Artist

William Merritt Chase

Portrait of William Merritt Chase
Portrait of William Merritt Chase

American, 1849–1916

William Merritt Chase was an American American Impressionism painter. 68 works are cataloged here, principally at Metropolitan Museum of Art, most of them oil paintings. William Merritt Chase was born in Nineveh.

William Merritt Chase (November 1, 1849 – October 25, 1916) was an American painter, known as an exponent of Impressionism and as a teacher. He is also responsible for establishing the Chase School, which later became the Parsons School of Design.

Works by William Merritt Chase

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