Frank Duveneck

1875

William Unger, after William Merritt Chase

Associated Names
William Unger

Artist, German, 1837 - 1932

William Merritt Chase

Artist After, American, 1849 - 1916

The image shows a man seated, with his full body visible behind a chair. He is sitting sideways to the viewer, with his upper body turned slightly to look over his shoulder. His facial features are partially obscured by the chair. The man appears to have a prominent nose and short, curly hair, wearing a large, fluffy hat. He is dressed in a suit with visible cuff details on his sleeves and is holding a pipe, from which smoke is rising. In his other hand, he is holding a piece of paper or a booklet that rests on his knee. The setting suggests an interior space, with a dark background contrasting with the lighter foreground elements. The floor is visible with a few scattered papers lying on it.

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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Sylvester Rosa Koehler, Boston, Massachusetts; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1881; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1881

  • Koehler, S.R., ed. The American Art Review 2, no. 3 (January 1881): p. 91.

Inscriptions

upper left in plate: W Unger; lower left in plate: Wm M Chase 1875

Wikidata ID

Q77013385

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