A City Park

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A City Park

William Merritt Chase (American, 1849–1916)LinkedCulture matchlcp-c4a5f5bdfaa8

Date
c. 1887
Medium
Oil on canvas
Culture
New York City
Department
Arts of the Americas
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID
28849

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In the late 1880s, William Merritt Chase painted a series of works focused on the public parks of Brooklyn and Manhattan, including A City Park . Amid rapid growth in New York and other US cities, such green spaces offered respite as well as novel venues for social activity. Inspired by the works of French Impressionism, Chase experimented with dramatic spatial effects, open brushwork, and a high-keyed palette. The composition’s small scale suggests that the artist painted the canvas outdoors, opting for portable materials to work on-site in an urban setting.

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Credit line
Bequest of Dr. John J. Ireland
Provenance
William Merritt Chase, New York, from 1887 to 1891; Renaissance Gallery, Philadelphia, by 1950; Graham Gallery, New York City, 1950; Dr. John Jay Ireland, Chicago, 1956; bequeathed to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1968.

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Object type
AAT300033618

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  • Representative object from the topic American Watercolor Landscape Art
    American Watercolor Landscape Art

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