Childe Hassam, 1859 - 1935

signed 'Childe Hassam' and dated '86' (lower left); watercolor on paper

This work will be included in Stuart P. Feld's and Kathleen M. Burnside's forthcoming 'catalogue raisonné' of the artist's work.

Mrs. Fritz B. Talbot, Brookline, Massachusetts
Mrs. Ruth Talbot Plimpton (her daughter), 1972
By descent to the present owner 

Boston, Massachusetts, Museum of Fine Arts

This work is in good condition. The sheet is hinged to the mat in three places along the top edge and there are original pinholes at the edges of the sheet. There is strong mat burn at edges beneath the current mat and the paper is slightly toned. There is adhesive residue from a former mounting around the edges on the reverse.
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