Childe Hassam

(American, 1859-1935)

At the Writing Desk, 1910, signed and dated panel verso, "Childe Hassam 1910", oil on panel, 8-1/2 x 4-7/8 in.; fine period carved gilt wood frame, (bearing label for Eli Wilner & Co., New York, NY), 20 x 16-1/2 x 3 in.

Provenance: Joseph Sartor Galleries, Dallas, Texas (label verso); Sotheby's, New York, NY, March 12, 1992, sold for $52,800; The Jordan Volpe Gallery Inc, New York, NY, October, 1992 (label verso, accompanied by a copy of the original sales receipt for $82,000); Estate of Richard and Shirley Roberts, Virginia Beach, Virginia

Literature: Deanne Levison, "Living with Antiques: A Collection on the Chesapeake Bay", The Magazine Antiques (December 2001), pp. 806-807, Pl VI.

Note: This painting will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonne of the artist's work by Stuart P. Feld and Kathleen Burnside.