$699,000
Childe Hassam (American, 1859-1935) At the Grand Prix , c. 1887 Signed 'Childe/Hassam' l.r., inscribed 'given to me by A.L.A for Victorian Room' on a label from Worth Avenue Gallery, Palm Beach, and with an envelope from Mrs. Maitland Alexander, Sewickley, Pennsylvania, affixed to the backing. Pastel and graphite on paper/board, sight size 11 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. (29.2 x 21.0 cm), framed. Condition: Not examined out of frame. Provenance: Mrs. Eugene Byrnes, New York, until 1948; M. Knoedler & Co., New York, 1948-1949; by either Worth Avenue Gallery, Palm Beach, Florida, 1949; acquired by either Madelaine Francis (née Laughlin) Alexander (aka Mrs. Maitland Alexander, wife of Reverend Maitland Alexander) originally of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and then by marriage of Poplar Hill, Sewickley Heights, Pennsylvania and Dark Harbor, Maine; or her son Alexander Laughlin Alexander, Palm Beach, Florida; gift to Anne (née Paul) (Clark) (Alexander) Owsley, Delray Beach, Florida, and Islesboro, Maine (wife of Maitland A. Alexander Jr., M.D.); estate of Anne P. Owsley. N.B. We wish to thank Kathleen M. Burnside for her assistance with cataloguing the lot, and the work will be included in the forthcoming Childe Hassam catalogue raisonne by Stuart Feld and Kathleen M. Burnside. Frederick Childe Hassam worked in pastel for a brief period in the late 19th century, and was one of the last new members admitted to the Society of Painters in Pastel in 1890. (1) Hassam's earliest known work
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2010-05-21
