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Philip Hale was born on May 21, 1865, in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, the son of Rev. Edward Everett Hale and Emily Baldwin (Perkins) Hale.
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER IX VERMEER'S PICTURES ABOUT twenty-one years after the death of Vermeer there occurred in Amsterdam, May 16, 1696, a sale of some hundred pictures by various artists. Among these were twenty-one pictures by Vermeer. These paintings are of great importance to us in tracing the pictures of Vermeer, because, if we find a picture very much in the manner of the master of Delft, and if its subject corresponds with one of those in the Catalogue of the Sale of 1696, we have an added reason for supposing the picture to be by Vermeer. There follows the list of pictures from the Catalogue of the 1696 Sale with the comment printed at that time and with the prices. Prices in our money, together with additional comment, are printed in parentheses. LIST OF VERMEERS IN 1696 AMSTERDAM SALE 1. A Woman Weighing Gold-- in a case, painted in an extraordinarily skilful and strong manner . . . florins 155 ($62; No. 10 in Hofstede de Groot's Catalogue raisonne. Now in the Widener Collection). 2. A Maid-Servant Pouring out Milk -- exceedingly good . . . florins 175 ($70. H. d. G. 17. Now in the Rijks Museum). 3. The Portrait of Vermeer -- in a room with rich accessories painted in an unusually fine style . . . 45 florins ($18. H. d. G. 8. Supposed by Dr. Hofstede de Groot to be the picture now in the Czernin Collection. Certain reasons for doubting this will be discussed later). 4. A Lady Playing the Guitar -- very well painted . . . 70 florins ($28; H. d. G. 26. Now in John G. Johnson's Collection in Philadelphia). 5. An Interior -- a gentleman washing his hands, with a vista and figures; painted in a skilful and unusual style ... 95 florins ($38; H. d. G. 21. Not discovered). 6. An Interior -- with a lady at the virginals and a gentleman listening. 80...
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Philip Hale was born on May 21, 1865, in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, the son of Rev. Edward Everett Hale and Emily Baldwin (Perkins) Hale.
Philip Hale attended the Roxbury Latin School, then, after passing the entrance examinations for Harvard, decided upon the career of a painter. To this end he prepared himself by a course of study at the school of the Boston Art Museum, at the Art Students’ League of New York, at the Julian Academy, and at the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris.
On his return from France Hale took a studio in Boston and accepted an appointment as one of the teachers in the school of the Museum of Fine Arts, a position which he held for over thirty years with conspicuous success. He also served for several seasons as a teacher in the schools of the Pennsylvania Academy. In 1915 he was a member of the international art jury at the Panama-Pacific Exposition at San Francisco.
Of the many exhibitions held in Boston, those at the Guild of Boston Artists in 1916 and 1919 were most noteworthy. The exhibition of 1919 contained a group of uncommonly fine drawings in sanguine, silver-point, and pastel. The silver-points, especially, were remarkable for their distinction and delicacy.
In 1913 Hale published Jan Vermeer of Delft, a study of a painter for whose work he entertained an ardent admiration. It was an original and valuable contribution to the literature of art, as well as a competent study of the little master’s methods and qualities. It is written with gusto in a personal style which is excellent for its clearness and freedom from cant.
At various periods Hale acted as art critic for the Boston press, but his heart was not in the work, and he did not take it very seriously. He died at the Baker Memorial Hospital, Boston, in his sixty-sixth year.
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Hale was unmerciful in dealing with mediocrity, and his sarcasms were stinging. Yet the many young men and women who were his pupils unite in testifying to his personal interest and helpfulness as a teacher.
On June 11, 1902, Hale married Lilian C. Westcott of Hartford, Connecticut. She became a talented artist.
