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William Merritt Chase. American Painter. Born: November 1, 1849 - Williamsburg, Indiana. Died: October 25, 1916 - New York, New York. Movements and Styles: American Impressionism. , American Realism. , Impressionism. , Realism. , Japonism. "You must enjoy what you are doing if others are to enjoy it with you." 1 of 10.
July 2011. William Merritt Chase was born in Indiana in 1849, the oldest of six children of a modestly successful shoe merchant and his wife. In 1872, after studies in Indianapolis and at New York’s National Academy of Design, Chase was asked by a group of St. Louis businessmen if he would like to study in Europe with their support.
William Merritt Chase was born in the town of Williamsburg (later Ninevah), Indiana, on November 1, 1849, the oldest of the six children of Sarah Swaim Chase and her husband, David Hester Chase. The family moved to Indianapolis when Chase was twelve years old. His father hoped that he would follow him into the women's shoe business, but Chase ...
Jun 28, 2016 · June 28, 20164:52 AM ET. Heard on Morning Edition. Susan Stamberg. 5-Minute Listen. Playlist. In Chase's 1888 Hide and Seek, two young girls — sisters, perhaps — play on a vast shimmering...
Overview. Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings. Provenance. Title: At the Seaside. Artist: William Merritt Chase (American, Williamsburg, Indiana 1849–1916 New York) Date: ca. 1892. Culture: American. Medium: Oil on canvas. Dimensions: 20 × 34 in. (50.8 × 86.4 cm) Credit Line: Bequest of Miss Adelaide Milton de Groot (1876-1967), 1967.
Oct 9, 2016 · William Merritt Chase (1849–1916) was a brilliant observer, an innovative painter, and a leader in international art circles at the turn of the last century. Rediscover this important and overlooked master, praised for his artistic skill in both oil and pastel, as well as for the variety of his subjects: sympathetic images of women, jewel ...
Feb 1, 2001 · William Merritt Chase dominated the universe of American art during the late 19th century. He was one of the first artists to turn out Impressionist landscapes in the United States, a...
