Childe Hassam 1859 - 1935

Private Collection, Kansas City, Missouri, until circa 1941
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin E. Kinney, Carmel, California, circa 1941
Willoughby-Toschi Fine Arts Gallery, San Francisco, California, 1966
Private Collection, Atherton, California, until 1981 (acquired from the above)
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1986

San Francisco, California, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, Graphics from Four Bay Area Collections, 1973
New York, Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Lines of a Different Color: American Art from 1727 to 1947, November 1982-January 1983, no. 47, p. 63, illustrated in color

This work is in very good condition. The paper is hinged at the upper left and upper right corners. The horizontal band of color spanning the top edge of the paper was most likely executed by the artist. For a more detailed condition report prepared by Julius Lowy Frame and Restoring Company, Inc., please contact the American Art department.
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