Frederick Childe Hassam (Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, October 17, 1859 – East Hampton, New York, August 27, 1935) was a prominent and prolific American Impressionist painter, noted for his urban and coastal scenes.
After a brief period of depression and drinking as part of an apparent mid-life crisis, the forty-five year old Hassam then committed himself to a healthier life style, including swimming. During this time he felt a spiritual and artistic rejuvenation and he painted some Neo-Classical subjects, including nudes in outdoor settings. His urban subjects began to diminish and he confessed that he was tiring of city life - as bustling subways, elevated trains, and motor buses supplanted the graciousness of the horse-drawn scenes he was so fond of capturing in earlier times.
[Oil on canvas, 54.61 x 72.39 cm]
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