William Merritt Chase
The Apprentice (Boy with Apple)

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Apprentice (Boy with Apple)
Date1876
PlaceUnited States
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions18 1/4 × 13 in. (46.4 × 33 cm)
Credit LineWintermann Collection of American Art, gift of Mr. and Mrs. David R. Wintermann
Object number84.444
Not on view

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Department
American Art
Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "The Best of Times: Intimate American Paintings from the turn of the Century" organized by The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Exhibition venues: The Tyler Museum of Art, Tyler, Texas, January 14 - April 16, 1989; Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, Louisiana May 20 - July 30, 1989; The Art Center, Waco, Texas, August 21 - October 4, 1989; Museum of Art, University of Oklahoma, Norman Oklahoma October 21, 1989 - January 14, 1990; Louisiana Arts & Science Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana February 2 - April 15,1990; Amarillo Art Center, Amarillo, Texas, May 5 - June 17, 1990; Abilene Fine Arts Museum, Abilene, Texas August 11 - October 28, 1990; Wichita Falls Museum & Art Center, Wichita Falls, Texas November 11, 1990 - January 20. 1991; Meadows Museum of Art, Centenary College of Louisiana, Shreveport, Louisiana, February 3 - March 31, 1991: Longview Museum and Arts Canter, Longview, Texas, April 7 - July 13, 1991;
Live Oak Art Center, Columbus, Texas, December 13, 1991 - January 31, 1992.

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