William Merritt Chase (1849-1916)

Near Bay Ridge

Details
William Merritt Chase (1849-1916)
Near Bay Ridge
signed 'Wm M Chase' lower right
oil on canvas
9 7/8 x 14 5/8in. (25.2 x 37.2cm.)
Provenance
Sale: New York, American Art Galleries, William T. Evans Collection, March-April 1913, no. 1
A.C. Humphries, acquired from the above
Sale: New York, American Art Association, A.C. Humphreys Collection, January 1917, no. 105, illus.
A. and E. Milch Galleries, New York, acquired from the above
Literature
W. Peat, "Checklist of Known Work by William Merritt Chase," Chase Centennial Exhibition, John Herron Art Museum, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1949

Lot Essay

This painting, executed circa 1886, will be included in Ronald G. Pisano's forthcoming catalogue raisonné of Chase's work.