William Merritt Chase Gallery
1878
(William Merritt Chase)
Description
Still life with several kinds of fish, a white sting ray, an octopus, baskets, and bowls, mainly in tones of brown and gray.
Object Date 1878
Dimensions 49 x 65 in. 124.5 x 165.1 cm
Medium Oil on canvas
Classification Paintings
Department American Art
Constituents Artist: William Merritt Chase
American
1849 - 1916
Provenance The artist to Samuel A. Coale until 1881 (listed in 1881 sale catalogue as "A Venetian Fish Market"). P.A.B. Widener, Philadelphia to Mrs. P.A.B. Widener, Haverford, PA. American Art Association sale purchased by M. Knoedler and Company for the DIA DIA in 1916.
Copyright Photo © 2004, Detroit Institute of Arts
Credit Line City of Detroit Purchase (16.5)
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William Merritt Chase was born in Willamsburg, Indiana. He established an art school of his own, after teaching with success for some years at the Art Students League. A worker in all media – oils, watercolor, pastel – etching and painting with distinction the figure, landscapes, and still lifes, he is best known for his portraits, his sitters numbering some of the most important men and women of his time.
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