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Unknown or Possibly American 19th Century

Chrysanthemums, fourth quarter 19th century

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Medium

oil on canvas

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.)

Credit Line

Chester Dale Collection

Accession Number

1963.10.106

Artists / Makers

Unknown 19th Century (artist)

American 19th Century (painter)

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Inscription

lower left: Chase

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

Dale, Chester
Savoy Art and Auction Galleries

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.

1980: Wilmerding, John. American Masterpieces from the National Gallery of Art. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1980: 10, no. 47, color repro.

1981: Gerdts, William H. Painters of the Humble Truth: Masterpieces of American Still Life 1801-1939. Columbia, Missouri, 1981: 151.

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.

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.