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
Collection holdings are reported here; current display varies. Check with each museum before visiting.
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19 recorded works
Indianapolis Museum of Art
Indianapolis, United States
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13 recorded works
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States
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8 recorded works
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Philadelphia, United States
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8 recorded works
Cincinnati Art Museum
Cincinnati, United States
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7 recorded works
Detroit Institute of Arts
Detroit, United States
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6 recorded works
National Gallery of Art
Washington D.C., United States
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6 recorded works
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Houston, United States
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5 recorded works
Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Boston, United States
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5 recorded works
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Kansas City, United States
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5 recorded works
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles, United States
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5 recorded works
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Washington D.C., United States
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4 recorded works
New Britain Museum of American Art
New Britain, United States
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4 recorded works
Gilcrease Museum
Tulsa, United States
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4 recorded works
Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, United States
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4 recorded works
RISD Museum
Providence, United States
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4 recorded works
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
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4 recorded works
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
Bentonville, United States
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4 recorded works
Yale University Art Gallery
New Haven, United States
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3 recorded works
Carnegie Museum of Art
Pittsburgh, United States
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3 recorded works
Princeton Art Museum
Princeton, United States
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3 recorded works
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Madrid, Spain
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3 recorded works
Saint Louis Art Museum
St. Louis, United States
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2 recorded works
Toledo Museum of Art
Toledo, United States
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2 recorded works
Lenbachhaus
Munich, Germany
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2 recorded works
Harvard Art Museums
Cambridge, United States
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2 recorded works
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Richmond, United States
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1 recorded work
Currier Museum of Art
Manchester, United States
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1 recorded work
Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Buffalo, United States
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1 recorded work
Clark Art Institute
Williamstown, United States
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1 recorded work
New York Historical
New York City, United States
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1 recorded workPhilbrook Museum of Art
Tulsa, United States
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1 recorded work
Amon Carter Museum of American Art
Fort Worth, United States
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1 recorded work
Denver Art Museum
Denver, United States
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1 recorded work
Worcester Art Museum
Worcester, United States
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1 recorded work
Brandywine Museum of Art
Chadds Ford, United States
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1 recorded work
Musée d'Orsay
Paris, France
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1 recorded work
Seattle Art Museum
Seattle, United States
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1 recorded work
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Minneapolis, United States
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1 recorded work
Vanderbilt Museum of Art
Nashville, United States
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1 recorded work
San Diego Museum of Art
San Diego, United States
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1 recorded work
National Gallery of Canada
Ottawa, Canada
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0 recorded works
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York City, 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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