COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
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AMICA ID:
AIC_.1968.88
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AIC_.1968.88
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
1998
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1998
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Paintings
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Paintings
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Creator Name:
Chase, William Merritt
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Chase, William Merritt
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Creator Nationality:
North American; American
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North American; American
Creator Nationality
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Creator Dates/Places:
American; 1849-1916 North and Central America,North America,United Sta
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American; 1849-1916 North and Central America,North America,United Sta
Creator Dates/Places
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Creator Name-CRT:
William Merritt Chase
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William Merritt Chase
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Title:
A City Park
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A City Park
Title
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Title Type:
preferred
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preferred
Title Type
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View:
full view
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full view
View
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Creation Date:
c. 1887
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c. 1887
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
1882
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1882
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
1892
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1892
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
Oil on canvas
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Oil on canvas
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false
Creation Place:
North and Central America,North America,United States
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North and Central America,North America,United States
Creation Place
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Dimensions:
13 5/8 x 19 5/8 in. (34.6 x 49.9 cm)
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13 5/8 x 19 5/8 in. (34.6 x 49.9 cm)
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Art Institute of Chicago
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The Art Institute of Chicago
AMICA Contributor
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Owner Location:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
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ID Number:
1968.88
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1968.88
ID Number
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Credit Line:
The Art Institute of Chicago, Bequest of Dr. John J. Ireland
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Bequest of Dr. John J. Ireland
Credit Line
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Inscriptions:
Signed, lower right: "Wm M. Chase."
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Signed, lower right: "Wm M. Chase."
Inscriptions
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html"target="_new">http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html</a>
Rights
false
Context:
William Merritt Chase's paintings of public parks in Brooklyn and Manhattan are intimate renditions of familiar locations that chart the artist's response to America's rapid urban growth. A City Park is an early example of Chase's park scenes and exhibits the dramatic spatial effects, high-keyed palette, and small scale that characterize these works and point to French Impressionist influences. It is probable that Chase executed his park scenes, like the French Impressionists, en plein-air. The strong light, vivid color, and fluid brushwork of A City Park suggest a spontaneous method of composition rather than a studio production. The small scale of the work also conforms to Chase's practice of painting outdoors unburdened by unnecessary or bulky materials.
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William Merritt Chase's paintings of public parks in Brooklyn and Manhattan are intimate renditions of familiar locations that chart the artist's response to America's rapid urban growth. A City Park is an early example of Chase's park scenes and exhibits the dramatic spatial effects, high-keyed palette, and small scale that characterize these works and point to French Impressionist influences. It is probable that Chase executed his park scenes, like the French Impressionists, en plein-air. The strong light, vivid color, and fluid brushwork of A City Park suggest a spontaneous method of composition rather than a studio production. The small scale of the work also conforms to Chase's practice of painting outdoors unburdened by unnecessary or bulky materials.
Context
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Related Image Identifier Link:
AIC_.E12935.TIF
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AIC_.E12935.TIF
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