![Portrait of William Merritt Chase](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/William_Merritt_Chase/chase.jpg)
William Merritt Chase Painting Reproductions 2 of 6
1849-1916
American Impressionist Painter
William Merritt Chase (1849-1916) was an American painter, educator, and innovator. He was one of the leading figures of the American Impressionist movement.
Chase was born on November 1, 1849, in Nineveh, Indiana, and grew up in the Midwest. He showed an early aptitude for drawing and was encouraged by his family to pursue his talent. In 1869, he moved to New York City and enrolled at the National Academy of Design. He also studied at the Art Students League and in 1872, he traveled to Europe for the first time to study in Munich at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts.
Upon his return to the United States in 1878, Chase opened his own studio in New York City and began to establish himself as a portrait painter. He also taught at the Art Students League, where he had a significant impact on American art education. In 1886, he co-founded the Society of American Artists, which aimed to promote American art and artists.
Chase's painting style evolved over time, influenced by his travels and exposure to different artistic movements. He experimented with different genres, including still life, landscape, and genre painting, but he is best known for his portraits and figure paintings. His work is characterized by its loose brushwork, bright colors, and attention to light and atmosphere.
In 1891, Chase began summering in Shinnecock Hills, Long Island, where he founded the Shinnecock Hills Summer School of Art in 1892. The school was one of the first outdoor art schools in the United States and was instrumental in the development of American Impressionism. Chase's students included many prominent artists, such as Edward Hopper, Georgia O'Keeffe, and Charles Demuth.
Chase continued to teach and paint throughout his career, earning numerous awards and honors, including election to the National Academy of Design in 1890 and the presidency of the Society of American Artists in 1902. He died on October 25, 1916, in New York City.
Today, Chase's work can be found in many major American museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the National Gallery of Art. His legacy as an artist and educator continues to influence American art to this day.
Chase was born on November 1, 1849, in Nineveh, Indiana, and grew up in the Midwest. He showed an early aptitude for drawing and was encouraged by his family to pursue his talent. In 1869, he moved to New York City and enrolled at the National Academy of Design. He also studied at the Art Students League and in 1872, he traveled to Europe for the first time to study in Munich at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts.
Upon his return to the United States in 1878, Chase opened his own studio in New York City and began to establish himself as a portrait painter. He also taught at the Art Students League, where he had a significant impact on American art education. In 1886, he co-founded the Society of American Artists, which aimed to promote American art and artists.
Chase's painting style evolved over time, influenced by his travels and exposure to different artistic movements. He experimented with different genres, including still life, landscape, and genre painting, but he is best known for his portraits and figure paintings. His work is characterized by its loose brushwork, bright colors, and attention to light and atmosphere.
In 1891, Chase began summering in Shinnecock Hills, Long Island, where he founded the Shinnecock Hills Summer School of Art in 1892. The school was one of the first outdoor art schools in the United States and was instrumental in the development of American Impressionism. Chase's students included many prominent artists, such as Edward Hopper, Georgia O'Keeffe, and Charles Demuth.
Chase continued to teach and paint throughout his career, earning numerous awards and honors, including election to the National Academy of Design in 1890 and the presidency of the Society of American Artists in 1902. He died on October 25, 1916, in New York City.
Today, Chase's work can be found in many major American museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the National Gallery of Art. His legacy as an artist and educator continues to influence American art to this day.
122 William Merritt Chase Paintings
![In the Studio, c.1882 by William Merritt Chase | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/William_Merritt_Chase/paintings-lg/chase025.jpg)
In the Studio c.1882
Oil Painting
$742
$742
Canvas Print
$51.98
$51.98
SKU: CWM-5343
William Merritt Chase
Original Size: 71.2 x 102 cm
Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York, USA
William Merritt Chase
Original Size: 71.2 x 102 cm
Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York, USA
![Robert Blum, 1888 by William Merritt Chase | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/William_Merritt_Chase/paintings-lg/chase026.jpg)
Robert Blum 1888
Oil Painting
$510
$510
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: CWM-5344
William Merritt Chase
Original Size: 53.4 x 43.2 cm
National Academy Museum, New York, USA
William Merritt Chase
Original Size: 53.4 x 43.2 cm
National Academy Museum, New York, USA
![Study of a Young Woman, c.1880/85 by William Merritt Chase | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/William_Merritt_Chase/paintings-lg/chase027.jpg)
Study of a Young Woman c.1880/85
Oil Painting
$652
$652
Canvas Print
$59.28
$59.28
SKU: CWM-5345
William Merritt Chase
Original Size: 81.3 x 63.5 cm
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana, USA
William Merritt Chase
Original Size: 81.3 x 63.5 cm
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana, USA
![Woman in White, c.1910 by William Merritt Chase | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/William_Merritt_Chase/paintings-lg/chase028.jpg)
Woman in White c.1910
Oil Painting
$641
$641
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: CWM-5346
William Merritt Chase
Original Size: 73.6 x 48.2 cm
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana, USA
William Merritt Chase
Original Size: 73.6 x 48.2 cm
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana, USA
![Shinnecock Hills Landscape, c.1890/95 by William Merritt Chase | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/William_Merritt_Chase/paintings-lg/chase029.jpg)
Shinnecock Hills Landscape c.1890/95
Oil Painting
$343
$343
SKU: CWM-5347
William Merritt Chase
Original Size: unknown
Detroit Institute of Arts, Michigan, USA
William Merritt Chase
Original Size: unknown
Detroit Institute of Arts, Michigan, USA
![Portrait of a Lady in Black, c.1895 by William Merritt Chase | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/William_Merritt_Chase/paintings-lg/chase030.jpg)
Portrait of a Lady in Black c.1895
Oil Painting
$1048
$1048
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: CWM-5348
William Merritt Chase
Original Size: 182.8 x 91.4 cm
Detroit Institute of Arts, Michigan, USA
William Merritt Chase
Original Size: 182.8 x 91.4 cm
Detroit Institute of Arts, Michigan, USA
![Self Portrait, c.1914 by William Merritt Chase | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/William_Merritt_Chase/paintings-lg/chase031.jpg)
Self Portrait c.1914
Oil Painting
$553
$553
SKU: CWM-5349
William Merritt Chase
Original Size: unknown
Detroit Institute of Arts, Michigan, USA
William Merritt Chase
Original Size: unknown
Detroit Institute of Arts, Michigan, USA
![Harriet Hubbard Ayer, 1880 by William Merritt Chase | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/William_Merritt_Chase/paintings-lg/chase032.jpg)
Harriet Hubbard Ayer 1880
Oil Painting
$586
$586
SKU: CWM-5350
William Merritt Chase
Original Size: unknown
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, California, USA
William Merritt Chase
Original Size: unknown
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, California, USA
![Mrs Chase in Prospect Park, 1886 by William Merritt Chase | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/William_Merritt_Chase/paintings-lg/chase033.jpg)
Mrs Chase in Prospect Park 1886
Oil Painting
$535
$535
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: CWM-5351
William Merritt Chase
Original Size: 35 x 50 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
William Merritt Chase
Original Size: 35 x 50 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
![Shinnecock Hills, c.1895 by William Merritt Chase | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/William_Merritt_Chase/paintings-lg/chase034.jpg)
Shinnecock Hills c.1895
Oil Painting
$377
$377
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: CWM-15908
William Merritt Chase
Original Size: 37.6 x 40 cm
Yale University Art Gallery, Connecticut, USA
William Merritt Chase
Original Size: 37.6 x 40 cm
Yale University Art Gallery, Connecticut, USA
![Landscape: Shinnecock, Long Island, c.1896 by William Merritt Chase | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/William_Merritt_Chase/paintings-lg/chase035.jpg)
Landscape: Shinnecock, Long Island c.1896
Oil Painting
$381
$381
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: CWM-15909
William Merritt Chase
Original Size: 36.3 x 40.9 cm
Art Museum at Princeton University, New Jersey, USA
William Merritt Chase
Original Size: 36.3 x 40.9 cm
Art Museum at Princeton University, New Jersey, USA
![Pink Azalea-Chinese Vase, c.1880/90 by William Merritt Chase | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/William_Merritt_Chase/paintings-lg/chase036.jpg)
Pink Azalea-Chinese Vase c.1880/90
Oil Painting
$398
$398
Canvas Print
$52.66
$52.66
SKU: CWM-15910
William Merritt Chase
Original Size: 59.7 x 42 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
William Merritt Chase
Original Size: 59.7 x 42 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
![Dorothy, 1902 by William Merritt Chase | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/William_Merritt_Chase/paintings-lg/chase037.jpg)
Dorothy 1902
Oil Painting
$717
$717
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: CWM-15911
William Merritt Chase
Original Size: 183 x 91.5 cm
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana, USA
William Merritt Chase
Original Size: 183 x 91.5 cm
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana, USA
![Carmencita, 1890 by William Merritt Chase | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/William_Merritt_Chase/paintings-lg/chase038.jpg)
Carmencita 1890
Oil Painting
$742
$742
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: CWM-15912
William Merritt Chase
Original Size: 177.5 x 103.8 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
William Merritt Chase
Original Size: 177.5 x 103.8 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
![Still Life: Fish, 1908 by William Merritt Chase | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/William_Merritt_Chase/paintings-lg/chase039.jpg)
Still Life: Fish 1908
Oil Painting
$709
$709
Canvas Print
$67.00
$67.00
SKU: CWM-15913
William Merritt Chase
Original Size: 102 x 114.5 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
William Merritt Chase
Original Size: 102 x 114.5 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
![James Abbott McNeill Whistler, 1885 by William Merritt Chase | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/William_Merritt_Chase/paintings-lg/chase040.jpg)
James Abbott McNeill Whistler 1885
Oil Painting
$668
$668
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: CWM-15914
William Merritt Chase
Original Size: 188.3 x 92 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
William Merritt Chase
Original Size: 188.3 x 92 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
![Still Life - Brass Kettle and Catfish, n.d. by William Merritt Chase | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/William_Merritt_Chase/paintings-lg/chase041.jpg)
Still Life - Brass Kettle and Catfish n.d.
Oil Painting
$456
$456
Canvas Print
$51.69
$51.69
SKU: CWM-15915
William Merritt Chase
Original Size: 40.6 x 50.8 cm
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana, USA
William Merritt Chase
Original Size: 40.6 x 50.8 cm
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana, USA
![Still Life with Fish, c.1910 by William Merritt Chase | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/William_Merritt_Chase/paintings-lg/chase042.jpg)
Still Life with Fish c.1910
Oil Painting
$667
$667
Canvas Print
$60.66
$60.66
SKU: CWM-15916
William Merritt Chase
Original Size: 73.6 x 91.5 cm
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana, USA
William Merritt Chase
Original Size: 73.6 x 91.5 cm
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana, USA
![The Family Cow, 1869 by William Merritt Chase | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/William_Merritt_Chase/paintings-lg/chase043.jpg)
The Family Cow 1869
Oil Painting
$468
$468
Canvas Print
$52.03
$52.03
SKU: CWM-15917
William Merritt Chase
Original Size: 51 x 40.7 cm
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana, USA
William Merritt Chase
Original Size: 51 x 40.7 cm
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana, USA
![Seventeenth Century Lady, c.1895 by William Merritt Chase | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/William_Merritt_Chase/paintings-lg/chase044.jpg)
Seventeenth Century Lady c.1895
Oil Painting
$605
$605
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: CWM-15918
William Merritt Chase
Original Size: 92.7 x 60.3 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
William Merritt Chase
Original Size: 92.7 x 60.3 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
![For the Little One, c.1896 by William Merritt Chase | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/William_Merritt_Chase/paintings-lg/chase045.jpg)
For the Little One c.1896
Oil Painting
$677
$677
Canvas Print
$65.90
$65.90
SKU: CWM-15919
William Merritt Chase
Original Size: 101.6 x 89.5 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
William Merritt Chase
Original Size: 101.6 x 89.5 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
![Floral Still Life with Hummingbird, 1870 by William Merritt Chase | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/William_Merritt_Chase/paintings-lg/chase046.jpg)
Floral Still Life with Hummingbird 1870
Oil Painting
$431
$431
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: CWM-15920
William Merritt Chase
Original Size: 38.7 x 30.5 cm
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana, USA
William Merritt Chase
Original Size: 38.7 x 30.5 cm
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana, USA
![Red Snapper, n.d. by William Merritt Chase | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/William_Merritt_Chase/paintings-lg/chase047.jpg)
Red Snapper n.d.
Oil Painting
$480
$480
Canvas Print
$63.41
$63.41
SKU: CWM-15921
William Merritt Chase
Original Size: 50.8 x 61 cm
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana, USA
William Merritt Chase
Original Size: 50.8 x 61 cm
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana, USA
![The Open Air Breakfast, c.1888 by William Merritt Chase | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/William_Merritt_Chase/paintings-lg/chase048.jpg)
The Open Air Breakfast c.1888
Oil Painting
$727
$727
Canvas Print
$50.03
$50.03
SKU: CWM-15922
William Merritt Chase
Original Size: 95.2 x 144 cm
Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio, USA
William Merritt Chase
Original Size: 95.2 x 144 cm
Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio, USA