Artwork Details
Artist
Creation Date
Materials
Object Types
Dimensions
72 x 36 in. (canvas) 78-1/2 x 42-1/2 in. (framed)
Accession Number
Credit Line
John Herron Fund
Copyright
Collection
American Painting and Sculpture 1800-1945
Color Palette
Provenance
Artist, New York; purchased from the Exhibition of Indiana Art in Tomlinson Hall, Indianapolis, Indiana, by the John Herron Art Institue, now the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, in 1903.
Gallery Labels
- This portrait of Chase’s eleven-year-old daughter is one of a series by him of full-length portraits that use subdued color schemes and a simple background. Enlivening this low-toned painting are the colorful details on Dorothy’s hat and her confident gaze out at the viewer, as well as dexterous brushwork that is entirely Chase’s own.
- Such masterful portraits of his family—painted with obvious affection for the sitters—add a personal touch to Chase’s body of work. This is one of Chase’s best-known and most-acclaimed family portraits.
Exhibition History
Exhibition Name
Venue
Dates
William Merritt Chase: Family Portraits
The Paine Art Center and Gardens
June 18, 2011 - October 9, 2011
Indianapolis Museum of Art Columbus Gallery
September 27, 1997 - November 23, 1997
Indianapolis Museum of Art
October 12, 1995 - September 22, 1996
William Merritt Chase: Portraits
Akron Art Museum
June 5, 1982 - August 29, 1982
Triumph of Realism
California Palace of the Legion of Honor
February 17, 1968 - March 31, 1968
Triumph of Realism
Brooklyn Museum
October 3, 1967 - November 19, 1967
Triumph of Realism
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
December 11, 1967 - November 19, 1967
Exhibition of Work by William M. Chase
The Parrish Art Museum
June 30, 1957 - July 27, 1957
(exhibition)
Louisville Art Museum
1911 - 1911
John Herron Art Institute and Museum
March 3, 1909 - March 28, 1909
Thirteenth Annual Exhibition
Cincinnati Art Museum
1906 - 1906
Exhibit of Indiana Art
Tomlinson Hall
1903 - 1903
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