1. William Merritt Chase Flashcards
At the urging of a patron Chase opened the
Shinnecock Hills Summer School
Chase had a lavish New York study where he entertained which he often .
Included in a painting.
Filled with lavish furniture, decorated objects, stuffed birds, orential carpets, and exotic musicial instraments- Closed in 1895 due to costs.
Chase adopted the style of painting and often taught students in outdoor classes.
plein air
Chase is best remembered for 2 series of landscaoes painted in an impresionist maner. &
- Scene of Prospect and Central Parks in NYC
- Summer Landscapes in Shinnecock on Long Island
In addition to portraits and full lenght figurative works, Chase began painting in earnist in the late 1880s
Landscapes
Chase often painted .
His wife Alice and their children
Chase worked in all media, he was best known for his.
Portraits, some of th emost important men and women of the time.
In addition to painting, Chase was a well known teacher. Along with Robert Henrie, was the most, .
Important teacher of American artists at the turn of the 20th century.
In 1881, Chase returned to .
Italy and the Germany
Chase was a member of the, a Group of artists and authors.
tilers
In 1877, Chase travilled to and later opened a studio in .
Venice, Italy
New York City
Chases 1st fame in 1 painting came from for .
winning a medal in the Philadelphian Contennial Exposition
For ¨Keying Up¨- The Court Jester
Becuase of declining family fortune, Chase left New York for St. Louis. Chase painted in St. Louis and had a painting exhibited at .
National Academy 187
In exchange for , wealthy St.Louis art patrons paid for chase to study for 2 years in .
Paintings
Europe, Academt of Fine Arts, Munich
In New York, Chase studied at the with Lemeel Wilmanth, a student of French History painter Jean- Loon Georme.
National Achedemy of Design
William Merritt Chase established the which later beccame .
Chase School
Parsons,The New School of Design in NYC
William Merritt Chase was influnenced by
James Whistlen
(¨ Whistlens Mother¨)
Deigo Velazquez
Frank Duveneck
Jacob Cox had several students, among them was .
William Merritt Chase
Chase usually featured prominently in his landscapes, especially in leisurely poses on the dunes of Shinnecock and elsewhere.
People especially family
Chase was adapt at capturing light on still- life items such as .
Metallic surfaces like copper bowls and pitchers.
Chase painted still lives since he was a student. His most famous still life subject was
Fish
Agenst dark backgrounds
Chase won many honors during his career including being a memeber of and presidant of and a memeber of .
The National Academy of Design
Presidant of Socity of American Artists
Memeber of Ten American Painters or The Ten
When asked if he wanted to go to Europe to study , he was said to say .
¨My God, I´d rather go to Europe then go to heaven.¨
Chase was attached to the painterly realism of old masters such as .
Peter Paul Rubens and Frans Hal
(Dutch Painters)