William Merritt Chase is best known today for his sunny, impressionist landscapes of parks and seasides, but during his own lifetime was one of the country’s leading still life painters. Often producing canvases that featured common kitchen items, the artist explored the objects’ varied textures through dramatic highlights to reveal their inherent beauty. Chase took great pleasure in the act of painting and in the exploration of the formal relationship between the different objects he carefully arranged commenting, “If you can paint a pot, you can paint an angel.”

Object Creator

Chase, William Merritt (American, 1849-1916)

Object Creation Date

before 1903

Medium

Oil on canvas

Object Type

Painting

Dimensions

36 x 27.5 "

Credit

Gift from the Estate of Katherine Dreier

Accession Number

1.53.1

On View?

Yes

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