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Gallia Watch, in honor of July 4th, has put up a painting by one of my favorite American impressionists - Frederick Childe Hassam.
By looking at it, I am reminded of a Canadian painter, David Milne, who spent several years in the U.S., and in New York City, who was surely influenced by him.
Here is Milne's "Billboards" of around 1913 which reminds me of Hassam's "Flags, Fifth Avenue" from 1919.
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Milne's "Easel" of 1935 also has an uncanny resemblance to Hassam's 1894 "The Room Full of Flowers." And Milne also painted many studies of flowers in his studio.
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Right: David Milne: Easel, 1935
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Finally Maurice Prendergast is another American who painted in a similar mottled style. I was surprised to find another Canadian-American connection. Prendergast was actually from Newfoundland, and went with his family to Boston as a young boy.
This is my favorite painting of a city park:
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