant doucement dans les airs et se posant au premier plan. Ce mélange délicat entre présence humaine, météo et lumière révèle le profond intérêt de Hassam pour la beauté éphémère de la vie urbaine et fait de Booksellers by the Seine un exemple évocateur d'une période essentielle de son développement artistique.
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