About William Merritt Chase
quitting the Navy after three months, teaching O'Keeffe and Hopper, founding America's first plein-air school, and painting dead fish with the precision of a Dutch master
Where to see William Merritt Chase
Ranked by works you can see in person.
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19 works
Indianapolis Museum of Art
Indianapolis, United States
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13 works
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States
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8 works
Cincinnati Art Museum
Eden Park, United States
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8 works
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Philadelphia, United States
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7 works
Detroit Institute of Arts
Midtown Detroit, United States
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6 works
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Houston, United States
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6 works
National Gallery of Art
Washington, D.C., United States
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5 works
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Old Patent Office Building, United States
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5 works
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Kansas City, United States
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5 works
Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Boston, United States
William Merritt Chase prints
Hand-finished archival prints from William Merritt Chase's body of work.
Dunes at Shinnecock - William Merritt Chase
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The Pot Hunter - William Merritt Chase
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A Friendly Call - William Merritt Chase
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The Bathers - William Merritt Chase
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The Old Book - William Merritt Chase
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Shinnecock Hills - William Merritt Chase
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Still Life with Flowers and Hummingbird - William Merritt Chase
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A Long Island Lake - William Merritt Chase
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5 works
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles, United States
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4 works
Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, United States
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4 works
RISD Museum
Providence, United States
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4 works
New Britain Museum of American Art
New Britain, United States
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4 works
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
Bentonville, United States
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4 works
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
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4 works
Yale University Art Gallery
Yale University Art Gallery Swartwout Building, United States
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4 works
Gilcrease Museum
Tulsa, United States
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3 works
Carnegie Museum of Art
Pittsburgh, United States
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3 works
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Palace of Villahermosa, Spain
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3 works
Princeton Art Museum
Princeton, United States
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3 works
Saint Louis Art Museum
St. Louis, United States
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2 works
Lenbachhaus
Munich, Germany
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2 works
Toledo Museum of Art
Toledo, United States
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2 works
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Richmond, United States
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2 works
Harvard Art Museums
Cambridge, United States
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1 works
Amon Carter Museum of American Art
Fort Worth, United States
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1 works
San Diego Museum of Art
Balboa Park, United States
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1 works
Vanderbilt Museum of Art
Nashville, United States
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1 works
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Minneapolis, United States
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1 works
Denver Art Museum
Denver, United States
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1 works
Musée d'Orsay
Paris, France
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1 works
Currier Museum of Art
Manchester, United States
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1 works
Brandywine Museum of Art
Chadds Ford Township, United States
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1 works
Clark Art Institute
Massachusetts, United States
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1 works
National Gallery of Canada
Rideau-Vanier Ward, Canada
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1 worksPhilbrook Museum of Art
Tulsa, United States
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1 works
New York Historical
New York City, United States
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1 works
Museo de Arte de Worcester
Worcester, United States
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1 works
Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Buffalo, United States
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1 works
Seattle Art Museum
Seattle, United States
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0 works
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Upper East Side, United States
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Who is William Merritt Chase?
William Merritt Chase was an American artist who studied at the Royal Academy of Munich. After developing a technique influenced by Velazquez and the old Dutch masters, he became an important art teacher. He founded the Shinnecock Hills Summer School on Long Island in 1891, and was invited to join The Ten, the leading American Impressionist group, in 1902.Why is William Merritt Chase considered an eclectic artist?
William Merritt Chase is not described as an eclectic artist in the provided biography or passages. However, the biography does mention that he adopted a luminous palette that anticipated Impressionism, and that he was invited to join The Ten, the leading American Impressionist group, in 1902.Who was William Merritt Chase?
William Merritt Chase was an American artist who studied at the Royal Academy of Munich. After developing a technique influenced by Velazquez and the old Dutch masters, he became an important art teacher. His pupils included Georgia O'Keeffe, Edward Hopper, and Rockwell Kent.
Sources
Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of William Merritt Chase's works across the following collections.
- [1] museum Philbrook Museum of Art Used for: museum holdings.
- [2] book Beard, Lee, 1973- author, Butler, Adam, author; Van Cleave, Claire, author; Fortenberry, Diane, author; Stirling, Susan, author, Beard, Lee, 1973- author, Butler, Adam, author; Van Cleave, Claire, author; Fortenberry, Diane, author; Stirling, Susan, author - The Art Book_ New Edition, Mini Format Used for: biography.
- [3] book Hopper, Edward, 1882-1967, Edward Hopper : the art and the artist Used for: biography.
- [4] book Masterpieces of western art : a history of art in 900 individual studies from the Gothic to the present day Used for: biography.
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