The Old Road to the Sea
1893
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1893
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
You see a wide, sandy path winding through low dunes toward the ocean under a bright summer sky. Chase painted this outdoors, right on Long Island. He set up a summer school there, teaching students to work in natural light instead of studios. The loose brushstrokes and warm colors feel like a quick, sunlit moment. If you like this, look up *impasto*—the thick, textured paint that makes the dunes pop.
