Childe Hassam: Impressionist [Hardcover]

Warren Adelson (Author), Jay E. Cantor (Author), William H. Gerdts (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 15, 1999

Celebrates Hassam's imposing career as one of America's foremost impressionists. Adelson (president of Adelson Galleries), Cantor (teacher, writer and lecturer on American art) and Gerdts (author and professor emeritus, Graduate Center of the City U. of New York) approach the artist from several angles (an international context, his little-understood late work, and predominant themes) to reveal his many facets and uncover previously unknown aspects of his life and work. Illustrated with color reproductions that represent all of Hassam's styles, the volume concludes with an illustrated chronology and an annotated bibliography.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Abbeville Press; annotated edition edition (October 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789205874
• ISBN-13: 978-0789205872
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 10.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,477,590 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #88 in Books > Arts & Photography > Schools, Periods & Styles > Impressionism

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Flagrantly bad color rendition, January 20, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Childe Hassam: Impressionist (Hardcover)

This will be the first and last Abbeville Press book I buy. Most of the plates are so far off in saturation, hue, lightness values they are laughable. Where reproductions of the same Hassam paintings appear in other books , such as American Impressionists (0823002128) or California Impressionists (0915977257), they are inviting and credible; here they are repugnant. I don't think I have ever seen plates so far off norm. I see that I have the first printing too, so it cannot be due to long run deviations. The sound you just heard was this clunker hitting the trash can.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of America's Foremost Impressionist Artists, November 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Childe Hassam: Impressionist (Hardcover)

Hassam's impressive career as one of America's foremost Impressionists is celebrated and illuminated in this volume with authoritative essays and color illustrations that represent all of his styles. Includes an illustrated chronology and annotated bibliography. 230 illustrations, 200 in color.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Impressive art, informative biography, February 3, 2000

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This review is from: Childe Hassam: Impressionist (Hardcover)

Beautiful full-page color photos are liberal in this fine survey of Hassam's career as an important American Impressionist artist. Hassam explored Impressionist themes in a variety of mediums: many of his pictures have been hidden in private collections until now, others are on public display. Childe Hassam, Impressionist gathers many public and private holdings and adds a survey of the artist's life and times.