William Merritt Chase, Signed Interior Of The Artist's Studio Oil on Canvas Painting, Early 20th Century

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Keywords: studio interior, oil on canvas, trompe l'oeil style, still life, artist's objects, dark academic palette, academic American painting, guitar, gilt frame, antique urn, candlesticks, turn-of-the-century, New York school, American realism William Merritt Chase, Interior Of the Artist's Studio, oil on canvas. Signed lower left (W M Chase). An old collection / catalog label on the reverse reads. Artist Bio: A native Midwesterner, William Merritt Chase became one of the more revered figures in American art because of his painting abilities and skills at conveying them to other artists. Described as the "single most important teacher of his generation, perhaps in all of American art education" (Gerdts 135), he was not committed to any one style of painting and basically considered himself a realist. He utilized elements of various styles including Tonalism, Impressionism, and Realism, and his willingness to grow and change with an evolving art world, he aligned himself with progressive groups including the Society of American Artists in New York.