Childe Hassam

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

“The true impressionism is realism.”

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

“The man who will go where his colors go, without forcing them to tell a story, will carry painting to its highest demonstration.”

“I believe that the man who is honest and sincere in his work will always find a public.”

“Modern art is not a thing to be exploited.”

“I paint the things I see, the things that interest me.”

“There is nothing so interesting as the mundane.”