WILLIAM MERRITT CHASE
(American, 1849-1916)
Port of Antwerp
oil on canvas
signed Wm. M. Chase lower left
15 x 21 in., frame: 22 x 28 in.
Provenance: The Estate of a Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts Lady.
Literature: Pisano, Ronald G., completed by Carolyn K. Lane and D. Frederick Baker. William Merritt Chase: Landscapes in Oil (Vol. 3). New Haven and London: 2009, cat. no. L.41, pp. 25-26.
Exhibitions: Essex County Art Association Exhibition, Newark, New Jersey, Spring 1994, no. 76 (as Antwerp); American Art Association Inaugural Exhibition, New York, Nov-Dec. 1884, no. 198 (as Port of Antwerp); Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, 1902, lent by Mr. John Caldwell, a trustee of the Institute.
Other Notes: Bears Milch Galleries (New York, New York) label; bears Carnegie Institute (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) label verso [both as In the Harbor].
Grogan & Company thanks D. Frederick Baker for confirming that this work is entry L.41 in the William Merritt Chase catalogue raisonne .
The unfettered, spontaneous brushwork and subtle inflections of blue and grey tones in William Merritt Chase's harbor scene showcase his signature technique and palette. In the Harbor demonstrates Chase's ongoing experimentation with plein-air painting throughout his career, both in America and abroad, as well as his artistic versatility. Working across a variety of mediums, techniques, and subject matters, Chase is considered one of the most influential turn-of-the-century American artists and teachers.