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Learn MoreNude Woman by Childe Hassam
- A nude beauty is the subject of this oil by the famed Childe Hassam
- Imbued with a stunning luminosity, this is an exceptional example of his output
- The immersive painting exudes a quiet tranquility
- Hassam is widely regarded as the foremost American Impressionist painter
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Description
Childe Hassam
1859-1935 | American
Nude Woman
Signed and dated “Childe Hassam 1920” (lower left)
Oil on wood panel
Painted in 1920, when famed American Impressionist Childe Hassam had already achieved significant renown, Nude Woman marks a transformative phase in his career. After relocating to the Hamptons, Hassam began to experiment with innovative styles that had captivated him for decades. This exquisite composition, presented in its original golden frame adorned with Hassam’s. . .
1859-1935 | American
Nude Woman
Signed and dated “Childe Hassam 1920” (lower left)
Oil on wood panel
Painted in 1920, when famed American Impressionist Childe Hassam had already achieved significant renown, Nude Woman marks a transformative phase in his career. After relocating to the Hamptons, Hassam began to experiment with innovative styles that had captivated him for decades. This exquisite composition, presented in its original golden frame adorned with Hassam’s. . .
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Childe Hassam
1859-1935 | American
Nude Woman
Signed and dated “Childe Hassam 1920” (lower left)
Oil on wood panel
Painted in 1920, when famed American Impressionist Childe Hassam had already achieved significant renown, Nude Woman marks a transformative phase in his career. After relocating to the Hamptons, Hassam began to experiment with innovative styles that had captivated him for decades. This exquisite composition, presented in its original golden frame adorned with Hassam’s initial, exudes an irresistible allure, sensuality and the master's unique artistic spirit.
Hassam transforms his nude subject into a two-dimensional, luminous and elongated figure with a rare technique and paint application. During this period, the artist began exploring themes from classical mythology, and his subject is likely a nymph, ethereally rendered and perfectly centered within the composition. Her gaze, looking over her right shoulder as if anticipating an unseen observer, hints at a moment of awareness while disrobing before stepping into a tranquil pool. The juxtaposition of her luminous skin against the earthy hues of the lush landscape creates a dazzling composition that seamlessly melds classical and modern elements.
Born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, Childe Hassam began his artistic career as a freelance illustrator, working for national publications such as Harper’s Weekly, Scribner’s Monthly, and The Century. His first solo exhibition of watercolors took place in Boston in 1883, and he quickly catapulted onto the international scene, winning a bronze medal at the Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1889. The year before the present work was created, he received the Webb Prize from the Society of American Artists for another landscape painted at Gloucester. Hassam would receive numerous other awards throughout his career, most notably the Gold Medal for Distinguished Services to Fine Art from the American Dealers Association. A true master, Hassam depicted a way of life characteristic of both American and French society, and his work elucidates a critical chapter in American art history. Today, his work resides in the Oval Office of the White House and in numerous important museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, among others.
Painted 1920
Panel: 10 5/8" high x 5" wide
Frame: 20" high x 14 3/8" wide x 2 1/2" deep
Provenance:
The artist
The American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, by bequest, 1935
J. L. Hudson Gallery, Detroit, Michigan, 1968
Sale, Sotheby Park Bernet, Los Angeles, May 22–23, 1973, no. 106B illus.
Sale, Sotheby Parke Bernet, Los Angeles, November 6, 1978, no. 131
Private collection of Robert L. Spencer, Los Angeles
Sale, Sotheby’s New York, December 1, 1999, no. 13
Private collection, Mississippi
M. S. Rau, New Orleans
1859-1935 | American
Nude Woman
Signed and dated “Childe Hassam 1920” (lower left)
Oil on wood panel
Painted in 1920, when famed American Impressionist Childe Hassam had already achieved significant renown, Nude Woman marks a transformative phase in his career. After relocating to the Hamptons, Hassam began to experiment with innovative styles that had captivated him for decades. This exquisite composition, presented in its original golden frame adorned with Hassam’s initial, exudes an irresistible allure, sensuality and the master's unique artistic spirit.
Hassam transforms his nude subject into a two-dimensional, luminous and elongated figure with a rare technique and paint application. During this period, the artist began exploring themes from classical mythology, and his subject is likely a nymph, ethereally rendered and perfectly centered within the composition. Her gaze, looking over her right shoulder as if anticipating an unseen observer, hints at a moment of awareness while disrobing before stepping into a tranquil pool. The juxtaposition of her luminous skin against the earthy hues of the lush landscape creates a dazzling composition that seamlessly melds classical and modern elements.
Born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, Childe Hassam began his artistic career as a freelance illustrator, working for national publications such as Harper’s Weekly, Scribner’s Monthly, and The Century. His first solo exhibition of watercolors took place in Boston in 1883, and he quickly catapulted onto the international scene, winning a bronze medal at the Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1889. The year before the present work was created, he received the Webb Prize from the Society of American Artists for another landscape painted at Gloucester. Hassam would receive numerous other awards throughout his career, most notably the Gold Medal for Distinguished Services to Fine Art from the American Dealers Association. A true master, Hassam depicted a way of life characteristic of both American and French society, and his work elucidates a critical chapter in American art history. Today, his work resides in the Oval Office of the White House and in numerous important museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, among others.
Painted 1920
Panel: 10 5/8" high x 5" wide
Frame: 20" high x 14 3/8" wide x 2 1/2" deep
Provenance:
The artist
The American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, by bequest, 1935
J. L. Hudson Gallery, Detroit, Michigan, 1968
Sale, Sotheby Park Bernet, Los Angeles, May 22–23, 1973, no. 106B illus.
Sale, Sotheby Parke Bernet, Los Angeles, November 6, 1978, no. 131
Private collection of Robert L. Spencer, Los Angeles
Sale, Sotheby’s New York, December 1, 1999, no. 13
Private collection, Mississippi
M. S. Rau, New Orleans
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Specifications
| Maker: | Hassam, Childe |
| Period: | 1919-Present |
| Origin: | America |
| Type: | Paintings |
| Depth: | 2.5 |
| Width: | 14.38 |
| Height: | 20.0 |
| Style: | Impressionism |
| Canvas Width: | 5 |
| Canvas Height: | 10.625 |
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