William Merritt Chase: Selected Paintings (Colour Plates)

William Merritt Chase (1849 – 1916) was an American painter, known as an exponent of Impressionism and as a teacher. He is also responsible for establishing the Chase School, which later would become Parsons The New School for Design.
Chase worked in all media. He was most fluent in oil painting and pastel, but also created watercolor paintings and etchings.
He is perhaps best known for his portraits, and his sitters including some of the most important men and women of his time. His portrait...