First Touch of Autumn

William Merritt Chaseabout 1898

Details

Title: First Touch of Autumn
Creator Lifespan: 1849 - 1916
Creator Nationality: American
Creator Gender: Male
Date Created: about 1898
Type: oil paintings
Rights: Gift of Peter C. Reilly and Dr. Jeanette P. Reilly
External Link: http://www.imamuseum.org/mercury/load-artwork/33264
Medium: oil on canvas
wall label: The artist captures the low and rolling, flat terrain of the Shinnecock countryside, with its occasional tree, sand dunes, and dwarfed bushes. Chase established America's first summer school of art at Shinnecock Hills, Long Island, where he painted some of his most Impressionist landscapes.
measurements: 40 1/8 x 50 1/8 in. 44 1/4 x 54 1/4 in. (framed)
Artist: William Merritt Chase

Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more