Childe Hassam Quotes & Sayings

Art, to me, is the interpretation of the impression which nature makes upon the eye and brain. — Childe Hassam

I do not always find the streets interesting, so I wait until I see picturesque groups and those that compose well in relation to the whole. — Childe Hassam

The true impressionism is realism. So many people do not observe. — Childe Hassam

I believe the man who will go down in posterity is the man who paints his own time and the scenes of everyday life around him. — Childe Hassam

The word 'impressionism' as applied to art has been abused, and in the general acceptance of the term has become perverted. — Childe Hassam

These small shows were decidedly a success. The exhibitions were not too large to be seen easily. It was not an effort, as larger collections of pictures usually are. — Childe Hassam