William Merritt Chase
American, 1849-1916
Wind-Swept Sands, 1894
Oil on canvas
87 x 101.5 cm (34 1/4 x 39 3/4 in.)
Signed lower left: "Wm M. Chase."
Restricted gift of Mrs. Eric Oldberg in honor of Milo M. Naeve; Friends of American Art and R. H. Love Galleries funds; Walter Aitken Endowment; through prior acquisitions of the Charles H. and Mary F. S. Worcester Collection., 1991.249
Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories
Exhibition History
New York, National Academy of Design, "Seventh Annual Exhibition," April 1-May 11, 1895, cat. 309.
New York, American Art Galleries, "Catalogue of Paintings belonging to William Merritt Chase, N.A." January 1896, no. 1179.
Brooklyn Museum of Art, "William Merritt Chase: Modern American Space, 1886-1890," May 26-August 13, 2000; traveled to the Art Institute of Chicago, September 7-November 26, 2000, Houston, Museum of Fine Arts, December 13, 2000-March 11, 2001.