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Wind-Swept Sands

A work made of oil on canvas.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of oil on canvas.

Date:

1894

Artist:

William Merritt Chase (American, 1849–1916)

About this artwork

Between 1891 and 1902, William Merritt Chase painted numerous landscapes of the area surrounding the Shinnecock Summer Art School in Long Island, New York, where he was an influential teacher. In Wind-Swept Sands, Chase used rapid brushstrokes to depict the dunes and vegetation, thin washes for the sky, and an overall gray tone to indicate an overcast day. Chase’s teaching method was rooted in the French Impressionist practice of painting outdoors in order to take advantage of natural light and changing weather conditions.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of the Americas

Artist

William Merritt Chase

Title

Wind-Swept Sands

Place

Long Island (Object made in:)

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1894

Medium

Oil on canvas

Inscriptions

Signed recto, bottom-left, on ground, in dark paint: "Wm M. Chase.".

Dimensions

87 × 101.5 cm (34 1/4 × 39 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by 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

Reference Number

1991.249

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