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Painter:
Chase, William Merritt 1849-1916  Search this
Subject:
Chase, William Merritt, Mrs. (Alice Gerson)  Search this
Chase, Alice Dieudonnee  Search this
Chase, Hattie  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Toledo Museum of Art 2445 Monroe Street Toledo Ohio 43601 Accession Number: 53.136
Date:
Ca. 1887
Notes:
Pisano, Ronald G., "The complete catalogue of known and documented work by William Merritt Chase (1849-1916); volume 3. Landscapes in oil," New Haven: Yale University Press, 2009, no. L124.
"Larkin, Susan G., "American Impressionism: The Beauty of Work," Greenwich, CT: Bruce Museum of Arts and Science, 2005, no. 64.
Gallati, Barbara Dayer, "William Merritt Chase: modern American landscapes, 1886-1890," Brooklyn, N.Y.: Brooklyn Museum of Art, 1999, pl. 12.
"Toledo Treasures: Selections from the Toledo Museum of Art," New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1995, pg. 137.
Strickler, Susan E., "The Toledo Museum of Art: American Paintings, Toledo, OH: Toledo Museum of Art, 1979, pg. 30.
Domit, Moussa M., "American Impressionist Painting," Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 1973, fig. 17.
Owner, 1974: Coll.checklist, May 1969.
Image on file.
Pisano, Ronald G., "The complete catalogue of known and documented work by William Merritt Chase (1849-1916); volume 3. Landscapes in oil," New Haven: Yale University Press, 2009, pg. 60.
Gallati, Barbara Dayer, "William Merritt Chase: modern American landscapes, 1886-1890," Brooklyn, N.Y.: Brooklyn Museum of Art, 1999, pg. 58.
Strickler, Susan E., "The Toledo Museum of Art: American Paintings, Toledo, OH: Toledo Museum of Art, 1979, pl. 92 and pl. IV.
"Toledo Treasures: Selections from the Toledo Museum of Art," New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1995, pg. 137.
Domit, Moussa M., "American Impressionist Painting," Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 1973, pg. 74.
"Larkin, Susan G., "American Impressionism: The Beauty of Work," Greenwich, CT: Bruce Museum of Arts and Science, 2005, no. 64.
(Lower left:) Wm. M. Chase signed
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Summary:
Back yard scene with a woman lying in a hammock, a woman seated at a table, and a girl standing by a screen, holding onto the back of the chair of the seated woman. The table is covered in white linen and on it are a bowl of flowers and several dishes. A dog is laying in the green grass at left.
Topic:
Recreation--Leisure--Eating & Drinking  Search this
Architecture exterior--Domestic--House  Search this
Architecture exterior--Detail--Fence  Search this
Portrait group--Family  Search this
Portrait female--Full length  Search this
Portrait female--Child  Search this
Object--Furniture--Screen  Search this
Landscape  Search this
Animal--Dog  Search this
Control number:
IAP 42520028
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_53626