$21,330
William Merritt Chase (American, 1849-1916) Still Life: Fruit , alternatively titled Fruit and Porcelain , c. 1908 Signed "Wm M Chase." l.l., identified on labels from the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Bernard and S. Dean Levy, New York, and Maxwell Galleries, San Francisco, affixed to the backing. Oil on canvas, 29 x 36 in. (73.6 x 91.4 cm), framed. Condition: Lined, retouch, fine craquelure. Exhibitions: Summer's Lease, Corcoran Gallery of Art, June 13 to August 31, 1972, Ex-collection of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Hennage; William Merritt Chase Memorial Exhibition, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, February 19 to March 18, 1917, No. 30 (lent by Content Johnson); Exhibition of Paintings by William Merritt Chase, National Arts Club, New York, January 5 to 13, 1910, No. 86 (lent by Content Johnson). N.B. We wish to thank D. Frederick Baker for confirming the authenticity of the present work, and for his assistance with cataloguing the lot. The work is included in Ronald G. Pisano's The Complete Catalogue of Known and Documented Work by William Merritt Chase (1849-1916) , Vol. 4 (Yale University Press, 2010, SL.127). According to Baker, "the work was either purchased by Content Aline Johnson from Chase, or more likely given by the artist to Johnson, a student of Chase's and close friend of the Chase family. Chase's youngest daughter, Mary Content Johnson, born 1903, was named after Content Johnson. The painting is one of several by Chase that were owned by Miss John Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2010-01-29
