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Artists›William Merritt Chase

William Merritt Chase

1849

WA-00112738

PaintingImpressionism

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Smithsonian

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Romantic Painting in America

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1943–1944

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Three Centuries of American Art

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1938

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American Painting and Sculpture, 1862�1932

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1932–1933

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1 cross-verified · 1 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
NationalityArtsy· 85%

Source Registry (1)

Smithsonianhttps://www.si.edu/object/saam_1979.33.15
Tier 1 · Institutional90%

About

Why this artist matters now

William Merritt Chase was an American painter, known as an exponent of Impressionism and as a teacher. He is also responsible for establishing the Chase School, which later became the Parsons School of Design.

Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 90% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (19)

Roland

1899 · Oil on canvas

20 3/8 x 16 1/4 in. (51.8 x 41.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Wind-Swept Sands

1894 · Oil on canvas

87 × 101.5 cm (34 1/4 × 39 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

For the Little One

1893 · Oil on canvas

40 x 35 1/4 in. (101.6 x 89.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Alice

1892 · Oil on canvas

171.8 × 125.4 cm (67 5/8 × 49 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Edward Guthrie Kennedy

1892 · Oil on canvas

22 x 17 7/8 in. (55.9 x 45.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Portrait of My Daughter Alice

1890 · oil on canvas

Unframed: 183 x 121.2 cm (72 1/16 x 47 11/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Carmencita

1890 · Oil on canvas

69 7/8 x 40 7/8 in. ( 177.5 x 103.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

At the Seaside

1889 · Oil on canvas

20 × 34 in. (50.8 × 86.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Old Road to the Sea

1888 · oil on canvas

Framed: 134.3 x 159.7 x 10.8 cm (52 7/8 x 62 7/8 x 4 1/4 in.); Unframed: 101.5 x 127 cm (39 15/16 x 50 in.); Former: 118.5 x 144 x 5.5 cm (46 5/8 x 56 11/16 x 2 3/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

A City Park

1887 · Oil on canvas

34.6 × 49.9 cm (13 5/8 × 19 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Alice Gerson in Prospect Park

1886 · Oil on panel

13 3/4 x 19 5/8 in. (34.9 x 49.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Jester

1885 · etching and drypoint

Sheet: 23.5 x 16.1 cm (9 1/4 x 6 5/16 in.); Platemark: 17 x 11.4 cm (6 11/16 x 4 1/2 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Marine

1883 · oil on wood

Unframed: 23.3 x 31.5 cm (9 3/16 x 12 3/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of Dora Wheeler

1882 · oil on canvas

Framed: 180.6 x 188.6 x 11 cm (71 1/8 x 74 1/4 x 4 5/16 in.); Unframed: 159.8 x 166.4 cm (62 15/16 x 65 1/2 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Gray Day on the Bay

1881 · oil on wood

Unframed: 23.7 x 34.2 cm (9 5/16 x 13 7/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Keying Up

1880 · Etching on cream China paper

Image: 15.4 × 9.4 cm (6 1/8 × 3 3/4 in.); Plate: 17 × 11.5 cm (6 3/4 × 4 9/16 in.); Sheet: 23.4 × 16 cm (9 1/4 × 6 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Two Female Heads

1879 · Pen and black ink with oval of graphite, on ivory wove paper

36 × 25.8 cm (14 3/16 × 10 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Pink Azalea—Chinese Vase

1877 · Oil on wood

23 1/2 x 16 9/16 in. (59.7 x 42.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Head of a Boy

1869 · monotype

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Artwork sources (3)

19 published of 19 catalogued · 19 with image

Cleveland Museum of Art
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The Met
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Art Institute Chicago
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Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 7)

7 entries · 1 sources

The Old Road to the Sea
1888 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Portrait of Dora Wheeler
1882 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Portrait of My Daughter Alice
1890 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Head of a Boy
1869 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Gray Day on the Bay
1881 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Marine
1883 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
The Jester
1885 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition Romantic Painting in America

New York · 1943

Group Exhibition Three Centuries of American Art

New York · 1938

Group Exhibition American Painting and Sculpture, 1862�1932

New York · 1932