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Birth
1849 (Franklin, Indiana)
Death
1916 (New York City)
Lived/Active
New York/California
Often Known For
plein-air landscape, interiors, genre, educator
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Categories of Interest
Impressionists Pre 1940
San Francisco Panama-Pacific Exhibition 1915
Paris Pre 1900
"The Ten"
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| A native Midwesterner, William Merritt Chase became one of the more revered figures in American art because of his painting abilities and skills at conveying them to other artists. Described as the "single most important teacher of his generation, perhaps in all of American art education" (Gerdts 135), he was not committed to any one style of painting and basically considered himself a realist. He utilized elements of various styles including Tonalism, Impressionism, and Realism, and his willing (showing 500 of 25746 characters). |
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