# William Merritt Chase

American, 1849–1916; born in Williamsburg, Indiana; died in New York

Chase studied at the Royal Academy in Munich, then returned to New York in 1878 to teach at the Art Students League, setting up a lavish Tenth Street studio that became a showcase. His style moved from dark Munich realism to bright, quick outdoor painting, seen in his views of city parks and of Shinnecock on Long Island, where he ran a summer school from 1891. He was among the most influential American teachers of his time, and his students included Georgia O’Keeffe and Edward Hopper.

_Written by Ochre Editions._

6 works in the collection.

- [Portrait of Dora Wheeler](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/portrait-of-dora-wheeler-cma-102578), William Merritt Chase, 1882–83. Courtesy of Cleveland Museum of Art.
- [The Old Road to the Sea](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-old-road-to-the-sea-cma-117715), William Merritt Chase, c. 1893. Courtesy of Cleveland Museum of Art.
- [At the Seaside](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/at-the-seaside-met-10464), William Merritt Chase, ca. 1892. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- [Edward Guthrie Kennedy](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/edward-guthrie-kennedy-met-10466), William Merritt Chase, ca. 1895. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- [Seventeenth Century Lady](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/seventeenth-century-lady-met-10475), William Merritt Chase, ca. 1895. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- [Good Friends](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/good-friends-si-hmsg-66-880), William Merritt Chase, (c. 1909). Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution.