He studied under Alexander von Wagner and Karl von Piloty, and befriended American artists Walter Shirlaw, Frank Duveneck, and J(oseph) Frank Currier. In Europe, Chase settled at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, a long-standing center of art training that was attracting increasing numbers of Americans. "Keying Up" – The Court Jester, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Louis collectors who arranged for him to visit Europe for two years, in exchange for paintings and Chase's help in securing European art for their collections. Chase's talent elicited the interest of wealthy St. He also exhibited his first painting at the National Academy in 1871. Louis art community, winning prizes for his paintings at a local exhibition. While he worked to help support his family he became active in the St. Louis, Missouri, where his family was then based. In 1870, declining family fortunes forced Chase to leave New York for St. He arrived in New York in 1869, met and studied with Joseph Oriel Eaton for a short time, then enrolled in the National Academy of Design under Lemuel Wilmarth, a student of the famous French artist Jean-Léon Gérôme. Hays and Jacob Cox.Īfter a brief stint in the Navy, Chase's teachers urged him to travel to New York to further his artistic training. Chase showed an early interest in art, and studied under local, self-taught artists Barton S. Chase's father moved the family to Indianapolis in 1861, and employed his son as a salesman in the family business. William Merritt Chase was born on November 1, 1849, in Williamsburg (now Nineveh), Indiana, to the family of Sarah Swain and David H. Self portrait, 1915–16, oil on canvas, Richmond Art Museum He is also responsible for establishing the Chase School, which later would become Parsons The New School for Design. William Merritt Chase (Novem– October 25, 1916) was an American painter, known as an exponent of Impressionism and as a teacher. Portrait Content JohnsonĪ Spanish Girl aka Portrait of Mrs. Overseas buyers please be aware of these added fees before bidding.Miss J. I use the E-Bay Global Shipping Program for my prints.so if you win one you will not receive an invoice from me but one directly from E-Bay, which is solely responsible for the added foreign charges (customs) and shipping. The image measures 5 3/4 inches x 3 1/2 inches the plate measures 6 5/8 inches x 4 1/2 inches and the sheet measures 8 7/8 inches x 6 7/8 inches. A wonderful example of one of America's premiere artists.
It is in excellent condition: a bold, dark, sharp impression with no foxing, folds, tears, or creases. The impression I'm offering here, I believe, comes from The American Art Review (1881). The composition in the print is a mirror image to the painting, as would be expected due the reversal that occurs during the etching process. The etching, which Chase probably created to publicize the work, was reproduced in several period journals and books about American Art, helping to secure Chase's reputation.
There it won a medal of honor and received favorable notice for its "noble sense of color," giving Chase his first critical success. Chase sent the work to America for exhibition at the Boston Art Club in January 1876, and later that year it was exhibited at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. The painting displays the bravura brushwork and bold lighting characteristic of the Munich school. Entitled KEYING UP-THE COURT JESTER, it is an etched version of a Chase painting by the same name made in 1875, which Chase executed while studying abroad at the Royal Academy in Munich. The etching I'm offering here is one of Chase's most famous. William Merritt Chase (1849-1916) needs no introduction to art lovers: he was America's most noted exponent of Impressionism.
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