Chrysanthemums
fourth quarter 19th century
Artist
Painter
Artwork overview
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Medium
oil on canvas
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 68.4 x 113.7 cm (26 15/16 x 44 3/4 in.)
framed: 90.2 x 136.2 x 9.8 cm (35 1/2 x 53 5/8 x 3 7/8 in.) -
Accession
1963.10.106
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
(Savoy Art & Auction Galleries, 14 November 1953, as Vase of Chrysanthemums);[1] Chester Dale [1883-1952], New York; bequest 1963 to NGA.
[1] This information is from the Dale collection records in NGA curatorial files. A catalogue for the sale has not yet been located, and Mrs. Dale was unable to trace the owner of the painting at the time of the purchase.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1957
William Merritt Chase: A Retrospective Exhibition, Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, New York, 1957, no. 116, repro., as by Chase.
1961
A Festival of Flowers, Montclair Art Museum, New Jersey, 1961, no. 9, as by William Merritt Chase.
1965
The Chester Dale Bequest, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1965, unnumbered checklist, as by William Merritt Chase.
Bibliography
1964
Pavière, Sydney H. A Dictionary of Flower, Fruit and Still-Life Subjects. 3+ vols. Leigh-on-Sea, England, 1964: 3:28, fig. 10.
1965
Paintings other than French in the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 39, repro., as by William Merritt Chase.
1970
American Paintings and Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1970: 40, repro., as by William Merritt Chase.
1971
Gerdts, William H., and Russell Burke. American Still-Life Painting. New York, 1971: 201, repros. 194, 199.
1980
American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 129, repro., as by William Merritt Chase.
Wilmerding, John. American Masterpieces from the National Gallery of Art. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1980: 10, no. 47, color repro.
1981
Williams, William James. A Heritage of American Paintings from the National Gallery of Art. New York, 1981: 186, repro. 187, as by William Merritt Chase.
Gerdts, William H. Painters of the Humble Truth: Masterpieces of American Still Life 1801-1939. Columbia, Missouri, 1981: 151.
1984
Foshay, Ella. Reflections of Nature: Flowers in American Art. Exh. cat., Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, 1984: 107, color repro. 114.
1992
American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 141, repro.
1998
Torchia, Robert Wilson, with Deborah Chotner and Ellen G. Miles. American Paintings of the Nineteenth Century, Part II. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 1998: 316-317, color repro.
Inscriptions
lower left: Chase
Wikidata ID
Q20188788