AMICA ID:
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AIC_.1968.88
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AMICA Library Year:
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1998
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Object Type:
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Paintings
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Creator Name:
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Chase, William Merritt
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Creator Nationality:
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North American; American
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Creator Dates/Places:
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American; 1849-1916 North and Central America,North America,United Sta
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Creator Name-CRT:
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William Merritt Chase
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Title:
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A City Park
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Title Type:
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preferred
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View:
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full view
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Creation Date:
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c. 1887
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Creation Start Date:
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1882
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Creation End Date:
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1892
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Materials and Techniques:
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Oil on canvas
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Creation Place:
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North and Central America,North America,United States
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Dimensions:
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13 5/8 x 19 5/8 in. (34.6 x 49.9 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Art Institute of Chicago
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Owner Location:
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
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ID Number:
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1968.88
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Credit Line:
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Bequest of Dr. John J. Ireland
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Inscriptions:
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Signed, lower right: "Wm M. Chase."
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Rights:
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Context:
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William Merritt Chase's paintings of public parks in Brooklyn and Manhattan are intimate renditions of familiar locations that chart the artist's response to America's rapid urban growth. A City Park is an early example of Chase's park scenes and exhibits the dramatic spatial effects, high-keyed palette, and small scale that characterize these works and point to French Impressionist influences. It is probable that Chase executed his park scenes, like the French Impressionists, en plein-air. The strong light, vivid color, and fluid brushwork of A City Park suggest a spontaneous method of composition rather than a studio production. The small scale of the work also conforms to Chase's practice of painting outdoors unburdened by unnecessary or bulky materials.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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AIC_.E12935.TIF
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