Artwork Details
29 x 19 in. 36 x 25-1/2 in. (framed)
Accession NumberGift of Mrs. Albert E. Metzger in memory of Albert E. Metzger
CopyrightAmerican Painting and Sculpture 1800-1945
Color PaletteMrs. Albert E. Metzger, New Augusta, Indiana; given to the John Herron Art Institute, now the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1945.
This portrait of a young woman in white summer attire wearing a floral hat was painted for a class in 1902 while Chase taught at the Shinnecock Hills Summer School of Art, located outside New York City. As a teacher Chase sometimes executed “demonstration pieces” directly in front of his students, affording them the opportunity to see him in the process of painting, as captured in the photograph below. Chase encouraged his students to paint quickly and loosely, as he does in this portrait, using the medium of oil paint in order to capture color, form, and the effects of natural light. These approaches made him one of the most important American Impressionist painters.
Chase began his teaching career in 1878 in New York City at the Art Students League. In 1891, he became the director of the Shinnecock Hills Summer School—the largest of its kind devoted to outdoor painting.
Exhibition Name
Venue
Dates
William Merritt Chase: 1849-1916
Indianapolis Museum of Art Columbus Gallery
September 27, 1997 - November 23, 1997
William Merritt Chase: Works from the Collection
Indianapolis Museum of Art
October 12, 1995 - September 22, 1996
More Than Red, White and Blue: American Paintings from the Collection
Indianapolis Museum of Art
July 2, 1989 - August 20, 1989
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