At the Seaside

Beginning in 1891 Chase taught at a summer art school in Shinnecock, Long Island. The following year, he and his family moved into their new summer home, Shinnecock Hall… Chase taught at the beach resort until 1902, conducting open-air classes for as many as a hundred students each summer. This work is characteristic of the outdoor scenes that Chase painted during the 1890s on Long Island beaches.

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Details

Artist: William Merritt Chase (American, Williamsburg, Indiana 1849–1916 New York)

Date: ca. 1892

Culture: American

Medium: Oil on canvas

Dimensions: 20 x 34 in. (50.8 x 86.4 cm)

Credit Line: Bequest of Miss Adelaide Milton de Groot (1876–1967), 1967

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Essays

• American Impressionism
• William Merritt Chase (1849–1916)

Met Publications

• American Impressionism and Realism: The Painting of Modern Life, 1885–1915, Read free online

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