Artist
William Merritt Chase (American, 1849–1916)American, 1849–1916
CultureAmerican
Titles
- A Gray Day
Date1886
Probable placeNetherlands
MediumOil on panel
Dimensions22 × 26 7/8 in. (55.9 × 68.3 cm)
Frame: 38 1/16 × 33 3/8 × 2 3/8 in. (96.6 × 84.8 × 6.1 cm)
Frame: 38 1/16 × 33 3/8 × 2 3/8 in. (96.6 × 84.8 × 6.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph E. Mullin
Object number59.21
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
109 Long & Sarofim Gallery
On view
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Department
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Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "American Painters in the Age of Impressionism", The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas. December 4, 1994 - March 26, 1995. Exhibition catalogue published, MFAH.
Exhibited: "William Merritt Chase: Modern American Landscapes, 1886-1890," The Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, New York, 26 May - 12 August 2000; Art Institute of Chicago, 7 September - 26 November 2000; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 17 December 2000 - 9 March 2001. Organized by the Brooklyn Museum of Art (LN:2000.2).
"American Made: 250 Years of American Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 7 July 2012 - 2 January 2013.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed at bottom right: "Wm M. Chase."
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Merritt Peele
c. 1816–1820
Oil on paper, mounted on canvas
B.77.17