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チルド・ハッサム(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> <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>
セーヌ川の書店の主たち1888年28 1/2 x 19 1/4 インチ(72.39 x 48.9 cm) 油彩・キャンバス
出所
個人コレクション、フィラデルフィア、1920年代初頭より
個人コレクション、ニューヨーク、1997年
個人コレクション、マサチューセッツ州
個人コレクション
文学
ホリス・タガート・ギャラリー、1998年春期新収蔵品、ニューヨーク、1998年、p. 42
セーヌ川の書店の風景（1888年）は、チャイルド・ハッサムの初期キャリアにおける重要な時期に生まれた作品である。パリ留学中に制作された本作では、フランス印象派の影響を受けつつも、既に熟練したアカデミック派画家としての技量を示している。 ハッサムは、何世代にもわたって川沿いに並ぶ野外の本屋を閲覧するパリジャンたちを描き、日常的な都市生活に目を向けている。





この絵画は、ハッサムの最高の作品の特徴である、周囲と自然に交流する人々を描く才能を反映している。 ここでは書店の営みだけでなく、柔らかな筆触で表現された秋の葉が空を舞い、前景に降り積もる様子を通じて、都市そのものの移ろいゆく空気感までもが捉えられている。人間の存在、天候、光が繊細に溶け合うこの手法は、ハッサムが都市生活の儚い美しさに深い関心を抱いていたことを示し、『セーヌ川の書店の風景』を彼の芸術的発展における重要な時期を代表する、情感豊かな作品としている。
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