'Like Breath on Glass' scratches surface on Whistler Jun 29, 2008
But it chimes with the attitude of his admirers in America - artists like John Henry Twachtman, Thomas Wilmer Dewing, and, to a lesser extent, John Singer Sargent and William Merritt Chase. They all sought - certainly in the works on view here - to paint in ways that minimized evidence of the painter's touch, thereby suggesting something beyond the "coarseness" of the material world. (Boston Globe)
American Artist Charles Demuth Apr 1, 2008
He studied art initially in Philadelphia at The Drexel Institute then The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, where he was a pupil of painter and revered teacher William Merritt Chase. Paris Influences and The Seven. (Suite101.com)
Charles Sheeler Feb 11, 2008
American Painter and Photographer. Sheeler's paintings and photographs display a clean, sharp style that would come to be called Precisionism. (Suite101.com)
Field of vision in Southampton Jun 1, 2007
The 19th century American Impressionist William Merritt Chase lived in a Shingle Style house in Southampton. The light mattered little, since he painted mostly outdoors. (Newsday -- Entertainment)
Art auction will help renovate Douglaston art group's home Apr 20, 2007
The National Art League was founded in 1930 by the daughters of the famous American impressionist artist William Merritt Chase. This nonprofit, all-volunteer organization has the distinction of being the oldest art league in Northeast Queens. (Astoria Times, NY)
Bruce Museum looks at contentious relationship between Chase, Henri Jan 21, 2007
By Nadia Lerner Staff Writer Published January 21 2007 Headlines in November 1907 announcing a clash between painters William Merritt Chase and Robert Henri - two of America's foremost art teachers - created a considerable stir within art circles ... "It was a big event in its time, and yet it seemed to have gone underground," says Kimberly Orcutt, curator of the exhibit "Painterly Controversy: William Merritt Chase and Robert Henri," opening Saturday at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich. (Stamford Advocate)
American 'Sensibility' (Joanna Shaw-Eagle) Jan 20, 2007
Enamored of American impressionist painters Childe Hassam, William Merritt Chase, John Twachtman and others, Hugh and Marie Halff -- possessors of a Texas dry goods, cattle and banking fortune -- literally zoomed in on the market from 1984 through 1990. In those few years, they bought 20 of the 26 turn-of-the-century paintings of this genre on view. (Washington Times)
Art history class Nov 11, 2006
William Merritt Chase, Thomas Eakins, Childe Hassam, Winslow Homer, Thomas Hart Benton, George Grosz, Georgia O'Keeffe, Hans Hofmann, Alexander Calder, Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko and Roy Lichtenstein have all passed through its doors as students, teachers or sometimes both ... There's Georgia O'Keeffe's ''Dead Rabbit With a Copper Pot,'' painted in 1908 when O'Keeffe was a 21-year-old student enrolled in William Merritt Chase's still-life class and for which she won a scholarship prize. (Cape Cod Times, MA)
A strong impression Jul 15, 2006
Cassatt, Hassam, William Merritt Chase, Dennis Miller Bunker and Theodore Robinson were inspired by the impressionists. And John Singer Sargent, injecting some elements of impressionism into his painting, distinguished himself by defining his own glorious style. (Cape Cod Times, MA)
Key figures in the exhibition Jul 15, 2006
William Merritt Chase (1849-1916). Born in Williamsburg, Ind. (Cape Cod Times, MA)
It's a portrait. And an icon. But that's not all. Jun 25, 2006
"Whistler's stark arrangement influenced Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's portraits. The MFA frames ``Whistler's Mother" with 1883 portraits by William Merritt Chase and Cecilia Beaux that ape his design. The portraits he was painting at that time. (Boston Globe -- Living)
With coaxing, a beloved mother comes to town Jun 16, 2006
"``Whistler's Mother" hangs in a gallery between paintings by Cecilia Beaux and William Merritt Chase and faces Whistler's ``Symphony in White, No. 1: The White Girl. " Even before its opening, ``Americans in Paris" has already garnered international attention, including a full-page feature in this month's Vanity Fair. (Boston Globe)
Art from 2 perspectives at Mennello Apr 24, 2006
This exhibition of 20 paintings, watercolors, works on paper and one sculpture includes artists Mary Cassatt, William Merritt Chase, Robert Fredrick Blum, Robert Henri, John Marin, Jane Peterson and others. "Think Small: Little Treasures from the Norton Museum of Art" exhibit comprises a selection of 20 paintings and sculptures that demonstrate that a work of art need not be large to speak volumes. (Orlando Sentinel -- Entertainment)
