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1849 Franklin, Indiana - 1916 New York City. Known for: Plein-air landscape, interior scenes and genre painting, teaching.
A native Midwesterner, William Merritt Chase became one of the more revered figures in American art because of his painting abilities and skills at conveying them to other artists. Described as the... Read full biography
A native Midwesterner, William Merritt Chase became one of the more revered figures in American art because of his painting abilities and skills at conveying them to other artists. Described as the "single most important teacher of his generation, perhaps in all of American art education" (Gerdts... Read full biography
A native Midwesterner, William Merritt Chase became one of the more revered figures in American art because of his painting abilities and skills at conveying them to other artists. Described as the "single most important teacher of his generation, perhaps in all of American art education" (Gerdts 135), he was not committed to any one style of painting and basically considered himself a realist. He utilized elements of various styles including Tonalism, Impressionism, and Realism, and his... Read full biography
A native Midwesterner, William Merritt Chase became one of the more revered figures in American art because of his painting abilities and skills at conveying them to other artists. Described as the "single most important teacher of his generation, perhaps in all of American art education" (Gerdts 135), he was not committed to any one style of painting and basically considered himself a realist. He utilized elements of various styles including Tonalism, Impressionism, and Realism, and his willingness to grow and change with an evolving art world, he aligned himself with progressive groups including the Society of American Artists in New York. William Chase was very much a dedicated plein-air painter, described by art historian Prudence... Read full biography
A native Midwesterner, William Merritt Chase became one of the more revered figures in American art because of his painting abilities and skills at conveying them to other artists. Described as the "single most important teacher of his generation, perhaps in all of American art education" (Gerdts 135), he was not committed to any one style of painting and basically considered himself a realist. He utilized elements of various styles including Tonalism, Impressionism, and Realism, and his willingness to grow and change with an evolving art world, he aligned himself with progressive groups including the Society of American Artists in New York. William Chase was very much a dedicated plein-air painter, described by art historian Prudence Pfeiffer as the most influential American artist working at the end of the 19th century who painted "en plein aire". Chase said: "I don't believe i... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Plein Aire Painting, Plein-Air
Art Media
Art Style
- •Impressionism Before 1940
- •Munich School of Painting
- •Realism/Semi Impressionism
- •Tonalist, Tonalism
Art Subject
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Floral Landscape, Wildflowers
- •Floral Still Life, Floral Motifs, Flowers
- •Gardens, Garden Scenes
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Human Head Images, Portrait Heads, Faces
- •Landscape
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •New York City
- •Nude Figure, Nudity
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Seascapes, Seasides
- •Self-Portrait
- •Still Life
- •Street Scenes, Street Genre
- •Townscape, Village Scenes
- •Underwater, Marine Imagery, Fish, Aquatic Life
- •Urban Landscape, Cityscape
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •California Before 1940
- •Central Park, New York City
- •England, Great Britain Before 1900, London
- •Europe
- •Germany Before 1900
- •Italy Before World War I
- •Long Island, New York
- •Monterey, Carmel California
- •Paris Studied and/or Worked Before 1900
- •Venice, Italy
Art Association
- •American Watercolor Society, Painters in Watercolor
- •Boston Art Club
- •Brooklyn Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, Elected Member
- •National Arts Club, New York
- •New York Etching Club
- •Society of American Artists, New York
- •The Ten/Ten American Painters
- •Tile Club, New York
Art Teacher
- •William Leibl
- •William Merritt Chase
Art School
- •Academy of Fine Arts, Munich (Royal Academy, Student
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
- •Art Students League of New York, Teacher
- •German Academies Before 1900
- •National Academy of Design School, New York, Student
- •New York School of Art (Chase), Teacher
- •Shinnecock Summer School-Teacher
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Art Collection
- •Anna and Frank Hall Collection, Sheldon Gallery, Lincoln
- •Daniel J Terra Collection
- •Gerald Peters Collection
- •Green-Wood Cemetery Collection
- •Pfeil Collection-Impressionists
- •Preston Morton Collection
- •Rita and Daniel Fraad Collection
- •The Marshall Collection
- •Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection
- •Warner Collection
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Figure Specialty
- •Genre Specialty
- •Pastel Specialty
- •Portrait Specialty
- •Tenth Street Studio Building Resident, New York
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •AskART Panama Pacific Expo
- •Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1889
- •Louisiana Purchase Expo, St. Louis World's Fair 1904
- •Panama Pacific Exhibition of 1915
- •Trans-Mississippi & International Exposition, 1898, Omaha
- •World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1892-1893
Exhibition of Art Association
- •American Watercolor Society, Painters in Watercolor-
- •Boston Art Club-
- •Brooklyn Art Association-
- •Carolina Art Association-
- •Lotos Club
- •National Academy of Design, New York
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC
- •Metropolitan Museum of Art
- •Museum of Modern Art, New York
Exhibition of Commercial Art Gallery and/or Salon
- •Paris Salons
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts