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

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

- Childe Hassam

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

- 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 pict…

- 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

Art, to me is the interpretation of the impression which nature makes upon the eye and brain. The word 'Impressionism' as applied to art has been abu…

- 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