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CHILDE HASSAM

New York/Massachusetts, 1859-1935

"Afterglow, Gloucester Harbor (aka Ten Pound Island Light)".

Signed and dated lower right "Childe Hassam 1890". Dedicated lower left "To William J. Winch with Hassam's warmest regards C.H. 1891".
Watercolor on cream wove paper, 14" x 20". Framed 23.5" x 29".
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  • Provenance: The artist. Gift from the artist to William J. Winch. Berry-Hill Galleries, Inc., New York. Dr. and Mrs. John E. Larkin, Jr. Sotheby's, New York, June 2, 1983, Lot #197. Berry-Hill Galleries, Inc., New York. An important Connecticut Collection. Notes: William J. Winch, to whom Hassam dedicated this watercolor, was a concert pianist and tenor who performed with the Boston Symphony Orchestra during the 1891-92 season.

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