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Sketchbook

William Merritt Chase

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Object Label

William Merritt Chase’s knack for realistic characterization is evident in these deftly executed informal portraits, possibly representing his fellow students at the Royal Academy in Munich. This sketchbook contains numerous other portraits, as well as figure studies from a life class, rendered with different approaches—the linear style seen here and a softer, tonal one used on other pages.

Caption

William Merritt Chase (American, 1849–1916). Sketchbook, 1872. Graphite and black, red and white Conté crayon on cream and tan medium-weight, slightly textured wove paper, 11 7/8 x 9 7/16 x 11/16 in. (30.2 x 24 x 1.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Newhouse Galleries, Inc., 29.27.11. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

American Art

Title

Sketchbook

Date

1872

Medium

Graphite and black, red and white Conté crayon on cream and tan medium-weight, slightly textured wove paper

Classification

Drawing

Dimensions

11 7/8 x 9 7/16 x 11/16 in. (30.2 x 24 x 1.7 cm)

Signatures

[see Description]

Inscriptions

[see Description]

Markings

Marks on sketchbook: Blue rectangular sticker affixed to upper left of inside front cover, printed with: "SCHREID MAL & ZEICHNEN / MATERIALIEN / ADRIAN BRUGGER / 2, THEATINER STRASSE, 2 / MÜNCHEN" Watermark on page 33, "DE CANSON FRÈRES VIDALON-LE[edge of page]

Credit Line

Gift of Newhouse Galleries, Inc.

Accession Number

29.27.11

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Artists and makers

William Merritt Chase

25 works in the collection